Roger de Coverley
Roger de (or of) Coverley (also Sir Roger de Coverley or ...Coverly) is the name of an English country dance and a Scottish country dance (also known as The Haymakers). An early version was published in The Dancing Master, 9th edition (1695). The Virginia Reel is probably related to it. The name refers to a fox, and the dance's steps are reminiscent of a hunted fox going in and out of cover.
See also
References
- Thompson, Harry (16 January 2006). This Thing of Darkness (Paperback ed.). Headline Review. p. 187. ISBN 978-0755302819.
- Pynchon, Thomas (1973). Gravity's Rainbow. Viking Compass Edition. pp. 9, 21. ISBN 978-0670003747.
External links
- The annotated Sir Roger de Coverley
- The Complete System of Sir Roger De Coverley at the Library of Congress Dance Instruction Manual collection
- Joseph Addison and others. The De Coverley Papers from 'The Spectator' at Project Gutenberg
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