dont tie your pumps like that..if you take the time to read some websites, like the Antonio Pacelli one, they normally give advise to new dancers..such as you can but you shouldn't tie your pumps like that because it can cause foot problems
never, ever teach a treble/ rally by swinging the foot that way - the best way to do it is keep the right foot in front while you brush out and back, it prevents wide, uncrossed trebles when the kids get better at them. Also, its a shame when she was dancing at the end that she didnt do it to the music, not sure if it was just the dubbing, but needs fixing!!!!!
Dont rap the lace round your feet it may help your arches but it makes your foot in that shape so... Yeah if you want dodge feet go ahead. But i would strongly recommend against it :L
I thought this was very informative and easy to start out with. Of course, I would have to take a professional class to make sure I was doing things right, but the fact that there was a Kevin there who seemed older, I think it is possible to learn when you're older. It may be harder, but possible.
@erienspice I'm 23 now (male) and started with the basics (ofcourse) 3 months ago. If you're not such a sporty type, you will have to stretch a lot to perform certain movements (or at least I have to)
After a while another beginner joined us, which was ten years older than me: it will probably get harder as you get older, but no impossible.
Probably the best advice: train your feet: almost every step/dance is done on your toes, which puts on a huge strain on the muscles around them.
@weeardguy Thank you for responding to this. knowing that it is possible to learn at an older age (though difficult) is promising to me. i need to find a class that does adult beginning, but I am still willing to work at it! Thanks again, and good luck!
@erienspice You're welcome ;) I wouldn't call learning Irish dance itself difficult: the only difference is that it incorporates the use of a lot of muscles you normally never or hardly use at all. Besides that, I'm quite a bad example: I 'suffer' from very short muscles in my whole body, so I just have to stretch a lot.
I don't like how she does trebles. I call them Rallys. But I don't like how she does them, I've been taught that (if on my right foot) I have to to the shuffle but on the left side of my left foot, crossing my feet, toes out and hitting my bum. Or is my dance teacher and the rest of my association doing it differently to the world?
@Ecstasysclub If you have big feet and buy the Super flexie black sole rutherfords, no time at all. lol Now learning to stay balanced that way takes work haha
@Lauraakasmile The first pair of shoes are called Soft Shoes. For beginners when practising, a pair of ballet pumps are allowed. The second pair are Hard Shoes. Sand shoes are ok for practising, but you don't get the right kind of noise out of them. :) Did I help?
These types of videos are very helpful to those of us that can not get into classes at the moment. thank you for taking the time to produce these videos.
@aggeliki1202 there's loads more movements that are completely interchangeable in each dance (although some movements are specific to certain dances). a jig is a dance but is also the type of song it's danced to. this video showed the basics of the basics of irish dancing. in a workshop you'd learn them in the first 10 minutes.
I have been trying to do the lift and keep failing. the timing of the leg lift is what is confusing me. I lift up my right leg and have no idea how to move my left leg or when to move it. Maybe if it was in slow motion I could better understand, lol. Oh well :)
@KaterTater23 think of it as a leap instead of a lift. standing with both feet on the ground leap forward (you can stay in place and even move backwards eventually) with your right foot. ideally you'd hit your bum with your left foot, but that can come later. once you land, step forward with your left and immediately bring your right foot right behind your left. then leap with your left foot from that position and so and so forth. say "leap, step, behind" in your head. hope that helped.
@KaterTater23 one more thing i noticed... she does a weird skip thing after she leaps in this video. that's probably what makes it confusing. personally, i've never seen anyone do it like that.
Ahhh, of course. You're performing a service to humanity. Thank goodness! Unfortunately for you [and perhaps for them], Michael Collins and Éamon de Valera are already gone. But you have succeeded in making a perfectly innocent thread -- where young people do post -- a bit creepy. Bully for you!
Oy vey, I'm done with this. Go pester someone else.
Congratulations, you got me; I actually fell for it! I was all riled up by your comment and posted this heartfelt retort [which I have since removed] and THEN I had the sense to check you out.
So very sad that your life is so limited that this is actually a hobby for you [besides "Gas", of course]. Leeds University [if you actually went there] must be so proud of its distingushed alumni. BTW, it's spelled "German".
hi im one of the top irish dancers in michigan but ummm im just trying to help u with ur terms, the so called lift is called just a jump, the so called skip is not that its called threes
Important question for those in the know. Not only does my daughters' teacher [yes, she is qualified & she even competes] have them run their laces under their arches, she has them replace their string laces with elastic for quick changes between shoes. Is this really, really bad.
