To Ting

TO TING
Danish

PRONUNCIATION: toh TING

TRANSLATION: Two things

SOURCE: Gordon E. Tracie described this dance in English and taught it to folk dancers in the United States.

BACKGROUND: To Ting is from the Himmerland region of Denmark.

MUSIC: Folk Dancer (45rpm) MH 1018;
Sonart (45rpm) 303;
RCA (45rpm) FAS-664;
RCA Scandia (LP) LPM-9910.

FORMATION: Cpls in a cir facing CDW (in LOD) around the dance area in Couple Pos: W to M R, inside hands joined and held at shldr height, outside hands on own hips with fingers fwd and thumb back. Directions are for M; W use opp ftwk.

METER/RHYTHM: 3/4 and 2/4

STEPS/STYLE: WALTZ (3/4): Step L (ct 1); Step R (ct 2); close R to L, taking wt (ct 3).
WALK (2/4): Step L, with a normal heel-first action (ct 1); step R, with a normal heel-first action (ct 2).
PIVOT (2/4): Step L next to the outside of ptr R as M steps R twd him and between his ft (ct 1); W step L next to the outside of ptr R as M steps R twd her and between her ft (ct 2). As a general rule, the R ft is directly fwd on that imaginary cir each cpl is dancing on aroung the dance area, while each ptrs L ft is almost 180 degrees in the opp dir on the outside of ptrs R ft.
Style is smooth and flowing without bounces.

MEAS MOVEMENT DESCRIPTION

INTRODUCTION

4 chords No action.

I. OPEN AND CLOSED WALTZ

1-4 Beg M L, W R, dance 4 open Waltz steps (somewhat back-to-back, face-to-face, etc.) moving fwd in LOD;

5-8 In Closed (or Ballroom) Pos, dance 4 closed Waltz steps turning CW and moving in LOD.

9-16 Repeat action of meas 1-8.

II. WALK AND PIVOT

1-4 In Couple Pos and beg M L, W R, walk 4 steps fwd in LOD;

5-8 In Shoulder-Waist Pos, dance 4 Pivot steps turning CW and moving in LOD.

9-16 Repeat action of meas 1-8.

Repeat entire dance from beg.

Copyright © 2004 by Dick Oakes

TO TING Danish

PRONUNCIATION:	toh TING

TRANSLATION:	Two things

SOURCE:	Gordon E. Tracie described this dance in English and taught it to folk dancers in the United States.

BACKGROUND:	To Ting is from the Himmerland region of Denmark.

MUSIC:	Folk Dancer (45rpm) MH 1018; Sonart (45rpm) 303; RCA (45rpm) FAS-664; RCA Scandia (LP) LPM-9910.

FORMATION:	Cpls in a cir facing CDW (in LOD) around the dance area in Couple Pos: W to M R, inside hands joined and held at shldr height, outside hands on own hips with fingers fwd and thumb back. Directions are for M; W use opp ftwk.

METER/RHYTHM:	3/4 and 2/4

STEPS/STYLE:	WALTZ (3/4): Step L (ct 1); Step R (ct 2); close R to L, taking wt (ct 3). WALK (2/4): Step L, with a normal heel-first action (ct 1); step R, with a normal heel-first action (ct 2). PIVOT (2/4): Step L next to the outside of ptr R as M steps R twd him and between his ft (ct 1); W step L next to the outside of ptr R as M steps R twd her and between her ft (ct 2). As a general rule, the R ft is directly fwd on that imaginary cir each cpl is dancing on aroung the dance area, while each ptrs L ft is almost 180 degrees in the opp dir on the outside of ptrs R ft. Style is smooth and flowing without bounces.


MEAS	MOVEMENT DESCRIPTION


	INTRODUCTION

4 chords	No action.

I.	OPEN AND CLOSED WALTZ

1-4	Beg M L, W R, dance 4 open Waltz steps (somewhat back-to-back, face-to-face, etc.) moving fwd in LOD;

5-8	In Closed (or Ballroom) Pos, dance 4 closed Waltz steps turning CW and moving in LOD.

9-16	Repeat action of meas 1-8.

II.	WALK AND PIVOT

1-4	In Couple Pos and beg M L, W R, walk 4 steps fwd in LOD;

5-8	In Shoulder-Waist Pos, dance 4 Pivot steps turning CW and moving in LOD.

9-16	Repeat action of meas 1-8.

	Repeat entire dance from beg.

Copyright © 2004 by Dick Oakes