Country: Swedish-speaking parts of Finland
Type: couple dance
Formation: open circle of couples
Sheet music:
(1) Finlands Svenska Folkdansring r.f. Årsprogram 2004-2005 s.l.: [Finlands Svenska Folkdansring r.f., 2004], pp. 28-29 ;
(2) Finlands Svenska Folkdansring r.f. Årsprogram 2005-2006 s.l.: [Finlands Svenska Folkdansring r.f., 2004], p. 17
Recordings: Finlands Svenska Folkdansring r.f. Årsprogram 2005-2006 track 20;
Finlands Svenska Folkdansring r.f. Årsprogram 2006-2007 track 12.
| Hamburska, Finström, Åland Islands and Finländsk hambo (general)
Formation: open circle of couples, facing LOD, holding inside hands, free hand at waist Steps: hamburska, springsteg (run) Hold: closed waist-shoulder hold, or hamburska hold (M places R arm around partner's waist, and L arm sharply bent, palm up, on partner's R upper arm. W places R elbow in partner's L hand, and both hands on partner's upper arms) In western Nyland (Pojo & Bromarv), the following hold is occasionally used: M holds a kerchief with both hands behind partner's back, and W has even [sic} held her hands behind M's back. In Kimito it is danced with waltz hold. [See Heikel.] |
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| Part | Dance progression | |
| (a) | Promenade step: running steps in LOD, beginning with outside (ML/WR) foot. | |
| (b) | Turning step: after some running steps, couples take closed waist-shoulder hold or hamburska hold.
Couples dance hamburska steps turning CW for as long as desired.
Note: turn is CW following the normal LOD (ie CCW around the floor).
Note: on beat 3, M may occasionally swung L foot backwards-upwards. Provenance: documented by Viking Sundberg in 1949, based on informants Saima and Erik Nordblom (born 1891 and 1884 respectively). Yngvar Heikel
(see below) includes variants from Pojo, Tenala, Bromarv and Kimito in Finland.
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| Hamburska, Saltvik, Åland Islands
Formation: open circle of couples, facing LOD, waltz hold or hamburska hold (see above) Steps: fotombytesteg/tresteg (change step), hambo, hamburska, springsteg (run), gångsteg (walk) |
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| Part | Dance progression | |
| (a) | Promenade step: beginning with outside (ML/WR) foot, couples may walk, run or dance
change steps, moving in LOD.
Promenade step ends and turning steps can begin when couple is about to step forward on outside (ML/WR) foot. |
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| (b) | Turning step: Couple turn is CW, moving in LOD. M dances hambo steps, while W begins with L hamburska step.
Couples continue turning as long as desired,
Provenance: documented by Yngvar Heikel in 1922 based on informant Robert Sedlander (1843-1926).
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Description: Laine Ruus, Vancouver, 1977
Translation: Laine Ruus, Oakville, 2012-06-11, rev. 2023-01-24.
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