Country: Pyhtää, Uusimaa, Finland
Type: set dance
Formation: 2 couple sets, partners facing. Couple 1 are the 'adults' couple 2 the 'youngsters'.
M1
W2 M2
W1
| Bars | Part | Dance progression |
| 1-2 | (1) | Tervehdykset (courtesy): 'Youngsters' (couple 2) advance 4 walking steps. M arms hanging at sides, W holding skirt. |
| 3-4 | Courtesy to 'adults' (couple 1), to the R and to L. | |
| 5-6 | 'Youngsters' (couple 2) turn to L [CCW] and return to original places, 4 walking steps. | |
| 7-8 | 'Youngsters' (couple 2) turn L [CCW] to face into set, 2 walking steps, and courtesy to partner.` | |
| 9-16 | 'Adults' (couple 1) repeats (1). | |
| 17-18 | (2) | Risti (1-hand star): All 4 dancers advance to centre of set, 4 walking steps. |
| 19-20 | All 4 dancers courtesy to R and to L. | |
| 21-24 | With much show, all 4 dancers form R-hand star, grasping the wrist behind. M have free hand at side, W holding skirt. | |
| 25-28 | In star formation, circle CW 8 walking steps. Ditto CCW in L-hand star to finish in original place, 8 walking steps. | |
| 33-36 | (3) | Piiri (open circle): In open circle, all circle CW, 8 walking steps. M with arms at sides. W holding skirts in fromt. |
| 37-40 | All continue to move CW, as M switch places with each other, passing to the left. | |
| |:41-48:| | (4) | Valssi (waltz): Couples take waltz hold, and dance turning waltz, 16 waltz steps.
Couple 1 dances smoothly and with dignity. Couple 2 stamps to the beat, and waves as they waltz around couple 2. |
| 1-16 | (5) | Tervehdykset (courtesy): Repeat part (1). |
| 17-20 | (6) | (Advance & courtesy): Repeat the first 4 bars of part (2). |
| 21-28 | Kiittäminen (thanks): M1 thanks W2 while M2 thanks W1. Then M1 thanks W1 while M2 thanks W2. Finally W2 thanks W1 and M2 thanks M1, happily patting each other on the back. |
Provenance: Published in Kisakenttä in 1912 (page 224). Published by Armas V. Stenberg based on pianist Martti Nisoselta, who had learned it during summer holidays in Pyhtää from a local village musician.
Source: Rausmaa, Esko/ Tanhuvakka: suomen perinnetanssit. 3rd ed. [Helsinki]: Suomalaisen Kansantanssin
Ystävät ry, 2012. pp. 88-89.
See also:
-- Rausmaa, Pirkko-Liisa & Esko Tanhuvakka. Porvoo: W Söderström, 1977. pp.284-285
-- nr 3 in: Väisänen, Yrjö/ Kisapirtti: 125 suomalaista kansantanssia. Porvoo: Werner Söderström
Oy, [1962]. pp. 24-25.
-- nr 65 in: Collan, Anni/ Suomalainen kisapirtti. 4 painos. Helsinki: V. Söderström, 1946. pp.128-130.
Translation: Laine Ruus, Oakville, 2020-03-15, rev. 2022-12-18.
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