Letkajenkka

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Letkajenkka, anglicized to letkis, is a Finnish dance that is often danced at parties (at home, not so often in clubs). All the people dancing form a line so that you hold on to the one in front of you by the waist. The dance goes like this (everybody does the same thing):

1. step to the right with your right foot
2. step back to the middle
3. step to the right with your right foot
4. step back to the middle
5. step to the left with your left foot
6. step back to the middle
7. step to the left with your left foot
8. step back to the middle
9. jump forward with both feet (1-2 feet in length)
10. jump backwards with both feet
11. jump forward three times with both feet

(repeat)

1-8 are often enhanced by jumping a bit.

A performance of this dance can be seen in the movie Cry-Baby (1990) with Johnny Depp.

The orign is the Finnish dance Jenkka which has roots in Finnish folk dances.