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Irish Rover

Top Hat Tappers May-10 Irish Rover      
Standing in sets, facing each other in a window          
           
Intro          
wait 8           
r heel, l heel, x6 beats wiggling hips and arms from elbow.       123456  
r scuff, l heel, r heel dig       7&8  
r heel supported toe beat x2       12  
steps direction arms notes timing ipod 
hop flap ball change x2 travelling forward opposition   &a1&2 &a3&4  7
hop flap x3 stamp stamp       &a5&a6&a7&8  
r hop l brush back ball change x2 travelling backwards opposition   &a1&2 &a3&4   
l double pickup x3 stamp stamp       &a5&a6&a7&8  
repeat all from hop flap          
           
hop flap ball change side ways to r     &a1&2 21
l brush back, spring on to l and shoot r across     &3  
replace r        4  
repeat x3 more r.l.r.l in all          
           
shuffle down x3 ball change r,l,r,l turning in own circle to r     &a1&a2&a3&4 28
double feet TSHB x2       12 35
           
repeat ALL of above from top to here          
           
BOX shape around partner opposite across, up, along, down hands behind back   &1&2 &3&4 &5&6 &7&8 103
hop 123 (polka)          
           
r brush heel across, step heel, rep l, p/u r alternate corners both arms forward on heel   &12&3&4 &56&7&8 111
r cha cha cha          
           
r shuffle hop ball change facing partner opposition   &a1&2 118
shuffle pick up tip       &3&a4  
all x2from shuffle hop r,l       &a5&6 &7&a8  
stamp toe toe, stamp toe ball change x2       1&2&3&4 5&6&7&8  
           
highland fling   opposite arm high in 5th   &1&2&3&4&5&6&7&8  
r point out, hop dig inf, hop, tip beh   other hand on hip   &1&2&3&4&5&6&7&8  
hop dig inf.          
repeat on l, r (turning) and l          
jump on to both toes, drop both heels       12  
           
tap spring shuffle hop x2 casting off from top of set to bottom Instrumental &&3&a41&a2  132
tap spring x3       &5&6&7  
toe heel        &a  
heel       8  
pick up hop shuffle spring       &1&a2  
shuffle hop, shuffle spring       &a3&a4  
shuffle hop cross       &5&6  
5 beat cramp roll       &7&a8  
from tap spring shuffle hop x4 in all          
      hold hands and prepare 12  
hop step ball change x16     bottom couple (was top) now make bridge &1&2 &3&4 etc 200
      all other couples go round and under and  
      up to top of set, now new top couple  
r tap spring tip hop, brush step ball ch. to r side then l side high arms to r, low to left   &1&2&3&4 214
par de boure walk walk toe heel turning to r low end facing set again 1234  
l brush toe slip, r back, l join x2   opposition   &1234 &5678  
l shuffle down x3 ball change x2 facing opposition   &a1 &a2 &a3 &4  220
tap spring tip hop x4 sideways swinging lrlr both parallel   &1&2 &3&4 &5&6 &7&8  
 l stamp stamp LR          
           
gallop x8 down x8 up down the set and back up to top holding hands   &1&2&3&4&5&6&7&8 228
R step clap, l back join x2 facing     1234 5678 235
r step clap clap l back join x1       1&234  
x 4 walks to partner opposite facing   now closer 5678  
           
clap slap opp r hands x1 facing     1 2  
clap slap opp l hands x1       3 4  
slap thighs x2       5 6  
clap       7  
x1 2 handed clap with partner       8  
clap slap opp r hands x1 facing     1 2  
clap slap opp l hands x1       3 4  
hold hands turn under each other 360 to front   on word "over"   250
cross hands with partner spin to L spin till "drowned" on word "turn"    
wait       23  
walk x8 to original places in set facing     12345678  
TSHB x2       12  
           
repeat the first section from           
hop flap ball change to          
shuffle down x3 BC turning          
r leg forward, r arm BOW          
END          

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