Irish dance
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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 centurie
Most modern Irish dancers wear elaborate competition dresses, large wigs, and makeup for performance and competition purposes.
Irish Jig, from National Dances (N225, Type 2) issued by Kinney Bros 1889
Irish musicians and dancers, 1985
Irish dancers from Connemara Irish dancers in Wilkes-Barre, PA, dance at the Hetzel Union Building (HUB), Penn State University.
Riverdance
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Riverdance is a theatrical show that consists mainly of traditional Irish music and dance. With a score composed by Bill Whelan, it originated as an interval act during the Eurovision Song Contest 199
Irish dance
…or more. Solo Irish dance includes the most well-known form of Irish dance, Irish stepdance, which was popularized from 1994 onwards by shows such as Riverdance, and which is practised competitively across not only the Irish diaspora but by many people of disparate cultural backgrounds. Stepdance is characterised…
Riverdance at the Gaiety Theatre, Dublin, in 2019