Rock The Boat Dance

I genuinely thought rock the boat wasn t just an irish thing but i m glad we own a dance we do on our arses at occasions derrygirls emma kelly toomanyemmas march 26 2019 for those who are.

Rock the boat dance. 8 reasons why irish weddings are the best in the world. On june 15 2019 a group of 1 805 people gathered at salthill promenade galway to do the rock the boat dance together. The dance involves siting on the ground in a line closely to one another and rocking their hands back and forth. Per the irish times this derry girls inspired feat did indeed break the guinness world record for the biggest rock the boat performance ever.

It has only very recently come to my attention that rocking the boat is a uniquely irish thing. Sure everyone in the world knows the song it is a classic after all. Clare michelle and erin dancing to rock the boat pic. Keady 23 june 3013.

It involves a group of partygoers sitting on the floor in row swinging their arms back and forth while clapping to the beat. Particularly popular in ireland the dance attracted international attention after being featured on the second season of the tv series derry girls. Rather than being some strange cultural artifact from the 90s like saturday night or. A dance to rock the boat is commonly performed at weddings and birthday parties involving many people sitting down in a row and rowing a boat to the tune of the song.

The scene really struck a nerve for irish people as the classic dance song blasted onto our screens through our favourite northern girls. But apparently it s only the irish who experience the. Channel four what really had us in stitches was when the song rock the boat came on and and nothing has ever been more relatable. Derry girls season 2 is currently streaming on netflix.

Much like whigfield s saturday night or the los del rio hit macarena the rock the boat dance has been a staple of many an occasion in ireland.