Country: Nyland/Uusimaa, Finland
Type: varies
| Storpolska, Pyttis
Formation: 4 couples in quadrille (square) set. Head couples: couple 1 has backs to music, couple 3 faces couple 1. Side couples: couple 2 stands to R of couple 1, couple 4 standing to L of couple 1, facing couple 2. Holding inside hands.
W3 M3
M4 W2
W4 M2
M1 W1
Steps: polska steg 1 (buzz & reverse buzz step), gångsteg (walk) Sheet music: (1) Heikel, Yngvar/ nr 2 'Storpolska, Pyttis, after Berndt Brinkas' in: Folkdans: B. dansbeskrivningar sammanställda av Yngvar Heikel. (Skrifter utgivna av Svenska litteratursällskapet i Finland, 268; Finlands Svenska folkdiktning, VI) Faksimilutgåva 1982. Helsingfors: Svenska litteratursällskapet i Finland, 1938. p. 41. (2) Andersson, Otto/ Nr. 926 'Storpolska, Pyttis, after Berndt Brinkas' in: Folkdans: A1. äldre dansmelodier. (Skrifter utgivna av Svenska litteratursällskapet i Finland, 400; Finlands Svenska folkdiktning, VI) Åbo: Svenska litteratursällskapet i Finland, 1963. p.423. (3) Finlands svenska folkdansring/ 'Storpolska, Pyttis, after Berndt Brinkas' Årsprogram 1999-2000. [Helsingfors]: Finlands Svenska Folkdansring rf, [1999]. p.33. (4) Finlands Svenska Folkdansring/ Musik till 10 finlandssvenska folkdanser. (Instruktionshäfte 1) [Helsingfors]: Finlands Svenska Folkdansring rf, 1974. p.8. Recordings: Finlands Svenska Folkdansring 'Storpolska, Pyttis' Årsprogram 1999-2000 track 12. |
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| Bars | Part | Dance progression: |
| |:1-8:| | 1 (a) | Stora rongen (all circle): All form closed circle (without crossed arms), M facing out of circle W facing in.
Beginning with a stamp on the first step all circle CW (1-8), walking steps. Ditto CCW (1-8), walking steps.
Finish in double circle, M facing out of set, W facing in. All turm 1/4 turn to L on last beat. |
| |:9-12:} | (b) | Slingran (chain, no hands): All take back crossed hold with partner and turn once round CW (9-12),
8 walking steps. Ditto CCW, walking steps.
Then drop hold, turn to R, and take back crossed hold with L shoulders together, and turn 1-1/4 times round CCW (9-12), 8 walking steps. Finally, drop hold and turn 1/4 turn to L. [Heikel describes this as front crossed hold.] |
| |:13-16:} | All dance [R-hand] chain (with no giving of hands), [passing partner on L] until each of
the M meets for the second time the W who originally stood to his L [ie original corner, M1 with W4, etc].
Take back crossed hold with corner [=new partner], and turn CW on the spot (13-16) as above, walking steps. Ditto CCW (13-16), walking steps.
Finish in original place.
Part (b) is the same in all sequences. |
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| |:1-8:| | 2 (a) | Damernas rong (W back basket): All W form back basket [L over, R under], and, beginning with a stamp on the first step, circle CW (1-8), with buzz steps. Ditto CCW (1-8), buzz steps. |
| |:1-8:| | 3 (a) | Kavaljerernas rong (M back basket): All M form back basket [L over, R under], and, beginning with a stamp on the first step, circle CW (1-8), buzz steps. Ditto CCW (1-8), buzz steps. |
| |:1-8:| | 4 (a) | Damernas rong (W back basket): All W form back basket [L over, R under], and, beginning with a stamp on the first step, circle CW (1-8), with buzz steps. Ditto CCW (1-8), buzz steps. |
| |:1-8:| | 5 (a) | Kavaljerernas rong (M back basket): All M form back basket [L over, R under], and, beginning with a stamp on the first step, circle CW (1-8), buzz steps. Ditto CCW (1-8), buzz steps. |
| |:1-8:| | 6 (a) | Damernas rong (W back basket): All W form back basket [L over, R under], and, beginning with a stamp on the first step, circle CW (1-8), with buzz steps. Ditto CCW (1-8), buzz steps. |
| |:1-8:| | 7 (a) | Kavaljerernas rong (M back basket): All M form back basket [L over, R under], and, beginning with a stamp on the first step, circle CW (1-8), buzz steps. Ditto CCW (1-8), buzz steps. |
| |:1-8:| | 8 (a) | Korssvängningen (2-hand star): M1 and M2 take 2-hand hold. W1 and W2 pass their arms under the nearer joined M arms, and
grasp the further joined M arms from above. Circle CW (1-8), beginning with a stamp on the first step, buzz steps. Ditto circle CCW (1-8), buzz steps.
