Dances from Norway (and a few other places)

This survey gives a general overview of the various kinds of Norwegian dances.

This music guide gives a list of good bands for gammeldans (old-time) music.

This video guide gives a list of of videos of Norwegian dance.

Februar 2023

Program til NU storkurs Lyngdal. Musikken er Alix's Spotify playlist.

Dance Musikktype Spo-tify Musikk Video
Solodanser (ikke partner)
Annas visa Egen melodi, evt annen sakte vals 01 Annas visa (Orsa spelemannslag) YouTube
Oppvarmingsreinlender Reinlender (helst 2 vek) 02 Pojkarnas Schottis (Offerdal Spelemannslag) Facebook
Linerender Reinlender (helst 2 vek) 03 Skepparschottis (Dalakopa) Alix
Byttedanser
Kometrø En masurka 04 60 åringen (Jultullaget) Springar'n
La Bastringue Egen melodi eller polka 05 La Bastringue () Folkedansere i CA, USA
Stockrosen En vals, helst korte (8) vek 06 Enges Maren (Småviltlaget) eller, Lykkjevals (Syvers) Springar'n
Larry's Mixer En ril eller polka 07 Far from Home (Aly Bain & Jay Ungar) Springar'n
Lauterbacher vals En vals, helst 48 takter ABB el. AAB 08 Lufsens siste vals (Hallingdal Kraftlag) Springar'n
Vigga schottis En reinlender m 2 vek 09 Ringlender'n hass Jostein Springar'n
Gammeldans
Hammerdalsschottis Reinlender 10 Schotttis e Olle Falk (Offerdal Spelmannslag) Dansvideo
Stigar'n/Stiger Fra Velfjord Reinlender 11 En, to, og tri (Småviltlaget) Springar'n
Polka m gåsteg / Halvrundpolka Polka 12 Skotsk etter Edvard Randen (Jutullaget) Gunnar Berge og
Anne Halvorsen
Enskede-Fröjdens vals Vals 13 Fant-Karl vals (Offerdal Spelmannslag) Robertsside
Tuluttooq Polka eller Ril -- Finsk polka (Fanteladdane) Springar'n
Æ Russer Reinlender 14 Ringlender fra Engerdal (Dalakopa) Springar'n
Trebuss fra Råde Masurka/springdans 15 Kim's masurka (Askerladden) eller Springdans nr 2 e Arne Hansen (Hadeland Spellemannslag) Noreg i dans og spel
Rekkedans
Sekstur I med 3-4 par Egen melodi (vals) 16 Sekstur I (Aage Grundstad)
Sekstur I 8X (Aage Grundstad)
Ring og kjede Polka m korte vek 17-
18
Cranberry Rock (Feleboga)
Paddy on the turnpike (Katy Adelson)
Bruu nr 12 Polka e ril med korte vek 19 The Wright Dog (The Great Bear Trio) Springar'n
Jamaica Polka, reel, jig 20 Rec Hall,... (The Great Bear Trio)
Rare antall
Heptathlon Jig 7x32 takters jig (evt reel) 21 Wild Geese (Berkeley Scottish Players) SCD Hong Kong
Polka Dot 5x32 takters jig (evt reel) 22 John Cass (Jim Lindsay and his band) Springar'n
Dansk dans for 5 par 5x48 takter reel 23 Niel Gow's Farewell to Whiskey (Ian Muir)
Annet
Eastbourne Rover jig eller polka 24 Haste to the Wedding (The English Country Dance Band) Germantown Country Dancers
Mairi's Wedding 8x40 takter reel 25 Mairi's Wedding (Jimmy Shand) SCD Nanaimo
Jig Circle jig, reel, polka 26 Scottish Reform (Jimmy Shand) Sølvberg (Tell motsatt vei)

Spornumre ovenfor refererer til Alix's Spotify playlist.
Det finnes mange dansebeskrivelser og videoer på www.acla.se
Springar'n har tatt opp mange videoer, se www.springarn.net, trykk på "video enkeltdanser".
Det er også linker på Hordaringen, se www.hordaringen.no, trykk på "linkar".

