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Yes, I know that
this is a Celtic music site, but much of the Celtic culture
is reflected in the dancing. For me, the music and the
dance are pretty much symbiotic, and you can not have one without
the other - besides, I feel that to really understand much of
the music, you must really dance to it. That adds a completely
new perspective to the music.
Why the other dance forms? If you look at the styles
and the music, you will find that there is a relationship between
them. Besides, it's all good, and I enjoy it all!
Set and Ceili Dancing: These
are the Irish traditional 'social' dance forms. Set dancing
typically consists of four couples (a 'set'), dancing several
predefined patterns or 'figures'. Ceili dancing is
geared more to larger groups (often only limited by the space
available) of dancers. The figure will generally
be repeated throughout the entire dance.
A good Set and Ceili dance resource is Set
Dancing News - an online Irish dance news letter by Bill
Lynch. It lists dancing all over the world, and many other things
besides. Check it out!
Step Dancing: This
is the most recognized form of Irish dancing, recently made
popular by such stage shows 'Riverdance' and 'Lord of the Dance'. It
is more of a exhibition and competition dance form, rather than
a social dance. Both Irish and Scots practice this form
as well.
Scottish Country Dancing:
This is the
Scottish traditional dance, sort of a merging of ceili dancing
and ballroom dancing. For more information please
check the San Francisco RSCDS
web site.
Highland Dancing: Sorry, I'm still looking for information on
this.
Scandi Dancing: Scandinavian
dancing in the bay area. I've never been to one,
but my friends all say it's a blast!
Ballroom Dancing: There
is lots of good Ballroom dancing here in the Bay Area. Check
it all out, you will be glad that you did!
Contra Dancing: Similar to Ceili dancing, lot's of fun. Try BACDS for more info. |
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