The World Irish Dance Association (WIDA) is an Irish stepdance organisation founded in 2004. It is based primarily in Europe and the United Kingdom, and...
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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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several Irish dance organisations globally, including An Coimisiún Le Rincí Gaelacha, An Comhdhail na Múinteoirí le Rincí Gaelacha, the World Irish Dance Association...
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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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(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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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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Oireachtas Rince na Cruinne (redirect from Irish Dancing World Championships)
Irish Dancing World Championships; often simply the Worlds) is an annual Irish stepdance competition run by An Coimisiún Le Rincí Gaelacha (the Irish...
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popular in England, Ireland, and Scotland include Playford dances, regional folk dances, ceili, Irish set dances, and Scottish country dances. The couples in...
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The World DanceSport Federation (WDSF), formerly the International DanceSport Federation (IDSF), is the international governing body of dancesport and...
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Search > Ready for the World". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved September 15, 2012. "NLD Charts > Ready for the World". MegaCharts. Retrieved...
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A lap dance (or contact dance) is a type of erotic dance performance offered in many strip clubs in which the dancer typically has body contact with a...
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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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September 25, 2010. ""I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" on the Irish Singles Chart". The Irish Recorded Music Association. Archived from the original...
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found across the world exhibiting various different styles and standards. Theatrical dance, also called performance or concert dance, is intended primarily...
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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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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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western square dance (also called western square dance, contemporary western square dance, modern American square dance or modern square dance) is one of...
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such as association football, rugby, horse racing, golf, and boxing. The names Ireland and Éire derive from Old Irish Ériu, a goddess in Irish mythology...
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Riverdance (redirect from River dance)
Riverdance is a theatrical show that consists mainly of traditional Irish music and dance. With a score composed by Bill Whelan, it originated as an interval...
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was overseen by the Irish Football Association (IFA) and had previously been the sole national team for the entire island of Ireland. In 1953, FIFA decreed...
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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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"Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)" is a song by American dance music group C+C Music Factory, released by Columbia Records on November 18, 1990...
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for both Womack and Sons of the Desert. "I Hope You Dance" won the 2001 Country Music Association (CMA) Award for Single of the Year, as well as the Academy...
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Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 368. ISBN 1-904994-10-5. "Zorba's Dance". The Irish Charts. "Duo Acropolis La Danse de Zorba"...
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Polka (redirect from Polka dance)
today hundreds of Irish polka tunes, which are most frequently played on the fiddle or button accordion. The Irish polka is dance music form in 2 4,...
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British Kendo Association (BKA). The National Governing Body of Martial Arts in Ireland, as appointed by the Irish Sports Council, is the Irish Martial Arts...
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The RAD was founded in London, England in 1920 as the Association of Teachers of Operatic Dancing, and was granted a Royal Charter in 1935. Queen Camilla...
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contest. Irish dance can broadly be divided into social dance and performance dance. Irish social dance can be divided into céilí and set dancing. Irish set...
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The Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA; Irish: Cumann Lúthchleas Gael [ˈkʊmˠən̪ˠ ˈl̪ˠuːˌçlʲasˠ ˈɡeːlˠ]; CLG) is an Irish international amateur sporting and...
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Industry Association of America (RIAA). Outside of the United States, "Just Dance" topped the charts in Australia, Canada, Greece, Ireland, the Netherlands...
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