Ormurin langi

Country: Færøerne
Type: line dance
Formation: closed or broken circle of dancers
Steps: vikivaka (branle simple).
Sheet music: Ormurin langi. A ballad of 86/87 verses written circa 1830 by Jens Christian Djurhuus.
Recordings:

    Dance progression:
    All dance vikivaka steps, as long as singing/music continues.

See YouTube video Also a rock version with Tyr.

Note: this was one of the combined dances at Nordlek 1994 in Linköping.

Source: translated from a description prepared for Nordlek 1994.
Description: Laine Ruus, Oakville, 2020-07-31.


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