Folk dance from Denmark

6-tur fra Vendsyssel (6-trip North), Ordinary 6-trip
Niels Mejlhede Jensen, Bøgeløvsvej 4, 2830 Virum, Denmark. e-mail (web master)

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Dance description 2:

 
Animation of the dance

6-tur fra Vendsyssel (6-trip North), Ordinary 6-trip

  • Dance of 4 couples in a quadrille (= square)
  • Chasse and walking steps  (1 chasse per bar and 2 walking steps per bar)
  • The dance is in 3 sections: a, b, c :
    • a: bar 1-8: the figures (= variations), walking steps (maybe side walking)
    • b: bar 9-16: the main: head couples forth and back, then side couples, chasse + go + go
    • c: bar 17-24: the chain in the quadrille (= grand right and left), walking
The dance with the steps here is acceptable to dance on grass.

 

6-tur fra Vendsyssel (6-trip North), Ordinary 6-trip- dance of 4 couples in quadrille
bar 1-8 Circle around Big circle 1 round clockwise.
bar 9-12 Head couples forth and back Head couples: towards each other, one chasse + go + go, greeting, start left foot,
and backwards back again, one chasse + go + go
For chasse see start part of animation figure of dance 5.
bar 13-16 Side couples forth and back Side couples: towards each other and back again in the same way.
The main in bar 13-16 is the same in every repetition.
bar 17 Riaght hand to partner Right hand to partner for start of chain. Walking, start left foot.
bar 17-24 Chain around Chain 1 round (= grand right and left).
The chain in bar 17-24 is the same in every repetition.
Figures: Bar 9-24 is the same in all repetitions. Bar 1-8 has a different figure for each repetition as given here below:
bar 1-8 Ladies circle around Music repeats from the beginning again.
Figure section, bar 1-8, that varies through the dance.
1' figure (apart from the introductory big circle) is ladies' circle clockwise.
Walking, maybe side walking.
bar 1-8 Gents circle around 2' figure: gents' circle clockwise.
(Clockwise is called sun wise in Danish folk dance, naturally for a country to the north).
bar 1-8 Ladies circle the other way around 3' figure: ladies' circle anti clockwise (= counter clockwise).
bar 1-8 Gents circle the other way around 4' figure: gents' circle anti clockwise.
bar 1-8 All circle the other way around 5' figure: big circle (of the quadrille) anti clockwise
bar 1-8 Couple wise dance around 6' figure: couple wise dance around on the spot for all couples, 
face partner join hands in 2 hands hold, walking or side walking.
The dance and the music end here in bar 8 after the first phrase, (which is common in Danish quadrille dances, and often (but not in this dance) with music ending not tonic).

The melody is played 6 1/3 times, or according to the number of figures selected.

Forget about details of right and left foot where it does not matter, and enjoy the dance.
Does your "opponent" show confusion about what hand to use in the chain, or even walks the wrong way, then have a fun time.

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