Talk:Irish stepdance

2006 post
I recall that Agnes deMille put it this way: "An Irishman dancing.........the feet are eloquent.........but he is dead from the waist up". —Preceding unsigned comment added by Saxophobia (talk • contribs) 17:47, 4 December 2006

If anyone wants some help about this subject, please feel free to ask me.-- C hi  li  14  04:29, 27 August 2006 (UTC)

This article should discuss some of the theories as to why step dancers only move their legs. It could even have a section regarding that JayBirdtyper (talk) 21:59, 8 August 2022 (UTC)

Northern Ireland Project
Please do not remove WikiProject tags - it is considered Vandalism. --Mal 01:55, 9 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Shouldn't it also be under WikiProject_Ireland? There is nothing specific to Northern Ireland about Irish Dancing. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.16.117.249 (talk) 21:05, 29 November 2008 (UTC)

aaidt link
What's the issue with the aaidt link that's been removed twice now, without comment? http://www.aaidt.com/ MichaelH99

An Comhdháil Múinteoirí Na Rincí Gaelacha
"An Comhdháil Múinteoirí Na Rincí Gaelacha" is obviously wrong, for two reasons:


 * The word comhdháil is feminine, and should be an chomhdháil after a definite article


 * In Irish, it is plain wrong to use more than one definite article in a noun phrase. Thus Comhdháil Múinteoirí na Rincí Gaelacha is OK, An Chomhdháil Múinteoirí Rincí Gaelacha is OK, but *An C(h)omhdháil Múinteoirí na Rincí Gaelacha has two articles and is wrong. The extra an was probably added under the influence of English. On the website of the Comhdháil, it is of course written correctly, as Comhdháil Múinteoirí na Rincí Gaelacha.195.16.202.19 14:58, 30 March 2007 (UTC)


 * Thank you for fixing this. I know nothing of Irish grammar, and can barely pronounce words in Gaelic. Αργυριου (talk) 16:25, 30 March 2007 (UTC)

Move to "Irish step dance"?
Ghits:
 * "stepdance": 61,600
 * "step dance": 331,000
 * "Irish stepdance": 592
 * "Irish step dance": 38,600

&mdash;Ashley Y 06:41, 17 July 2007 (UTC)

I think that "stepdance" is more correct, despite the ghits. However, I don't object to the idea of moving it. User:Argyriou (talk) 16:32, 18 July 2007 (UTC)

Irish stepdance dress image
Should there be an image of a single Irish stepdance dress, along with a description? Angie Y. (talk) 21:01, 8 October 2009 (UTC)

the "occupation theory"
Does anyone know how widely acknowledged (and how much evidence there is for)the theory about the rigid upper body being linked to the British occupation? Considering Irish music and customs were widely and openly practised in England in 18th/19th Centuries in theatres and music-halls, and the uillean pipes developing throughout 18th C. it is questionable that it was so rigidly enforced.(79.190.69.142 (talk) 23:12, 19 November 2009 (UTC))

Definition needed!
This article didn't define its subject in the introduction. I've attempted a definition with material from the body, but someone who knows the subject should rewrite this. My text:

"characterised by solo dancers who dance with hands by their sides and upper body stiff, making quick, intricate movements of the feet, often with a troupe also with rigid upper body"

Pol098 (talk) 18:20, 29 June 2011 (UTC)

Help Needed
If any one could help update and provide more recent pictures, it would be greatly apreciated. Please leave a message on my TalkPage. ReelAngelGirl (talk) 15:32, 18 October 2011 (UTC)

Ruhrfisch comments - suggestions for improvement
These suggestions for improvement are based on the article and this sandbox version which is being improved. Hope this helps. If my comments are useful, please consider peer reviewing an article, especially one at Peer review/backlog (which is how I found this article). I do not watch peer reviews, so if you have questions or comments, please contact me on my talk page. Yours, Ruhrfisch &gt;&lt;&gt; &deg; &deg; 16:08, 21 January 2012 (UTC)
 * The lead should be an accessible and inviting overview of the whole article and needs to be expanded.
 * Nothing important should be in the lead only - since it is a summary, it should all be repeated in the body of the article itself (but the part about Riverdance and Eurovision is only in the lead.
 * My rule of thumb is to include every header in the lead in some way. Please see WP:LEAD
 * Article needs more references. My rule of thumb is that every quote, every statistic, every extraordinary claim and every paragraph needs a ref.
 * Internet refs need URL, title, author if known, publisher and date accessed. cite web and other cite templates may be helpful. See WP:CITE and WP:V
 * Headers need to follow WP:HEAD and not repeat the title - first section after the elad could just be "Roots" for example
 * Please make sure that the existing text includes no copyright violations, plagiarism, or close paraphrasing. For more information on this please see Wikipedia_Signpost/2009-04-13/Dispatches. (This is a general warning given in all peer reviews, in view of previous problems that have risen over copyvios.)

Group dances
I did not think that this section gave a clear picture of ceili dances. It seemed to leave out key details, such as what a ceili dance looks like, and what “perfect interpretation” of a dance means. Details also seemed to get jumbled, such as when a ceili dance is traditional and “by the book” versus when the choreography can be customized. The article threw around undefined terms such as “CLRG” and “Oireachtasi”. There was also some awkward wording and poor paragraph divisions.

I hope the submitted changes help clear a few of these things up. Please help if a piece is still unclear, or incomplete. Irish blessing324 (talk) 03:33, 13 September 2012 (UTC)

Cleanup of dance related pages
I'm currently looking to clean up the pages related to competitive Irish dancing. Hopefully I can make this article a little less unwieldy by creating a new article on An Coimisiun (and possibly An Comhdhail) to refer to the specifics of organisations. I also plan to clean up Oireachtas (Irish dance) and Feis. If anyone would like to help please drop me a line. Triptothecottage (talk) 02:22, 23 August 2016 (UTC)

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