 How to dance  What to wear  Competitions  Dances  Tunes  Where you go if you want to dance You will learn about….

 Jig  Reel  Hornpipe Types of Tunes in Irish Dance

 Is a folk dance  It is danced, wearing pumps  The most common type of dance tunes played in Irish Traditional dance  The Reel is the first dance taught to students  A A The Reel

 There are a few jigs  A hop jig is the fastest  Slip jigs are longer than the Reels and light jigs The Jig

 It is done wearing hard shoes  The hornpipe is an Irish, Scottish and English dance Hornpipe

 Céilí  Seán-Nós  Irish Dance  Set Dancing 4 Disciplines of Irish Dance

 Very easy to learn  You can wear any type of clothes  Can be performed with as little as two people and as many as sixteen

o Is an older style of traditional solo dancing o In Irish it means ‘old style’ o It is fast, rhythemic and low key you can use your arms also and combine several different steps. o There is also another dance that can be done using a brush. Sean-nós

 You will compete against other people  You might do a solo dance  Your clothes will be very bright  You sometimes get prizes  Your hair will be done up Competitions

 Bright Dresses  No Jewellery  Soft shoes/Hard shoes  Nails will be painted How To Look

 You will go to certain places,you might go to different country’s  There will be 3 or 4 judges  You can get a bronze, silver and gold medals  You have to wait until the music starts then you start to dance Competitions

 Sometimes called ‘country dance’  It’s a hard shoe dance  It’s a folk dance  Set dances are danced with four couples in a square Set Dancing

 Has always been popular in Ireland but it was Popularised world wide in 1994, due to Riverdance  UqTc UqTc  Irish Dance

 Irish dancing has been showcased on the world stage thanks to acts such as:  Riverdance  Lord of the Dance  Some well known Irish dancers are  Michael Flatley  Jean Buttler

We hope you enjoyed Our presentation Now you know a lot of information about Irish Traditional dancing and music The most important thing about Irish dance is that it is there to help people socialise and to enjoy themselves weather they are taking part or just watching or listening. The End