MUSC 205 Study Guide - Final Guide: Eurovision Song Contest 1994, Irish Dance, Conradh Na Gaeilge
5 Jun 2016
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Subjects: main tune types (jigs, reels, hornpipes) Jigs and reels are performed with soft shoes, hornpipes with hard shoes. Only women do slip jigs: itinerant dance masters. In 19th centure, dance teachers traveled to different parts of ireland to pass on their knowledge, styles varied from place to place: gaelic league. National movement formed to encourage learning in gaelic and de- Anglicization : ireland as a distinct cultural nation: commission for irish dance. Wanted to control development of true irish dance through the fading of regional styles by way of feis competitions: feis (pl feissanna) - competitions, predominant stylistic features (ex. Vertical: upright/straight torso, gaze straight ahead, hands at sides. Up: on toes, feet crossed over, turned out. Oral nmemonics (each teacher has unique way of lilting: riverdance. 1994 eurovision song contest interlude became stage production. Transnational ideals: celtic tiger (1990s) ireland increasingly secular, entrepreneurial, economically popular, remember about traditional dance becoming popularized.
