Sailor's Hornpipe

[GuanoLad]

I'm guessing sailors didn't really dance this.

[r0cknr0ll99]

loved it - absolutely brilliant dancing! best I've seen of its kind. And for the nit-pickers, hornpipes exist in the English, Scottish and Irish traditions - in 4/4, 3/2 and even 9/4 time - they don't belong to just one country, tradition or time signature! ;-)

[jagdpanther1944]

It is Irish, not scottish!

[DefeatedElitist]

@jagdpanther1944 It's not "Irish." It's indigenous to the British Isles.

[martinisaksen]

reminds me of cossac and jumpstyle :P

[TiniNormi]

This is a nutritious bowl of honey-nut queerios.

[Emikero]

While I like it, I must say that as an Irish dancer myself, I prefer Irish. But very well done all the same :)

[theidiotsinabox]

oh would you shut up. thats like saying hockey is only for men! jeeze, im a girl who used to do highlan dancing and now does hockey, and let me tell you girls can do anything if they put their mind to it. we dont care if we look stupid.

[nylonTS]

women sailors look stupid doing the hornpipe

leave it to men much better

[MeVinson37]

Thank you for this dance. It's about the best I've ever seen.  I watch it over and over. Love the music.

[GothicGirl924785]

my best firend did this she rocked

[VailaIsMe]

I love the third steps that you do! They are all my favourites!

[highlandladdiegirl]

the man in stripes not very good

[talleyho12]

if anybody knows where i can learn these steps on you tube let me know

[missbubblehead2424]

Really good./ I daqnce myslef but can't quite get the second stpe. I try and try but I can't relax my feet!

[4EverGooners]

but the man doing the walking crab that step was all worng heals should be toughing and an extension at the beginning

[4EverGooners]

OMG This is FANTASTIC i love watching the hornpipe, These Steps were brilliant WELL DONE!!!!!!!!!!!!

[mastud]

I came back to watch this again. Its really nice.

[theEnRshow]

ugh 8 years of it...then i quit last year so i miss it!!! and im starting again!!!

[MapleBok]

This is a really great choreography of the Sailor's. Very impressive dancing, and all split high cuts at the end! Well done! You're an inspiration to the rest of us :)

[mastud]

Very well done.

[moscowdash]

Does anyone know what this piece of music is called as i'd like to get a copy?

[Marine1Bulldog]

This is called "Crossing the Minch," and you can find it in "A High Cut Above."

[jupiter101peach]

i love the hornpipe sooooo much, and i learned it last week!

awesome job, BTW!! i wish i could be that good!

hm, guess i better start practicing then:)

[Persoff]

Terrific!

[poisonwood23]

i love this dance by the way, along with the jig

[poisonwood23]

i've been dancing for 8 and a half years, and yeah, it does take A LOT of practice... which i should do more of lol

[mmcrosbie]

Wow, that warrants a trip to the chiropractor. Don't know how people can do this - it would screw up my back for sure. I thought this was computer animation at first!

[gotaluvpenguins]

it takes ALOT of practice, i should know i've been dancing it for 5 years

[pjvenner]

Britain's got talent 2009? cracking stuff!

[scottishdancer93]

the girl on the left stumbled on the last few highcuts at the end lol. Nice leap though!!

[cag13]

This is a cool dance! Karen was breaking it down during the last solo. LOL! 5-Stars

[hylndancr247]

that was super awsome u all did wonderful!!!!

[killianontheweb]

Which sailor's hornpipe is it? I don't have the tunes for the bagpipes and would really appreciate if somebody could help me finding it!

[vapypr]

The tune is Crossing the Minch

[killianontheweb]

Thx a lot!

[killianontheweb]

BTH could you, please, send it to me (if you have it)? I've not yet managed to find it, and I'm unsure of the fact that I could...

[Lchsloy92]

Buy the book A High Cut Above. It has it and the rest of the Highland tunes.

[killianontheweb]

Cheers!

[claddaghbabe]

excellent well danced xx

[dudefromskye]

Great dance! X

[TheseEyesCryBlood]

Wow nice way to put all the steps together! :D

The crap step is always a funny one I think. :]

[tartanlady]

lovely trio hornpipe with clean crisp steps well done xx

[HighlandDanceBoston]

Thanks! It's one of our favorite numbers and always gets a great response from the audience.