Irish dance is an enjoyable, energetic and expensive passtime. It is quite complicated both to dance and to understand, as the steps are intricate and the way you compete in competitions changes with how good you get.
There are 9 main dances which you do at competitions (comps are known as feisanna plural or a feis singular in Gaelic). These dances are called a). the Reel b). the Single jig c). the Light jig d). the Slip jig e). the Heavy jig and f). the Hornpipe. All vary in pace and length, so no dance is nearly the same. However, within a particular dance, for example the Heavy jig, it is not unusual for the tune to be played differently from feis to feis.
Eventhough each song for a dance (Slip jig for example) is played to the same length, all Irish dancing school’s have individual dances for their competetors. This is to ‘out do’ other dancers you are up against in competition and how well you do is down to your steps (given to you by your dancing teacher) and how well you dance them. An example of this would be if you had 10 girls competing together in a small competition. The girl who has the hardest steps, who dances them with the best ability and effort wins. This is because dances suchas the Reel, Slip jig, Heavy jig and Hornpipe are harder than the others which make them more suitable to be danced once in higher competition. They are still danced in lower feisanna levels, but once a dancer graduates to a higher level, teachers make steps in these particular dances harder. This is to keep up with competition in the hope of doing well, The Irish dancing levels are 1) Novis: for begginers. All 9 dances are in competition at this stage and the steps will be easy. 2) Primary: Dancers are still classed as beginners but competition is usually harder. 3) Intermediate: Competition is substantiallyharder now, many dancers fail to progress past this point. 4) Open: The highest level you can achieve to be in within Irish dance. It is the hardest group to aOlernKienOP air jordan spizike kings county Create a second pad compete in as all dancers have won all dances in Novis, Primary and Intermediate to earn their place. Once a dance is won in Open, you can not go back down to a lower level in that particular dance at the beginning of a new Irish Dance season.
To progress to a higher level in this dance, you have to win all dances in the level you are in first. For Nike LeBron 12 example, to get to Open, you have to win all 9 dances at air jordan 1 retro dmp red yellow feisanna you attend over the Irish aOlernKienOP air jordan 2010 white black red The Shoes that Were Danced to Pieces Dance season. Say you do get all your dances into the next level in one feis (unlikely), you are free to go to the next feis and compete higher up. Dancing levels also cross over. This means if you have won out one of your dance’s into primary from novis, for an example, you can do all your dance’s still left in novis in the novis competition and do the one dance that is in primary in the primary competition.
To get placed first you have to stand out to the edjudicator. The edjudicator is basically a judge aOlernKienOP air jordan 6 retro infrared white infrared black 2014 Turning Debt Into Wea of a air jordan 4 bred black cement grey fire red competition at a air jordan 6 rings white wheat red feis. They have the final say on place orders. At a competition for novis, primary and intermediate, there is usually only one edjudicator. However, once you reach Open there is 3 for each dance you perform. Furthermore, at major competitions there can be from 5 to 7 judges.
Once you are in Open, you do not have to continue doing the Single jig or air jordan 2010 white black red Light jig. This is because these dance’s are simple and are seen of a waste of time once you have reached this level. Despite this, air jordan 1 ko high white black varsity red you still need to practice them incase your dance teacher decides that next season they want you to go down a level for either experience (you aren’t ready to be in the higher level) aOlernKienOP air jordan 7 vii original og hare jordan Ideas to buy fabulous graduation d or because the competiton is too hard. Once in Open, the dance steps do become very hard aswell. Only open dancers go to major feisanna such as the World Championships (held in different cities every year), the air jordan 2010 xxv black varsity red red Europeans, American Nationals etcetera.
Championships are the competitions that take place in Open. They consist of 2 dances (the harder ones, exlained in above section) that competetors perform and depending air jordan 6 white sport blue black on how well they are danced, and how highly they are marked upon these dances by edjudicators, the get recalled to dance a set dance. A set dance is a special dance made for you by your Irish dance teacher to traditional irish dancing tune (which is either played in Heavy jig beat or Hornpipe). This decides how you do in the overall competition. Basically, if you dance well enough in the first 2 dances, you get asked to dance again (to your set dance) and if you do well, you get a good place. This is easier said than done because set dances can go on for upto 2minutes 20seconds, which is hard when you put in everything.
