Country: Pyttis, Nyland, Finland
Type: set dance
Formation: 5 persons, in a closed circle.
Steps:
polskasteg 1 (buzz),
hoppsteg (step-hop),
slängsteg (step-swing),
gåsteg (walk)
Sheet music: (1) Brages Folkdanslag/ Nr 30 'fem man engelska, Pyttis, Nyland' in: II: Dansmelodier till 45 folkdanser.
Helsingfors: Brages Förlag, 1949. p.21.
(2) Heikel, Yngvar./ Nr. 24 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.264.
Recordings: Seurasaaren Pelimannit Jalalla koreasti track A2 [YouTube].
| Bars | Part | Dance progression: |
| |:1-8:| | 1 | Stora ringen (circle): In closed circle, all dance 16 walking steps moving CW, followed by 16 walking steps moving CCW.
Finish as in following diagram, all facing person in the centre:
2
5 1 3
4
|
| 9-16 | 2 (a) | Figuré/hoppantakt (step-swing): person 1 faces person 5 and both dance 8 step-swings: step on L, hop on L while swinging R foot, with knee and ankle straight, across in front of L foot. Repeat with reverse footwork. |
| 9-16 | Person 1 turns CW to face person 3, and both dance 8 step-swings as above. | |
| |:1-8:| | (b) | Själantakt (reel of 3): persons 1, 3 and 5 dance a reel of 3, with walking steps. Persons 1 and 3 begin the reel passing on the L (ie passing R shoulders), dancing the reel twice. |
| 1-8 | (c) | Polska: persons 1, 3 and 5 take back basket hold, L arm over and R arm under, and dance buzz steps, turning CCW on the spot.
Finish in same position as at the end of (1 (a)). |
| |:9-16:| | 3 (a) | Figuré/hoppantakt (step-swing): Repeat (2 (a), person 1 dancing first with person 4, and then with person 2. |
| |:1-8:| | (b) | Själantakt (reel of 3): persons 1, 2 and 4 dance a reel of 3, as above. |
| 1-8 | (c) | Polska: persons 1, 2 and 4 repeat (2 (c)).
Finish as follows, all facing person in the centre:
1
5 2 3
4
|
| |:9-16:| | 4 (a) | Figuré/hoppantakt (step-swing): Repeat (2 (a), person 2 dancing first with person 4, and then with person 1. |
| |:1-8:| | (b) | Själantakt (reel of 3): persons 2, 4 and 1 dance a reel of 3, as above. |
| 1-8 | (c) | Polska: persons 2, 4 and 1 repeat (2 (c)).
Finish as at the end of (3 (c). |
| |:9-16:| | 5 (a) | Figuré/hoppantakt (step-swing): Repeat (2 (a), person 2 dancing first with person 3, and then with person 5. |
| |:1-8:| | (b) | Själantakt (reel of 3): persons 2, 3 and 5 dance a reel of 3, as above. |
| 1-8 | (c) | Polska: persons 2, 3 and 5 repeat (2 (c)).
Finish as at the end of (3 (c). |
| |:1-8:| | 6 | Stora ringen (circle): All 5 persons take back basket hold, L arm over and R arm under, and dance 8 buzz steps turning CW, then 8 buzz steps turning CCW. |
See YouTube video with Folkdansare från Lovisa och Spjutsund, 2013
Provenance: Documented by Yngvar Heikel in Pyttis, Vesterby, in 1928, where the youth danced it following the direction of Berndt Brinkas, the musician. This dance description is an abridged version. The music was transcribed by Carl Hildebrand based on Brinkas' playing.
Source: Brages Folkdanslag/ 45 folkdanser. Helsingfors: Brages förlag, 1949, pp. 55-56.
See also:
-- Heikel, Yngvar./ Nr. 396 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. 264-265.
Translation: Laine Ruus, Oakville, 2019-02-17, rev. 2023-03-25.
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