Country: Finland
Type: couple dance
Sheet music:
(1) Brages Folkdanslag/ nr 5 in: II: Dansmelodier till 45 folkdanser. Helsingfors: Brages Förlag, 1949. p.5.
(2) Heikel, Yngvar/ Folkdans: B. dansbeskrivningar sammanställda av Yngvar Heikel.
(Skrifter utgivna av Svenska litteratursällskapet i Finland, 268; Finlands Svenska folkdiktning, VI) Faksimilutgåva 1982.
Helsingfors: Svenska litteratursällskapet i Finland, 1938. p.347.
(3) Ålands Ungdomsförbund r.f./ nrs 5-8 in: Musik till Åländska folkdanser.
[Finström]: Ålands Ungdomsförbund r.f., [1981]. pp.7-8.
(4) Andersson, Otto & Greta Dahlström/ Nrs. 1166-1355 in: Folkdans: A2. yngre dansmelodier.
(Skrifter utgivna av Svenska litteratursällskapet i Finland, 466; Finlands Svenska folkdiktning, VI)
Åbo: Svenska litteratursällskapet i Finland, 1975. pp.364-418.
(5) Martinsson, Bengt/ Danser från Norr-Västerbotten samt Finland. Luleå: Svenska Ungdomsringen
för Bygdekultur - Övre Norrlands Distrikt, feb. 1978. p.8.
Recordings:
Ahvenainen, Veikko Viliä muistellen (1977 PSO) [YouTube];
Ampron Prunni 'rimppa' Hienoja tansseja (2022 Etnodomrk) [YouTube];
Gunnar Hahns Folkdance Ensemble 'Kulkurin masurkka' Skandia (1997 ed.) track 27;
Gunnar Hahns Folkdance Ensemble Skandia (1989 ed.) track 21;
Raussin pelimannit 'Potkumasurkka Hauholta' Etelähämäläistä kansanmusiikkia (1973 Finnlevy) [YouTube];
Saarinen, Taisto [YouTube];
Seurasaaren Pelimannit Jalalla koreasti (1971 Finnlevy) [YouTube];
Viljo Vesterinen & Dallapé-orkesteri Viljo Vesterinen 2 (1937 PSO) [YouTube];
| Potkumasurkka aka Sprättmasurka, Finström
Formation: open circle of couples, facing in LOD, holding inside hands or open waist shoulder hold Steps: potkumasurkka/polkamasurkasteg, masurka or vanhavalssi Note: 'potkumasurkka' is both the Finnish name for a step used in the dance, as well as the name of the dance. |
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| Bars | Part | Dance progression: |
| 1-3 | (a) | Promenade: Beginning with outside (ML/WR) foot, dance 3 potkumasurkka steps forward in LOD. |
| 4 | M swings partner in a half-circle CCW to his L side. W dance 3 quick running steps, M ditto on the spot. | |
| 1-4 | Repeat (a) with opposite footwork, and swinging partner CW to MR side. | |
| |:5-8:| | (b) | Paripyörintä (couple turn): In waltz hold, dance 8 masurka or vanha valssi steps, turning CW (or CCW or both alternatingly),
moving in LOD.
In Finström this is danced with closed waist-shoulder hold, turning 4 mazurka steps CW followed by 4 mazurka steps CCW. Repeat from (a) as desired. See video from/with Suomen Nuorisoseurat 2019 Provenance: Taught by Turun Kansantanssin Ystävät ry in Vancouver, April 1984.
Source: Aalto, Fred & Linda Finnish dance workshop, Vancouver, Oct. 8, 2005 - dance syllabus. 2005.
