Fjaskern

FJÄSKERN
Swedish

PRONUNCIATION: FYEHS-kehrn

TRANSLATION: Hurry-scurry

SOURCE: Gordon Tracie learned this dance in Sweden in 1950 and subsequently taught it to folk dancers in the United States.

BACKGROUND: Fjäskern comes from southern Sweden. The music accelerates from almost ridiculously slow to almost impossibly fast. The dance was described in Samkväms och Gillesdanser, Stockholm, 1950.

MUSIC: Aqua Viking (45rpm) V200

FORMATION: Cpls in a a cir facing CCW atound the floor, W on M R, inside hands joined and held at shldr height in "W" pos, free hands always on hips Swedish style (fingers fwd, thumb bwd).

METER/RHYTHM: 4/4 (accelerates)

STEPS/STYLE: Ftwk is the same for M and W. Throughout the entire dance, there is a simple L-R alternation of the ft without stopping. Style is sprightly and with humor.

MEAS MOVEMENT DESCRIPTION

INTRODUCTION

1-2 No action.

I. CIR FWD AND BACK

1-4 Beg L, walk 16 steps fwd CCW in LOD around the dance area;

5-8 Turning twd ptr, take opp hands and walk 16 steps CW in RLOD.

NOTE: After the first two sequences or so, running steps will be used for Fig I as the music accelerates.

II. KICK AND EXCHANGE PLACES

1 Facing ptr squarely with M on inside and W on outside of cir and with both hands on own hips, step L in place as R kicks fwd (ct 1); step R in place as L kicks fwd (ct 2); step L in place as R kicks fwd (ct 3); step R in place as L kicks fwd (ct 4);

2 Clapping own hands on first ct then placing hands on own hips for the last three cts, exchange places with ptr with 4 steps, moving CW;

3-4 Repeat action of meas 1-2 to return to orig pos with M back to ctr.

5-8 Repeat action of meas 1-4.

NOTE: After the first two sequences or so, kick-leaps will be used as the music accelerates.

As dance repeats, M move fwd to next W for a new ptr. Repeat entire dance from beg.

Copyright © 2003 by Dick Oakes

FJÄSKERN Swedish

PRONUNCIATION:	FYEHS-kehrn

TRANSLATION:	Hurry-scurry

SOURCE:	Gordon Tracie learned this dance in Sweden in 1950 and subsequently taught it to folk dancers in the United States.

BACKGROUND:	Fjäskern comes from southern Sweden. The music accelerates from almost ridiculously slow to almost impossibly fast. The dance was described in Samkväms och Gillesdanser, Stockholm, 1950.

MUSIC:	Aqua Viking (45rpm) V200

FORMATION:	Cpls in a a cir facing CCW atound the floor, W on M R, inside hands joined and held at shldr height in "W" pos, free hands always on hips Swedish style (fingers fwd, thumb bwd).

METER/RHYTHM:	4/4 (accelerates)

STEPS/STYLE:	Ftwk is the same for M and W. Throughout the entire dance, there is a simple L-R alternation of the ft without stopping. Style is sprightly and with humor.


MEAS	MOVEMENT DESCRIPTION


	INTRODUCTION

1-2	No action.

I.	CIR FWD AND BACK

1-4	Beg L, walk 16 steps fwd CCW in LOD around the dance area;
5-8	Turning twd ptr, take opp hands and walk 16 steps CW in RLOD.

	NOTE: After the first two sequences or so, running steps will be used for Fig I as the music accelerates.

II.	KICK AND EXCHANGE PLACES

1	Facing ptr squarely with M on inside and W on outside of cir and with both hands on own hips, step L in place as R kicks fwd (ct 1); step R in place as L kicks fwd (ct 2); step L in place as R kicks fwd (ct 3); step R in place as L kicks fwd (ct 4);
2	Clapping own hands on first ct then placing hands on own hips for the last three cts, exchange places with ptr with 4 steps, moving CW;
3-4	Repeat action of meas 1-2 to return to orig pos with M back to ctr.
5-8	Repeat action of meas 1-4.

	NOTE: After the first two sequences or so, kick-leaps will be used as the music accelerates.

	As dance repeats, M move fwd to next W for a new ptr. Repeat entire dance from beg.

Copyright © 2003 by Dick Oakes