Country: Finland
Type: couple dance
Formation: open circle of couples, M facing LOD, W facing RLOD. M with arms folded on chest, W with fists on hips.
Steps:
polkka,
varvashyppely (kick-step)
Sheet music:
(1) Tanssinriemy.fi Nauhapolkka;
(2) John Chambers abc collection Vironpolkka/Nauhapolkka;
(3) Musescore Vironpolkka/Nauhapolkka
[a variant of the tune used for Nauhapolkka]
Recordings:
Etelä-Hämeen Pelimanniyhtye Jämtpolska/Vironpolkka/Lanssi (SNL 2) track B1;
Kansantanhuyhtye Suomalaisia tanhuja track A4;
Karelian Folk Music Ensemble "Toive" Finnish melodies and dances (Early years) track 24 [also on Amazon, Spotify, Shazam].
Sueurasaaren Pelimannien Jalalla koreasti, track A1;
Tanssinriemu.fi [mp3];
| Bars | Part | Dance progression: |
| upnotes | W turns to face LOD. | |
| 1-8 | 1 | Promenade: Beginning with outside (ML/WR) foot, all dance 8 polkka steps moving in LOD, flirting over W's L shoulder, then R shoulder, etc. |
| 1-8 | Holding inside hands with partner, and again moving in LOD, dance 8 polkka steps, swinging arms and dancing face-to-face, then back-to-back, etc. Finish with M's back to centre of circle, W facing into circle in front of partner. | |
| 9-10 | 2 (a) | Courtesy & clap: Curtsey/bow (9), and clap own hands 3 times (10). |
| 11-16 | Shake R forefinger at partner 3 times (11), followed by L forefinger (12). Repeat (13-16). | |
| 9-16 | (b) | Hopping on L foot, kick forward R foot (9), then hopping on R foot, kick forward L foot (10). Kick R-L-R foot (11), and close feet (12). Repeat (13-16). |
| 1-4 | 3 (a) | 1-hand turn: Take R thumb-hold with partner, and turn 4 polkka steps CW on the spot. |
| 5-8 | Take L thumb-hold with partner, and turn 4 polkka steps CCW on the spot. | |
| 1-4 | (b) | 2-hand turn: Take two-hand hold with partner, and turn 4 polkka steps CW on the spot. |
| 5-8 | Still in two-hand hold with partner, turn 4 polkka steps CCW on the spot. | |
| 9-12 | 4 (a) | Fwd,back,courtesy hold: Resume R thumb-hold with partner, and dance 4 polkka steps on the spot, turning body to L, then R, then L, and finally R. |
| 13-14 | Dance 2 polkka steps straight backwards away from partner, followed by | |
| 15-16 | two walking steps forward, turning to face LOD and W ahead of and to R of M. Finish in courtesy hold. | |
| 9-10 | (b) | Fwd,back,fwd: As a couple, rock forward on L foot, and back on R foot. |
| 11-12 | Dance 2 polkka steps forward in LOD, beginning on L foot. | |
| 13-16 | Repeat (4 b). On the last polkka step, W turns under joined L hands to face partner.
Finish with M facing out of circle, W facing in. |
|
| 1-4 | 5 (a) | Back,clap,dos-à-dos: Both dance 3 small polkka steps backwards, away from partner (1-3), followed by 2 claps (4). |
| 5-8 | All dance 4 polkka steps forward and past partner, passing on the R, and backing up on the last polkka step, to stand back to back, R shoulders touching, ie a little to the left of each other. | |
| 1 | (b) | Clap,back,fwd: All clap twice, M stamping simultaneously, and flirting over R shoulder. |
| 2-5 | All dance 3 polkka steps straight backwards, passing partner on R (2-4), followed by 2 claps (5). | |
| 6-8 | All dance 3 polkka steps towards partner to finish in original start position. |
Provenance: Choreographer unknown. Taught by Motora in Vancouver, 1978-10-26, and by Martti Vanhapelto in Vancouver 1988-03-25 to 26.
Description: Laine Ruus, Vancouver, 1978-10.
Translation: Laine Ruus, Oakville, 2013-02-09, rev. 2023-09-07.
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