BTW, I don't think this video is from the US, I think it is from Canada, unless it's from the waaayyy north mid-west [huh?]; the girl says "a-boout" and "ooout" in the wardrobe video.
It's not good to replace your laces with elastics, but how bad it is depends on how tightly or loosely they are tied. The teacher is probably jut looking at the practical side of things.
Personally, I would question this as the time difference between slipping on/off the elastics vs laces is hardly worth the trouble and potential danger of elastics. Surely the teacher can wait an extra minute?? Most other teachers seem to manage....
Running the laces under the arch is very standard practice, although some ghillies don't need to do that because they are made to contour the arch (like mine, A. Pacelli Elites).
Thank you both for the info!!! :-) My older daughter is starting her 4th year and my younger is starting her 2nd, but I can't help them with it because I always took ballet.
I'm facinated by the similarities between HD and ID. Also I'm fascinated by the incredible change that has happened in ID in the last 25 yrs or so. The ID and costume of today is sooooo different. Are there any older dancers out there who can comment on thee changes?
So the Irish dancers have finally started using Scottish Highland Ghillies! These used to be the exclusive of Highland Dancing and make precise foot and toe movement possible.
so am I but I'm grasping it quick enough. But it definately does matter which shoe you put on the foot- this woman doesn't know anything except some basics, but her form on the basics was horrific.
I'm a prelim dancer and the other dancers her are mostly right. she was saying to hid your back leg, and yes, you shouldn't see your back knee but you should see your back feet, or at least the heels. and she was off time, i don't want to offend anyone, but if you are planning on learning to dance, please PLEASE! get a teacher who has their teaching license. really.
She does not know what the heck she's doing!!!!!!!! Did you see her placement?!?!?! It was horrible. After watching this, I'm embarresed to say I Irish dance. She was pitiful. NOBODY watch this to learn how to irish dance!!!!!!!
She has NO CLUE wat she is talking about!!!! She cant even dance on time to the music!!! & just cuz u walk foward on the toe walks doesnt make them more advanced. kevin was betta than her!!
Ok she is really wrong. I am a championship irish dancer and honestly she shouldnt be teaching anyone how to do anything. First of all turn out! cross more! and irish dance shoes are tied in multiple ways there isnt a specific way to tie them. and for your toe work your advanced toe work looks aweful. sorry to be mean but if people are using this to learn irish dance then they should atleast get there facts straight.
um, michael flatley isn't even irish, he is from chicago. there are tons of irish dancing teachers from all around the world- including ones born in america. there are more irish dancers in the us than there are in ireland. and, to everyone else, she really isn't that bad, she is just teaching basic stuff.
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actualy lady in ballet or point we do not go up the leg that is babie crap look stuff its basically the same!!! WE DO NOT GO FURTHER THAN THE ACHILES HEEL LIKE IRISH DANCING GET UR FACT WRIGHT THAT JUST ENRAGES ME WHEN PEOPLE THINK THAT WE ARE ALL PRISSY ITS HARD WORK!!!!! OUR LEG MUSSELS CAN SUPPORT EACH OTHER WHICH IS ABOUT MORE THAN 100 POUNDS!!!
Um, she was saying that you don't cross the ribbons above your shoe like you do on pointe shoes. She was saying that you go -under- the shoe as well as around. You need to grow up and pay more attention, she wasn't saying that in ballet you cross your ribbons all the way up like that (improperly) she was just demonstrating. Stop reading so much into it.
And an Irish dancer would be the LAST person to say that ballet isn't hard work- trust me, as a dancer myself, we understand how any type of dance is EXTREMELY physical.
She didn't imply that ballet dancers are prissy or weak in any way. She was just exaggerating the way ballet shoes are tied (because they do go up the leg a bit) to contrast it with the way most people tie irish dance ghillies.
I agree with pheona1000. These videos are introductions to the basics- there's no need for perfection as far as I'm concerned. I've never danced before and they're piquing my interest to start (and I think that's the point). Maybe you 'pros' should stick to watching videos that are geared for your level of expertise.
Perhaps a little more etiquette is called for when commenting on U-Tube demonstrators and on other peoples posts.
In my experience, even amongst fully qualified Irish dance teachers (even those who originate from Ireland) and who chose to concentrate on teaching advanced students, there will always be differences in technique and terminology.
Surely it is irrelevant whether or not the demonstrator is Irish or American as good technique is the same in any land?
