Country: Finland
Type: set dance
Formation: any number of couples in closed circle
Steps:
vaihtoaskel (change step),
jalan heilautukset (step-swing),
sivuaskelikko (sidestep),
laukka (slip-step)
Sheet music: Musta lintu, merikotka
Recordings:
Jord Väylän Virrassa - musik från Tornedalen [YouTube];
Lehto, Pasi Suomi 100 - Kauneimmat kansanlaulut [YouTube];
Pirkan Neidot Iso Lintu Merikotka / Autio Talo track A [YouTube].
| Bars | Part | Dance progression: |
| 1-4 | 1 (a) | Step-swing & circle: All dance 4 step-swings, beginning stepping onto L and swinging R foot. |
| 5-8 | All dance 4 sidesteps to L (LOD). | |
| 1-4 | All dance 4 step-swings, beginning stepping onto R and swinging L foot. | |
| 5-8 | All dance 4 sidesteps to R (RLOD. | |
| |:9-12:| | (b) | Circle: All dance 8 slip steps to L (LOD), followed by 8 slip steps to R (RLOD). |
| 1-4 | 2 (a) | Step-swing advance & retire: Holding partner's inside hand (MR/WL) and M facing in LOD, W facing in RLOD, all dance 4 step-swings, beginning stepping onto outside (MR/WL) foot. |
| 5-8 | All dance 4 sidesteps to centre of circle (ie to M's L, W's R side). | |
| 1-4 | All dance 4 step-swings, beginning stepping onto inside foot (ML/WR). | |
| 5-8 | All dance 4 sidesteps away from centre of circle (ie to M's R, W's L side). | |
| |:9-12:| | (b) | Circle: All dance 8 slip steps to L (LOD), followed by 8 slip steps to R (RLOD). |
| |:1-8:| | 3 (a) | Couple turn: All take waltz hold with partner, dance 16 change steps turning CW and moving in LOD. |
| 9-12 | (b) | Advance & retire: All form closed circle, and advance with 2 change-steps. Retire ditto. |
| 9-12 | Couple turn: Take waltz hold with partner, and dance 4 change steps, turning CW and moving in LOD. |
Provenance: possibly devised by Matti Suonpää ca 1993.
Source: off-line video from SISUn tanhuujat performance prior to the 1993 Suurjuhla in Toronto.
See also:
-- written description by Matti Suonpää (?)
Description: Laine Ruus, Oakville ON, 2019-04-22, rev. 2023-02-02.
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