Country: Finland.
Type: set dance
Formation: 8 couples in open circle. If done with more or fewer than 8 couples, this becomes a mixer.
Begin in two-hand hold with partner, hands at shoulder height, M facing LOD and W facing RLOD.
Steps: jenkka (schotische promenade step),
sivuaskel (side-step),
hyppyaskel (step-hop)
Music: most schottis tunes with appropriate structure and length. A special tune has been composed for this dance by Matti Yli-Tepsa
| Dance progression | ||
| 1-4 | 1 (a) | Forward & turn: Starting with ML/WR, dance 4 step-hops moving in LOD (1-2). Stretch arms out to 'butterfly-hold' and dance 4 step-hops turning one full turn CW. |
| 5-8, 1-8 | Repeat (1 a) 3 times. | |
| 9-12 | (b) | R-hand 'chain': take R-in-R hold with partner, M facing LOD, arms bent, hands at shoulder height, free fist on hip. Jump toward partner onto both feet, bumping R hips (9:1). Jump away from partner, onto both feet (9:2). Pass partner on the L, M moving in LOD, W in RLOD, to next person with 3 running steps (10). Repeat, L-in-L with next person, passing on the R (11-12). |
| 13-16, 9-16 | Repeat (1 b) 3 times. | |
| 17-20 | (c) | Side & forward: All face LOD, front-crossed side hold (arms crossed in front, WL in ML and WR in MR), and all starting with R foot.
All dance a schottis step to the R: ie R to side, close L, R to side, hop on R (17), followed by 2 step-hops forward in LOD (18). Repeat to L (19-20) |
| 21-24, 17-24 | Repeat (1 c) 3 times. | |
| 1-4 | 2 (a) | Turn, forward, back: Two-hand hold with partner, M facing LOD, turn full turn CW (ie W turning backwards, M forwards) 4 step-hops (1-2).
Dance 1 schottis step forward in LOD (3). Followed by 1 schottische step in RLOD (4). Note: M. Vanhapelto taught this with the schottische steps forward and back first, followed by the turn, which is more natural for a schottische. |
| 5-8, 1-8 | Repeat (2 a) 3 times. | |
| |:9-16:| | (b) | Repeat (1 b) 4 times. All finish facing centre of circle, M with arms folded on chest, W with fists on hips. |
| |:17-24:| | (c) | W box step, M circulate: W dance 'box-step': one schottis step sideways to L (step L to L, close R, step L, hop L) and 2 step-hops forward into centre (17-18). Repeat beginning R to R and 2 step-hops backwards (19-20). Repeat 'box-step' twice (21-24 and 17-20). On (20:4) turn half-turn CW to face out of circle.
Meanwhile, M dance first 2 bars (17-18) as above, then turning one-half turn CCW on two step-hops, moving out between partner and corner,
and continue dancing CCW around the outside of the circle of women (19-24), 12 step-hops.
Then loop CW and dance 8 step-hops back to partner (17-20). Finish facing partner who is now facing out of circle on (20:4).
M and W dance one full 'box-step', both starting to L, and passing back-to-back (ie dos-à-dos)(21-24). Finish facing partner, 2-hand hold at shoulder height, M facing out of circle, W facing in. |
| |:1-8:| | 3 | Pass W side to side: Beginning with ML/WR foot, dance sideways schottis step (side-close-side) in LOD (1).
M turns 1/2 turn CCW passing partner in front and over to other side (2), 2 step-hops. Ie M finishes facing into circle, W facing out. Repeat, with opposite footwork and M turning CW, again moving in LOD (3-4). Repeat to end of music, ie three times. |
Provenance: Choreographed by Satu Niiranen. Music composed by Matti Yli-Tepsa.
Source: as taught by Martti Vanhapellto, in Vancouver, February 1984
Description: Laine Ruus, Vancouver, 1984-02
Translation: Laine Ruus, Oakville, 2013-01-15, rev. 2023-09-16.
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