Sloppy shoe!!! honestly this movie does not appeal to me at all. My teacher usually call them rallies or trebles-as long as no one uses any terms from other dance forms... hey i think we use that music sometimes!!! we need some BFOC kids doing videos (:
Its alright but even for beginners they shouldn't be shown toe walks because it will make them think that its ok to do that. without proper training you could really hurt yourself!
exactly you certainly need to learn how to spread your weight properly over your feet before even considering toe walks. otherwise a broken ankle is on the cards! I can't believe she showed them as 'beginner' to be honest!
Tying your shoe underneath your arches can really aggravate them, especially if you have plantar fascitis! Many people tie them round their ankle, low down to be on the safe side : )
Also be careful to turn out with the whole leg not just from the foot, forcing the knee. The video does demonstrate correct turn out but it does say turn your foot out.
Neverthless an informative video, nice one. Breaks the steps down well.
I just wanted to add that she isn't a bad dancer at all, I just don't care for how she teaches trebles. When she dances, she doesn't swing from the knee, she only teaches it that way. I didn't mean to sound like I thought the woman instructing was not an accomplished dancer.
Gahhhh what is that tap dancing she is doing! Never ever bend at the knee for a treble. You should never use that as an example for a beginner. I have seen so many tap dancers have to overcome bending the knee back and keeping the ankle and foot straight forward when they begin Irish dance. It's tough to learn to only use your ankle for trebles. (And her foot is flat coming up for the click... yikes!) If you practice your dancing wrong, you dance it wrong in class and at competition.
Exactly. That is why I said "tap dancing." She is swinging from her knee (performing a 'shuffle' not a 'treble' or 'rally'), not using her ankles like one should in irish dance. I have been an irish dancer for ten years. I have also done years of tap, ballet, and jazz. I was pointing out the difference.
i do irish dancing and you don't have to tuck in the laces unless you are competing so it looks better. (I don't tuck in the laces, if they come untied, then I just retie them)
OMG! What a terrible way to show ppl dance moves! 3 GLARING mistakes - 1. Never, never teach a treble swingin the foot like that, keep it in front! 2. Toes DOWN on click (see her left foot as it goes up??) 3. Dance to the music - jesus - the ending is soooo awful! How can ppl watch this rubbish!
I've done both and I've been doing irish my whole life. Irish has definite similarities, but they aren't the same or identical. Tap is an evolution of Irish and many other more traditional styles, irish is just irish. Asside from some of the basics there is nothing the same
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And it's not tight enough to cause damage to your tendons you morons!! Ballet dancers tie their ribbons around their ankles and they hop on one foot en pointe!! The ribbons around your ankle gives support.
Learn some basic anatomy before you all start talking like you know everything!!
I've done both Irish and Ballet (on pointe) and Irish dancing is much more "taxing" than ballet. This isn't just my opinion either, friends and other people I know that have done both types of dancing find irish much harder and more taxing than ballet!!
now heyyy!!! people are just havin a casual chat bout irish dancing..wether ppl tie their laces around their ankle or foot..no one mentioned ballet, and here u come along goin crazy at people..tellin them about ballet..wen in reality no one cares bwt how people tie their laces in ballet coz most of these people do IRISH DANCING ... not BALLET.. soooo i suggest u shuuuuuuuuuut up coz honestly no one cares bwt ur laces nd where u tie them..ha, and btw..why u watchin an irish dancing video?!
i neva sed sh was comparn th2 altho@th end sh dus by claimin ballet is more "taxing".i sed sh was goin on bwt ballet ppls laces bt this is an irish dancin video so y wud ppl care bwt ballt ppls laces?!&i duno where tht2nd commnt came frm..clearly th girls b4her r tlkn bwt tyin ther irish dancn laces tite round ther foot/ankle& she goes off on1bwt ballet agen?!calln them morons!bottm line is th woman in th video made a few mistaks bwt irish dancin..no need2go crazy cz sh got1thng rong bwt ballet!
No, if you tie it up your ankle, you're going to rip your achilles' tenon in half. Everyone at every feis I've ever been to ties it under their foot, as do I, as does my teacher. The Irish dance laces are too hard/sharp to tie it up your ankle.
Wow! That brings me back, what 7 years? My first class, I got all upset b/c I couldn't do 1-2-3's! I'm wayy past that now, haha. Everynow and then I teach a beginner class!
dude what the hell is wrong ith you people?! i have three teachers and each of them refers to steps in different ways! one says 1,2,3 one says change,2,3 one says over,2,3... so back off she probably had a different teacher then you!
