Country: Nagu/Nauvo, Åboland, Finland
Type: mixer
Formation: any number of couples in an open circle, facing in LOD, holding inside hands, free fist on hip
Steps: engelska steg (jig),
hoppsteg (step-hop),
gångsteg (walk),
trampsteg (cross-back-close)
Sheet music:
(1) Finlands Svenska Folkdansring/ Årsprogram 2005-2006. [Helsingfors]: Finlands Svenska
Folkdansring rf, 2005. p. 15.
(2) Heikel, Yngvar./ Nr. 61 'Lumparlandstravarin' in: Folkdans: B. dansbeskrivningar sammanställda av Yngvar Heikel.
(Skrifter utgivna av Svenska litteratursällskapet i Finland, 268; Finlands Svenska folkdiktning, VI) Faksimilutgåva 1982.
s.l.: Svenska litteratursällskapet i Finland, 1938. p.327.
(3) Andersson, Otto & Greta Dahlström/ Nr. 1512 in: Folkdans: A2. yngre dansmelodier.
(Skrifter utgivna av Svenska litteratursällskapet i Finland, 466; Finlands Svenska folkdiktning, VI)
s.l.: Svenska litteratursällskapet i Finland, 1975. p. 519.
[Same tune as Lumparlandstravarin.]
Recordings:
Finlands Svenska Folkdansring r.f. Årsprogram 2006-2007 track 9 (4xAABB,A=4,B=8).
| Variation 1
Note: music played AABB. |
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| Bars | Part | Dance progression: |
| |:1-4:| | (a) | Promenade: All starting with outside (ML/WR) foot, 8 walking steps in LOD. Turn towards partner and face RLOD. 8 walking steps in RLOD. Finish facing partner. |
| 5-8 | (b) | Figuré: All dance 8 jig steps, starting hopping on outside (ML/WR) foot, swinging R foot behind it. |
| 9-12 | (c) | Couple turn: Take waltz hold with partner, and dance 8 step-hops (or walking steps) turning twice round CW on the spot. |
| 5-12 | Repeat (b) and (c), finishing with all moving up to next oncoming dancer to their R (=new partner). | |
| Repeat from (a) as desired, until all have danced with all other opposite dancers. [Ie, W moving CCW around the set, M moving CW.] | ||
| Variation 2
Note: music played AABB. |
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| Bars | Part | Dance progression: |
| |:1-4:| | (a) | Promenade: All starting with outside (ML/WR) foot, 8 walking steps in LOD. Turn towards partner and face RLOD. 8 walking steps in RLOD. Finish facing partner. |
| 5 | (b) | Figuré: Step forward towards partner with R foot, to L of partner's R foot (5:1), and take 2 small steps backwards to close (L,R) (5:2-3). |
| 6 | Step forward towards partner with L foot, to R of partner's L foot (6:1), and take 2 small steps backwards to close (R,L) (6:2-3). | |
| 7-8 | Repeat (b). | |
| 9-12 | (c) | Couple turn: Take two-hand hold with partner. Dance 8 walking steps turning once round CW on the spot. |
| 5-12 | Repeat (b) and (c), finishing with all moving up to next oncoming dancer to their R (=new partner). | |
| Repeat from (a) with next oncoming dancer to the R (=new partner), . | ||
| Variation 3
Note: music played AAB. |
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| Bars | Part | Dance progression: |
| |:1-4:| | (a) | Promenade: All starting with outside (ML/WR) foot, 8 walking steps in LOD. Turn towards partner and face RLOD. 8 walking steps in RLOD. Finish facing partner. |
| 5 | (b) | Figuré: Step forward towards partner with R foot, to L of partner's R foot (5:1), and take 2 small steps backwards to close (L,R) (5:2-3). |
| 6 | Step forward towards partner with L foot, to R of partner's L foot (6:1), and take 2 small steps backwards to close (R,L) (6:2-3). | |
| 7-8 | Repeat (b). | |
| 9-12 | (c) | Couple turn: Take two-hand hold with partner. Dance 8 walking steps turning once round CW on the spot. |
| Repeat from (a) with next oncoming dancer to the R (=new partner), until all have danced with all other opposite dancers. [Ie, W moving CCW around the set, M moving CW.] | ||
| Variation 4
Note: music played AAB. |
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| Bars | Part | Dance progression: |
| |:1-4:| | (a) | Promenade: All starting with outside (ML/WR) foot, and arm-in-arm, 8 walking steps in LOD. Turn towards partner and face RLOD. 8 walking steps in RLOD. Finish facing partner. |
| 5-8 | (b) | Figuré: All beginning with L foot, and fists at waist, all advance to partner with 4 change steps. |
| 9-12 | (c) | Couple turn: Take two-hand hold with partner. Dance 8 walking steps turning once round CW on the spot. |
| Repeat from (a) with next oncoming dancer to the R (=new partner), until all have danced with all other opposite dancers. [Ie, W moving CCW around the set, M moving CW.] |
Provenance: originally documented by Yngvar Heikel based on a description by folk musician Karl Matsson (born 1852) from Kyrkbacken, and sisters Antoinette (born 1874) and Selma (born 1868) Fagerlund from Komu in Nagu. Taught by Martti Vanhapelto, Thunder Bay, in Vancouver 1988-03-25 to 26.
Source: Finlands Svenska Folkdansring/ Årsprogram 2005-2006. [Helsingfors]: Finlands Svenska Folkdansring rf, 2005. pp. 14-15.
See also:
-- Heikel, Yngvar./ Nrs. 542-549 'Lumparlandstravarin' in: Folkdans: B. dansbeskrivningar sammanställda av Yngvar Heikel.
(Skrifter utgivna av Svenska litteratursällskapet i Finland, 268; Finlands Svenska folkdiktning, VI) Faksimilutgåva 1982.
s.l.: Svenska litteratursällskapet i Finland, 1938. pp. 326-327.
Description: Laine Ruus, Vancouver, 1988-03-25 to 26.
Translation: Laine Ruus, Oakville, 2012-06-06, rev. 2023-01-24.
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