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Irish dance

Irish dance refers to the traditional dance forms that originate in Ireland, including both solo and group dance forms, for social, competitive, and performance purposes. In the 17th and 18th centuries, dance was taught by "travelling dance masters" across Ireland, and separate dance forms developed according to regional practice and differing purposes.…

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Ancestor arts
English country dance · Possibly French quadrille
Medium
Dance
Originating culture
Irish
Originating era
18th century
Types
Ceili dance · Irish stepdance · Festival Irish dance · Sean-nós dance · Irish set dance

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Irish dance

Irish céilí dances

Irish set dancing

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Irish dance

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related to Bibliography · 47
Irish dance → An Coimisiún, Appletree, Art, Aspects, Belfast, Brennan, Clontarf, Cork City, Cullinane, Dublin, Feathers, Frank, Gearóid, Handbook, Helen, History, Irish, Irish Céilí Dancing, Irish Dances, Irish Dancing
related to history · 36
Irish dance → Accounts, At, Baltimore, British, By, Christmas Eve, County Cork, England, English, European, Galway, Holydays, However, In, Indeed, Ireland, Irish, Irlaunde, Jew's, John Dunton's Teague Land
related to Old-style step dancing · 17
Irish dance → Also, Blackbird, In, Irish, Job, Journey Work, Modern, Munster-style, Old-style, Patrick's Day, Rules, St, The, The Irish, The Irish Dance, There, They
related to Irish Dance Organisations · 16
Irish dance → An Coimisiún, An Comhdháil Múinteora Rince, Association, CRN, Dancing CommissionWorld Irish Dance, Eireann Archived, Gaelacha Congress, IrelandCumman Rince Dea Mheasa, Irish Dance TeachersCumann Rince, Musicians, National Dance AssociationComhaltas Ceoltóirí, Náisiúnta, October, Rincí Gaelacha The Irish, Wayback Machine Gathering, WIDA
related to Modern dance · 16
Irish dance → Although, An Coimisiún Le Rincí, Broadway, Characterised, CLRG, Gaelacha, Gaelic League, In, Irish, It, League, Over, Riverdance, The, The Irish Dancing Commission, Today
related to General information · 15
Irish dance → Beginners Guide, Culture MagazineSet Dancing News, DanceWorld Irish Dancing Archived, Diochra, Discover Irish, February, Handbook, Irish DanceIrish Step DancingSet, Irish Dancing, Irish DancingThe History, March, Music Social Network Archived, O'Brien, Wayback MachineDance, Wayback MachineO'Keeffe
related to Irish dance · 10
Irish dance → Accounts, Galway, In, Ireland, Irish, Queen Elizabeth, Richard Head, Sir Henry Sydney, There, These
Types · 6
Irish dance → Ceili dance, Competition dance, Festival Irish dance, Irish set dance, Irish stepdance, Sean-nós dance
Ancestor arts · 2
Irish dance → English country dance, Possibly French quadrille
Medium · 1
Irish dance → Dance

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irish dance dancing dances dancers set ireland century also competition step traditional céilí music solo forms social hard style modern

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Irish danceAncestor artsEnglish country dance1.00infobox
Irish danceAncestor artsPossibly French quadrille1.00infobox
Irish danceMediumDance1.00infobox
Irish danceOriginating cultureIrish1.00infobox
Irish danceOriginating era18th century1.00infobox
Irish danceTypesCeili dance1.00infobox
Irish danceTypesIrish stepdance1.00infobox
Irish danceTypesFestival Irish dance1.00infobox
Irish danceTypesSean-nós dance1.00infobox
Irish danceTypesIrish set dance1.00infobox
Irish danceTypesCompetition dance1.00infobox
Riverdanceinstance ofwhich was popularized from 1994 onwards by shows0.80text

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