Country: Svarfaðardal, Island
Type: couple dance
Formation: any number of couples, open circle, waltz hold, M back into centre of circle.
Steps: polka, side-step, walk
Music: sheet music
Recordings: Holstebro Folkedanserforening Dansk og skandinavisk folkedans med Arne Bech track 26.
| Bars | Part | Dance progression |
| 1-2 | (a) | All dance 1 side-step to ML/WR, in LOD. Ditto to MR/WL in RLOD. |
| 3-8 | Repeat (a) 3 times. | |
| 9-16 | (b) | All dance polka, moving in RLOD (CW in circle), 8 polka steps. |
| 17-18 | (c) | All drop hold, and clap own hands twice (17), and pause (18). |
| 19-21 | All take L-elbow hook with partner and beginning with R foot, dance once round CCW on the spot, 6 walking steps. | |
| 22-26 | Repeat (c), with R-elbow hook and beginning with L foot, turning CW on the spot, 6 walking steps. | |
| Repeat from (a) as desired. |
Note: this was one of the combined dances for Nordlek 1982 in Gothenburg.
Source: Danish description prepared for Nordlek 1982.
Translation: Laine Ruus, Oakville, 2020-01-31, rev. 2020-10-13.
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