Dance: The Celtic Rover

32-bar Reel
5 couples
Set shape: Longwise - 5
Progression: 54132

Devised by:
Rod Downey (1995)
Formations:
Hands across - 3 (HX;3P;)
Hands across - 4 (HX;4P;)
Reel of four - diagonal - half (REEL;DIAG;HALF;R4;)
Reel of four - diagonal - half (REEL;DIAG;HALF;R4;)
Reel of four - across (REEL;ACROSS;R4;)
Reel of three - across (REEL;ACROSS;R3;)
Rights and Lefts - diagonal - half (R&L;DIAG;HALF;)
Note: Due to limitations in the underlying data, the relative order of formations in this list may be different from the order of formations in the actual dance.
Steps:
Skip-Change
Published in:
The Cane Toad Collection [28] *
Recommended Music:
The Irish Rover ((traditional))

Crib

1-81C+3C dance down 2 (2C+4C up) and cast round 4C/5C to (2,1,4,3,5) ; 1C+3C RHA with Couple on their R (wheels of 3 at the ends, wheel of 4 in the middle)
9-161C+3C ½diag Reel4 with 1cnrs ; with 2cnrs, at end turn ¾ LH into
17-24LSh Reels3 across at the ends, RSh Reel4 acossi in the middle (1C/3C finish in 2pl/4pl)
25-321C+3C ½diag R&L (to 5,1x,4,3x,2) ; 1C+3C cross RH | 1C+4C change LH on the side (5,4,1,3,2)
Crib needs checked · Source: Eric T. Ferguson ·

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