Talk:Roger de Coverley

"The name refers to a fox"
I've searched but could find no evidence of the claim that: "The name refers to a fox, and the dance's steps are reminiscent of a hunted fox going in and out of cover." In fact, said claim appears to originate from this anonymous Wikipedia edit from 2006 where the IP seems to have been under the impression that the dance was named after a fox in the 1952 novel Love for Lydia named 'Sir Roger' who often sought 'cover' as he was pursued. Thus... "Sir Roger" de "Cover"ly dance. Ugh. (And indeed, Oxford English Dictionary says the dance was in fact named in the 1600s after a man about whom nothing is known today.) – Vuccala (talk) 22:23, 10 December 2023 (UTC)