Reel (dance)
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The reel is a folk dance type as well as the accompanying dance tune type. Of Scottish origin, reels are also an important part of the repertoire of the fiddle traditions of Britain, Ireland and North
Hard shoes worn for Irish dance
Soft shoes worn for Irish dance
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
Reel (dance)
…the reel is one of the four traditional dances, the others being the jig, the strathspey and the waltz, and is also the name of a dance figure. In Irish dance, a reel is any dance danced to music in reel time (see below). In Irish stepdance, the reel is danced in soft shoes and is one of the first dances…
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.