Country: Rantasalmi, Savo, Finland
Type: non-progressive longways set dance
Formation: longways set of 6 couples in two lines, couples facing couples, holding inside hands, free fist on hip.
W6-M6 W5-M5 W4-M4
M1-W1 M2-W2 M3-W3
Steps:
karkelo,
kävelyä (walk)
| As described in Tanhuvakka:
Formation: 4, 6 or 8 couples, in two lines of couples facing couples. Even numbered couples stand in line to the L seen from the front, odd-numbered couples face them, to the R as seen from the front. M arms folded on chest, W holding skirt.
W5-M5 W3-M3 W1-M1
front music
M6-W6 M4-W4 M2-W2
Steps:
kisa askel (buzz step),
puoliripaska,
jalan heilautukset (step-swing),
vaihtoaskelikko (change-step),
kävelyä (walk),
polkua (stamp/stomp),
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| Bars | Part | Dance progression: |
| Tyttöjen vaihto | ||
| 1-4 | 1 (a) | Vastuu (advance & retire): In front cross thumb hold with partner, couples advance 4 walking steps (1-2) and retire ditto (3-4). |
| 1-4 | Couples again advance 4 walking steps (1-2), M exchange partners with opposite, turning CCW, return to original place with her, with 4 walking steps (3-4). | |
| 5-12 | (b) | Paripyörintää (couple turn): Take 2-hand hold with opposite, and dance 8 walking steps CW, followed by 8 walking steps CCW. |
| |:1-4:|,5-12 | Repeat (1 (a) and (b)) to return W to place. | |
| Karkelo | ||
| 1-4 | 2 (a) | Karkelo kääntymättä: All dance karkelo with opposite, finishing in time to turn 1/2 turn CW, in 2-hand hold with partner, in opposite place. 8 walking steps. |
| 1-4 | Repeat karkelo to return to original place. | |
| 5-12 | (b) | Paripyörintää (couple turn): Repeat (1 (b)). |
| Kaksoispiirit | ||
| |:1-4:| | 3 (a) | Tyttöjen sisäpiiri (W circle): All W form closed circle, M form open outer citcle. Closed circle dances 8 walking steps CW, followed by 8 walking steps CCW. M circle dances CCW, then CW, to finish to L of partner. M form closed circle, and lift joined hands over the heads of the inner circle to form front basket. |
| 5-12 | (b) | Ristipiiri (collapsed circles): The basket collapses to 2 parallel lines the length of the set (5-6), 4 walking steps.
All back out/advance to circle formation (7-8), 4 walking steps. Basket collapses to form 2 parallel lines perpendicular to the first (9-10), 4 walking steps. All back out/advance to circle formation (11-12), 4 walking steps. |
| |:1-4:| | Repeat (3 b). | |
| 5-12 | (c) | Paripyörintää (couple turn): Repeat (1 (b)). |
| |:1-4:| | (a) | Poikien sisäpiiri (M circle): repeat (3 (a)), this time M form closed inner circle and W form open outer circle. |
| 5-12,|:1-4:| | (b) | Ristipiiri (collapsed circles): Repeat (3 (b)). |
| 5-12 | (c) | Paripyörintää (couple turn): Repeat (1 (b)). |
| Tyttöjen heitto | ||
| |:1-4:| | 4 (a) | Tyttöjen heito (lift W): All take waltz hold, skewed to face opposite couple. All advance (1-2) 4 walking steps,
with brief courtesy on last beat. All retire (3-4).
M braces with L foot forward, and lifts his partner diagonally forward and to his L. W leaps, turning one-half turn CCW to land facing opposite M (2), and dances 2 walking steps to opposite M (3-4). |
| 5-12 | (b) | Paripjörintää (couple turn): Repeat (1 (b)). |
| |:1-4:|,5-12 | Repeat (5 (a) and (b)) to return to place. | |
| Vastuu | ||
| 1-4 | 5 (a) | Vastuu (advance & retire): In front cross thumb hold with partner, couples advance 4 walking steps (1-2) and retire ditto (3-4). |
| 5-12 | (b) | Paripjörintää (couple turn): Repeat (1 (b)).
See videos from/with Vinteliska Speleissä 2018, Vinteliska 2018, Suomen Nuorisoseurojen virikemateriaali vuodelle 2017, Teuvan Nuorisoseuran kansantanssijat 2017, Pispalan sottiisi 2016, Pispalan Sottiisi 2016. Source: Rausmaa, Esko/ Tanhuvakka: suomen perinnetanssit. 3rd ed. [Helsinki]: Suomalaisen Kansantanssin Ystävät ry, 2012. pp. 195-196. |
| As taught by Vanhapelto:
Formation: 4, 6 or 8 couples, in two lines of couples facing couples. Even numbered couples stand in line to the L seen from the front, odd-numbered couples face them, to the R as seen from the front. M arms folded on chest, W holding skirt.
