I remember that my Mom and Dad used to dance this "Chotis" as they called it at saturday night dances where only the Violin and Guitar were played. In early New Mexico, people danced either a Waltz, Schottisch (Chotis) or polkas to the Violin and Guitar. It was much later after the Mexican revolution when Mexicans fled north and brought their music that it was heard in New Mexico.
There's one couple that knows how to dance it and the camera is bouncing around the couples who can't get the timing down. The filmer should have waiting until the couples got the rhythm. Looking at this, it's hard to see what the dance really should be.
I grew up to this song around the Alsace communities in SW Texas, and it was very different from the couples dancing. In fact, it was a two-parter, first the Cotton-Eyed Joe, immediately flowed into the Shottis without changing partners. The dancers were lined up like spokes in a wheel, and the spokes revolved around the center 'hub'. The entire 'spoke' line swayed together with the familiar swagger, followed by the skipping. You'd think everyone in the line was drunk.
My sister was playing a chotis here in Austin, Texas (we're from here), and I've never seen anyone dance a chotis/schotis/schottisches, but a family from MX (I want to say Monterrey) danced to it, a son and a mother. Dancing together like normal. They went to the guys left one, two, three, and then kick a little behind the other leg, then they traveled the other way, one, two, three kick. Is that how nortenos dance? You can check out her playing two schotises in my videos.
Yesss! Further to the below I've found it's the Horse and Buggy Schottische - you can find one by that name, but they don't start doing it with 2 couples until into the 3 minute mark.
This dance is very famous in Scandinavia. But the way to dance it varies a lot.
In other Scandinavian countries they only walk it.
But here in Finland it is usually danced with jumps only, just like in this video.
And it is called “jenkka” in Finland. Exactly we don't know the origin of this name, but it seems have something to do with the word Yankee. And the way to dance with jumping looks like to have gone here with our immigrants, who didn't stay in America about a hundred years ago.
@Heroe34ful Well but Jenkka is not the same as Schottis; the music is different and it is not danced in pairs, at least as I when I was dancing Jenkka in the gym class in school.
I am from southern wisconsin and we also did it with two couples switching on the hop hop part. The last time was at a country wedding in New Glarus in 1974. The general public in those days paid a small amount at the door to help pay for the band at the reception.
nice to see, and hear, a lovely time being had by all but alas, we have 5 professional haters who gave this a thumbs down...who can not but like this step? :)
We did this dance when I was young and living in northern Minnesota, but we always did it with two couples joined together. For the skip, skip, skip, hop (X2) part the couples would move together, but for the hop, hop, hop, hop (X2) part, the forward couple would hop to the rear and then rejoin hands, and so on. It was great fun, and something that people of all ages enjoyed. Thanks for the video!
@marseydotes1941 : Yes! Exactly the Schottische we used to do here in southern Saskatchewan in the late 70's early 80's at dances and weddings. I can't find one on youtube with two couples doing exactly as you mention. Wish I could! on the internet I've found it's called the "German Schottische" but can't find more on it. (actually Schottische is German for Scottish) but that's the version we know.
@SaskBirdies My familly is Norwegian and Bavarian from western North Dakota and they told me that they used to do this dance too. I suppose that North Dakota and Saskatchewan are close cousins in a way.
I just learned about the schottische and was taught a version different from this. Another version is on a YouTube video called "Shenandoah Schottische" to the song by Billy Ray Cyrus, "Trail of Tears." One source indicates the dance originated in what is now the Czech Republic and spread around Europe in the 19th century, then to America. The name looks like a variant spelling of "Scottish" but I hear people call the dance "shot-ish." Anyone know how it got that name?
This was nice to stumble on. I knew the Schottische was not just a Scottish thing. We danced the "Highlnd Schottische". The music is the same beat but the steps in this video are more akin to our "Canadian Barn Dance". Enjoyed seeing this and I'm sure I've danced to this very tune!
A jump-schottische, it's distinguished as in Sweden. But who could refrain from jumping with such lively music. It all looks and sounds so amusingly non-Scandinavian. Search for schottis and perhaps "Kulingarna" to find the jump-less variant.
I remember that my Mom and Dad used to dance this "Chotis" as they called it at saturday night dances where only the Violin and Guitar were played. In early New Mexico, people danced either a Waltz, Schottisch (Chotis) or polkas to the Violin and Guitar. It was much later after the Mexican revolution when Mexicans fled north and brought their music that it was heard in New Mexico.
randyaragon1 1 month ago
The Schottische has influenced Scandinavian folk dances, but it's actually from central Europe, not Scandinavia.
Merejkowski 1 month ago
There's one couple that knows how to dance it and the camera is bouncing around the couples who can't get the timing down. The filmer should have waiting until the couples got the rhythm. Looking at this, it's hard to see what the dance really should be.
VerDeTerre1001 2 months ago
I grew up to this song around the Alsace communities in SW Texas, and it was very different from the couples dancing. In fact, it was a two-parter, first the Cotton-Eyed Joe, immediately flowed into the Shottis without changing partners. The dancers were lined up like spokes in a wheel, and the spokes revolved around the center 'hub'. The entire 'spoke' line swayed together with the familiar swagger, followed by the skipping. You'd think everyone in the line was drunk.
