Country: Rantasalmi, Finland
Type: longways set
Formation: 8 couples, in two rows, facing opposite couple, or in 8 couple quadrille formation.
Hold: holding inside hands, free fist on hip
Steps: walk
Music:
| Dance progression | ||
| 1-4 | (a) | Vastuu: Advance towards opposite couple, 4 walking steps. |
| 3-4 | Retire with 4 walking steps back to place. | |
| 1-4 | Repeat (a). If in an 8 couple quadrille formation, head couples dance 1st vastuu, side couples dance 2nd vastuu. | |
| |:5-8:| | (b) | Kättely: R-hand chain to 7th person. 16 walking steps. |
| |:9-12:| | Turn half-way CW round with 7th person, and chain back to partner. 16 walking steps. | |
| Repeat from (a) as desired. |
Source: taught to L. Ruus by ?, in Vancouver in the early 1970s.
Translation: Laine Ruus, Oakville, 2012-06-19, rev. 2019-02-28.
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