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Roots of Irish step dance

Irish dancers at St. Patrick's Day parade in Fort Collins, Colorado

The dancing traditions of Ireland probably grew in tandem with the traditions of Irish traditional music. The first roots would be been in pre-Christian Ireland, but Irish dance was also partially influenced by dance forms on the mainland, especially the quadrille dances. Travel dancing masters taught all over Ireland as late as the early 1900s.

Step Dancing as a modern form comes directly from sean-ns ("old style") step dancing. His in fact many other forms of step dancing in Ireland (as the Connemara style step dancing), but the style most familiar is the Munster, or southern, the form, which was formalized by An Coimisin le Rince Gaelacha, which first met in 1930. A Coimisin formed from a division of the Gaelic League during the 'modern revival.

Irish step dance has a very precise rules about what can and can not do and when, but within those rules provides space for innovation and variety. Thus, step dance move while remaining confined within the original rules.

The tradition never really disappeared. In the nineteenth century, the Irish diaspora scattered Irish dance around the world, especially to North America and Australia.

One explanation for the unique habit of keeping hands and upper body stiff covers the stage. In order to get a hard surface for dancing, people would often unhinge doors and put them on the ground. Because this was clearly a very small stage, there was no room for the movement of the arms. But perhaps the most likely explanation is a practical one. The solo dances are characterized by fast, complex movements of the feet. Reportedly, as in "sean ns" (old style) dancing, the arms were held relaxing or fists on the hips before the late 1890s. [Citation needed]

Another explanation comes from the British occupation of Ireland during the 18th century when many Irish customs were suppressed. Once in captivity, the Irish were locked in a room where the door was only open on the top half of the hinge to allow soldiers to view their prisoners. Engage despite their oppression, Irish Women and Irish dance from the waist would appear that they're moved. Today, the stiff upper body is in honor of the oppression of Irish culture, language, dance and song.

Another explanation suggests that the dancers held their arms down to avoid the touching each other, which could suggest, or cause, conduct condemned by the conservative Catholic Church in Ireland. Dancers who did not touch could not be accused of immoral behavior. This statement may be apocryphal, however.

Dance Teachers will often place a bent coat hanger around the back of the dancer and have, to hold their arms while exercising, so they will be trained to keep their arms in this rigid position.

Sometimes in those ten years or one, a dancing master had his students compete with arms held firmly down to their sides, hands in fists, more attention to the complexity of steps. The judge approved by placing the students well. Other teachers and dancers quickly followed the new trend. Movement of the poor is sometimes used in modern Irish step dance, although this is widely seen as a hybrid and non-traditional addition.

Dancing

Irish solo step dances fall into two broad categories based on the shoes worn: hard shoe and soft shoe dancing.

"Reel", "Slip Jig, "" Hornpipe "and" mal "(soft shoe and hard shoe) all sorts of Irish step dances and are also types of Irish traditional music. Roles in 2 / 4 or 4 / 4 size. Slip jigs are in 9 / 8 time, and are considered to be the lightest and most graceful of the dances. Horn Pipes can be in 2 / 4 or 4 / 4 size, and danced in hard shoes. There are three jigs danced in the competition, light jig, single jig and the treble jig (also known as double jig). Light and single jigs in 6 / 8 time, and soft dance shoes, while the treble jig is hard shoes, danced in a slow 6 / 8.

The actual steps in Irish step dance are usually unique to each school or dance teacher. Irish dance steps were developed by teachers for students from their schools. Each dance consists of the same basic elements, or steps, but The dance itself is unique, and new dances are choreographed all the time. For this reason, video footage of matches is prohibited under the rules of An Coimisiún.

Each step is a sequence of foot movements, leg movements and leaps, which lasts eight bars of music for the "right foot" and is repeated for the left foot "of the step. Hard shoe dances include click (striking the heels of the feet together), trebles (the toe of the shoe striking the floor), postage (the striking of the whole foot the floor), and an increasing number of complex combinations of taps of the toes and heels.

