Country: Finland
Type: couple dance
Formation: couples in double circle. M facing out of circle, W facing in. Two-hand hold with partner.
Steps:
jalan heilautukset (step-swing),
sivuaskel (side step),
valssi (waltz)
Sheet music:
(1) Askolin, Erica/ Seura- ja juhlatansseja: nuotisto. Porvoo: Kansantanssinuorten Liitto ry, 2012. p.20.
(2) Finlands Svenska Folkdansrin/ 8 gamla salongsdanser. [Helsingfors]: Finlands Svenska Folkdansring r.f., 1973. p.7.
(3) Morley, Oscar/ Mignon, 1896.
(4) Morley, Oscar/ Mignon. 1896.
(5) Crompton, R.M. & Oscar Morley/ The Arcadian, new and
original round dance. London: E. Ascherberg & Co., 1897. p.7+.
(6) Folkets Hus Spillefolk Mignon vals
[Commonly danced to same tune as
Spinn, spinn, spinn dotter min]
Recordings:
Finlands Svenska Folkdansring r.f. Årsprogram 2001-2002 track 19;
Holstebro Folkedanserforening Dansk og skandinavisk folkedans med Arne Bech track 18;
Ingå Spelmansgille Lite myki bra musik 1 track 16;
Pauli Granfeltin yhtye Juhlatansseja tanssittavaksi track 06 [YouTube];
Tanhulaulajat 'Kehrää kehrää tyttösein' Suomalaisia kansantanhuja 3 track 08 [YouTube];
Thy Spuillemandslaug 'Mignon' Thy Spillemandslaug 3 track A3;
Varuskunnan kavaljeerit Juhlatansseja 1 track 04 [YouTube].
| Bars | Part | Dance progression: |
| 1-2 | (a) | Promenade: Starting stepping onto outside (ML/WR) foot, 2 step-swings in LOD, then RLOD. |
| 3-4 | With 2 waltz steps on the spot, M makes full turn CCW, W turning CW. | |
| 5-8 | Repeat (a). | |
| 9-12 | (b) | Waltz: Take waltz hold with partner, ML/WR arms straight. Dance 2 sidesteps in LOD, followed by 2 side-steps in RLOD. |
| 13-16 | Dance 4 turning waltz steps, turning CW, and moving in LOD.
[Repeat from (a) as desired.] |
See videos from/with Katajaiset 2013; Borgå salongsdansare 2018; Suomen Nuorisoseurat - Baalit 2020; Vanhojen tanssit 2020; KYppendales 2020; Pohjois-Haagan yhteiskoulu 2022.
Provenance: Purportedly composed by Oscar Morley around 1896; however, in Sweden an early version of the lyrics is included as nr 12 (p.314) in Eva Wigström's Folkdiktning published 1880. Mignon may be a rendition of a folk song/lullaby. It is known, usually as 'Mignon' in Denmark, [miljon] Estonia, Finland, Norway and Sweden. Popularized as a new social dance in 1896. Taught by Martti Vanhapelto, in Portland, OR 1987-10 and in Vancouver, 1988-03.
Source: Mäkelä, Sinikka, Erja Askolin & Matti Lankinen et al/ Seura- ja juhlatansseja: koti- ja
ulkomaisia seratansseja sekä juhla- ja salonkitansseja. Porvoo: Kansantanssinuorten Liitto ry, 2012. p.37.
See also:
-- Melkko, Une/ Seuratansseja. Koti- ja ulkomaisia tansseja sekä vanhat tanssit. Porvoo: Werner Söderström Oskeyhtiö., 1960. pp. 73-74.
-- Finlands Svenska Folkdansring/ 8 gamla salongsdanser. [Helsingfors]: Finlands Svenska Folkdansring r.f., 1973. p.7.
-- Tanssiriemu.fi 'Patespaani (eli Kehruuvalssi eli Kehrää kehrää neitonen)'
-- Morley, Oscar/ 'Mignon' [in Russian and French],
[in Russian and German]. 1896.
-- Crompton, R.M. & Oscar Morley/ The Arcadian, New and Original Round Dance. London: E. Ascherberg & Co., 1897. p.7+.
-- Wigström, Eva/ Folkdiktning, visor, sägner, sagor, gåtor,
ordspråk, ringdansar, lekar och barnvisor, samlad och upptecknad i Skåne. Köbenhavn: Karl Schönbergs bokhandel, 1880. p.314.
-- [for additional sources, see Library of Dance/ Vintage dance manuals]
Description: Laine Ruus, Portland, 1987-10.
Translation: Laine Ruus, Oakville, 2012-05-09, rev. 2023-09-27.
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