Alumicone 5 months ago
What's the song?
gakkeer 7 months ago
We Northern Mexicans have Schottisches as well! We call them Chotís, though,
nortenero 10 months ago
@nortenero
My sister was playing a chotis here in Austin, Texas (we're from here), and I've never seen anyone dance a chotis/schotis/schottisches, but a family from MX (I want to say Monterrey) danced to it, a son and a mother. Dancing together like normal. They went to the guys left one, two, three, and then kick a little behind the other leg, then they traveled the other way, one, two, three kick. Is that how nortenos dance? You can check out her playing two schotises in my videos.
Skeeter66 4 months ago
Yesss! Further to the below I've found it's the Horse and Buggy Schottische - you can find one by that name, but they don't start doing it with 2 couples until into the 3 minute mark.
SaskBirdies 1 year ago
whats the name of this tune?
manso006 1 year ago
@manso006 "Off to California"
thebabyisawake 1 year ago
This dance is very famous in Scandinavia. But the way to dance it varies a lot.
In other Scandinavian countries they only walk it.
But here in Finland it is usually danced with jumps only, just like in this video.
And it is called “jenkka” in Finland. Exactly we don't know the origin of this name, but it seems have something to do with the word Yankee. And the way to dance with jumping looks like to have gone here with our immigrants, who didn't stay in America about a hundred years ago.
Heroe34ful 1 year ago
@Heroe34ful Well but Jenkka is not the same as Schottis; the music is different and it is not danced in pairs, at least as I when I was dancing Jenkka in the gym class in school.
karpov89 9 months ago
I am from southern wisconsin and we also did it with two couples switching on the hop hop part. The last time was at a country wedding in New Glarus in 1974. The general public in those days paid a small amount at the door to help pay for the band at the reception.
bchapman1234 1 year ago
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SaskBirdies 1 year ago
we did this dANCER WHEN I WAS 12
slovacek59 1 year ago
nice to see, and hear, a lovely time being had by all but alas, we have 5 professional haters who gave this a thumbs down...who can not but like this step? :)
granskare 1 year ago
nice :)
nechepura 2 years ago
We did this dance when I was young and living in northern Minnesota, but we always did it with two couples joined together. For the skip, skip, skip, hop (X2) part the couples would move together, but for the hop, hop, hop, hop (X2) part, the forward couple would hop to the rear and then rejoin hands, and so on. It was great fun, and something that people of all ages enjoyed. Thanks for the video!
marseydotes1941 2 years ago
@marseydotes1941 : Yes! Exactly the Schottische we used to do here in southern Saskatchewan in the late 70's early 80's at dances and weddings. I can't find one on youtube with two couples doing exactly as you mention. Wish I could! on the internet I've found it's called the "German Schottische" but can't find more on it. (actually Schottische is German for Scottish) but that's the version we know.
SaskBirdies 1 year ago
@SaskBirdies My familly is Norwegian and Bavarian from western North Dakota and they told me that they used to do this dance too. I suppose that North Dakota and Saskatchewan are close cousins in a way.
seewaage 1 year ago
I just learned about the schottische and was taught a version different from this. Another version is on a YouTube video called "Shenandoah Schottische" to the song by Billy Ray Cyrus, "Trail of Tears." One source indicates the dance originated in what is now the Czech Republic and spread around Europe in the 19th century, then to America. The name looks like a variant spelling of "Scottish" but I hear people call the dance "shot-ish." Anyone know how it got that name?
1chisai 2 years ago
This was nice to stumble on. I knew the Schottische was not just a Scottish thing. We danced the "Highlnd Schottische". The music is the same beat but the steps in this video are more akin to our "Canadian Barn Dance". Enjoyed seeing this and I'm sure I've danced to this very tune!
DasHearach 2 years ago
Absolutely mesmerizing!!
LC154WYL 3 years ago
First Time Idanced The Norwegian Schattische 30 Years Ago In New york City
very Lovly dance i Fell in love With Norwegin women Iam A very liky Man
carl
hnabas 3 years ago
Of to California for a schottis, that's something new but of course it works :)
PatriarchK 3 years ago
A jump-schottische, it's distinguished as in Sweden. But who could refrain from jumping with such lively music. It all looks and sounds so amusingly non-Scandinavian. Search for schottis and perhaps "Kulingarna" to find the jump-less variant.
d91lek 3 years ago
Well, Schottische is a dance...
jajoku 3 years ago
This sounds like a hornpipe. What is the difference, musically, between a hornpipe and a schottische?
dbadagna 3 years ago
It is a hornpipe, called "Off To California"
swingcat001 3 years ago
I see, so the tune is a hornpipe and the dance is a schottische--so they're compatible forms.
dbadagna 3 years ago
I must have watched this 10 times. I guess I play mine a little quick.
hamrzlawnlake 4 years ago