Umm, u said that the back foot has to be hidden, but actually it has to be crossed over and turned out. so when its like that its not going to be hidden. you dont just keep your back foot straight and behind! U didn't even mention how important turn out is! turn out!
you don't go up with the ribbons in ballet.........hahaha :)
BalletFreak1122 7 months ago
dont tie your pumps like that..if you take the time to read some websites, like the Antonio Pacelli one, they normally give advise to new dancers..such as you can but you shouldn't tie your pumps like that because it can cause foot problems
minnieying1st 7 months ago
Christ, if the lot of them just squeezed and turned out their feet...
MyRedHead314 7 months ago
never, ever teach a treble/ rally by swinging the foot that way - the best way to do it is keep the right foot in front while you brush out and back, it prevents wide, uncrossed trebles when the kids get better at them. Also, its a shame when she was dancing at the end that she didnt do it to the music, not sure if it was just the dubbing, but needs fixing!!!!!
jandehora 8 months ago
I'm just starting hardshoe! can't wait to be able ta do advanced trebles
thare510 1 year ago
wow...that step at the end when she demonstrated the ''full'' step, many beginners use that step...i used it when i started in 1999
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mittyfacesucks1124 1 year ago
Dont rap the lace round your feet it may help your arches but it makes your foot in that shape so... Yeah if you want dodge feet go ahead. But i would strongly recommend against it :L
mittyfacesucks1124 1 year ago 2
When you're doing jumps behind, you must strike both of legs together and then make 2,3!!
Rozarka007 1 year ago
I thought this was very informative and easy to start out with. Of course, I would have to take a professional class to make sure I was doing things right, but the fact that there was a Kevin there who seemed older, I think it is possible to learn when you're older. It may be harder, but possible.
Erin
erienspice 1 year ago 2
@erienspice I'm 23 now (male) and started with the basics (ofcourse) 3 months ago. If you're not such a sporty type, you will have to stretch a lot to perform certain movements (or at least I have to)
After a while another beginner joined us, which was ten years older than me: it will probably get harder as you get older, but no impossible.
Probably the best advice: train your feet: almost every step/dance is done on your toes, which puts on a huge strain on the muscles around them.
weeardguy 1 month ago
@weeardguy Thank you for responding to this. knowing that it is possible to learn at an older age (though difficult) is promising to me. i need to find a class that does adult beginning, but I am still willing to work at it! Thanks again, and good luck!
erienspice 1 month ago
@erienspice You're welcome ;) I wouldn't call learning Irish dance itself difficult: the only difference is that it incorporates the use of a lot of muscles you normally never or hardly use at all. Besides that, I'm quite a bad example: I 'suffer' from very short muscles in my whole body, so I just have to stretch a lot.
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mattie1ist 1 year ago
I don't like how she does trebles. I call them Rallys. But I don't like how she does them, I've been taught that (if on my right foot) I have to to the shuffle but on the left side of my left foot, crossing my feet, toes out and hitting my bum. Or is my dance teacher and the rest of my association doing it differently to the world?
Emikero 1 year ago
how long does it take to learn to stand up on your toes?
Ecstasysclub 1 year ago
@Ecstasysclub If you have big feet and buy the Super flexie black sole rutherfords, no time at all. lol Now learning to stay balanced that way takes work haha
shellyhathaway 1 year ago
@shellyhathaway not really XD LOL I dont have big feet I'm just an average size XD buy it looks awesome!
Ecstasysclub 1 year ago
Hi (:
A very good video! I have begun with irish dance on Friday. (: And it helps wehen I train.
I'm from germany and that's why I don't understand what kind of shoes this in the first minute from the video are. (sorry)
Can you tell it me please?
Greetings Laura (:
P.S.: Sorry for my english. I'm not so good.
Lauraakasmile 1 year ago
@Lauraakasmile The first pair of shoes are called Soft Shoes. For beginners when practising, a pair of ballet pumps are allowed. The second pair are Hard Shoes. Sand shoes are ok for practising, but you don't get the right kind of noise out of them. :) Did I help?
Emikero 1 year ago
@Emikero
Yes, Thank you for help (:
Lauraakasmile 1 year ago
These types of videos are very helpful to those of us that can not get into classes at the moment. thank you for taking the time to produce these videos.
sassylassy01 1 year ago 2
@sassylassy01 just keep in mind she does like 2 years worth of training in only the first 2 minutes LOL
shellyhathaway 1 year ago
she's out of time at the end... just sayin
snownpink 1 year ago
I like this video help me to learn this dance, and I laughed when she say "and this is Kevin" xD
Loolilailey 1 year ago
she taught her bf to do the reel side step... romantic...
swashrawrbang 2 years ago
horrible turn out.
