Country: Vardø, Finnmarken, Norway
Provenance: A similar dance occurs in Denmark, as
På vejen hjem.
Source: Bakka, Egil & Arne Wikan/ nr 10 in: Dansetradisjonar frå Finnmark. s.l.: Finnmark Ungdomslag, Rådet for
folkemusik og folkedans (Rff), 1996. pp. 81-82, 224-226.
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Type: set dance
Formation: sets of 2 couples each, in large open circle. Couple 1 facing LOD, couple 2 facing RLOD.
Steps:
hurretrin (buzz step),
chassé (change step),
totrin (pivot step)
Sheet music: Bakka, Egil & Arne Wikan/ nrs 13-15, 17 in: Dansetradisjonar frå Finnmark. s.l.: Finnmark Ungdomslag, Rådet for
folkemusik og folkedans (Rff), 1996. pp. 224-226.
Recordings:
Bars
Part
Dance progression:
1-8
(a)
Circle: Pairs of facing couples form closed circles and circle twice round CW, 16 small buzz steps.
9-10
(b)
Promenade: Both M take waltz hold with opposite (=new partner) and dance forward in LOD, M1 with W2 in front, and M2 with W1 following them, 2 change steps.
11-12
M1 with W2 and M2 with W1 take closed waist-shoulder hold, and dance 4 pivot steps, moving in LOD.
13-16
Repeat (b).
Note: although (b) is danced around the floor in LOD, the 2 original couples stay together, so that they are ready for the next sequence.
After each sequence, both M have changed partner.
Part (b) is the same in all sequences.
Translation: Laine Ruus, Oakville, 2023-07-30.