January 2023 Stockton Winter Weekend

For the Hambo session with Roo Lester and Alix Cordray at the 2023 Winter Camp, you need only bring yourself and your dance shoes (or just your eyes and ears). If you have a dance space where you can turn, that would be great. Roo and Alix will also present lots of background information, including videos, so just watching and listening is fine, too.

For a list of Key Scandinavian Dance Themes compiled by Roo, see Key Scandinavian Dance Themes.

For background on Norwegian dance compiled by Alix, don't miss the survey, music guide, and video guide.

For information about basic old-time dances and how to teach them, see this guide compiled by Alix.

Hambo and related dances, Alix+Roo Description Music Video
Hambo (Roo) A hambo, see note below. Hälsingehambo, 2010 finals
Hälsingehambo, 2010 senior finals
Annandagsdansen 2017, Music: Bollnäs Spelmannslag
Britt-Mari Westholm and Bengt Mård, 2007
Springpolka (Springpols) (Alix) • Alix’s 1995 cassette Dans norsk, Heilo PAK 1004, Side 2/5 “Springpolka etter Åmoten”.
• Eid Spelemannslag, Slåttar fra Nordfjord, “Springpolka”, Spotify Link.
• Other music can be used - may be called springpolka, springpols, springdans, or hambo; should be bouncy with 8-bar phrases.
Sarpsborg 1978
(See note below)
Springar fra Nord-Norge (Alix) • Alix’s 1995 cassette Dans norsk, Heilo PAK 1004, Side 2/5 “Springpolka etter Åmoten”.
• Ståle Paulsen & Tradisjonskvintetten, Helgelandsjenta, “Springar frå Sømn”, Spotify Link.
• Both northern springars and southern springpolkas can be used; Paulsen is from the north.
Tustna
(See note below)
Hambo Variant från Lövånger (Roo) A hambo, see note below. Group learning.
Leif & Margareta Virtanen.
About music for Roo's Hambos

There is a lot of Hambo music available online and in CD format. Tempo and character are both personal and connected to the regions where hambo and hambo type dances are found.

Recordings Roo has used and shared at events:

About Alix's videos

The video for the Springpolka is the dance group in Sarpsborg, Norway, in 1978. This is the group where Alix danced when she first moved to Norway. Her husband Ragnar is one of the dancers.

The video for the Springar fra Nord-Norge is from Tustna in Nordmøre, not from Nord-Norge, but it has the same steps and largely the same style. It is from a dance collection project, and the dancers are Alix's friends, Alf Steinar Nekstad (from Tustna) and Bente Gjertsen.

Other videos shown at the session

Here are the videos used during our presentation.

April 2022

The following are dances for the Springar Spee.

Dance Description Music Video
Vestlandsspringar Pamphlet Lystig og kåt from the album Jostedøl'n Alix and Bjørn Ove
Polka med støyt (or Polkamasurka) Stockton 1973
Pariser Desc

Here are other Vestlandsspringar videos.

Olav Einemo taught courses over many years in the 1960s and 1970s in the eastern part of Norway. Many leikarring dancers learned the dance from him, and then used it in leikarring performances.

Here are some examples of local springars from the west of Norway.

You can find a series of 6 teaching films for the springar from Osterøy, starting here.

July 2021

The following list is a list of dances taught at Stockton 2021.

Don't miss the survey, music guide, and video guide.

This basic gammeldans guide talks about the basic old-time dances and how to teach them.

Suitable tunes for most dances in the gammeldans class may be found in Alix Cordray's Spotify list Stockton 2021.