BRiDGiEBOO92 2 years ago
So much for soft shoe dances being SOFT shoe. XD
Angie2343 2 years ago
"These are toe walks. These are more advanced toe walks. This is Kevin!" :D
reelburke 2 years ago 40
@reelburke I was just about to comment the same thing!
IrishDancerColm 1 year ago
@reelburke LOL
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hermionefan3 2 years ago
so i just noticed that at the begining, she doesnt keep her back foot out. and thats super important.
justcallmesnookie 2 years ago
hahah these r toe walks, these r more advanced toe walks, and this is kevin
IrishDanceRoxx46 2 years ago 4
hahahahahahahahaha I loved that too XD
TheShandlemeister 2 years ago
i have a question!i love irish jigs but, is this the only way to dance them? i mean, the traditional irish dance is this? :s
aggeliki1202 2 years ago
@aggeliki1202 there's loads more movements that are completely interchangeable in each dance (although some movements are specific to certain dances). a jig is a dance but is also the type of song it's danced to. this video showed the basics of the basics of irish dancing. in a workshop you'd learn them in the first 10 minutes.
piney10 2 years ago
Yes, this is traditional irish dance, well, irish dance have a lot of steps, You have to know basic steps to dance jigs...
MartaNefertariR 2 years ago
i was thinking that
BridgetDeSimone75 2 years ago
The best advice on Irish dancing that I have yet found on youtube.
vlddas 2 years ago
I have been trying to do the lift and keep failing. the timing of the leg lift is what is confusing me. I lift up my right leg and have no idea how to move my left leg or when to move it. Maybe if it was in slow motion I could better understand, lol. Oh well :)
KaterTater23 2 years ago 2
@KaterTater23 think of it as a leap instead of a lift. standing with both feet on the ground leap forward (you can stay in place and even move backwards eventually) with your right foot. ideally you'd hit your bum with your left foot, but that can come later. once you land, step forward with your left and immediately bring your right foot right behind your left. then leap with your left foot from that position and so and so forth. say "leap, step, behind" in your head. hope that helped.
piney10 2 years ago
@KaterTater23 one more thing i noticed... she does a weird skip thing after she leaps in this video. that's probably what makes it confusing. personally, i've never seen anyone do it like that.
piney10 2 years ago
Ahhh, of course. You're performing a service to humanity. Thank goodness! Unfortunately for you [and perhaps for them], Michael Collins and Éamon de Valera are already gone. But you have succeeded in making a perfectly innocent thread -- where young people do post -- a bit creepy. Bully for you!
Oy vey, I'm done with this. Go pester someone else.
stevedaddybear 2 years ago
I'm a WOMAN checking out information on Irish dancing for my daughters who are...[wait for it]... Irish dancers, you dork.
Speaking of, what's your excuse for being here? Wait, let guess: stumbled on during a binge?
stevedaddybear 2 years ago
Congratulations, you got me; I actually fell for it! I was all riled up by your comment and posted this heartfelt retort [which I have since removed] and THEN I had the sense to check you out.
So very sad that your life is so limited that this is actually a hobby for you [besides "Gas", of course]. Leeds University [if you actually went there] must be so proud of its distingushed alumni. BTW, it's spelled "German".
Jacka**.
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stevedaddybear 2 years ago
hi im one of the top irish dancers in michigan but ummm im just trying to help u with ur terms, the so called lift is called just a jump, the so called skip is not that its called threes
acecase2012 2 years ago
threes are also called lifts.. it just depends who your teacher is.. also jumps are also called glides or lifts.
xXxsaveXravexXx 2 years ago
I luvvvvvvvvvvvv the teacher!!!! I LOVE YOU!!!
serchdf 2 years ago
The click made me giggle since it was in slow-mo :)
KrazyBlogger 2 years ago
best jerks eva!!!! GGPR statuss!!!
chrislong132 2 years ago
she makes the skip look really hard in her slow demo. its not hard at all, and there is a much easier way to show someone!
Clar1cey 2 years ago
Important question for those in the know. Not only does my daughters' teacher [yes, she is qualified & she even competes] have them run their laces under their arches, she has them replace their string laces with elastic for quick changes between shoes. Is this really, really bad.
BTW, I don't think this video is from the US, I think it is from Canada, unless it's from the waaayyy north mid-west [huh?]; the girl says "a-boout" and "ooout" in the wardrobe video.
stevedaddybear 2 years ago
Its fine (my dd uses elastics in the shoes she does shows in)-just make sure they are not tied super tight
dancemomtoo 2 years ago
It's not good to replace your laces with elastics, but how bad it is depends on how tightly or loosely they are tied. The teacher is probably jut looking at the practical side of things.
