Country: Finland
Type: set dance
Formation: varies
| Kaunis käly, 'Varsinais-Suomi'
Type: longways non-progressive set dance Formation: even number of couples in two rows, couples facing couples. Hold: holding inside hands, free fist on hip Steps: varvashyppely (kick-step), valssi (smooth waltz), kävelyä (walk) Sheet music: (1) Hukkanen, Timo/ Tanhuvakan sävelmistö. Helsinki: Suomalaisen Kansantanssin Ystävät ry, 2012. p.43.; (2) Rausmaa, Pirkko-Liisa & Esko Tanhuvakan sävelmistö. Helsinki: Suomalaisen Kansantanssin Ystävät ry, 1998. p.37.; (3) Väisänen, Yrjö/ Kisapirtti: 125 suomalaista kansantanssia - sävelmistö. Porvoo: Werner Söderström Osakeyhtiö, [1962]. p.6.; (4) Collan, Anni/ nr 63 in: Suomalainen kisapirtti - nuotit. 4 painos. Helsinki: V. Söderström, 1946. p.69. (5) Burchenal, Elizabeth (trans.)/ 'The pretty sister-in-law' in: Folk-dances of Finland, containing sixty-five dances.... New York, NY: G. Schirmer, 1915. p.18. Recordings: |
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| Bars | Part | Dance progression: |
| 1-4 | (a) | Vastuu (advance,retire,cross over): Opposite couples advance 4 walking steps, retire 4 walking steps. |
| 5-8 | Couples cross to opposite place, passing oncoming couple on the R, and turn CCW into place. 8 walking steps. | |
| 1-8 | Repeat (a) to return to place. | |
| 9-12 | (b) | Varvashyppely ja läpikäynti (kick-steps & pass thru): Hands on hips, Couples dance 8 kick steps, starting hopping on L foot and swinging R foot forward.
[Originally taught as 8 jig steps.] |
| 13-16 | Couples pass through opposite couple, W passing on the inside, and turning individually at opposite place, M CW and W CCW to face into set. 8 walking steps. | |
| 9-16 | Repeat (b) to return to place. | |
| |:17-24:| | (c) | Valssi (waltz): Couples take waltz hold, and dance 16 turning waltz steps, moving CCW around the set and turning CW, to return to place. |
| [Repeat from (a) as desired.]
Provenance: taught by ? in Vancouver in the 1970s. See video from/with Parahultaset 2022 Source: Rausmaa, Esko Tanhuvakka: suomen perinnetanssit. 3rd ed. [Helsinki]: Suomalaisen Kansantanssin
Ystävät ry, 2012. p.71.
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| Vackra svägerskan, Kimito/Kemiö, Åboland
Type: longways non-progressive set dance Formation: even number of couples in 2 rows of couples facing couples, about 8 steps apart. Free hand hanging at side. Steps: 'toe-step' (actually a kick-step, but with toes touching floor crossed in front), gångsteg (walk), vals (waltz) Sheet music: (1) Finlands Svenska Folkdansring/ Musik till 10 finlandssvenska folkdanser. 2:a uppl. (Instruktionshäfte 1) [Helsinki]: Finlands Svenska Folkdansring rf, 1974. p.10. (2) Heikel, Yngvar./ Nr. 516 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. 316-317. (3) Andersson, Otto & Greta Dahlström/ Nr. 1508 'after Severin Strandberg, Korpo' in: Folkdans: A2. yngre dansmelodier. (Skrifter utgivna av Svenska litteratursällskapet i Finland, 466; Finlands Svenska folkdiktning, VI) Åbo: Svenska litteratursällskapet i Finland, 1975. p.517. Recordings: |
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| Bars | Part | Dance progression: |
| 1-8 | (a) | Advance,retire,cross over: Beginning with L foot, all couples advance (1-2),
4 walking steps. Retire ditto (3-4).
Opposite couples change places, passing to R, W somewhat leading, and turn CCW at opposite place to face into the set (5-8). 8 walking steps. |
| 1-8 | Repeat (a) to return to place. | |
| 9-12 | (b) | 'Toe-step' & change places: Beginning with L foot, and with fists on hipss, all dance 8 'toe-steps' on the spot. |
| 13-16 | With hands hanging, opposite W change places, passing on the R and curving to L [ie CCW] into opposite W's place. As soon as W have crossed, M cross to opposite place passing on the L and curving to L [ie CCW] into opposite M's place. 8 walking steps. | |
| 9-16 | Repeat (b) to return to place. | |
| }:17-24:| | (c) | Waltz: All take waltz hold with partner,
and dance turning waltz once round the set, 8 waltz steps turning CW and 8 waltz steps turning CCW, while moving in LOD (CCW). M begins with R foot, W with L.
Source: Finlands Svenska Folkdansring/ 10 finlandssvenska folkdanser. (Instruktionshäfte 1) 2:a uppl.
[Helsingfors]: Finlands Svenska Folkdansring rf, 1974. p.22.
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| Vackra svägerskan, Pojo, Västra Nyland/Uusimaa
Type: set dance Formation: 4 couple quadrille, Head couples face or have backs to music, side couples stand respectively to R of head couples. All couples stand facing partner. Free hands at waist. Steps: hoppsteg [actually step-swing, swinging free foot across], gångsteg (walk), vals (waltz) Sheet music: (1) Finlands Svenska Folkdansring/ Årsprogram 2007-2008. [Helsingfors]: Finlands Svenska Folkdansring rf, 2007. p. 35. (2) Heikel, Yngvar./ Nr. 1508 in: Folkdans: A2. yngre dansmelodier. (Skrifter utgivna av Svenska litteratursällskapet i Finland, 466; Finlands Svenska folkdiktning, VI) s.l.: Svenska litteratursällskapet i Finland, 1975. p.517. Recordings: Finlands Svenska Folkdansring/ 'Pojo' Årsprogram 2007-2008 track 22. Finlands Svenska Folkdansring/ 'Pojo' Årsprogram 2007-2008 track 28. |
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| Bars | Part | Dance progression: |
| 1-4 | (a) | Figuré: Head couples, facing partner and beginning with L foot, dance 8 step-swings on the spot. |
| 5-6 | Advance & retire: Head couples advance, 2 walking steps. Retire ditto. | |
| 7-8 | Cross over: Head couples cross to opposite place, W passing on inside. 4 walking steps.
