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| Geography, terrain, climate |
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Ireland is situated at a latitude similar to that of Edmonton, Alberta
-far north
-receives a lot of storms blowing in off the North Atlantic both from the west and the north |
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| Gaelic (celtic) language; Roman Alphabet |
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| orginated in 1300 BCE arrived island 600 BCE-150 |
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| natural resources: their land, very rocky and green |
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| agrarian--> industry--> literature movies and tourism |
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rather short growing season
-cabbage, potatoes |
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catholic(south)
Protestant and catholic (north) |
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very rich tradition
-Ancient instruments:include the fife and harp
Modern Instruments:
Strings: fiddle and mandolin
wind: flute and tin-whistle
percussion: Bodhram (drum); bones; and spoons
Accordian( piano and button; and concertina
Bagpipes and Uilleann pipes
Bombarde. A small oboe like shawm with a penetrating soung.
Jigs 6/8
Reels 2/4
Hornpipes 4/4 |
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Feis (comp)
step dancing (solo;duo;trio)
1.soft shoe
2.hard shoe (tap)
Ceilidh (social)
COuple dancing
1.couples dances (scattered)
2. Set Dances |
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couple dancing done in circles and sets (both square and longway)
step dancing done free-formation |
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| moderately simple to extremely complex |
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| moderately easy to very difficult |
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Step dancing technique is quite advanced
-emphasis on the footwork
-all movement articulate from ankle and knee
-75 taps in 15 sec |
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| in step dancing the arms are held statically at the sides of the body and remain there throughout the dance. the posture is erect and the face remains passive |
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Couple dancing: are done at social gatherings by people of all ages and preferred mostly by the older generations
Step Dancing: step dances are now preformed mostly in competitions byt he young and are learned in formal dancing schools
-riverdance and lord of the dance |
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