Personally, I would question this as the time difference between slipping on/off the elastics vs laces is hardly worth the trouble and potential danger of elastics. Surely the teacher can wait an extra minute?? Most other teachers seem to manage....
orchardlea 2 years ago
we replace our with elastics, but mostly for St. Patrick's day because we're changing our shoes so much...
IrishDancerfly 2 years ago
Running the laces under the arch is very standard practice, although some ghillies don't need to do that because they are made to contour the arch (like mine, A. Pacelli Elites).
orchardlea 2 years ago
Thank you both for the info!!! :-) My older daughter is starting her 4th year and my younger is starting her 2nd, but I can't help them with it because I always took ballet.
stevedaddybear 2 years ago
four words: turn. out. your. feet. and at the end you should probably stay on time with the music. thats what its for. good luck though!
swissmiss730 2 years ago
I'm facinated by the similarities between HD and ID. Also I'm fascinated by the incredible change that has happened in ID in the last 25 yrs or so. The ID and costume of today is sooooo different. Are there any older dancers out there who can comment on thee changes?
macpduff 2 years ago
So the Irish dancers have finally started using Scottish Highland Ghillies! These used to be the exclusive of Highland Dancing and make precise foot and toe movement possible.
macpduff 2 years ago
The Irish dancers have always used the same shoes, I think.
hermionefan3 2 years ago
she sucks, she had some basics that needed brushing up on, but she wasn't so good
roxanalovesETF 2 years ago
UMMMMMMM Hi retired open world qualifier championship dancer and ummmm she SUKS
TheAbBashow 2 years ago
i have heard that putting the laces under arches can be bad for your feet
longhrons1 2 years ago
it's a requirement- in Irish dancing
roxanalovesETF 2 years ago
oh ok
thanks
im a beginner and wasnt sure
longhrons1 2 years ago
so am I but I'm grasping it quick enough. But it definately does matter which shoe you put on the foot- this woman doesn't know anything except some basics, but her form on the basics was horrific.
roxanalovesETF 2 years ago
luckily i havent been taking her advise haha
longhrons1 2 years ago
roxana; And in Highland dance, - never.
macpduff 2 years ago
I'm a prelim dancer and the other dancers her are mostly right. she was saying to hid your back leg, and yes, you shouldn't see your back knee but you should see your back feet, or at least the heels. and she was off time, i don't want to offend anyone, but if you are planning on learning to dance, please PLEASE! get a teacher who has their teaching license. really.
DieDunkelsteFee 2 years ago 2
okay this isnt right u should know how to irish dance before u try teach it!!!
ELmoRoX20 2 years ago
She does not know what the heck she's doing!!!!!!!! Did you see her placement?!?!?! It was horrible. After watching this, I'm embarresed to say I Irish dance. She was pitiful. NOBODY watch this to learn how to irish dance!!!!!!!
sullivanidancer 2 years ago
She has NO CLUE wat she is talking about!!!! She cant even dance on time to the music!!! & just cuz u walk foward on the toe walks doesnt make them more advanced. kevin was betta than her!!
IrishDanceRoxx46 2 years ago
Ok she is really wrong. I am a championship irish dancer and honestly she shouldnt be teaching anyone how to do anything. First of all turn out! cross more! and irish dance shoes are tied in multiple ways there isnt a specific way to tie them. and for your toe work your advanced toe work looks aweful. sorry to be mean but if people are using this to learn irish dance then they should atleast get there facts straight.
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liztheirishdancer12 2 years ago
Thats really not nice. Everyone knows that she is doin it wrong but u shouldnt post stuff that dont belong
Doodles1199 2 years ago
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liztheirishdancer12 2 years ago
please take my advice and NEVER cross your shoe laces under your arches!! it can cause serious damage!! this lady is wrong.
lotsandlotsofbubbles 2 years ago
YES!!! Everyone says it's not true but it is!!! My physiotherapist said so!!!
liztheirishdancer12 2 years ago
would help if she was in time to the music
sophjess1412 2 years ago 2
i never thought id see another person besides an irish teaching moves on irish dancing!
sarakellaghan1989 2 years ago
um, michael flatley isn't even irish, he is from chicago. there are tons of irish dancing teachers from all around the world- including ones born in america. there are more irish dancers in the us than there are in ireland. and, to everyone else, she really isn't that bad, she is just teaching basic stuff.