Gammeldans, Alix+Roo Description Music Video
Kalle Ps vals (Alix) Any waltz with 8 or 16 meas phrases, preferably a lyrical waltz.
Ödetorspvalsen, Norrtelje Elitkapell, Album Med pukor ot trumpeter
Åsmunds vals, Askerladden, Album Tettbygd Strøk
Springar'n danser Kalle P
Reinlender (Roo) Any (non-crooked) reinlender.
Rørosringlender (Roo) A square reinlender, preferable from the Røros area.
Tunes by the band Småviltlaget are highly recommended.
Norsk galopp (Alix) Any polka, fast or slow, square or crooked.
Myrstacken, P.A. Røstad Jrs Orkester, Album I grenseland
Skotsk etter Sigurd Eggen, Syvers Orkester, Album Ferd
Polkett från Grängesberg (Roo) Any Swedish mazurka.
A good one is on At the Jonsson’s CD, called Ja se det snöar
Nord-norsk masurka (Alix) A fast masurka, preferably from northern Norway.
Potkumasurka, Vårdal & Sørnæs, Album Danseslåtter fra Finnmark
Maskurka, Pasvik, Jo Asgeir Lie, Album Danseslåtter fra Finnmark
Springar fra Sømna, Ståle Paulsen, Album Helgelandsjenta
Mazurkavariant från Sandviken (Roo) Any Swedish mazurka.
Dance (Alix 60min) Description Music Video
Lystig og kåt (Vestlandsspringar steps) Desc Lystig og kåt from the album Jostedøl'n
Lystig og kåt, Egil Bjørndal at Norsk Folkedans Stemne 1993
Lystig og kåt
Finnleken (Rørospols line dance) Desc Finnleken on the Dalakopa album Grenseløst
Available on Spotify and iTunes Store
Finnleken
Dance (Roo 60min) Description Music Video
Menuett till slängpolska musik Tune #4 Klintetten 2018 CD Pollonesse i d-moll after Anders Larsson
Tune #5 Klintetten 2018 CD Polska after Anders Jeppson
Available from the Folk Arts Center of New England (FACONE)
Haderianschottis Tune #13 Hambo in the Barn CDSchottis från Idre
Available from the Folk Arts Center of New England (FACONE)

October 2020

The following list contains descriptions for Norwegian dances, October 2020 corona program for FAC.

Dance Description Music Video
Per Spelmann Desc Per Spelmann, Pudding-TV, Spotify
Per Spellemann, Geirr Lystrup, Spotify
Per Spellemann, Pudding-TV, iTunes Store
Spellemann, Geirr Lystrup, iTunes Store
Short video (part of 1 verse)
Jeg tenker så tidt Desc Jeg tenker så titt på min bryllupsdag on Tone Hulbæemo's album Svevende jord, available on Spotify and iTunes Store
Also on Loretta Kelley's AmerikaSpel
Jeg tenker så tidt
Halling, an introduction Desc Boralåten from the album Jostedøl'n, original speed
Boralåten from the album Jostedøl'n, sped up (105%)
Halling, an introduction
Lystig og kåt (Vestlandsspringar steps) Desc Lystig og kåt from the album Jostedøl'n
Lystig og kåt, Egil Bjørndal at Norsk Folkedans Stemne 1993
Lystig og kåt
Kørsdans Desc Kørsdans, Egil med flere Kørsdans solo
Kørsdans, 4 people
Kørsdans, Alix's arrangement
Linerender (reinlender line dance) Desc Skepparschottis on the Dalakopa album Grenseløst
Available on Spotify and iTunes Store
Hompetitten, Egil med flere
Any square reinlender will work
Skepparschottis (Linerender)
Finnleken (Rørospols line dance) Desc Finnleken on the Dalakopa album Grenseløst
Available on Spotify and iTunes Store
Finnleken
Barnereinlender Desc Separatorlåten, Egil Bjørndal med flere
The tune also appears the Jostedøl'n album as Seperatorlåten
Any square reinlender can be used. A polka can be used for slower movements
Barnereinlender
Barnemasurka Desc Arbins masurka, EgilBjørndal med flere
Any square masurka, springpols, or Rørospols can be used
Barnemasurka, clapping pattern
Barnemasurka, dance

Here is a teaching video of Alix Cordray and Bjørn Ove Opheim dancing the full Vestlandsspringar:

Here are some good examples of Halling dances from the national competitions (called Landskappleik, or LK for short)

The video of Simon Løvald from 2017 contains many of the steps as Alix has used them in her introduction arrangement.

June 2019

The following list contains descriptions for Norwegian dances, Fiddles and Feet dance program.

Dance Description Video Music
Springleik fra Vågå Desc Håkon Sandum 2016
Håkon Sandum 2010
Øyvind Sandum
Any springleik from Gudbrandsdal
Karusellvals Desc Springar'n (in)
Springar'n (out)
Any "square" waltz, B-dur vals (Syvers)
Reinlendernøtt (Æ Russer) Desc Springar'n Any "square" reinlender
Vebjørns byttereinlender Desc Any square reinlender
Rørospols Desc (1995) Granøien LK2016
Lagdans LK2016
Nilssen 2013
Any pols from Røros or upper Østerdal

januar 2019

Program til NU storkurs Skien.

