Country: Island
Type: line dance
Formation: any number of couples in an closed or broken circle. L arm streched over L-side dancer's chest, R hand in R-side dancer's L hand, facing into circle.
Steps: run, vikivaka (R foot to R side, turn to face L closing L foot to R, R foot forward, L foot forward, close R to L, L). Note: this vikivaka step begins with R foot.
Music:
sheet music, ballad with 3 verses.
Recordings:
Islandica Rammíslensk;
Tónlistarskólinn á Akureyri
| Dance progression | ||
| |:1-8:| | (a) | All dance 5 vikivaka steps moving CW. |
| 9-12 | (b) | All, with hands down at sides, advance with 7 running steps toward centre of circle, with a clap on the last beat. |
| 13-16 | All retire with 7 running steps. | |
| 9-16 | Repeat (b). | |
| Repeat twice from (a). |
See different version in these YouTube videos 1, 2, 3, 4.
Note: this was one of the combined dances for Nordlek 1979 in Holstebro.
Source: translated from a Danish description prepared for
Nordlek 1979.
Translation: Laine Ruus, Oakville, 2020-07-26, rev. 2020-10-13.
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