How to Do a Rock Move | Irish Step Dancing

Full Playlist: - - Watch more How to Do Irish Step Dancing videos: How to do the rock move in Irish step dance. The rock move is an unusual move for Irish dancers, whereby they’re testing, really, the strength and flexibility of lateral motion in their ankle. It is recommended, particularly when trying this step for the first time, that you hold onto another person, a bar, a table top, or a counter for support, because you’re going to be rolling over on the side or lateral part of the ankle. To initiate the rock step, the dancer points the right foot, lifts it, and places it behind, coming close together so that the two feet are laying nearly on top of each other. She then moves toward the direction of the front foot, rocking or rolling over to the left side, alternating by going toward the right side toward the back foot,