Mazurkavariant från Sandviken Gästrikland, Sweden

Ewa and Tommy Englund introduced this at Scandinavian Week, 1987. The sources for this dance are Benno Eriksson and Tony Wrethling. Benno Eriksson presented the dance at Nordic Fiddles and Feet 2010.

Pronunciation: ma-SUHR-ka var-ee-awnt frohn SAHNDH-vee-ken Dalsteg DAHL-stehg Tresteg TRAY-stehg

Music: ¾ music

Holds: : Hold inside hands held approximately chest high, outside arms hang at side Closed Position: hold: Man's R hand on the Woman's L side of her upper back. Man's L arm is bent at the elbow to make a right angle and holds/hooks onto the Woman's upper R arm. Woman's L hand rests on the Man's R shoulder. Woman's R arm is bent at the elbow to make a right angle and her hand comes from below and up to hold/hook on the Man's upper L arm, keeping her elbow in contact with the man's forearm.

Steps: Dalsteg: Danced in LOD/CCW around the dance space in open position. Step lifts Counts 1 2 3 Steps Step & bend outside leg Lift to ball of ft. Come down to whole ft. Meas. 1 M L Lift on outside ft. Come down on outside ft. W R Lift on outside ft. Come down on outside ft.

Meas. 2 M R Lift on inside ft. Come down on inside ft. W L Lift on inside ft. Come down on inside ft. Measures 3 & 4 are a repeat of measures 1 & 2.

Tresteg: Danced turning CW in closed position. Use 2 measures to make one complete CW turn pivoting as needed. Step on each beat Counts 1 2 3 Steps Step Step Step & pivot Meas. 5 M L R L W R L R

Meas. 6 M R L R W L R L Repeat measures 5 & 6 during meas 7 & 8 to make 4 measures of turning, making 2 complete CW turns.

Dance Sequence: Alternate dalsteg and tresteg, dancing 4 measures of each.

Character of the dance: The dalsteg is danced very light and 'swingy'. The free foot remains close to the ground. The tresteg/three-step is danced with small dipping steps, i.e. a svikt on each step. Foot stamping, or marking occurs occasionally as desired. One can add pivots as desired to make the dance flow more comfortably. The character can vary with the speed and energy of the music.

Roo Lester Mazurkavariant från Sandviken May 2001 Revised 2018