Country: Ingria, Russia, formerly part of Sweden and Estonia
Type: progressive longways set dance (in a circle)
Formation: open circle of couples, facing into circle. W stands to R of partner, holding inside hands.
[Couples are numbered CW from couple 1 to couple 'n'.]
[Alternatively, for recreational dancing, form 2 concentric circles of couples, inner circle (odd numbered couples)
facing out, outer circle (even numbered couples) facing in, and all couples start dancing simultaneously. ]
Steps:
puolijuoksu (run-walk) [with 'soft' knees.],
(scuff-steps),
polkua (rhythmic stamp steps)
Sheet music: [Malmi, Viola]/ 'Kolmi' [6 versions] in: Sävelmistö Karjalaisia kansantansseja.
[Helsinki]: Suomalaisen kansantanssin ystävät, 1978, 1982. pp.20-21.
[As the versions of the sheet music have in several cases different bar counts, the dance description bar counts should
be treated as a general guideline only].
Recordings:
| Bars | Part | Dance progression: |
| 1 | (a) | Couple 1 (=active couple) turns to face couple 2 [1st couple on couple 1's L side, couple 1 faces out of circle, all other couples continue to face into the circle]. |
| 2-8 | (a) | Tyttöjen enkeliskakierto (2W1M reel of 3(: Active couple and W2 dance R-hand reel of 3, running steps. W2 'cuts' the reel the first time. [Meanwhile, M2 stands in W2's place]. |
| 1-8 | (b) | Poikien enkeliskakierto (2MW1 reel of 3): Active couple and M2 dance R-hand reel of 3, running steps. W1 'cuts' the reel the first time.[Meanwhile, W2 stands in M2's place]. |
| |:1-8:| | Repeat from (a) with next couple CW in circle.
[On second repeat, couple 1 dances as above with couple 3.]
Meanwhile, couple 2 takes upper arm hold with partner and turns CW on the spot, running steps. Ditto CCW.
On third repeat, couple 1 dances with couple 4, and couple 2 (=another active couple) dances with couple 3, etc.]
[Continue until all couples have, in turn, danced with all other couples in the circle, and are back where they began.] Lyrics:
|:Illa joo rilla joo, raali aali ralla joo:|
|:Illa joo rilla joo, raali aali ralla joo:|
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See video from Viola Malmin syntymästä 80-vuotta konsertti (at 5:25),
Provenance: A Röntyskä dance from Ingria, the area along the southern shore of the Gulf of Finland, west to the river Narva bordering Estonia.
Source:
Malmi, Viola/ Karjalaisia kansantansseja. Ritva Sabellin suomennoksen pohjalta toimittaneet Pirkko-Liisa Rausmaa,
Esko Rausmaa. [Helsinki]: Suomalaisen kansantanssin ystävät, 1978, 1982. pp. 87-88.
Description: L. Ruus, Oakville, 2022-07-14, rev. 2023-10-24.
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