Country: Saltvik, Åland/Ahvenanmaa, Finland
Type: couple dance
Formation: open circle of couples, M with back to centre of circle, W facing partner. Two-hand hold with partner.
Steps:
polska steg 2,
trampsteg (stamp),
jämfotahopp (leap onto both feet)
Sheet music:
(1) Ålands Ungdomsförbund r.f./ nr 10 in: Musik till Åländska folkdanser. [Finström]: Ålands Ungdomsförbund r.f., [1981]. p.9;
(2) Hukkanen, Timo/ Tanhuvakan sävelmistö. Helsinki: Suomalaisen Kansantanssin Ystävät ry, 2012. p.46.;
(3) Brages Folkdanslag/ nr 7 'knytnävspolska' in: II: Dansmelodier till 45 folkdanser. Helsingfors: Brages Förlag, 1949. p.6.;
(4) Finlands Svenska Folkdansring/ Årsprogram 2004-2005. [Helsingfors]: Finlands Svenska Folkdansring rf, [2004]. p. 33.;
(5) Heikel, Yngvar/ Nr. 69 in: Folkdans: B. dansbeskrivningar sammanställda av Yngvar Heikel.
Helsingfors: Svenska litteratursällskapet i Finland, 1938. p.338.
(6) Suomen Nuorison Liitto/ Tanhuohjelma 1973 - säestys [1973] p.11
(7) Svenska Ungdomsringen för Bygdekultur/ Musik till gillesdanser i Norden: fiol. Stockholm: Svenska Ungdomsringen för Bygdekultur, 1970. p. 37.
(8) Burchenal, Elizabeth (trans.)/ 'fist polka (1 & 2)' in: Folk-dances of Finland,;
containing sixty-five dances.... New York, NY: G. Schirmer, 1915. pp. 84-85.
Recordings:
Finlands Svenska folkdansring Årsprogram 2004-2005 track 11;
Komulainen, Jari & Panu Helke Halihiljaa (SKY) track 17.
| Knytnävspolska, Åland/Ahvenanmaa
Formation: open circle of couples, M with back to centre of circle, W facing partner. Two-hand hold with partner. Steps: polska steg 2, trampsteg (stamp), jämfotahopp (leap onto both feet) |
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| Bars | Part | Dance progression: |
| |:1-4:| | (a) | Polska: In 2-hand hold, couples dance on the spot, beginning with L foot,
turning CW 1-1/2 with 3 'polska steg 2' (1-3). Stamp L-R-L on the spot (4).
Couples repeat (a), turning CCW on the spot, with opposite footwork (1-4). |
| 5 | (b) | Figuré: Couples drop handhold and place fists on hips, and turn a 1/4 turn to R while leaping onto both feet, L foot 'straight forward' [ie pointing at partner] and R foot perpendicular to it (5:1). Pause on (5:2-5:3). |
| 6 | Hop onto R foot while turning [1/2 turn] to L. | |
| 7-8 | Repeat (b) [with opposite footwork], meanwhile shaking L fist at partner on (7:1), and R fist on (8:1). | |
| 9-10 | Partners turn individually CCW on the spot, with 9 short steps beginning with L foot:
count 1(L)-&(R)-2(L)-&(R)-3(L)-&(R)-4(L)-&(R)-5(L)-stamp with R foot.
Meanwhile clapping hands on each L-foot step [ie 5 times], finishing with a stamp with R foot on (10:2) while turning to L. |
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| 5-10 | Repeat (b).
[Repeat from (a) as desired.] See videos from/with Dancers from Borgå and Lovisa in Sarvsalö 2014, Folkdansgruppen Hålligång 2014, Sibbo folkdansare & Spjutsunds folkdanslag 2015. Provenance: Documented in 1907 in Saltvik by Otto Andersson. Source: Ålands Ungdomsförbund r.f./ nr 10 in: Beskrivning av Åländska folkdanser.
[Finström]: Ålands Ungdomsförbund r.f., [1982]. pp. 25-26.
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| Nyrkkipolska
Formation: pairs of dancers scattered anywhere on the floor there is space. Pairs of dancers need not consist of opposite genders. This is a 'fläckpolska', or an older form of polska danced on the spot, ie does not move about the floor. Steps: polska step 2, kävelyä (walk) |
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| Bars | Part | Dance progression: |
| |:1-4:| | (a) | Polska: Couples take 2-hand hold with partner and dance 3 polska steps turning CW (1-3). Turn with 3 stamps (L R L) (4). Repeat, turning CCW with 3 polska steps, and 3 stamps (R L R). |
| 5-8 | (b) | Figuré: Dropping hold and place fists on hips. Jump onto both feet, turning L side to partner (5). Jump again, turning R side to partner (6). Repeat jumps (7-8), this time shaking first R fist (7) then L fist (8) at partner. |
| 9-10 | With 6 small walking steps circle CCW away from each other, clapping hands on each beat. | |
| 5-10 | Repeat (b) but turning first R side to partner (7), then L side (8). | |
| Repeat from (a) as desired.
See video possibly from/with Oriveden kansantanssikurssi 2015 Source: taught by Antti Savilampi at a workshop in Toronto, 2004.
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