There are two types of hard shoe dance, the solo dances, the Hornpipe and treble jig and traditional set dances, also called set dances, which are solo dances, despite the same name as the social dancing. There are about thirty solo set dance tunes, mostly jigs and hornpipes. These tracks vary in tempo more difficult steps to ensure higher levels of dancers. Teachers choreograph today's non-traditional sets their dancers dance on this special music. An unusual feature of the set dance tune is that many are "crooked", with some of the parts or sections of the songs to depart from the common 8 bar formula. The crooked tune, some consisting of 7 1 / 2 bars, fourteen bars, etc. For example, the St. Patrick's Day traditional music consists of a set of eight-bar "step" followed by a fourteen-bar "position."

The music and steps for each set was determined by the traditional past Dance Masters and passed under a Coimisin auspices as part of the history of step dancing, hence the "traditional". There are about 30 sets are used in traditional modern dance step, but the traditional sets out in most levels of competition are St. Patrick's Day, Blackbird, Job Journey, Garden of Daisies, King of the Fairies and Jockey to the fair. The remaining traditional set dances are danced mainly to championship levels.

Cil the dances used in competitions are bouncier and accurate versions of the dancing in pubs and church basements. There is a list of 30 cyl dances are standardized and published In an Coimisiún's "Ar Rinncidhe Foirne" as examples of typical Irish folk dances, these are the "books" competitive step dancing by dancers. Most cyl dances in competition are significantly shortened in the interest of time, many step dancers never learn the whole dance, as she will never dance the later parts of the dance competition.

Many dance schools CLRG place so much emphasis on dancing and ceili dancing in solo, carefully rehearsing the dances as written in the book, the quest for a perfect interpretation. In local competition, figure dances can be competed included two or three dancers. These are not traditional book and dance choreography are similar with solo dances. Dances for 4, 6 or 8 dancers are often found in the competition, but the book dances for 16 dancers are rarely offered. The figure Choreography Competition at Major Oireachtasi be more than 8 dancers and is an opportunity for teachers to show off interesting and intricate group choreography. A winning team gets a reputation for an Oireachtas for their school, and is an important part of the competition.

Shoes

Some of the soft shoe dancing footwork is reflected in the footwork of the Scottish folk dances, though the two styles can be distinguished. American tap dance was also influenced by Irish Step Dancing.

Three types of shoes worn in competitive step dancing: two types of hard shoes and soft shoes. The hard shoe ("heavy shoe "," jig shoe ") is unlike the tap shoe, in which the tips and heels are made of fiberglass instead of metal. The first hard shoes had wooden taps with metal nails. It was common in the 17th and 18th centuries to hammer nails into the soles of a shoe with a view to increasing life of the shoe. Dancers used sounds made by the nails on the hard shoe dance rhythms that characterize network. Later, the soles were turned into resin or fiberglass to reduce weight and the sounds of the footwork increase.

Each shoe has eight striking surfaces: front, bottom and sides of the front valve and the back, bottom and sides of the valve back (heel). Hard shoes are made of black leather with flexible soles. Sometimes the front valves are filed flat on the dancer is able to stand his or her toes, a bit like pointe shoes. Same hard shoes are worn by all dancers, regardless of gender or age.

A legend hard shoe dances that used Irish dancing at an intersection or on the earthen floors of their homes, and they removed and soaped their doors to create a resonant surface for hard shoe dancing. (The most common news was that dancers "battered" a stone in the floor with a space, in the case of set dancing, the head pair of the set , the action of the stone.)

Soft shoes, often called "ghillies' (or 'Gillies'), fit more like ballet slippers, but they are black leather with a leather sole and a very flexible body. They lace toe and not just sounds against the dance surface. They are worn by dancers to the light jig, the reel, the single jig, slip jig, and the group dances with two or more people. They can also be worn for dancing cil, cil although social dancing does not have rules about the types worn shoes.

The second type of soft shoe is worn by male dancers; These are called 'Reel Shoes " and are comparable to Oxford or jazz shoes in black leather, with fiberglass heels that the dancers can click together. Some male dancers have no fiberglass heels. The men get to choreography in a different style for girls' in order to benefit from the heels.

Costume

In public appearances, dancers wear costumes appropriate to the show. The costumes are often fanciful interpretations of traditional Irish style of dress. Competitions, there are different rules and traditions that regulate the choice of a dancer costume.

