Country: Kaskinen, Pohjanmaa, Finland
Type: set dance
Formation: any number of couples in open double circle facing partner, M facing out of circle, W facing in.
Polkka hold, ie waltz hold, M holding W's R hand in own L hand on own L hip.
Steps: polkka,
laukkaa (slip steps)
Sheet music:
(1) Hukkanen, Timo/ Tanhuvakan sävelmistö. Helsinki: Suomalaisen Kansantanssin Ystävät ry, 2012. p.59.
(2) Rausmaa, Pirkko-Liisa & Esko/ Tanhuvakan sävelmistö. Helsinki: Suomalaisen Kansantanssin Ystävät ry, 1998. p.52.
Recordings: Pelimannikilta Katrillaten 2 (SKY-02) track 11.
| Bars | Part | Dance progression: |
| 1-4 | (a) | Polkka: In polkka hold, dance 4 polkka steps turning CW, moving in LOD. |
| 1-4 | Dance 4 polkka steps, turning CCW, moving in LOD.
Finish with M facing in LOD, W facing in RLOD, dropping hold and placing fists on hips. |
|
| 5-6 | (b) | Laukka (slip steps): With fists on hips, M dance 4 slip steps into centre of circle, W ditto out of circle [ie all dance 4 slip steps to L, starting with L foot]. |
| 7-8 | All dance 4 slip steps to R, starting with R foot. [ie. finish facing partner in original place]. | |
| 5-8 | All repeat (b), but beginning to R, ie M moving out of circle, W moving into centre of circle.
[Repeat from (a) as desired.] |
Provenance: Informant Otto Harjun 1936, as described by Anna-Liisa Harjulta, born 1871 in Teuvalla. Music, "Kangasmäen Viljammin 1-rivisen polkka", played by Oskari Hautamäen. Taught by ? in the 1970s in Vancouver.
Source: Rausmaa, Esko/ Tanhuvakka: suomen perinnetanssit. 3rd ed. [Helsinki]: Suomalaisen Kansantanssin Ystävät ry, 2012. p. 165.
See also:
-- Rausmaa, Pirkko-Liisa & Esko/ Tanhuvakka: suuri suomalainen kansantanssikirja. Porvoo: Werner Söderström, 1977. p.90.
Translation: Laine Ruus, Oakville, 2012-06-19, rev. 2023-11-03.
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