Irish dancing has 2 different types of shoes that dance’s are performed in. These are heavy or hard shoes and light or soft shoes (eventhough aOlernKienOP air jordan 10 retro bobcats 2014 Warning signs of a language boys wear different light/soft shoes to girls). Sometimes the girls light shoes are called Gillies. The Reel, Single jig, Light jig and Slip jig are all in light shoe, with Heavy jig, Hornpipe and set aOlernKienOP air jordan 2 ii retro carmello anthony melo white university blue varisty m dances all being in heavy shoes.
The actual Irish dance is the hardest aOlernKienOP Air Jordan 17s What to Wear at an Evening Wedding in July part. It is very complex and has specific skills, moves and aspects that are different from any other dance. Light shoes have a leather sole and sides, with crossed laces from the toes to the nape of the ankle. In light shoe, you have to be very high on your toes, feet turned out, legs crossed, toes pointed, straight legs, along with shoulders back and arms in! This is easy once you have danced for a while, but many struggle with remembering everything once starting out. Once in Open, it isn’t a case of doing all these things, just doing them better and sharper than any other apponents. Once you can do these things with ease, to a higher ability than anyother competitions, this is when you win competitions. Heavy shoes are harder as they count more towards how you win and be a better dancer. This is because your set dance is in heavy shoe, and ultimately, the set dance decides your place in competiton. Heavy shoes consist of a fibre glass tap and heel with leather on the soles and sides. They have a buckle and a bendy in aOlernKienOP air jordan 11 bred black varsity red Finding That Perfect Informal Wedding the middle to allow dancers to go en point (like a ballet dancer) in dance’s. While is heavy shoes, dancers treble, shuffle their feet bang, tap and go on their toes. These different movements make a variety of sounds which add to the effect of the dance. It is a common irish dance saying if the dancer makes good noise with their feet that they have ‘feet for the radio’.
For competitions, you have to wear an Irish Dancing costume. For boys/men, it is standard to wear black trousers, waistcoat (usually brightly colored or patterned), tie and shirt. However, on the rare occasion you sometimes see boys wearing kilts eventhough this is usually more associated with scotish highland dancing. Traditionall, girls wear a velvet, heavily embroided dress but modern materials and technology have made way for a whole different wave of dresses. Nowadays, most dresses consist of block colors with alot of sparkle and diamonte. They are very showy and can cost thousands. Ontop of this, girls have to wear wigs to ensure there hair looks curley and visable on a large stage. These wigs are the natural color aOlernKienOP air jordan 3 iii retro cdp countdown pack Teen Titans Wiki of the dancers hair and can be in a bun or a full wig. All dancers wear poodle socks aswell, which are special Irish Dance socks that have poodle like quality to them (being white, soft and bumpy, much like poodle’s fur). These socks pulled fully up and are put in place with sock glue to prevent them falling down. Senior ladies (older girls, 19+) sometimes wear tights in place of these. To keep dancers dignity, all girls have to wear bloomer knickers which essentially are big knickers int he color of the dress’s underskirt which go over your normal knickers. These are used so when dancers kick their legs up high, nothing is on air jordan 6 white sport blue black show.
Difference Between Irish Dance and Riverdance
It is a common mistake of people that do not know what traditional Irish dance is to misunderstand it to be Riverdance. Infact, riverdance is a show inwhich irish dance is the main bulk. It was invented by Michael Flatley, a famous and world champion irish dancer. Riverdance also includes Spanish dance performances with tap and other varients.
The Expense of doing Irish Dance is very high. This is because many dancers have to dance for upto 5 lessons per week to maintain a good standard and get in all required practice. This adds up. Also, to enter feisanna is costworthy and along with dresses which can be upto $3000, it isn’t a cheap and cheerful hobby. This is the disadvantage to the dance as many do not have this kind of money to pay for a new dress everytime you grow.
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ethel smith 4 years ago from Kingston Upon Hull
Great, comprehensive review of Irish dancing. I love it.
RedElf 3 years ago from Canada
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ripplemaker 3 years ago from Cebu, Philippines
elayne001 3 years ago from Rocky Mountains
I love watching Irish dancing. It looks hard and they make it look so easy. Thanks for the education and congrats on your nomination. Good luck.
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