Country: Solv, Österbotten, Finland
Type: set dance
Formation: square set of 4 couples, numbered CW from C1. Head couples: couple 1 has back to music, and couple 3 faces music.
Side couples: couple 2 stands to couple 1's L, and couple 4 stands to the R of couple 1.
figure 1: music
W1 M1
M4 W2
W4 M2
M3 W3
| Bars | Part | Dance progression |
| 1-4 | 1 (a) | Promenade: Head couples, holding inside hands, turn 1/4 turn to the L, and starting with L foot,
walk 8 walking steps towards respective side couples, finishing in line with side couple (see fig. 2).
figure 2: music
M1
W1
M4 W2
W4 M2
W3
M3
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| 5-8 | Head couples turn, M to the R and W to the L (ie towards partner),
take new inside hands, and dance 8 walking steps to the opposite side (see fig. 3).
figure 3: music
M1
W1
M4 W2
W4 M2
W3
M3
|
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| 1-8 | Head couples again turn towards each other and repeat (1 (a)), finishing as in figure 3 above. 16 walking steps. | |
| |:9-16:| | (b) | Polska (one-hand star): head couples form R-hand star, with thumb hold, in the centre of the set, holding the elbow of the person in front from underneath with L hand. Dance 16 buzz steps turning CW (9-16). Finish with stamps and yells on the final bar.
All turn to the R, take L-hand star in the same way, and dance 16 buzz steps turning CCW (9-16). Finish in original places. |
| |:1-8:| | 2 (a) | Promenade: Side couples repeat (1 (a)). |
| |:9-16:| | (b) | Polska (one-hand star): Side couples repeat (1 (b)). |
| |:1-8:|,|:9-16:| | Parts 1 and 2 may be repeated as many times as desired. | |
| |:1-4:| | 3 (a) | Trinddans (front basket): All take front basket hold (L arm under, R arm over), and dance 12 walking steps CW, beginning with R foot. The leader signals with 2 stamps on the last 2 beats of bar 4 (ie 4:3 and 4:4). All dance 12 buzz steps, CW (1-4). |
| |:5-8:| | (b) | All turn to the R, with 3 jumps on both feet and 3 simultaneous claps (5),
and take reverse front basket hold (L arm over, R arm under).
All walk CCW 9 walking steps, beginning with R foot (6-8). Again the leader signals with 2 stamps on the last 2 beats (8:3 and 8:4). All dance 12 reverse buzz steps moving CCW. |
| |:1-4:||:5-8:| | All repeat (3 (a)) and (3 (b)).
Note that this time the walking steps CW begin with the L foot, and walking steps CCW with R foot. Part 3 may be repeated as many times as desired. |
See YouTube video with Lovisa folkdansare, 2010
Provenance: The sheet music was played by Karl Skog(man), and transcribed by Otto Anderson in 1903. This was one of the combined dances at Nordlek 2003 in Næstved.
Source: Finlands Svenska Folkdansring/ Instruktionshäfte 1: 10 finlandssvenska folkdanser. 2:a uppl. Helsingfors, 1974. pp. 24-25.
See also:
-- Heikel, Yngvar./ Nr. 125 in: 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. pp.69-70.
-- Finlands Svenska Folkdansring/ Årsprogram 2001-2002. [Helsingfors]: Finlands Svenska
Folkdansring rf, 2001. p.48.
-- Rausmaa, Esko/ Tanhuvakka: suomen perinnetanssit. 3rd ed. [Helsinki]: Suomalaisen Kansantanssin
Ystävät ry, 2012. p.162.
-- documentation prepared for Nordlek in Næstved, 2003.
Translation: Laine Ruus, Oakville, 2014-01-26, rev. 2023-01-28.
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