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 L of partner, front crossed thumb hold. [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:
kävelyä (walk) or small
juoksu running steps [with 'soft' knees],
polkua (stamp/stomp)
Sheet music: 'Raali-aali' Sävelmistö Karjalaisia kansantansseja. [Helsinki]: Suomalaisen kansantanssin ystävät, 1978, 1982. p.22.
Recordings:
Kaustisen Näppärit Kettu, hukka ja jänis (Kansanmusiikki-instituutti) [YouTube];
| Bars | Part | Dance progression: |
| |:1-4:| | 1 (a) | Vastuu (advance & retire): 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].
In front crossed thumb hold, active couple and couple 2 advance (1-2), 4 running steps [or 2 running steps followed by 2 stamps], and retire (3-4) ditto. Repeat (1 (a)), (1-4). |
| |:5-8:| | (b) | Paripyörintä (couple turn): Both couples, in front crossed thumb hold, turn CW (5-8) 8 running steps on the spot [or 7 running steps followed by 2 stamps], and CCW (5-8) ditto. |
| |:1-4:| | 2 (a) | Risti (mylly; 1-hand star)): Active couple and couple 2 form R-hand star [at head height] and circle CW (1-4), 8 running steps[or 7 running steps followed by 2 stamps]. Ditto CCW in L-hand star, 8 running steps. |
| |:5-8:| | (b) | Paripyörintä (couple turn): Both couples take upper arm hold with [opposite], turn CW (5-8) 8 running steps on the spot[or 7 running steps followed by 2 stamps], and CCW (5-8) ditto. |
| |:1-4:| | 3 (a) | Piiri (circle): Active couple and couple 2 form closed circle, and circle CW (1-4)[or 7 running steps followed by 2 stamps], 8 running steps. Ditto CCW, 8 running steps. |
| |:5-8:| | (b) | Paripyörintä (couple turn): Both couples take closed waist-shoulder hold and turns CW (5-8) 8 running steps on the spot. Active couple moves in RLOD to next couple, ie couple 3, while circling CCW. Meanwhile, couple 2 circles CCW (5-8) ditto. |
| Repeat from (1 (a)) with new couple.
[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:
|:Raali-aali illalei ja raali-aali rallaa:|
|:Raali-aali illalei ja raali-aali rallaa:|
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See YouTube videos from/with Viola Malmin syntymästä 80-vuotta konsertti (at 1:05), Karjalaisten tanssien kurssilla 26.11 2016 in Järvenpää, Karjalaisten tanssien kurssilla 26.11 2016 in Järvenpää, Kirjeldus 2015.
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. p.90.
Description: L. Ruus, Oakville, 2022-07-15, rev. 2023-03-23.
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