NoordWest can provide the music for an evening of gammaldans and/or polskor
from many regions in Sweden, as well as for långdans and sånglekar.
If required we can also provide the dance instructions.
An overview of the dance music we play:
(Untranslatable Swedish names for dances are stated in italics)
Polskor from:
Bingsjö,
Boda,
Bohuslän,
Hälsingland (many villages and styles, eg Järvsö, Slängpolska
from Enånger),
Jämtland/Härjedalen (fast polskor, Senpolskor, Gammalvänster
Oviken, Gammalpolska Föllinge, Kall, Mattmar),
Medelpad,
Ore,
Orsa,
Rättvik,
Södra Dalarna,
Värmland (with a short first beat, with a long first beat or with a steady
beat),
Västra Dalarna,
Älvdalen.
(for Røros: please see list of Norwegian dances*)
Halling
Hambo
Fast and slow, rolling melodies for the regular nighambo and hambopolska
varieties, hambovals, hambo-tunes with a stricter character for
hambobakmes-(polkett) versions (Lillhärdal, Loos).
Långdanser
Mazurka
Moderately fast and very fast mazurkas
Oxdansen
Polka, Stjuls, Snoa
Moderately fast and very fast tunes
Schottis
Moderate or fast, jumpy or steady versions
Snurrebocken
from Hede and Medelpad
Sånglekar
Vals
Tunes for Stigvals, for regular waltzes from different regions and
tunes for special ('social') waltzes
* A list of Norwegian, Finnish and Danish dance music will follow.