A lively tune played on a hornpipe, for dancing; a tune adapted for such playing
It was originally danced exclusively by males in hard shoes, but now, both men and women compete The hornpipe is in 4/4 time, reminiscent of a slow reel with accents on the first and third beat (ONE-and-a two-and-a three-and-a four-and-a) The apparent slowness of the music, allows for many intricate dance elements in a short amount of time A notable feature is the frequent use of a rocking motion with the ankles
An old english dance in a lively tempo written in triple and later also in quadruple time [back]
An instrument of music formerly popular in Wales, consisting of a wooden pipe, with holes at intervals
a British solo dance performed by sailors an ancient (now obsolete) single-reed woodwind; usually made of bone music for dancing the hornpipe