Dance Musikk Alt musikk Video
Byttedanser
Over the Ocean Nørstnesfjoset (Fanteladdane) Polka m korte vek Folkedansere i USA
Smygvals Lykkjevals (Syvers) En vals Springar'n
Vigga schottis Reinlender e L. Finseth (Syvers) En reinlender m 2 vek Springar'n
Karusellvalsen B-dur vals (Syvers) En vals Springar'n
La Bastringue La Bastringue En polka Internasjonale dansere
Kristian Pedersens cykel Reel e. John Visdal (Syvers)
Polka e. M Furulund (Fanteladdane)
Ril eller Polka
Gammeldans
Tuluttooq Finsk polka (Fanteladdane) Polka el. ril Springar'n
Stigar'n/Stiger Fra Velfjord Reinl e. Erling Kjøk (Syvers) Reinlender Springar'n
Galopp fra Værnes Skotsk e Ola Åsen (Syvers) Polka Springar'n
Æ Russer Reinlender e J. Parapouli (Syvers) Reinlender Springar'n
Kalle P / Vebjørns Vals Vals av Einar Teigen (Syvers) Vals
Trebuss fra Råde Ellefar i Lia (Syvers) Masurka/springdans
Reinlender m sidebytte Reinl e H.W. Brimi (Syvers) Reinlender
Rekkedans
Ring og kjede Cranberry Rock (Feleboga)
Juliann Johnson (Footloose)
Polka m korte vek
Bruu nr 12 A Finnish polka (Footloose) Polka m korte vek Springar'n
Jamaica Mr. Fiddle (Footloose) Polka
Rare antall
Heptathlon Jig Wild Geese (Skotsk) 32 takts jig (evt reel) SCD Hong Kong
Take 5 Duke of Atholl's Reel (Skotsk) 32 takts jig (evt reel) SCD Vienna
Levi Jackson Rag Levi Jackson Rag egen mel, men polka ok Berea dancers USA
Annet
Picking of Sticks Leith Country Dance (Skotsk) jig eller polka Springar'n
Postie's Jig (Stolpedansen) Postie's Jig (Skotsk) 32 takts jig (evt reel) SCD Vancouver
Jig Circle Scottish Reform (Skotsk) jig, reel, polka Sølvberg (Tell motsatt vei)

Det finnes mange dansebeskrivelser og videoer på www.acla.se
Springar'n har tatt opp mange videoer, se www.springarn.net, trykk på "video enkeltdanser".
Det er også linker på Hordaringen, se www.hordaringen.no, trykk på "linkar".

November 2017

The following list contains descriptions for Norwegian dances, Julian program.

Dance Description Video Music
Springleik fra Vågå Desc Håkon Sandum 2016
Håkon Sandum 2010
Øyvind Sandum
Any springleik from Gudbrandsdal
Rørospols Desc Granøien LK2016
Lagdans LK2016
Nilssen 2013
Any pols from Røros or upper Østerdal
Masurka fra Vågå Desc Håkon Sandum
LF2015
Any masurka, preferable from Gudbrandsl
Galopp fra Værnes Desc Springar'n Any polka
Sverres vals (vals fra Elverum) Desc Halbakken Any waltz
Reinlendernøtt (Æ Russer) Desc Springar'n Any "square" reinlender
Vigga schottis Desc Springar'n
Fdg Nerkia
Any "square" reinlender
Karusellvals Desc Springar'n Any "square" waltz

August 2016

The following list contains descriptions for Norwegian dances, Stockton folk dance camp program.

This survey gives a general overview of the various kinds of Norwegian dances.

