Irish dance refers to the traditional dance forms that originate in Ireland, including both solo and group dance forms, for social, competitive, and performance...
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Irish stepdance is a style of performance dance with its roots in traditional Irish dance. It is generally characterized by a stiff upper body and fast...
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Jig (redirect from Slide (dance))
The jig (Irish: port, Scottish Gaelic: port-cruinn) is a form of lively folk dance in compound metre, as well as the accompanying dance tune. It first...
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Irish traditional music (also known as Irish trad, Irish folk music, and other variants) is a genre of folk music that developed in Ireland. In A History...
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Irish set dancing, sometimes called "Irish sets", is a popular form of folk dancing in Ireland danced to Irish tunes in groups of eight or four dancers...
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Festival dance is a form of Irish dance traditionally associated with Northern Ireland. It separated from the "feis" movement in stepdancing in the mid-20th...
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preferred term is "step-dancing" rather than "step dance". In Scotland, both "step dance" and "step-dancing" are recognized. The Irish-Newfoundland style may...
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Cèilidh (redirect from Céilí dance)
KAY-lee, Scottish Gaelic: [ˈkʲʰeːlɪ]) or céilí (Irish: [ˈceːlʲiː]) is a traditional Scottish and Irish social gathering. In its most basic form, it simply...
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Lord of the Dance is an Irish dance show and dance production that was created, choreographed, and produced by Irish-American dancer Michael Flatley, who...
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Dancing with the Stars is an Irish reality television series, airing on RTÉ One that started on 8 January 2017, and is currently hosted by Jennifer Zamparelli...
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dance, dance team, and Irish dance, that only permit a single dance style. Open competitions, that permit a wide variety of dance styles. An example of...
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Dance Ireland is an association that promotes professional dance in Ireland. It is Ireland’s national development organisation for dance. It is an all-Ireland...
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of step dance that began with the combination of Southern American and Irish dance traditions, such as Irish soft-shoe and hard-shoe step dances, and a...
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indigenous culture exists, as expressed through Gaelic games, Irish music, Irish language, and Irish dance. The island's culture shares many features with that...
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to any cultural festival or gathering, as well as to the Irish legislature, in Irish dancing it has come to refer to major top-level competitions, and...
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English dance, and is now performed more frequently in Scotland, while the Irish Jig is a humorous caricature of, and tribute to, Irish step dancing (the...
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name of a dance figure. In Irish dance, a reel is any dance danced to music in reel time (see below). In Irish stepdance, the reel is danced in soft shoes...
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Dance First is a 2023 biographical film about Irish playwright Samuel Beckett, directed by James Marsh and written by Neil Forsyth. Gabriel Byrne stars...
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Michael Flatley (category Performers of Irish dance)
16, 1958) is an American dancer. He became known for creating and performing in Irish dance shows Riverdance, Lord of the Dance, Feet of Flames, Celtic...
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solo Irish dance. It is a casual dance form, as opposed to the more formal and competition-oriented form of Irish stepdance. Sean nós in Irish means...
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Irish folklore (Irish: béaloideas) refers to the folktales, balladry, music, dance and mythology of Ireland. It is the study and appreciation of how people...
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Irish Stages for Céilí dancing An area to learn Céilí dance Celebrations of Irish sport:Gaelic Football, Hurling, and Currach racing Authentic Irish Cuisine...
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Ireland includes the art, music, dance, folklore, traditional clothing, language, literature, cuisine and sport associated with Ireland and the Irish...
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(Irish Dancing Commission) Comhdháil na Múinteoirí le Rincí Gaelacha (Congress of Irish Dance Teachers) World Irish Dance Association List of dance companies...
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Tribal Style Belly Dance Indlamu Innaby Intercessory dance International folk dance Interpretive dance Irish dance Irish Sean-Nós Dance Irish Stepdance Isios...
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types of dance. They are soft shoes, similar to ballet shoes. They are used by women in Irish dance, by men and women in Scottish country dance, and by...
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Gardiner Brothers (category Performers of Irish dance)
some Irish culture while growing up in America. Michael and Matthew's older sister Anna began dancing at the age of 5 at the Wick School of Irish dance and...
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country dance Fandango Flamenco Freilekhs Georgian dance Greek dances Hora International folk dance Irish dance Ceili dance Italian folk dance Tarantella...
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Arts Council of Ireland Website that specialises in the promotion of contemporary Irish Music Vashon Celtic Tunes – Irish (mostly) dance tunes with sheet...
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Colin Dunne (category Performers of Irish dance)
Dunne was born in Birmingham, England, to Irish parents. He followed his two older sisters to Irish dance class at the local school, Birmingham's Comerford...
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