Country: Södermanland, Sweden
Type: 2-couple set dance, or mixer
Steps: hurrasteg (buzz), walk
Sheet music: engelska efter Spel-Erker, Bie, transcribed after Gustav Pettersson, Valla:
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or any engelska with AABB or AAB structure and appropriate tempo.
| Bars | Part | Dance progression: |
| Two-couple set dance | ||
| Formation: even number of couples in pairs of couples facing couples. | ||
| 1-8 | (a) | Couples form closed circles, and circle CW, 16 walking steps. |
| 1-4 | (b) | Giving R hand to partner, chain to 4th person (corner) (1-3). 7 walking steps.
Stamp 3 times (4). |
| 5-8 | Take polska or waltz hold with corner, swing on the spot, 8 buzz steps. | |
| 9-16 | Repeat (b), giving R hand to corner to start the chain, and swinging with partner. | |
| Repeat from (a) as desired. [Note that the sequence structure of the dance is AAB. Therefore if the music is structured AABB, the circle and chaining sequences do not begin at the same point in the music each time.] | ||
| Mixer | ||
| Formation: any number of couples in closed circle. | ||
| 1-8 | (a) | All couples form closed circle, and circle CW, 16 walking steps. |
| 1-4 | (b) | Giving R hand to partner, chain to 4th oncoming dancer (1-3), 7 walking steps.
Stamp 3 times (4). |
| 5-8 | Take polska or waltz hold and swing on the spot, 8 buzz steps. | |
| 9-16 | Giving R hand to dancer just swung with, repeat (b). | |
| Repeat from (a) as desired. | ||
| Repeat from (a) as desired. [Note that the sequence structure of the dance is AAB. Therefore if the music is structured AABB, the circle and chaining sequences do not begin at the same point in the music each time.] | ||
| Mixer variant II | ||
| Formation: any number of couples in closed circle. | ||
| 1-8 | (a) | Big circle CW: All couples form closed circle, and circle CW, 16 walking steps. |
| 1-8 | (b) | Small circles CWPairs of couples form closed circles, and circle CW, 16 walking steps.
Note: in all subsequent sequences, the same 2 M follow each other into the smaller circles, as do the same 2 W. In the chains, M always move CCW, W move CW. |
| |:9-16:| | (c) | Chain & buzz 2x: In the 2-couple sets, giving R-hand to partner, all dance R-hand chain to dancer number 4 (corner) (9-11), 7 walking steps.
Stamp 3 times (12). |
| |:1-8:| | Repeat (c), giving R hand to corner, to finish with partner. | |
| 9-16 | Small circles CW: Repeat (b). | |
| 9-16 | Big circle CW: Repeat (a). | |
| |:1-8:|,|:9-16:| | Chain & buzz 2x: In big circle, repeat (c). | |
| 1-8 | < | Big circle CW: Repeat (a). |
| 1-8 | < | Small circles CW: Repeat (b). |
| |:9-16:|,|:1-8:| | Chain & buzz 2x: In small circles, repeat (c). | |
| 9-16 | Small circles CW: Repeat (b). | |
| 9-16 | Big circle CW: Repeat (a). | |
| Repeat from (b) as desired. Note that if the music is structured ABB, the sequence structure
of the dance is AABB. Therefore the circle and chaining sequences do not begin at the same point in the music each time.
This variant of engelska från Stigtomta is danced, among otherrs, in Katrineholm as a different and fun variant of the dance. Described as related to me by Christina Åström of Katrineholm. |
As 2-couple version see YouTube video
As a mixer, see videos on from Nordlek 2012.
Dancilla, and YouTube
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3 (at 1:03).
Note: the mixer version was one of the combined dances at Nordlek 1985 in Åbo & 2012 Steinkjer.
Printed sources:
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