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Irish Dancing

Irish Dancing . By Breaugh. History. shifting of population and invasions influenced dances they preferred specific types of music religious rituals started by the Druids honored the oak tree and the sun circular dances survive in the ring dances of today. Sixteen Century Dances.

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Irish Dancing

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  1. Irish Dancing By Breaugh

  2. History • shifting of population and invasions influenced dances • they preferred specific types of music • religious rituals started by the Druids • honored the oak tree and the sun • circular dances survive in the ring dances of today

  3. Sixteen Century Dances • the Irish hey • the Rinnce Fada • long dance • Trenchmore • Irish Jigs

  4. Kinds of Dance Today • the soft shoe dance • hard shoe dance • horn pipe • group dances

  5. The Dance Master • wandering dance teacher • appeared during the eighteenth century • flamboyant characters • brightly dressed • carried staffs • standard of dancers – very high • doors taken off and placed on the ground for soloist to dance on • stayed in his own district – never went on another Master’s territory • when Master’s met at fairs – they challenged each other to public contests

  6. Costumes • each school had it’s own dance costume • based on the Irish peasant dress worn 200 years ago • hand embroidered Celtic designs • Tara brooch holds cape which falls over the back • men wear plain kilt and jacket • The world championships are held in Dublin at Easter each year

  7. Fast Facts • The Green School of Irish dancing • The ceili is a gathering of neighbors to dance , play music and tell stories

  8. References • http://www.google.ca/ • http://www.irelandseye.com/aarticles/history/index.shtm • http://www.celticdanceshop.co.uk/

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