| Bars | Part | Dance progression: |
| 1-8 | (a) | Lines advance, 12 small running steps (1-4), and retire ditto (5-8). |
| 9-12 | (b) | Lines again advance, 12 small running steps (1-4).
Finish in two-hand hold with opposite, and raise arms to form a line of arches. |
| 13-16,9-16 etc. |
Pair furthest from front, holding inside hands, begins running under the line of arches, followed in turn by each of the other
away from the front to make room for them.
As each pair reaches the front of the lines of dancers, they join the lines, taking two-hand hold with partner and raising arms into an arch, as other dancers move back . Continue until the music/song finishes. The song may be repeated many times. |
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Song text:
Så väva vi vadmal
Så väva vi rutor
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No videos available of this version at time of writing.
Provenance: described in 1945 by Agnes Westerberg from Björkö-Arholma.
Note: this was one of the dances for the Swedish program at Nordlek 1985 in Åbo.
Source: translated from an article in Folkdansaren listing the dances for the Swedish and combined programs for Nordlek 1985.
Translation: Laine Ruus, Oakville, 2020-03-22
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