For along time now I always wanted to learn irish dances. Another reason why I want to learn irish dancing is because I am part irish and I was born on saint patricks day.
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How I did it: It was the only dance that seemed appealing when I was nine and had decided I hated ballet, so my mom signed me up. I made a lot of friends and had a lot of fun, but I didn't learn the dance so well because our teacher didn't know all that much of the dancing herself. I could've gone to a school further away that was more serious, but they were more of a competitive school whereas I prefer just performing so when I hit the top of my schoo… Read how I did it…
How I did it: I learned it the non-traditional way, through a dance school that taught Irish soft-shoe and hard-shoe in terms of the french classical ballet as well as tap. They thought it would be easier to have us learn it that way.However, I started doing tap at the age of four and then joined ballet at the age of nine. When I was thirteen I auditioned for the beginner's hard-shoe class. I did not make it. I went an auditione… Read how I did it…
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How I did it: I had to swallow my embarrassment at flailing around like an electrocuted spider. I just loved the music and the steps so much that I kept at it, and little by little I started to improve my form and muscle memory. I did my first competition about six months later and my first team championship after about a year. That was about thirteen years ago. My ceili team and I went on to win the North American Irish Dance Championship a few years … Read how I did it…
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I’m almost 16 and I’ve always thought that I was too old to Irish dance because most dancers my age have been dancing since they were really young. Even though I’ll probably be in classes with really young kids, I think that I am going to go ahead and sign up in the spring :)
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When I finish my African Dance class (which I adore), I’m going to look for an Irish Dance class. The music is just so much fun!! And this is something I could do with my sister, who loves Ireland.
I think it is so cool how those little girls and buff guys get up on stage a perform this unique style of dance. I would be nice to learn a few moves.
I really want 2 learn this because i have a whole family from europe (irish scottich etc) this will be a great oportunity to learn!
I have always been facinated by irish dance and would like to learn to do it.
I’ve wanted to do this for so long. I love watching Irish dance, but I still have to pluck up the courage to try it myself…