Dance Description Video Music
Stockrosen Desc Lykkjevals (Syvers Orkester)
Vigga Schottis Desc Video Reinlender etter Hans W Brimi (Syvers)
Springdans fra Hadeland Desc Video 1
Video 2
From album: Springdans og annen dans på Hadeland
Lideli Galen Desc Video Egen musikk
Firetur fra Romerike Desc Video Aage Grundstad, Norske Turdanser or Dansefoten Tradisjonsdans i Buskerud (iTunes)
Gilleråsen Desc 3 cts per arch
4 cts per arch
Own music (Egil Bjørndal m fl)
Tuluttooq Desc Greenlanders
Norwegians
Own music (Fanteladdane)

June 2015

The following list contains descriptions for Norwegian dances, Mendocino camp program.

This survey gives a general overview of the various kinds of Norwegian dances.

Dance Description Video Music
Blåsalavalsen Desc
Polsdans fra Finnskogen Desc
Gå-gå-byttomfot Desc
Galopp fra Værnes Desc
Hurra for deg (birthday song) Desc
Reinlender med to gåsteg Desc
Reinlendernøtt Desc
Parhalling (simple version) Desc
Tridans fra Meråker Desc
Vindusviskervals Desc

August 2014

The following list contains descriptions for Norwegian dances, Norsk Folkedansstemne program.

Dance Description Video Music
E-18 Desc Video
Senjavals Desc Video
Stockrosen Desc Video (variant) Norge Danser, Strondavalsen
Bruu #12 Desc Video
Honnfeiv Desc
Halling Desc
Springdans fra Torpa DescVideo Video
Reinlender and polka, improvised Desc Video Reinl
Video polka
Blåsalavalsen Desc
Mellom bakkar og berg Desc
Vise for gærne jinter Desc
Bustebartepinn Desc
Nordlandsvise (Det står ein friar) Desc
Alle mann hadde fota Desc
Firkantreinlender Desc
Jomfru, jomfru Desc
Seksmannsril (for children) Desc
Tretur fra Fana Desc
Tretur fra Hornindal Desc
Jig Circle Desc
Klappdans (for children) Desc
Rugen (for children) Desc
Alixs barnemasurka Desc

November 2013

The following list contains descriptions for Norwegian dances, November 2013 program.

Please note that many of the dances can be performed to "generic" gammeldans tunes. Suggested tunes on the list come from a variety of sources, all available in net shops. The "Norge Danser" 3-CD series is widely available in different shops, including musiconline.no and iTunes.

Dance Description Video Music
Komletrø Desc Hallingdal Kraftlag, Ein i kor fot
Rørosringlender Desc Småviltlaget, Ringlender e Nils Jonsa
Springleik fra Vågå Desc Video 1
Video 2
Norge Danser, Gammal-Storøygarden
alt. any springleik on Lom spelemannslag, Slåttem Drøymd
Stockrosen Desc Video (variant) Norge Danser, Strondavalsen
Galopp fra Værnes Desc Spelemannsminner, Kåte Kare'
Innherredspols Desc Video 1
V 2 download
Norge Danser, Fandens polsdans
Stegvals Desc Video Norge Danser, God valsen
Stigar'n Desc Trøndertrøkk, Reinlender e T Tronsgård
Seksmannsril Desc Video 1
Video 2
Dansefoten, Turdans Vol 3

March 2013

The following list contains descriptions for Norwegian dances, March 2013 program.

Many of these dances can be done to "generic" gammeldans tunes. All suggested tunes below are on the 3-CD album "Norge Danser", available in several stores, including musiconline.no, iTunes, and Spotify.

Dance Description Video Music
Stockrosen Desc Norge Danser, Strondavalsen
Danse vanlig Desc Norge Danser, På høstfest
alt. Love me tender
Tridans fra Meråker Desc Norge Danser, Amerikaturen
Skrupolka Desc Video 1
Video 2
Norge Danser, Polka e Ida Kolden
Springdans fra Hadeland Desc Video 1
Video 2
Norge Danser, Masurka fra Garmo
Reinlender fra Hadeland Desc Video Norge Danser, Pisspotkusken
Rørospols Desc Video 1
Video 2
Norge Danser, Trollsvingen
alt. Dovregubben danser
Busserull (Oslo version) See Rørospols Norge Danser, Romsdalstjerna
Tuluttooq Desc Norge Danser, Setergalopp
Vindusvisker vals Desc Norge Danser, Spellemannstreff
alt. Vals Te Tusen
Alf Steinars reinlender Desc Norge Danser, Slåttefest på Kolsrund
alt. Storegut