Folk dance music with improvisations

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10 years later: 2009: This website made in 1999 with 20 folkdances danced in Denmark had been placed on www.folkdance.suite.dk, a host server owned by UNI2 and DADL (Danish Medical Association). I had believed this to be a reliable place. But in January 2009 the server (and by this my website) was closed down with short notice. The dances with their music have been danced for more than 100 years and are very relevant for more than the next 100 years, so it was not the time to discharge this webpage. So I have moved it to here, on my daughter's webpage on: http://lavigne.dk/oldfolkdance/ on one.com, where I hope it will stay for a long time.

A score of scores 20 folk dances with dance desriptions and with musical arrangements written as scores and with audio midi files 10 MB on 1000 files
Click the links to go to a description of the dance and its music.
Dance of 20 weeks (+ Yule tide):
WEEK	1999	NAME of DANCE	ENGLISH	TYPE	STEPS
20	May 17	Emmas vals	Emma's Waltz	couple	waltz
19	May 10	Hamborg 6-tur	Hamburg 6-trip	mixer	side running, polka
18	May 3	1000 tanker	1000 Thoughts	sønderhoning, south ho	walking, south ho
17	April 26	Dona Bleska  (Doudlebska Polka)	Dona Bleska (Doudlebska Polka)	mixer	walking, polka
16	April 19	Jänta å ja	The Girl and Me	couple	dal steps, hambo
15	April 12	Når vandet fryser	Freezing Waters	3 corner dance  (3 couples)	walking, two steps
14	April 5	Trippevals "353"	Mince Waltz no. 353	couple	mince waltz
13	March 29	6-tur fra Vendsyssel	6-trip North	quadrille (square = 4 couples)	chasse, walking or swing steps
12	March 22	Smedens 1' skottis  (= Tisse skottis)	Blacksmith's no 1 Schottische (= Pee Schottische)	couple	schottische
11	March 15	Bondepigen	Peasant Girl	3 persons	hop running
10	March 8	Snurrebocken	Whirring Buck	couple (mixer)	polska, running
9	March 1	Stødt kanel	Pounded Cinnamon	mixer	waltz
8	February 22	2-tur fra Vejle	2-trip from Vejle	mixer	walking, polka
7	February 15	Høstdans	Harvest Hopsa	couple	hops
6	February 8	Bitte mand i knibe	Little man in a fix	2 couples	running, waltz
5	February 1	Bedstefars rheinlænderpolka nr ½5	Grandfather's Polka no ½5	couple  or mixer	chasse, polka
4	January 25	Gärdeby Gånglåt	Gerdeby Walking Tune	mixer	walking, side steps
3	January 18	Trommelvalsen	Roller Waltz	3 couples	running, waltz
2	January 11	Fætter Mikkel	Cousin Mikkel	line	walking, polka
1	January 4	Sjijnmyravalsen	Sjijn Bog Waltz	couple	waltz
0	X-mas 1998	Spillemand spil lystigt op	Yule Tree Dance	mixer	walking, polka

This web site is mine. Out from my tradition I tell how I dance the folk dances and how I feel the music should be played.
I have made (proposals to) musical arrangements for improvisations with the hope of attracting new musicians (e.g. from concert bands) to try the enjoyment of a big folk dancing audience. You may copy my note sheets and text.
 
 

Links to other pages on this web site
Summary	English summary of this web site
Introduction	Introduction
Programme for an evening	Evening ball with varied merry folk dance
Dance Types	How I group the folk dances in Denmark
Symbols for dance descriptions	How I draw the man and woman and their feet
Music design	How the music parts for improvisations are made
Performing proposals	Musical arrangements as midi for 4 of the dances
Contemporary folk dance music	3 modern tunes from 3 folk composers in our band
Hints (help) to window use	How to use the windows on this web site
Relevant web sites	Links to some relevant web sites on the WWW
Technical University contemporary history	Example of modern aristocracy and professional skill
Web page design	How these web pages are made
Chat page	A page for bringing some comments
Mejlhede Jensen Family	The Family Mejlhede Jensen welcome page

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