Dance The Irish Rover 3129
Reel · 32 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 213)
- Devised by
- James B Cosh
- Intensity
- 844/844/888/844 = 75% (1 turn), 56% (whole dance)
- Formations
-
- Hands across - 3 (HX;3P;)
- Reel of four - diagonal - half (REEL;DIAG;HALF;R4;)
- Reel of three - across (REEL;ACROSS;R3;)
- Rights and Lefts - diagonal (R&L;DIAG;)
- Steps
-
- Skip-Change
- Published in
-
- Twenty Two SCD [22]
- Thirty Popular Dances, Volume Two [16]
- Twenty Two SCD and Two Others [22]
- Twenty Two SCD and One Other [22]
- Scottish Reels are Fun [16]
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 9 [259] (diagram only)
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8 [319] (diagram only)
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 7 [290] (diagram only)
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 6 [278] (diagram only)
- Recommended Music
- Extra Info
- A dance written to the well-known Irish song about a mythical sailing ship:
… an elegant craft, she was rigged …
A dance written to the well-known Irish song about a mythical sailing ship:
… an elegant craft, she was rigged fore and aft
And how the Trade Winds drove her
She had twenty-three masts and withstood several blasts
And they called her The Irish Rover
Note on “Lead or Dance on [1–4]”. The original wording used by Cosh in “22 SCDs” was “lead”. The RSCDS republished the dance in “Thirty Popular Dances Vol.2” in November 2019. Page 36, and used “Dance”. So that is now the correct handing.
The Irish Rover 3/4L · R32
- 1–
- 1c dance through 3c (2c up) and cast up ; 2c+1W & 1M+3c RHA, 1c finish facing 1cnrs.
- 9–
- 1c+1cnrs ½Reel4, pass Lsh ; ½Reel4 with 2cnrs, fast ¾ LH turn in the centre
- 17–
- 1W+3c (at top) & 1M+2c Reels3 across (Lsh to 1cnr pos), (to 3x,1,2x)
- 25–
- diagonal R&L (1M down,1W up) (2,1,3)
The Irish Rover 3/4L · R32
- 1-8
- 1s dance down below 3s & cast up to 2nd place own sides, 1L dances RH across with 2s while 1M dances RH across with 3s
- 9-16
- 1s dance 1/2 diagonal reel of 4 with 1st corners, 1/2 reel with 2nd corners & 1/2 turn LH in centre to face 1st corners
- 17-24
- 1s dance reels of 3 across giving LSh to 1st corners ending in 2nd place own sides
- 25-32
- 1s dance Diag R&L (1M crossing down & 1L crossing up to start)
Watch on YouTube
(YouTube must be enabled in cookie preferences to embed videos.)Chiswick Scottish Country Dance Club
Added on: 2015-10-21 (Eric Ferguson)
Quality: Demonstration quality
Watch on YouTube
(YouTube must be enabled in cookie preferences to embed videos.)Danced by members of the Silver Thistle Dancers …
Added on: 2020-01-18 (Moira Turner)
Quality: Demonstration quality
Watch on YouTube
(YouTube must be enabled in cookie preferences to embed videos.)Ochil Scottish Country Dancers, Princes St Gardens, Edinburgh, …
Added on: 2022-02-01 (James Wilson)
Quality: Good
Watch on YouTube
(YouTube must be enabled in cookie preferences to embed videos.)(No short description.)
Added on: 2019-11-09 (Roland Telle)
Quality: Good
Watch on Vimeo
(Vimeo must be enabled in cookie preferences to embed videos.)(No short description.)
Added on: 2013-05-09 (Eric Ferguson)
Quality: Reasonable
Watch on YouTube
(YouTube must be enabled in cookie preferences to embed videos.)(No short description.)
Added on: 2012-09-09 (Truus de Ceuster)
Quality: Informal/Social (RSCDS)
Watch on YouTube
(YouTube must be enabled in cookie preferences to embed videos.)"The Irish Rover" is a 32 bar reel …
Added on: 2018-10-02 (YouTube Automatic Downloader)
Quality: Animation
SCDDB User Ratings
| 3.5 stars average (12 votes) | |||
 |
3 votes (25%) | ||
|
4 votes (33%) | ||
|
2 votes (17%) | ||
|
2 votes (17%) | ||
|
1 vote (8%) | ||
|
0 votes | ||
This dance ranks 54th out of 1388 rated dances in the database. (More info.)
Rate this Dance
Sign in to rate this dance!