Finish facing partner. |
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| 1-8 | Head couples repeat (a) to return to original places. | |
| }:1-8:| | Side couples repeat (a). | |
| }:9-16:| | (b) | Chain: All dance R-hand chain once round the set, 4 walking steps per 'hand'.
Alternatively, dance R-hand chain to first meeting with partner, take R-in-R hold, turn half-way round CW, and chain back to place. |
| }:17-24:| | (c) | Waltz: All take waltz hold with partner, and dance turning waltz once round
the set, turning CW and moving in LOD (CCW).
Provenance: Description by Marcus Bloomberg, 2007. Source: Finlands Svenska Folkdansring/ Årsprogram 2007-2008. [Helsingfors]: Finlands Svenska Folkdansring rf, 2007. pp. 35-36.
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| Vackra svägerskan, Bromarf & Tenala, Västra Nyland/Uusimaa
Type: longways non-progressive set dance or quadrille [Tenala can be either, see Heikel p. 119] Formation: 6-8 couples in 2 rows of couples facing couples, about 4 steps apart. Free hand hanging at side. Line 1 to L, line 2 to R as seen from the front of the set. Steps: hoppsteg (step-hop), fotombytessteg (change step), stampsteg ('stamp-step'), (step-swing), gångsteg (walk), vals (waltz) Sheet music: (1) Finlands Svenska Folkdansring/ Årsprogram 2001-2002. [Helsingfors]: Finlands Svenska Folkdansring rf, 2002. pp. 14-15. (2) Brages Folkdanslag/ 45 folkdanser II: dansmelodier. Helsingfors: Brages Förlag, 1949. p.11. (3) Heikel, Yngvar./ 'Tenala' Nr. 195 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. 117-119. Recordings: |
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| Bars | Part | Dance progression: |
| |:1-8:| | 1 (a) | Circle: All couples form closed circle, and dance CW, 16 step-hops.
Ditto CCW to return to place, 16 step-hops.
Finish facing partner. M hold hands behind their backs, holding L wrist in R hand. W have hands on hips. |
| 9-12 | (b) | Figuré: Beginning with weight on L foot, dance 4 'stamp-steps'. |
| 13-16 | All dance dos-à-dos CW around partner, while turning individually twice round CCW. 4 change steps. | |
| 9-12 | Beginning with weight on R foot, dance 4 'stamp-steps'. | |
| 13-16 | All dance dos-à-dos CCW around partner, while turning individually twice round CW. 4 change steps. | |
| 9-12 | (c) | Advance, retire, & arches: With a nod to partner, holding inside hands and beginning with L foot, 'head couples' [sic] [couples in line 1] advance with 4 walking steps. Ditto retire, 4 walking steps. |
| 13-16 | Couples in line 2 form arches, couples in line 1 pass through arches, and turn as a couple, turning CW in opposite place [to again face into the set]. 8 walking steps. | |
| 9-16 | Repeat (c), with couples in line 1 forming arches. 8 walking steps. | |
| }:17-24:| | (d) | Waltz: All take waltz hold with partner, and dance turning waltz once round the set, turning CW and moving in LOD (CCW). M begins with R foot, W with L. |
| |:1-8:| | 2 (a) | Circle: All couples form closed circle, and dance CW, 16 step-hops.
Ditto CCW to return to place, 16 step-hops.
Finish facing partner. M hold hands behind their backs, holding L wrist in R hand. W have hands on hips. |
| 1-8 | (b) | Step-swing: Beginning stepping onto L foot and swinging R, all dance 8 'step-swings' in place. |
| 9-12 | (c) | Little schen: W in line 1 and M in line 2 cross, giving R hands, then taking 2-hand hold, joined hands at shoulder height, with vis-à-vis and turning 3/4 turn CCW. Finish on R side of vis-à-vis. |
| 13-16 | W from line 1 and M from line 2 [ie the same active dancers] repeat (c) to return to place, turning CCW with partner. | |
| 9-16 | W in line 2 and M in line 1 repeat (c). | |
| }:9-16:| | (d) | Chain: All dance R-hand chain round the set to first meeting with partner,
turn half-way round CW, and chain back to place.
(These bars are repeated if there are more than 6 couples.) |
| }:17-24:| | (e) | Waltz: All take waltz hold with partner, and dance turning waltz once round
the set, turning CW and moving in LOD (CCW). M begins with R foot, W with L. 16 waltz steps.
Provenance: A compilation of variants from Tenala and Bromarv. Sequence 1 was documented by Heikel in 1917, based on information from Vilhelm Sandberg, Bromarv. Sequence 2 is a compilation of variants documented by Heikel from Tenala and Pojo [see Brage, p.28]. The sheet music, from Tenala, was transcribed by E. Hedman in 1909, as played by Fredrik Fridolf Westin from Tenala. The FSF description by Marcus Bloomberg, 2007, based on the description in Brage 45 folkdanser. Source: Finlands Svenska Folkdansring/ Årsprogram 2001-2002. [Helsingfors]: Finlands Svenska Folkdansring rf, 2001. pp. 60-61.
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