Country: Island/Iceland
Type: couple dance
Formation: open circle of couples, side by side in crossed two-hand hold position, facing LOD.
Steps: schottis, step-hop
Sheet music: Krummaskottís composed by Torvaldur Björnsson, or any schottis with moderate tempo and appropriate structure.
| Bars | Part | Dance progression |
| 1-2 | (a) | Beginning with R foot, couples dance 2 schottis steps forward in LOD. |
| 3-4 | Beginning with R foot, couples dance 4 step-hops forward in LOD. | |
| 5-8 | Repeat (a). | |
| 9-12 | (b) | Couples take L-in-L hand hold, and beginning with R foot, turn twice round CCW with 2 schottis steps followed by 4 step-hops. |
| 13-16 | Couples take R-in-R hand hold, and beginning with R foot, turn twice round CW with 2 schottis steps followed by 4 step-hops. | |
| Repeat from (a) as desired. |
See YouTube video.
Note: this was one of the combined dances for Nordlek 1994 in Linköping.
Source: a Danish translation by Kelfinna Sigurvinsdóttir for Nordlek 1994.
Translation: Laine Ruus, Oakville, 2020-07-31, rev. 2020-08-20.
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