http://www.irishcentral.com/topics/If+you+have+been+following+Irish+dancing+outside+the+bizarre+world+of+competitive+stepdancing+where+the+powers+that+be+allow+wigs IrishCentral If you have been following Irish dancing outside the bizarre world of competitive stepdancing where the powers that be allow wigs en-us http://www.irishcentral.com/story/ent/from_the_hob/upcoming-events-a-look-at-whats-going-on-in-irish-traditional-music-131109443.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/ent/from_the_hob/upcoming-events-a-look-at-whats-going-on-in-irish-traditional-music-131109443.html Tue, 04 Oct 2011 05:13:22 PDT
If you have been following Irish dancing outside the bizarre world of competitive stepdancing where the powers that be allow wigs, overdone makeup and garish designs to dominate what is world class stepdancing underneath its masquerade aspects, you will know that a significant new (well not so new really) trend has blossomed in the past decade or soWe are talking about sean nos dancing (old style step dancing) where spontaneity and individual creativity form a close union with live Irish music playing at normal tempos in the manner that one would have discovered in Connemara or other pockets deep within the well of tradition long agoYou can find it at all the festivals and workshops for people of all ages, and this year it even became a competition as part of Fleadh Cheoil na hEireann in Cavan for the first timeThe dance form has migrated to the U READ MORE ]]>