The world of Irish dance - the globalization of traditional Irish dance in the 20th century

You've got to get from behind that hill bunker.

How on earth did you get the idea that the Scottish have "ceillithes"?!? The word is CEILIDH. Please remember that!

It seems there are some Irish who cannot stand "success" in any form and we believe there should be a medical forum in Dublin to study their cases. Irish dancing is unique world wide, the costumes are incredible, and the wigs emulate the way "Irish born" mothers would with what little time they had, wind their daughters hair in rags to obtain the ringlets the wigs emulate. Not many mothers today have the time for the rag winding and not many children want to sleep with their hair wound in this manner. However the modern day wigs when they are worn, pass on the original look the Irish mothers wanted for their children and thus is authentic in our view. Straight hair or short hair was simply not part of the history. Irish dance is magnificant as is the music passed on, and seems to be unique to the island of Ireland, although Scotland seems to also be involved to a lesser degree.

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Irish dancing has been around since the 17th. century. There are also references to dancing prior to then. The different forms of dancing have evolved over time. Most dance schools now use the format popularised by riverdance. Where did the stupid wigs come from. some dance schools in melbourne have now ditched the wig.

If Irish dancing was "created" by the Gaelic League, an organization that didn't exist until 1893, how could the Australians have Irish dance competitions in 1866?

Just Please get rid of the wigs. There is nothing authentic about those wigs! Funny joke PhlutiePhan.

I live in San Antonio, Texas and we have two school of Irish Dance, Inishfree under Neill Reagan and the Irish Dance Center under Emir Maoleidigh. Many of the young dancers are from many ethinc groups. The same with the GAA in San Antonio few are Irish the rest American of various ethnic groups. Irish activities in the southwest are growing and being accepted by non-Irish and we are very grateful for their support. I would urge Irish Americans looking for a less stressful and less expensive lifestyle to look at San Antonio and join us. Write to jlizm@aol.com for more information on the city.

There is a well defined rumor out of Manhattan which states that Chrissie Quinn has been secretly taking "Irish Dance lessons" with a portrait of Ray kelly painted on the floor.