Meanwhile, couples 3 and 4 do same. |
| |:1-8:| | 9 (a) | Korssvängningen (2-hand star): : M1 and M4 take 2-hand hold. W1 and W4 pass their arms under the nearer joined M arms, and
grasp the further joined M arms from above. Circle CW (1-8), beginning with a stamp on the first step, buzz steps. Ditto circle CCW (1-8), buzz steps.
Meanwhile, couples 2 and 3 do same. |
| |:1-8:| | 10 (a) | Korssvängningen (2-hand star): M1 and M2 take 2-hand hold. W1 and W2 pass their arms under the nearer joined M arms, and
grasp the further joined M arms from above. Circle CW (1-8), beginning with a stamp on the first step, buzz steps. Ditto circle CCW (1-8), buzz steps.
Meanwhile, couples 3 and 4 do same. |
| |:1-8:| | 11 (a) | Korssvängningen (2-hand star): : M1 and M4 take 2-hand hold. W1 and W4 pass their arms under the nearer joined M arms, and
grasp the further joined M arms from above. Circle CW (1-8), beginning with a stamp on the first step, buzz steps. Ditto circle CCW (1-8), buzz steps.
Meanwhile, couples 2 and 3 do same. |
| |:1-8:| | 12 (a) | (2 couple circles): Couples 1 and 2, and simultaneously couples 3 and 4, form closed circles. Beginning with a stamp on the first step, circle CW (1-8), walking steps. Ditto circle CCW (1-8), walking steps. |
| |:1-8:| | 13 (a) | (2 couple circles): Couples 1 and 4, and simultaneously couples 2 and 3, form closed circles. Beginning with a stamp on the first step, circle CW (1-8), walking steps. Ditto circle CCW (1-8), walking steps. |
| |:1-8:| | 14 (a) | Damernas rong (W back basket): All W form back basket [L over, R under], and, beginning with a stamp on the first step, circle CW (1-8), with buzz steps. Ditto CCW (1-8), buzz steps. |
| |:1-8:| | 15 (a) | Kavaljerernas rong (M back basket): All M form back basket [L over, R under], and, beginning with a stamp on the first step, circle CW (1-8), buzz steps. Ditto CCW (1-8), buzz steps. |
| |:1-8:| | 16 (a) | Stora rongen (all circle): All form closed circle (without crossed arms), M facing out of circle. Beginning with a stamp on the first step, all circle CW (1-8), walking steps. Ditto CCW (1-8), walking steps. |
| |:1-8:| | 17 (a) | Stora rongen (all circle): All form closed circle (without crossed arms), M facing out of circle. Beginning with a stamp on the first step, all circle CW (1-8), walking steps. Ditto CCW (1-8), walking steps. |
| |:1-8:| | 18 (a) | Stora rongen (all circle): All form closed circle (without crossed arms), M facing out of circle.
Beginning with a stamp on the first step, all circle CW (1-8), walking steps. Ditto CCW (1-8), walking steps.
Thank partner et al: Head couples advance, L-in-L hold, and first thank [ie curtsey/bow] opposite W, then both W thank each other while both M do the same cross-wise. And finally thank partner with a handshake. Simultaneously, side couples go around head couples to do the same. Alternatively, finish by only thanking partner with a handshake. Note: the source below includes only sequences 1, 2, 3, 8, 12, and 18. All others are from Heikel. In Pyttis, one usually danced Storpolska after Stora själen, Pyttis. See videos from/with Jackarby folkdanslag 1994, Pernå och Lovisa folkdansare 2014, Östra Nylands folkdansdistrikt 2012 Provenance: Informant Berndt Fredrik Brinkas, from Västerby, born 1859. He was a farmer and musician, who taught a number of the old local dances to members of Arbetets Vänner in Pyttis. Source: Finlands Svenska Folkdansring/ 'Storpolska, Pyttis' in: 10 finlandssvenska folkdanser. (Instruktionshäfte 1) 2:a uppl.
[Helsingfors]: Finlands Svenska Folkdansring rf, 1974. pp.18-20.
