Country: Finland
Type: couple mixer
Formation: any number of couples, facing LOD, holding inside hands.
Steps: side-steps, waltz
Music: any waltz
| Dance progression | ||
| 1-2 | (a) | All dance 2 waltz steps, beginning with outside (ML/WR) foot in LOD. |
| 3-4 | Take 2-hand hold with partner, and dance 2 side-steps, moving in LOD. | |
| 1-4 | Repeat (a) moving in RLOD. Ie holding ML/WR hands, and beginning with MR/WL foot.
Finish in waltz hold with partner, M with back to LOD. |
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| 5-6 | (b) | With normal waltz hold, dance 2 turning waltz steps, turning one full turn CW and moving in LOD.
[Note: M's first waltz step begins with L foot back in LOD, W's with R forward in LOD.] |
| 7-8 | In waltz hold, dance 2 side-steps in LOD. | |
| 5-6 | With normal waltz hold, dance 2 turning waltz steps, turning one full turn CW and moving in LOD.
[Note: M's first waltz step again begins with L foot back in LOD, W's with R forward in LOD.] |
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| 7-8 | M dances 2 waltz steps on the spot, while W turns under joined ML/WR arms and forward to next M in LOD, 2 waltz steps. | |
| Repeat from (a) as desired. |
Taught by Antti Savilampi at a workshop in Toronto, 2004-10-16.
Translation: Laine Ruus, Oakville, 2013-01-20, rev. 2020-01-06.
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