Country: Häme, Finland
Type: square set
Formation: even number of couples (4 to 8) in a quadrille, head couples have backs to or face the music, side couples stand to the right or left of head couples.
Steps: run, step-hop, walk
Music: (CDs) Katrillaten 1 (SKY-01) track 13, Tanhupojat Katrillia tanssimaan (KICD74) track 16.
See also midi file
Dance progression | ||
1-4 | 1 (a) | Men's karkelo: Head M dance karkelo with 8 running steps (3 running steps to R of opposite, 2 running steps backwards diagonally L, and 4 running steps forward passing R shoulders to opposite place).
Take two-hand hold with opposite W and turn 2 full turns on the spot, 8 running steps. |
5-8 | Head M repeat back to original place, turning with own partner. | |
9-16 | (b) | Promenade: Head M promenade CCW around inside of the square, with a bow to nearest W every 4th step. 16 walking steps. |
1-16 | Side M repeat (1 (a) and (b)). | |
1-16 | 2 | Women's karkelo: Head W repeat (1 a) and (1 b) but (1 b) is done CW, with a curtsey to nearest M every 4 steps. 16 walking steps. |
1-16 | Side W repeat (1 (a) and (b)). Promenade is CW. | |
17-20 | 3 (a) | Couple karkelo: Head couples take two-hand hold, M facing into set, W facing out of set. Head couples dance karkelo, W moving backwards, with 3 step-hops to the R of opposite couple, 2 step-hops back and to the L, and 3 step-hops to opposite place passing to the L of the opposite couple. |
21-24 | Head couples turn on the spot, 4 step-hops CW, and 4 step-hops CCW. Finish with M facing out of set, and W facing into set. | |
17-24 | Head couples dance karkelo as above to return to original place, but this time M dance backwards and W forwards. | |
25-32 | (b) | Promenade: Head couples promenade, holding inside hands, CCW around the set, with a courtesy to each couple they pass. 16 walking steps. |
17-32 | Side couples repeat (3 (a) and (b)). In (b), side couples promenade CW. | |
|:1-8:| | 4 | Promenade: All couples promenade arm in arm, CW, 32 walking steps, 1 full turn around the set. |
See a rechoreographed version in this YouTube video
Source: taught by Turun Kansantanssin Ystävät in Vancouver, April 1984.
Printed source: Rausmaa, Pirkko-Liisa & Esko Tanhuvakka. Porvoo: W Söderström, 1977. pp. 236-237.
Original description in Swedish: Laine Ruus, Vancouver, 1984-04.
Translation: Laine Ruus, Oakville, 2012-03-17, rev. 2019-01-13.
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