girlsongprimer 2 years ago 3
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actualy lady in ballet or point we do not go up the leg that is babie crap look stuff its basically the same!!! WE DO NOT GO FURTHER THAN THE ACHILES HEEL LIKE IRISH DANCING GET UR FACT WRIGHT THAT JUST ENRAGES ME WHEN PEOPLE THINK THAT WE ARE ALL PRISSY ITS HARD WORK!!!!! OUR LEG MUSSELS CAN SUPPORT EACH OTHER WHICH IS ABOUT MORE THAN 100 POUNDS!!!
josyjo5787 2 years ago
Um, she was saying that you don't cross the ribbons above your shoe like you do on pointe shoes. She was saying that you go -under- the shoe as well as around. You need to grow up and pay more attention, she wasn't saying that in ballet you cross your ribbons all the way up like that (improperly) she was just demonstrating. Stop reading so much into it.
starfishyinthesky 2 years ago
And an Irish dancer would be the LAST person to say that ballet isn't hard work- trust me, as a dancer myself, we understand how any type of dance is EXTREMELY physical.
storispinner 2 years ago 2
She didn't imply that ballet dancers are prissy or weak in any way. She was just exaggerating the way ballet shoes are tied (because they do go up the leg a bit) to contrast it with the way most people tie irish dance ghillies.
Take a deep breath.
Angelfish821 2 years ago 2
actually they should never go over the achilis heal so they dont at all go up the leg.
josyjo5787 2 years ago
lol talk about bees in your bonnet!!!! where exactly did she say ballet is not hard work? ummmmm NO WHERE!
schmeeling 2 years ago
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haha ur so crap :L:L:L:L:L haha
beng249 2 years ago
I agree with pheona1000. These videos are introductions to the basics- there's no need for perfection as far as I'm concerned. I've never danced before and they're piquing my interest to start (and I think that's the point). Maybe you 'pros' should stick to watching videos that are geared for your level of expertise.
Thanks WatchMojo.
LittlePatch8 2 years ago
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ElishaBallerinaaa 2 years ago
Sorry, i meant to click thumbs up!
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ElishaBallerinaaa 2 years ago
Perhaps a little more etiquette is called for when commenting on U-Tube demonstrators and on other peoples posts.
In my experience, even amongst fully qualified Irish dance teachers (even those who originate from Ireland) and who chose to concentrate on teaching advanced students, there will always be differences in technique and terminology.
Surely it is irrelevant whether or not the demonstrator is Irish or American as good technique is the same in any land?
Pheòna Miller
pheona1000 2 years ago 15
wow turn out your feet. thats like my pet peve.
A9Sharp9 2 years ago
there not hop skips they are hop 1,2,3s
u dance 2 the music hop1,2,3 hop 2,2,3 hop3,2,3 hop 4,2,3 hop 5,2,3 all the way up 2 8.2.3
meggie2895 2 years ago
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that is what i said hop 123s thy cant dance and they have a nerve putting the worlds in amrica coz there arseholes
ciarangrahan12 2 years ago
TURN OUT! if your going to show a video and tell people to turn out, it would be helpful if you turn out yourself.
longbonerr 2 years ago
also, very sloppy and her demonstration of a rally is terrible...it's not a shuffle...it's a controlled movement.
rastep75 2 years ago
wrapping the string around the arch weakens the arch & can damage the foot. needs to turn out more.
rastep75 2 years ago
Sloppy shoe!!! honestly this movie does not appeal to me at all. My teacher usually call them rallies or trebles-as long as no one uses any terms from other dance forms... hey i think we use that music sometimes!!! we need some BFOC kids doing videos (:
intellajintblonde 3 years ago
Her turnout is not so amazing...
GillianMoynihan 3 years ago
dagirl321,
we call "cuts" where you jump, bend your legs up to your knee, then bring it back down.
sorry that is a really bad description lol x
Luciix37 3 years ago
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she is an ok dancer but i one my championships the other day and i danced much better
xtammycashx 3 years ago
wow... at my school we call trebles rallys, and they do in comerford too...
dagurl131 3 years ago 3
I thoughtt thee most basic sortaa moves were jump 23's, cuts and hops,, and i agree withh
Tiponigirl, toe walks are quite advanced for begginers.
Luciix37 3 years ago
what are cuts?
dagurl131 3 years ago
Its alright but even for beginners they shouldn't be shown toe walks because it will make them think that its ok to do that. without proper training you could really hurt yourself!
Tiponigirl 3 years ago
exactly you certainly need to learn how to spread your weight properly over your feet before even considering toe walks. otherwise a broken ankle is on the cards! I can't believe she showed them as 'beginner' to be honest!
schmeeling 2 years ago
Tying your shoe underneath your arches can really aggravate them, especially if you have plantar fascitis! Many people tie them round their ankle, low down to be on the safe side : )
Also be careful to turn out with the whole leg not just from the foot, forcing the knee. The video does demonstrate correct turn out but it does say turn your foot out.
