 Samuel Pepys referred to it in his diary as "The Jig of the Ship" and Captain Cook, who took a piper on at least one voyage, is noted to have ordered his men to dance the hornpipe in order to keep them in good health.The dance on-ship became less common when fiddlers ceased to be included in ships' crew members.In dramatic stage productions, from around the sixteenth century, a popular feature was a sea dance.