Mormon dansen, Thisted

Country: Thisted, Thy, northwest Jutland, Denmark
Type: set dance
Formation: 2 sets of 3 dancers, facing, each set consisting of one M (in center) and 2 W, one to his R (WR) and one to his L (WL). Each line holding hands. 

                     W2R   M2   W2L
 
                     W1L   M1   W1R
 
                         front

Steps: hopsa, hurretrin (buzz step), tyrolerkast/tyrolertrin (step-swing), step-hop, walk
Sheet music: Sørensen, Per "Kedelflikkerdans og Mormon dans fra Thisted" in Dansen og musikkens rødder nr 18, August, 1997 or any anglaise with appropriate structure (AABBC) and tempo (92-100 bpm).

Bars Part Dance progression:
    Original description:
  1 (a) Circle (all).
    (b) The 2 rows of dancers advance and retire with tyrolertrin, while WR turns CCW under joined (MR/WL) hands.
    (c) Repeat (b) with WL turning [WL turning CW under joined ML/WR hands].
    (d) All circle with back basket hold.
    (e) Each set circles individually with back basket hold.
  2 (a) One-hand star.
  3 (a) Two-hand star (front basket).
  4 (a) Back basket.
  5 (a) Each set circles individually with back basket hold.
     
    Per Sørensens interpretation:
1-8 1 (a) All form closed circle and circle CW, 16 step-hops (or walk or buzz steps).
1-8   (b) [In 2 rows the two sets of dancers] advance with 4 slow hopsa steps and retire ditto, while WR turns CCW under joined (MR/WL) arms.
9-16   (c) Repeat (b) with WL turning CW under joined (ML/WR) arms.
9-16   (d) All 6 dancers form back basket and circle with 16 step-hops (or walk or buzz steps).
17-24   (e) Each set forms back basket and circles individually with 16 step-hops (or walk or buzz steps).
    Parts (b), (c), (d) and (e) are the same in all sequences.
1-8 2 (a) All form one-hand star, and circle CW with 16 step-hops (or walk or buzz steps).
1-8 3 (a) All form two-hand star (front basket), and circle CW with 16 step-hops (or walk or buzz steps).
1-8 4 (a) All form back basket, and circle CW with 16 step-hops (or walk or buzz steps).
1-8 5 (a) The dance finishes with each set circling individually in back basket hold, ith 16 step-hops (or walk or buzz steps).

Provenance: Ms description in the archives of Foreningen til Folkedansens Fremme (F.F.F.).

Source: Sørensen, Per "Kedelflikkerdans og Mormon dans fra Thisted" in Dansen og musikkens rødder nr 18, August, 1997
Translation: Laine Ruus, Oakville, 2021-08-08.

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