During the breaks between dancing and musical performance, a short verse is often sung - or rather spoken. The "stev" (short verse) has four lines rhyming at the end, and it has a characteristic style with a particular use of the voice and a rhythmic distinctiveness.
When several people sing a verse to one another, this is called called "stevjing" or "stevleik", while the song that accompanies a dance is called "slåttestev".
The singing of folk tunes often took place if there was no musician present.