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a sailor's solo dance born from boredom on ships that couldn't fit two people side by side.
named instrumentNamed for a now-extinct horn-belled reed pipe
navy ruleRoyal Navy made sailors dance it for exercise
arms foldedCrossed arms freed up scarce deck space
mimics workSteps imitate hauling rope and scanning horizon
time signatureShifted from triple to brisk duple time