Jenkka

Jenkka is a Finnish dance. The steps of this dance have their origins in folk dance, in many Finnish folk dances Jenkka the steps occur. The pace is generally at about 140 steps per minute.

The man is standing to the left of the woman are both in the line of dance (always counterclockwise through the hall ), the two inner arms are placed against each other around the waist. The man goes left -right-left and bounces once on the left leg. The woman against the same right-left- right-right. On the next clock the man on the right, the woman starts to the left.

Then take the two outer hands, so you take a classical dancing pose and dance two quick turns clockwise in Hüpfschritt: left - right - left - right - left - right - left - right ( man ) or the woman on the right - right - left - left - right - left - right - left. Now you have to again stand in the line of dance, and the two outer hands can go. Then comes the next passage. Each passage thus consists of four 4/4-Takten. One should not start when you want, but only when the melody starts such a passage.

The Jenkka counts despite its roots to the Finnish society dances. Especially Georg Malmstén composed 1930-1970 numerous Jenkkas that were very popular in Finland. Internationally became a composition called " Letkajenkka ", a tune in a typical Jenkka rhythm to but new steps were invented and the Orchestra Roberto Delgado became a dance craze under the name Letkiss in 1965.

• Ballroom dancing
• Music ( Finland)
• Finnish dance