W5-M5 W3-M3 W1-M1
front music
M6-W6 M4-W4 M2-W2
Steps:
polkka,
laukka (slip step),
kävelyä (walk),
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| Bars | Part | Dance progression: |
| |:1-4:| | 1 (a) | Advance & retire: All begin with outside (ML/WR) foot, advance 4 walking steps (1-2), retire 4 walking steps (3-4). Repeat (1-4) |
| 5-12 | (b) | W half-chain: W R-hand half-chain to opposite (5-6), 2 polkka steps.
Courtesy turn with opposite (7-8), 2 polkka steps. W R-hand half-chain back to partner (9-10), 2 polkka steps. Take two-hand hold with partner at shoulder height, turn CW on the spot with 2 polkka steps (11-12). |
| 1-4 | 2 (a) | Two circles: W form closed inner circle, and circle CW with 8 walking steps. Meanwhile, M form closed outer circle, and circle CCW with 8 walking steps. |
| 1-4 | W circle CCW with 8 walking steps. Meanwhile, M circle CW with 8 walking steps. Finish with M bringing joined arms over women's head to form front basket. | |
| 5-12 | (b) | Collapsing circles: The basket collapses to 2 parallel lines the length of the set (5-6), 2 polkka steps.
All back out/advance to circle formation (7-8), 2 polkka steps. Basket collapses to form 2 parallel lines perpendicular to the first (9-10), 2 polkka steps. All back out/advance to circle formation (11-12), 2 polkka steps. |
| |:1-4:| | 3 (a) | Chain: All dance R-hand chain to first meeting with own partner (7th person). Turn one-half turn CW on the spot with partner. 8 polkka steps. |
| 5-12 | (b) | Chain back to place, 8 polkka steps. Finish in original lines. |
| |:1-4:| | 4 (a) | Advance,retire,W change places: All take waltz hold, skewed to face opposite couple. All advance (1-2) 4 walking steps,
with brief courtesy on last beat.
All retire (3-4) 4 walking steps. M braces with L foot forward, and flips his partner diagonally forward and to his L. W leaps, turning one-half turn CCW to land facing opposite M (1), and dances 1 polkka step over to opposite M (2). All take two-hand hold with opposite, and turn CCW on the spot (3-4), 2 polkka steps. Finish in 'butterfly' hold with opposite. |
| 5-12 | (b) | Couples change places: Opposite couples change places, M passing back to back, 8 slip steps.
Opposite couples change places to return to M's place, W passing back to back, 8 slip steps. |
| |:1-4:| | 5 (a) | Two circles: Repeat (2 a), but this time M form inner circle and W form outer circle. |
| 5-12 | (b) | Collapsing circles: Repeat (2 b).
Finish in original lines, in two-hand hold with arms crossed in front (MR arm underneath), and thumb hold. |
| |:1-4:| | 6 (a) | Advance,retire,W change places: All advance 4 walking steps (1-2), finishing with a brief courtesy on the last beat.
All retire (3-4), 4 walking steps. All advance, drop hold with partner and take crossed-hand thumb hold with opposite. M leads opposite W in a CCW curve back to his place (1-4), 8 walking steps. |
| 5-12 | (b) | Still in thumb hold, couples turn CCW on the spot, 8 walking steps. Ditto CCW, 8 walking steps. |
| |:1-4:| | 7 (a) | Karkelo: all start with R foot, advance 3 walking steps (R L R) diagonally to R of opposite person (1 & 2).
Step back on L foot (&). Advance on R foot passing to L of opposite (ie passing R shoulders), turning one-half turn CCW (3),
and 3 walking steps out to opposite place (& 4 &).
Repeat (7 (a)) to return to place (1-4). |
| 5-12 | (b) | Couples take 2-hand hold with partner and turn CCW on the spot, 8 walking steps. Ditto CCW, 8 walking steps. |
| 2x[|:1-4:|, 5-8] | 8 (a) | Arches: Couples 1 through 5 crouch down, facing into set. Meanwhile, couple 6, holding inside hands, M passing on
inside and W on outside, dance polkka steps passing over the crouching couples, moving CCW around the set and back to place to crouch down in turn.
After 4 polkka steps, couple 4 follows couple 6, then couples 2, 1, 3 in turn, and finally couple 5.
After each couple has danced 4 polkka steps, the next couple follows them, in turn, until all couples have danced around the set and back to place. Polkka steps throughout, turning face-to-face and back-to-back with partner, etc. |
| |:1-4:| | (b) | All couples stand up, M facing out of set and W facing in. All take 'butterfly' hold with partner, and dance 16 slip steps, moving CCW around the set.
See video with Scandinavian dancers of Vancouver BC, 2011. Provenance: As taught by Martti Vanhapelto, Portland, 1987-10-10 to 11.
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