Judges critique the dancers at competitions in the first place on their performance but also account of the presentation. In each level of competition, the dancers must wear either hard or soft shoes and boots white poodle socks or tights. Commissioned schools, dancers or curl their hair or wear a curly wig, although most dancers these days wear wigs. In more schools festival hair is often worn down and loose. Boy and girls wearing a very distinctive costumes. The girls wear dresses with a stiff pleated skirts that are embroidered. The boys used to wear jackets and kilts, but often in a black pants to perform with a colorful shirt and tie. Costumes can be more simple for the novice dancer, they often carry a simple dance skirt and plain blouse.

A boy costume. It can range from a simple shirt and tie to waistjackets.

A beginner dancer can be any age, including of adults. In the advanced beginner and novice levels, the dancers begin their dance costume. The specific colors and the emblem used on the dresses represent the dance school to distinguish it from other dance schools. They are in the style of a solo dress, but are simple with just a few colors, but even more complex than the beginner outfit. Many North American schools let their students on a personal, or "solo" dress selecting, Winner level.

Competition dresses have changed in many ways since Irish Dance first appeared. Several generations ago the appropriate dress is simply your "Sunday Best". In the years 1980 ornately embroidered velvet popular. Other materials include gabardine and wool. Today, many different substances, including lace, sequins, silk, organza embroidered and much more. The committee dresses have a skirt stiffened folded into panels that are reinforced with Vilene. Dresses can weigh several pounds, depending on the substance and do require getting used to. Once again the festival is different style, styling and simple designs to more flowing, un-stiffened materials.

Preliminary and Open Championship level where dancers are eligible for big games. At these levels, helping each dancer costumes solo show their sense of style, and they allow them to stand out among a crowd. The dancers can either be a new solo dress for them with their choice of colors, fabrics and designs (some dancers even the dress design) or they can buy second hand from another dancer. Championship often expensive dresses, sequined fabrics, and it is becoming increasingly popular for only two or three colors are used. Since The dresses are hand made with expensive materials, unique designs and are measured for each dancer type body, the dresses cost between $ 600 and $ 4,000. When each dancer grows the dress that they can sell it in competition or through the Internet.

Along with handmade sequins dresses, championship Commission dancers have wigs and crowns. Dancers at lower levels have the choice to either wear a wig or curl their hair, but mostly in the championship, girls choose to wear a wig, as wigs are convenient. Dancers get their hair ringlet synthetic wigs (some go a shade lighter or darker) contest. The wigs range from $ 20.00 to $ 150. Usually the crowns match the colors and materials of the dresses, but some dancers choose to tiaras, tiara or crown wear a cloth. The reason why dancers curl their hair or wear a wig wreath, because traditionally in Ireland girls had beautiful curly ringlets, but nowadays, wearing wigs ringlet is going out of style in some feisanna favor of letting the girls and women whose natural hair. The championship matches are usually danced on a stage with great lighting. To avoid looking washed out, dancers often wear stage makeup and Tan their legs. A ban was introduced in January 2005 for less than 10 dancers prohibit wearing fake tan, and in October 2005 it was decided that under The 12 dancers who were in the Beginner and Primary Care levels would not be allowed to wear fake tan / makeup.

Competition Structure

Modern Irish step dance can be taught anywhere. Teachers must be certified with one or more separate organizations, such as a Coimisin le Rince Gaelacha (The Irish Dancing Commission), Comhdhil Minteoir After Rince Gaelacha ("The Congress of Irish Dance Teachers), or World Irish Dance Association (WIDA) ("other lesser-known organizations, there also) for their students to be eligible for contests (dancers only competitions organized by The organization is registered with the teacher). However feisana WIDA are open to everyone. <"Feis" is singular. "Feisana" is plural>

Every organization has a certification process that a written and practical exam consists in the ability of the applicant to teach Irish dance. In a Coimisin these certificates are TMRF (CIL agrees to dance to learn), TCRG (gives permission to learn to dance solo) and ADCRG (consent to judge feiseanna).

Competitive step dancing has grown steadily since the mid 1900s, and faster since the emergence of Riverdance. An organized step dance competition is intended as a feis (pronounced / F /, plural feiseanna). The word feis means "festival" in Irish, and strictly speaking is also composed of competitions in music and crafts. File ("faila") is a more correct term for the dance competition, but the terms are used interchangeably. Many annual competitions are really getting full feiseanna, by adding events in music, art, baking, etc.

