To Ting (Denmark)

To Ting

Denmark

These notes ©2016, Andrew Carnie. The title translates as "two things". This dance has been in International Folk Dance circles since the early 1900s.

Music: Folkdancer 1018; Sonart 303
Meter: 3/4 and 2/4
Formation: Couples, holding inside hands
Introduction: There's a brief chord then start right away.

O = outside foot = M's L , W's R
I = Inside foot = M's R, W's L

Part 1:

Bar 1: Using a waltz step dance  forward in LOD and slightly away from partner. Start with outside foot.
Bar 2: Repeat bar 1, except with inside foot and turning to slightly face partner.
Bars 3-4: Repeat bars 1-2
Bars 5-8: Using 4 waltz steps do a turning waltz in ballroom position, moving forward in LOD
Bars 9-16: Repeat bars 1-8.

Part 2:

Bars 1-2: Take 4 walking steps forward in LOD, starting with outside foot.
Bars 3-4: M steps in front of partner, and gets into shoulder-waist position. Do 4 pivot steps (O, I, O, I), progressing forward in LOD
Bars 5-8: Open up and repeat bars 1-4

repeat dance from the beginning

Other Notes on the web

• Happy Feet (1959) Northland Recreation Laboratory
• http://www.folkdancing.com/Pages/skandia/14toting.htm
• Page 66 of Stockton Folk Dance Camp Syllabus (1950)
• Page 22 of Stockton Folk Dance Camp Syllabus (1951)
• Page 9 of Stockton Folk Dance Camp Syllabus (1952)
• Page 31 of Stockton Folk Dance Camp Syllabus (1953)
• Page 34 of Stockton Folk Dance Camp Syllabus (1962)
• Let's dance Magazine 1959
• http://www.phantomranch.net/folkdanc/dances/toting.htm

Bill and Karen Faust's Fayetteville Video

Other Videos on the web

Sheet Music

• Burchenal, Elizabeth and Ward Crampton (1908) Folk-dance Music: A collection of seventy six Characteristic Dances of the People of various nations. Boston, G. Schirmer.
• Lorenzen, Poul and Jeppe Jeppesen (1951) Dances of Denmark. Handbooks of European National Dances 9. Edited by Violet Alford Published in the US by Chanticleer Publishers (Later: Crown Publishers NY (A Chanticleer Edition)); Published in GB by Max Parrish, London

Other Sources

• Casey, Betty (1981) International Folk Dancing USA. Doubleday and Company
• Gilbert, Cecile (1974) International Folk Dance at a Glance. 2nd edition. Burgess Press
• Harris, Jane, Anne Pittman, Marlys Waller (1994) Dance A While: Handbook for Folk Square Contra and Social Dance. Allyn and Bacon.
• Herman, Michael (1947) Folk Dances for All. Barnes and Noble
• Lorenzen, Poul and Jeppe Jeppesen (1951) Dances of Denmark. Handbooks of European National Dances 9. Edited by Violet Alford Published in the US by Chanticleer Publishers (Later: Crown Publishers NY (A Chanticleer Edition)); Published in GB by Max Parrish, London
• Spiesman, Mildred (1970) Folk Dancing. Saunders Company
• Werner, Bob (1980) Scandinavian Folk Dances and Tunes. 3rd edition. Folklore Village Farm