Tunnan valt

Country: Iceland
Type: line dance
Formation: any number of couples in a closed or broken circle, banjo hold: L arm stretched over L-side dancer's chest, R hand in R-side dancer's L hand, facing into circle.
Steps: side-step, Þungaspor
Sheet music: [musescore], [John Chambers abc collection] & lyrics
Recordings:

Bars Count Dance progression
1 1-2-3-4 All dance 1 Þungaspor.
2 1-2-3 All step L on L foot (1), close R to L (2), and lift R (3). NB weight remains on L foot.
3 1-2-3-4 All dance 1 Þungaspor.
4 1-2 All step L on L foot (1), close R to L, without putting weight on R (2).
5-7   Repeat bars 1-3.
8-9   All step L on L foot (8), close R to L while rising onto toes and sinking onto whole foot, meanwhile raising and lowering arms (9).
10-21   Repeat bars 1-4, three times.
22-24   Repeat bars 1-3.
25-26   Repeat bars 8-9.
    Repeat from beginning as desired.

Note: this was one of the combined dances for Nordlek 2009 in Lahtis.

Original source: Þorláksson, Jón/ Íslenzk ljóðabók. Bægisá: Kaupmannahöfn, 1842-1843.
Source: translated from a Danish description prepared (2008) by Egon Agerskov for Nordlek 2009.
Translation: Laine Ruus, Oakville, 2021-06-14.


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