Participants in a feis to be students of an approved step dancing teacher. Dance competitions are divided into age and level of expertise. The names for feis competition vary around the world:

UK and Europe: beginner, primary, intermediate, open

Ireland: Bun Ts GRD GRD GRD Men, Ard Craobh GRD GRD (translated as "soil", "start", "Middle", "high" and "trophy" grades)

North America: beginners, advanced beginners (Beginner or 2), novice, prizewinner / Open, Preliminary Champion, Champion Open

Australia: Novice, Beginner, Primary, Intermediate, Open

South Africa: Bun Ts GRD GRD GRD Men, Ard Craobh GRD GRD (sorted part is also offered for dancers Dancers 7 years or younger who this section do not gain rank ..)

Despite an event structure and culture that supports children almost exclusively, much feiseanna competitions for adult Irish dancers to offer. At the beginner level, an adult Irish dancer is someone who does not dance like a child older than 18 years. Past beginner level, there is no restriction. Adult games, when offered, are separate competitions for children and adults can only advance to level winner. If they wish to try a higher level, then they switch to games for young adults and can no longer compete as adults. " This refers to an "everything" level as 18 years of age and older.

In North America, the Irish Dance Teachers Association of North America has recently changed its rules adult Irish dancers to be limited to the simpler, traditional hard shoe dancing speed. Adult dancers may dance to the more complex, non-traditional hard shoe dancing to rate the support of their teacher before they can compete in the "everything" age groups where they can perform more complex dances.

Feiseanna rules be adopted by the Organization, not a particular feis. In a Coimisin le Rince Gaelacha (the largest of the "official" organizations), dancers be judged by judges certified by a Coimisin. This certification is known as the ADCRG, which means that Le Rince Ard Diploma Coimisin Gaelacha (English -. Highest degree Dancing in Gaelic) is granted to those who have passed the examinations conducted by the An Coimisin and are certified TCRG Local organizations can apply additional rules add to the basic rule. The Irish Dance Teacher's Association of North America (IDTANA) is the largest organ of dance teachers in connection with a Coimsiun le Rince Gaelacha. There are seven CLRG regions in North America.

An annual regional Championship competition is known as an Oireachtas (pronounced / rxts /). Regional Oireachtas are normally held in November and December. Up to 10 dancers from each age group may qualify for the World Cup – the exact number is worked out with a formula and is based on the number of dancers competing. National Championship races are held annually in Ireland (known as the All-Ireland competition), North America (including Canada and the United States, called the North American Irish Dance Championship, or sometimes the North American Nationals or "Nan's"), the United Kingdom (Great Britain "and" British Nationals "- there are two), South Africa, Australia, New Zealand and Europe. Annual World Championship competitions are held in the Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland and Scotland. The 2007 competition was held in Glasgow and Belfast in 2008 and 2009 in Philadelphia. In 2010 they will again be held in Glasgow.

See also

Dance Sean-ns

Sean-ns dance in America

Irish dance

The Celtic Dreams

Step Dance

External Links

General Information

The history of Irish Dance

Irish Step Dancing

Beginners Guide to Irish Dancing

R RINNCIDE Foirne – Thirty popular figure dancing (Download as Word file)

International, national and regional organizations Irish dance

Coimisin le Rince Gaelacha / The Irish Dancing Commission

A Comhdhil Minteoiri after Rince Gaelacha / The Congress of Irish Dance Teachers

Cumann Rince Nisinta / National Dance Association of Ireland

North West Regional Council

Midland Regional Council

Southern England Regional Council

Nordic Society of Irish Dancers

Registered Teachers of Mainland Europe

North American Feis Commission

Irish Dance Teachers Association of North America

Irish Dance Teachers Association of Canada Eastern Region

Western Canada Irish Dance Teachers Association

Irish Dance Teachers Association of New England

Irish Dance Teachers Association of North America Mid-Atlantic Region

IDTANA Southern Region

Irish Dance Teachers of Mid-America

Western U.S. Region Irish Dance Teachers Association of North America

Irish Japan Dance Club

Traditional Irish dancing Association of New Zealand

Australian Irish Dancing Association

Irish Dancing Association of South Africa (Contact information.)

World Irish Dance Association

American Association of Irish dancers & Teachers

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