This document provides instructions for a Dutch folk dance called "Dutch Couple Dance". The dance involves a boy and girl interacting in pantomime, with the boy teasingly asking for a bite of the girl's apple. Over the course of eight figures set to music, the dancers depict the boy asking for the apple and the girl refusing while cleaning and showing off the apple. At the end, the girl exits while eating the apple, with the boy following behind still trying to get it. Costumes, formations, steps and movements are described to accurately perform the dance.

1. DUTCH COUPLE
DANCE

2. Dance Literature:
This is humorous dance.
The dancers depict in
pantomime how the boy
teasingly ask for a bite from
the apple which the girl
keeps in the pocket of her
apron.

3. COSTUMES:
Girl – bright colored
skirt, white, blouse,
white apron. Dutch
cap of white muslin or
crepe paper, coral
necklace, Dutch
wooden shoes, an
apple in the pocket in
her apron.
Boy – colored shirt ,
very full trousers
pulled almost to
shoulders, high fur
cap, Dutch wooden
shoes.

4. Music:
Divided into two parts:
A and B.
Count:
One, two, three
to a measure

5. Formation:
X
X
X
O
O
O
X
X
X
X
X
X
Diagram Key:
O
O
O
O
O
O
X – men
O - women
Partners stand side by side, girl at the right
side of boy, about four feet apart, facing the
audience. Three pairs make one set. One to
any number of sets may take part in this

6. Basic Movements:

7. Basic Steps:
Dutch steps
Three steps
Mincing
Steps
Waltz steps

8. Basic Dance Terms:
Step
Inside hands
Free hands
Clap

9. Dance Instruction

10. Fig. I Music A
• (a) Take six dutch steps sideward, R and
L alternately. Girl’s hands on waist,
boy’s hands inside the pockets of his
trousers.
……………………………………………. .6M
• (b) Face together, take three small jumps
forward. Place both hands on knees and
look at partner. Jump on the first and
third counts of the first measure and on
the first count of the second measure.
..................................................................2

11. • (c) Repeat (a)
……………………………………… 6M
• (d) Repeat (b) moving backward
…………………………………..….. 2M
• (e) Repeat all (a-d)
……………….…………………… 16M

12. Fig. II Music B
• (a) Starting with the R foot, take three
steps forward (cts. 1, 2, 3), point L foot in
front (cts. 1, 2, 3). Hands on waist ……
2M
• (b) Repeat (a) three more times, starting
L, R, L. …………………………………….
6M
• (c) Starting with the R foot, take four big
steps backward (taking one step for
every measure). Hands as in (a). Twist
body to R and L side alternately while

13. • (d) Starting with the R foot, execute
mincing steps backward with the
heels.
…………………………………………...2M
• (e) Stamp on R foot, (cts. 1, 2), stamp
on L (ct. 3). Stamp on R again (ct. 1),
pause (cts. 2, 3). Transfer weight to
the L foot on the last count.
………...…………................................
2M
• (f) Repeat all (a-e) …...…..………... 16M

14. Fig. III Music A
• (a) Partners join inside hands, free
hands on waist. Take six dutch steps
sideward, R and L alternately.
……………………6M
• (b) Take three steps sideward right,
starting with the R foot (cts. 1, 2, 3),
click heels together (ct. 1), pause (cts.
2, 3) 2M
• (c) Repeat (a) and (b), starting with the
L foot. ………………………………….. 8M
• (d) Repeat all (a-c). ………………….

15. Fig. IV Music B
• Partners face each other.
• (a) Execute mincing steps backward
with the heels, bend body forward and
arms sideward. ………………………. 2M
• (b) Trunk erect, shade eyes with the R
hand as if looking for partner at the
right side (1M). Do the same to the left
with the L hand (1M). ……………….. 2M
• (c) Turn right about and repeat (a) and
(b). ………………………………………4M

16. • (d) Repeat (a-c). Omit (b) at the last
time, but instead of looking for
partner, face each other and clap
both hands with both hands of
partner at the last count as if say
“ah, there you are.” ……………...8M
• (e) Repeat all (a-d)
…………………............................16M

17. Fig. V Music A
• Partners face front. Cast off.
• (a) Starting with the R, take
sixteen waltz steps forward,
casting off (eight waltz steps
outward, eight waltz steps
inward). Hands on waist .
Finish in proper places facing
each other
………………………....16M

18. • (b)Girls in one line hold in shoulder-toshoulder position and boys in the
opposite line do the same. Take
fourteen dutch steps sideward, R and L
alternately. Drops hands at the last
step.
…………....…………………………….. 14M
• (c) Starting with the R foot, take three
steps to the center and form one line
facing front. Girls stand in front of
partners. Girls place hands on waist
with the knuckles back, boys hold the
hands of the girls which are placed on

19. Fig. VI Music B
• (a) Take six bleking steps, R and L
alternately. Partners look at each
other over the R and L shoulders of
the girls. Saying “No.”
………………………... 2M
• (b) Boys whisper to the R ear of
partners asking for apples. Girls look
surprised and shake heads as if
saying “No.”
………………………………….6M

20. • (c) Repeat (a). …………………... 6M
• (d) Boys whisper again to partners.
Girls shake forefingers to partners
as if saying “You naughty boy.
……………………………………… 2M
• (e) Repeat all (a-d). Partners
separate about two feet apart and
face each other at the last measure.
…………………………………….…16M

21. Fig. VII Music A
• (a) Take two dutch steps (R, L). Hands
on waist.
……………………………………2M
• (b) Clap own hands once (ct. 1), pause
(ct. 2), clap both hands against own
thighs twice (cts. 3, 1), pause (cts. 2, 3).
…………………………………………….
2M
• (c) Repeat (a). ………………...……….
2M
• (d) Clap own hands once and both
hands twice against partner’s in the

22. Fig. VIII Music B
• Partners face front.
• (a) Girls - get their own apple from
their pockets (1M). Show it to
partners (1M), make a motion of
cleaning it with the apron (rubbing
it against the apron) (2M). The boys
in the meantime look at the apple of
their respective partners. ………..
4M

23. • (b) Boys - hold out their hands as if
saying “Please give me a bite.”
They stretch out their hands
repeatedly nearer and nearer their
partners. The girls shake their
heads “No,
No.”…………………………………..4M
• (c) Girls repeat the cleaning and
showing off the apples to partners.
The boys look hundrily at the
apples.

24. • (d) Boys repeat asking for the apples.
Finally and desperately at the last
measure they try to grab the apples from
the partners with their two hands. They
did not succeed because the girls put
them beyond their reach.
................................................4M
• (e) The girls teasingly bite their apples.
Starting with the R foot, they waltz
forward to exit. Boys follow closely
behind their respective partners still
trying hard to get the apples, reaching out
with the R and L hands alternately the
boys execute waltz steps also.

25. Music B
•Suggestion entrance:
•Partners join inside hands,
free hands in the pockets.
Starting with the R foot,
execute as many dutch
steps as necessary to go to
proper places.

26. THE END