Country: Bromarf & Pojo, Nyland/Uusimaa, Finland
Type: varies
| Galoppad, Borgå
Type: couple dance Formation: open circle of couples, waltz hold, [facing in LOD] Steps: polka Sheet music: (1) Heikel, Yngvar/ Nr. 687 in: Folkdans: B. dansbeskrivningar sammanställda av Yngvar Heikel. s.l.: Svenska litteratursällskapet i Finland, 1938. p.370. (2) Burchenal, Elizabeth (trans.)/ Folk-dances of Finland, containing sixty-five dances.... New York, NY: G. Schirmer, 1915. p.76. Recordings: |
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| Bars | Part | Dance progression: |
| 1-2 | (a) | Promenade: Couples point outside (ML/WR) foot out with toe to floor, then close to inside (MR/WL) foot (1).
Couples dance one polka step, beginning with outside (ML/WR) foot, as M leads W over to his L side (2). |
| 3-4 | Repeat beginning with inside (MR/WL) foot, swinging W to M's R side. | |
| 1-4 | Repeat (a). | |
| |:5-8:|,9-12 | (b) | Polka: Couples dance turning polka, turning CW and moving in LOD.
Repeat from (a) as desired. Provenance: Music played by Johannes Anderson, Pellinge, transcribed by Otto Anderson 1907. Source: Heikel, Yngvar/ Nr. 687 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. 369-370.
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| Galoppad, Bromarf
Type: mixer Formation: sets of 2 couples, in closed circles. Steps: polka, gångsteg (walk), Sheet music: (1) Finlands Svenska Folkdansring Årsprogram 2004-2005 [Helsingfors]: Finlands Svenska Folkdansring rf, 2004. p.26.; (2) Finlands Svenska Folkdansring Årsprogram 2005-2006 [Helsingfors]: Finlands Svenska Folkdansring rf, 2005. p.26. Recordings: Finlands Svenska Folkdansring Årsprogram 2004-2005 track 08. |
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| Bars | Part | Dance progression |
| |:1-8:| | 1 (a) | Circle: In closed circles, all dance CW, 16 walking steps.
Ditto CCW, 16 walking steps.
Finish facing opposite couple, holding inside hands. |
| 9-12 | (b) | Advance & retire: Couples advance (9-10), 4 walking steps, curtsey/bow, and retire ditto (11-12). |
| 13-16 | Arches: Couples advance to opposite place, one couple forming an arch which the other couple
passes under (13-14), 4 walking steps.
In opposite place, couples turn as a couple CCW on the spot to face into the set (15-16), 4 walking steps. |
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| 9-12 | Couples again advance, curtsey/bow, and retire, 8 walking steps. | |
| 13-14 | Couples advance, 4 walking steps. Each M takes MR/WL hand hold with opposite W, and | |
| 15-16 | with opposite M/W (=new partner), dance CCW round the set, 4 walking steps. | |
| |:1-8:| | 2 (a) | Polka: New couples take waltz hold, and dance 8 polka steps turning CW, moving CCW around the set (1-8). Ditto turning CCW, moving CW around the set (1-8). |
| |:9-16:| | (b) | Advance, retire, arches: Repeat (b) to return to original partner.
Repeat from (2 (a)) as desired. If many couples are dancing, the dance can be done in lines of couples facing couples. Provenance: Music played by A. Grabbe, Ekenäs, transcribed by Edvard Hedman (FSF 2005, p.26). See also music played by Fritiof Blomberg, transcribed by Edvard Hedman in 1909, in (Heikel, 1982, p. 313). Source: Finlands Svenska Folkdansring r.f. Årsprogram 2004-2005 Helsingfors: FSF, 2004. p. 49.
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| Galoppad, Pojo aka Galopp, Galopa, Galopan
Type: non-progressive longways set Formation: even number of couples in 2 lines of couples facing couples. 8 steps between the lines. Holding inside hands, free hands hanging. Steps: galopp (slip-step), polka, gångsteg (walk), Sheet music: (1) Finlands Svenska Folkdansring/ Musik till 10 finlandssvenska folkdanser. (Instruktionshäfte 1) [Helsingfors]: Finlands Svenska Folkdansring rf, 1974. p.9.; (2) Heikel, Yngvar/ Nr. 107 in: Folkdans: B. dansbeskrivningar sammanställda av Yngvar H eikel. Faksimilutgåva 1982. s.l.: Svenska litteratursällskapet i Finland, 1938. p.313. Recordings: |
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| Bars | Part | Dance progression |
| up notes | Couples take waltz hold with partner. | |
| 1-8 | 1 (a) | Galopp: Couples advance with 4 slip-steps (1-2) and retire ditto (3-4).
Couples advance to opposite side, passing on R, 8 slip-steps and turn 1/2 turn CCW at opposite place to face into set (5-8). |
| 1-8 | Repeat (1 (a)) to return to place. | |
| 9-12 | (b) | Advance & retire: Holding inside hands and beginning with outside foot (ML/WR),
couples advance with 3 walking steps, and curtsey/bow to opposite (9-10).
Turn without dropping handhold, beginning with outside (MR/WL) foot, and return to place, 4 walking steps (11-12) . |
| 13-16 | Repeat (1 (b)). | |
| 1-8 | 2 (a) | Galopp: Couples advance with 4 slip-steps (1-2) and retire ditto (3-4).
Couples advance with 4 slip-steps, M change partners turning CCW, dance 4 slip-steps to M's place, turning CCW to face into set (5-8). |
| 1-8 | Repeat (2 (a)) to return to original partner and place. | |
| 9-16 | (b) | Advance & retire: Repeat (1 (b)). |
| Repeat from (1 (a) as desired. | ||
| |:1-8:| | Polka: The dance finishes with couples taking waltz hold and
dance 8 polka steps turning CW and moving in LOD (1-8). Ditto turning CCW and moving in LOD (1-8).
See YouTube video with Västra Nylands folkdansdistrikt, 2017 (at 5:05) Provenance: Music played by Fritiof Blomberg, transcribed by Edvard Hedman in 1909. This was one of the samdanser (combined dances) at Nordlek 1976 in Trondheim. Source: Finlands Svenska Folkdansring/ 10 finlandssvenska folkdanser. (Instruktionshäfte 1) 2:a uppl.
[Helsingfors]: Finlands Svenska Folkdansring rf, 1974. p.21.
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See also:
-- Andersson, Otto & Greta Dahlström/ Nrs. 1500-1505 in: Folkdans: A2. yngre dansmelodier.
(Skrifter utgivna av Svenska litteratursällskapet i Finland, 466; Finlands Svenska folkdiktning, VI)
Åbo: Svenska litteratursällskapet i Finland, 1975. pp. 514-516.
Translation: Laine Ruus, Oakville, 2020-01-30, rev. 2023-01-27.
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