Sean-nos Dance PDX: Summer term 2008
Category: irish Dancing
Historically interesting “Dancing at the Crossroads” original photo (circa 1891)
Last February when I was in Ireland for “The Gathering” of Irish traditional music and set dancing, I enjoyed a Wednesday night in town at the Grand Hotel, in the back, for a night of set dancing to the tunes of the Johhny Reidy Ceili Band. I think the band is great – it brings […]
Acclaimed Irish Play The Banshee of Crokey Hill comes to the Regent Theatre in Arlington MA June 26th to 28th. This exceptional piece of Irish drama – set in rural Ireland in the 1970’s – has received rave reviews in Ireland, England and the United States and has been hailed as one of the most […]
One of the mementos saved from childhood is my teacher’s handwritten Irish Step Dancing notes of the seven steps of the Beginner Reel (print it) including the Lead Out. I’ve since typed the notes and saved the file as a printable PDF document. The new way of teaching “the sevens” isn’t the “kick hop” but more […]