History & Background
From dancilla.com :
The Sprötzer Achterrüm was recorded in the Lüneburg Heath in the village of Sprötze. In large parts of northern Germany, it is also known with slightly different versions only under the name “Achterrüm”.
This dance’s name may be related to the series of eight counts (eight in German translates to “acht.” However online sources have a different provenance for this dance’s name :
(Credit : Sue Lemmon & Dorothy Tamburini, folkdance.com)
The dance gets its name from the second part of the Chorus. “Achterrüm” means “hinter herum” or “going behind.” In a sense, dancers here go around one another. This is a native dance of the heather country in the North German province of Hannover.
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