Country: Säkkijärvi, Etelä-Karjala (south Karelia), Finland
Type: set dance
Formation: couples in open circle, 2-hand hold with partner, M facing out of circle, W facing in.
Steps: kick-steps, polkka
Music:
(CD) Suomalaisen Kansantansin Ystävät Halihiljaa, track 39.
| Dance progression | ||
| 1-2 | (a) | Varvashyppely: All dance 3 kick-steps and close (R, L, R, close). |
| 3-4 | Repeat (a), beginning kicking L foot (L, R, L, together). | |
| 5-8 | Repeat (a), beginning kicking R foot. | |
| |:9-12:| | (b) | Polkka: All take waltz hold with partner and dance 4 polkka steps turning CW, followed by 4 polkka steps turning CCW, moving in LOD. |
Printed source: Rausmaa, Pirkko-Liisa & Esko Tanhuvakka. Porvoo: W Söderström, 1977. p. 116.
Translation: Laine Ruus, Oakville, 2019-09-20, rev. 2020-08-19.
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