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| Storpolska, Lappträsk/Lapinjärvi
Formation: any number of couples in closed circle. Steps: polska steg 1 (buzz & reverse buzz step), gångsteg (walk) Sheet music: (1) Andersson, Otto/ Nr. 764 'Slängpolska, Pyttis, after Hans Jakob Hansson' in: Folkdans: A1. äldre dansmelodier. (Skrifter utgivna av Svenska litteratursällskapet i Finland, 400; Finlands Svenska folkdiktning, VI) Åbo: Svenska litteratursällskapet i Finland, 1963. p.346. {Prescribed for part (a).[ (2) Andersson, Otto/ Nr. 330 'Storpolska, Pyttis, after Hans Jakob Hansson' in: Folkdans: A1. äldre dansmelodier. (Skrifter utgivna av Svenska litteratursällskapet i Finland, 400; Finlands Svenska folkdiktning, VI) Åbo: Svenska litteratursällskapet i Finland, 1963. p.146. {Prescribed for part (b).[ (3) Finlands svenska folkdansring/ 'Storpolska, Lappträsk, after Hans Jakob Hansson (1836-1908)' Årsprogram 2004-2005. [Helsingfors]: Finlands Svenska Folkdansring rf, [2004]. pp. 8-9. [Note: 3 tunes, played "in any order, as needed"] (4) Finlands svenska folkdansring/ 'Storpolska, Lappträsk, after Hans Jakob Hansson (1836-1908)' Årsprogram 2005-2006. [Helsingfors]: Finlands Svenska Folkdansring rf, [2005]. p.28. [Note: 2 tunes, played for parts (a) and (b) respectively.] Recordings: Finlands Svenska Folkdansring 'Storpolska, Lappträsk' Årsprogram 2004-2005 track 20; Finlands Svenska Folkdansring 'Storpolska, Lappträsk' Årsprogram 2005-2006 track 21. |
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| Bars | Part | Dance progression: |
| |:1-4:||:5-8:| | 1 (a) | Stora rongen (all circle): [On first step] M turn L so as to face out of circle, and take L-in-L hold with partner and R-in-R hold with corner. Finish a little inside the circle. All dance CW (|:1-4:|), 16 walking steps. Ditto CCW (|:5-8:|), 16 walking steps. |
| |:1-4:||:5-8:| | (b) | Polska (cpl turn): Couples take 2-hand hold with partner, and turn CW on the spot (|:1-4:|), 8 buzz steps.
Ditto CCW (|:5-8:|), walking steps. M then move CW and dance polska with each W in turn around the set, and finish with polska with
own partner again.
Part (b) is the same in all sequences. [Part (b) music must be played as many times as there are couples in the circle plus one.] |
| |:1-4:||:5-8:| | 2 (a) | Flickornas rong (W circle): All W form closed circle and circle CW (|:1-4:|), with 16 walking steps. Ditto CCW (|:5-8:|), 16 walking steps. |
| |:1-4:||:5-8:| | 3 (a) | Pojkarnas rong (M circle): All M form closed circle and circle CW (|:1-4:|), with 16 walking steps. Ditto CCW (|:5-8:|), 16 walking steps. |
| |:1-4:||:5-8:| | Stora rongen (all circle): [May finish with repeat of (1 (a)).] | |
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See videos from/with Provenance: When Thure Roos, a bachelor of medicine, and Yngvar Heikel visited Hindersby in May of 1911, a large number of older and youger village residents gathered in the youth community centre to demonstrate the old dances. Similarly when Holger Rancken, Ph.D. and Y. Heikel visited in January 1912. Musicians present were Henrik and Reinhold Johansson-Stor-Kolfus, Karl Gustaf 'Knusen' Karlsson (1864-1923) and Henrik Justerskogs. Source: Finlands svenska folkdansring (FSF)/ 'Storpolska, Lappträsk' in: Årsprogram 2005-2006.
[Helsingfors]: Finlands Svenska Folkdansring rf, [2005]. pp. 28-29.
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See also:
-- Heikel, Yngvar/ nrs 122 & 123 in: Folkdans: B. dansbeskrivningar sammanställda av Yngvar Heikel.
(Skrifter utgivna av Svenska litteratursällskapet i Finland, 268; Finlands Svenska folkdiktning, VI) Faksimilutgåva 1982.
Helsingfors: Svenska litteratursällskapet i Finland, 1938. pp. IX-X, 56-64, 419-420, 463-464.
Translation: Laine Ruus, Oakville, 2023-05-03.
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