Country: Brekkem Sogn, Norway
Type: set dance
Formation: 4 sets of 3 dancers in a quadrille formation, each set of 3 dancers consisting of 1 M and 2 W. M holds L-in-L hand with W to his L (WL), and R-in-R with W to his R (WR). The 2 W hold R-in-L behind M's back. Hands up over shoulder height.
Steps: walk
Music: Semb, Klara/Norske folkedansar - turdansar. Rev. ed. Oslo: Noregs Boklag/Det Norske Samlaget i samarbeid med Noregs Ungdomslag, 1991. p. 356. ♩=96(115)-120.
Recordings: Norske Turdansar 3 - Turdansar frå Vestlandet track 22.
| Dance progression | ||
| 1-8 | (a) | Fram og attende: All begin with L foot, and dance 4 small walking steps forward (1-2). Ditto backwards to return to place (3-4). Repeat (5-8). Total 16 walking steps. |
| 9-24 | (b) | Smetteturen: Both W raise joined inside hands into an arch, and all begin with L foot. With a stamp on the first beat, M backs under the arch, and pulls WL under the arch, followed by WR, as he dances to his L around WL, moving his R arm over the heads of the 2 W. Finally M turns CW under his own R arm to return to place (9-12). 8 walking steps.
Repeat 3 times (13-24). Total 32 walking steps. |
| Repeat from (a) as desired. |
In a 1952 publication, Klara Semb noted that 'krossadans med 12' is not related to other krossa-dances from Brekke. It was known elsewhere [in Norway] as 'retur' and was danced to ordinary rill [reel] tunes. The tune Semb associates with the dance was transcribed in 1923, after Sjur Eldegarden, Øvre Ådal, Sogn.
Source: Semb, Klara/Norske folkedansar - turdansar. Rev. ed. Oslo: Noregs Boklag/Det Norske Samlaget i samarbeid med Noregs Ungdomslag, 1991. pp. 138-140.
Translation: Laine Ruus, Oakville, 2020-11-16.
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