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| Sparkdans aka Sprättmasurka
Formation: open circle of couples, facing in LOD, open waist shoulder hold Steps: polkamasurkasteg, masurka, springsteg (run) |
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| Bars | Part | Dance progression: |
| 1 | (a) | Promenade: Beginning with outside (ML/WR) foot, dance 1 polkamasurka step forward in LOD. |
| 2 | M swings partner in a half-circle CCW to his L side. W dance 3 quick running steps, M ditto on the spot. | |
| 3-4 | MR arm around partner's waist, WL arm on MR shoulder, repeat bars 1-2 swinging partner CW to MR side. | |
| 5-8 | Repeat (a). | |
| 1-8 | (b) | Omdansning (couple turn): In closed waist-shoulder hold, dance 4 masurka steps, turning CW (1-4) [moving in LOD]. Dirro turning CCW (5-8). |
| |:9-16:| | Repeat from (a) as desired.
Provenance: Documented by Otto Andersson. Source: Brages Folkdanslag/ nr 5 in: 45 folkdanser. Helsingfors: Brages Förlag, 1949. pp. 17-18.
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| Sparkare, Finström, Ahvenanmaa/Åland
Formation: open circle of couples, facing in LOD, facing in LOD, R-in-R hand hold, free hand at waist Steps: polkamasurkasteg, ('kicking' foot actually touches shin of weight-bearing leg on beat (3)), masurka. |
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| Bars | Part | Dance progression: |
| 1-8 | (a) | Promenade: Beginning with outside (ML/WR) foot, dance 8 polkamasurka steps forward in LOD. |
| 9-16 | (b) | Omdansning (W turn): With M turned toward partner, W turns CW under joined R arms, 8 masurka steps. Meanwhile, M dances forward in RLOD [without turning], 8 masurka steps. |
| |:9-16:| | [Repeat from (a) as desired.]
Provenance: Documented by Viking Sundberg, based on informants Sa 1891 and 1894 respetively).ima and Erik Nordblom (born Source: Ålands Ungdomsförbund r.f./ nr 5 in: Beskrivning av Åländska folkdanser.
[Finström]: Ålands Ungdomsförbund r.f., [1982]. p.23.
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| Polkamasurka, Kökar, Ahvenanmaa/Åland
Formation: open circle of couples, facing in LOD, facing in LOD, crossed back hold Steps: masurka |
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| Bars | Part | Dance progression: |
| 1-8 | (a) | Couple turn CW: Couples turn CW, [moving in LOD,] small, tripping masurka steps. |
| 9-16 | (b) | Couple turn CCW: Couples turn CCW, [moving in LOD,] small, tripping masurka steps. |
| |:9-16:| | Source: Ålands Ungdomsförbund r.f./ nr 7 in: Beskrivning av Åländska folkdanser. [Finström]: Ålands Ungdomsförbund r.f., [1982]. p.24. |
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| Rimppa, Tornedalen, Sweden & Toorniolaakso, Meänmaa, Finland
Formation: open circle of couples, waltz hold, facing LOD. Steps: masurka polkamasurka, springsteg (run), valssteg (waltz) |
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| Bars | Part | Dance progression: |
| 1-3 | (a) | Polkamasurka: All begin with outside (ML/WR) foot, and dance 3 polkamazurka steps forward in LOD. |
| 4 | Retaining hold, both dance 3 small running steps forward, while W turns one-half turn CCW to finish on partner's L side. | |
| 5-7 | All dance 3 polkamazurka steps forward in LOD. | |
| 8 | Retaining hold, both dance 3 small running steps forward, while W turns one-half turn CW to finish on partner's R side. | |
| 9-16 | (b) | Waltz: All dance turning waltz, moving in LOD.
See videos from/with Gällmalaget 1995, Qvarnakullens 2017, Paanajärvi 2022, rimppa masurkkavariaatio 2017 Provenance: Communicated to Torsten Niska in Haparanda, by Oskar and Ebba Matti from Kukkola, May 1975. Source: Martinsson, Bengt/ Danser från Norr-Västerbotten samt Finland. Luleå: Svenska Ungdomsringen för Bygdekultur - Övre Norrlands Distrikt, feb. 1978. p.8. |
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