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The Story of Irish Dance.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Brennan, Helen
Corporate Author: EBSCOhost
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Guilford, Connecticut : Lyons Press, [2022]
Subjects:
Folk dancing, Irish > History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Contents
  • Introduction
  • 1. The History of Dance in Earlier Times
  • 2. The Fleshpots of Egypt and Gaelic Mayo: Dance and the Gaelic League
  • 3. Learning to Dance
  • 4. Step Dance in the Irish Tradition
  • 5. "That You May Live Till the Skin of a Gooseberry Makes a Coffin for You!": The Solo Dance Tradition
  • 6. Social Dance in Ireland
  • 7. Gambles, Prinkums and Biddy Balls: Traditional Dance Occasions
  • 8. "The Hobs of Hell": The Clergy and Irish Dance
  • 9. From Johnny to JiveaÌ?il: Focus on a Dance Community
  • 10. Last Words
  • Appendix
  • Note: The Irish Folklore Commission