Country: Sweden
See also:
Lotte gick/Lottes død/Laditå/Vrøvl i hatten [Danish version],
Raatikko [Finnish version],
Lottistå [Norwegian version]
Type: couple dance
Formation: any number of couples in open circle, waltz hold with joined arms stretched in direction of movement. M backs to centre, W facing into centre
Steps: sidestep with leading foot in the direction of movement, step-hop
Music:
Spillemandslauget Østjyderne Nordiska legestuemelodier (1993) mp3 file
| Dance progression | ||
| 1-2 | (a) | Starting with outside (ML/WR) foot, dance 4 slow, long sidesteps towards centre of the circle of couples, while moving joined arms down and up. |
| 3-4 | Dance 8 quick sidesteps backwards to place. | |
| 5-8 | Repeat (a).
Note: part (a) can also be danced in a large closed circle moving CCW. |
|
| 9-16 | (b) | Starting with ML/WR foot, dance step-hops, turning CW and moving in LOD. |
| Repeat from (a) as desired. |
Source:
Svenska Ungdomsringen för Bygdekultur [Beskrivning av] svenska folkdanser. Stockholm: Åhlén & Åkerlund, 1964 p. 40. Available at: <http://runeberg.org/folkdans/besk/0069.html>
Translation: Laine Ruus, Oakville, 2013-05-24, rev. 2014-01-24
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