Neverthless an informative video, nice one. Breaks the steps down well.
COLDPLAYBEAR 3 years ago
i wanna learn how to irish dance :(
tacosrock321 3 years ago 2
She's off time when she does her 7's at the end
FeisGirl 3 years ago
yeah she is miles out!
schmeeling 2 years ago
i new all that stuff any way it is realii good for people who have just started
Kiera1494 3 years ago
I don't actually believe in tying the lace under the arch. It's not great if you are looking to keep your feet healthy in the long run.
mairead027 3 years ago
I just wanted to add that she isn't a bad dancer at all, I just don't care for how she teaches trebles. When she dances, she doesn't swing from the knee, she only teaches it that way. I didn't mean to sound like I thought the woman instructing was not an accomplished dancer.
KrazyKittehKat 3 years ago
Gahhhh what is that tap dancing she is doing! Never ever bend at the knee for a treble. You should never use that as an example for a beginner. I have seen so many tap dancers have to overcome bending the knee back and keeping the ankle and foot straight forward when they begin Irish dance. It's tough to learn to only use your ankle for trebles. (And her foot is flat coming up for the click... yikes!) If you practice your dancing wrong, you dance it wrong in class and at competition.
KrazyKittehKat 3 years ago
actually it's not called tap dancing- that's ballet speak.
lissydwyer 3 years ago
Exactly. That is why I said "tap dancing." She is swinging from her knee (performing a 'shuffle' not a 'treble' or 'rally'), not using her ankles like one should in irish dance. I have been an irish dancer for ten years. I have also done years of tap, ballet, and jazz. I was pointing out the difference.
KrazyKittehKat 3 years ago
oh... i din't realise!!!
lissydwyer 3 years ago
well that is OK for beginners... and I do balet and unless working with point shoes or requested by teacher laces are tucked in.
No duh :P
kaitlynthedancer11 3 years ago
i do irish dancing and you don't have to tuck in the laces unless you are competing so it looks better. (I don't tuck in the laces, if they come untied, then I just retie them)
DamainMcGintyFan 3 years ago
I said ballet...
kaitlynthedancer11 3 years ago
um are u even an irish dancer?
hollywoodboy1 3 years ago
Some example she is.
xIrishDancerrx 3 years ago
OMG! What a terrible way to show ppl dance moves! 3 GLARING mistakes - 1. Never, never teach a treble swingin the foot like that, keep it in front! 2. Toes DOWN on click (see her left foot as it goes up??) 3. Dance to the music - jesus - the ending is soooo awful! How can ppl watch this rubbish!
twinkletoes3077 3 years ago
I agree, not a good video at all, she didn't even cover all the basics of turning out and what not.
7Islander7 3 years ago 2
get urr arms in lady. o well good for beginners.
PRO SOFT SHOES ARE THE BEST!!!! APLIT SOLES! NOT FULL SOLE!
full sole isnt as good for pointing,
vedamonster 3 years ago
why don't they just call it tap dancing ;/
xjaix2kex 3 years ago
coz its completeley different..otherwise they would of called it tap dancing..
weafer13 3 years ago 2
Give or take a couple of moves...
xjaix2kex 3 years ago
give or take approximately 100 moves. also the style is SOOOO different
melsoft121 2 years ago
They're almost identical.
xjaix2kex 2 years ago
I've done both and I've been doing irish my whole life. Irish has definite similarities, but they aren't the same or identical. Tap is an evolution of Irish and many other more traditional styles, irish is just irish. Asside from some of the basics there is nothing the same
melsoft121 2 years ago
also, irish is more than just hardshoe, there is the softshoe portion as well, irish has more than one section, tap just has one
melsoft121 2 years ago
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And it's not tight enough to cause damage to your tendons you morons!! Ballet dancers tie their ribbons around their ankles and they hop on one foot en pointe!! The ribbons around your ankle gives support.
Learn some basic anatomy before you all start talking like you know everything!!
SonyaNatalia 3 years ago
...I kind of want to slap you right now.
dejpau3825 3 years ago
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Uh, you DON'T tie the ribbons up your leg in ballet!!
You tie them around your ankle in ballet because you need the support for pointework.
It's much more taxing than Irish skipping.
Get your facts straight!!
SonyaNatalia 3 years ago
I've done both Irish and Ballet (on pointe) and Irish dancing is much more "taxing" than ballet. This isn't just my opinion either, friends and other people I know that have done both types of dancing find irish much harder and more taxing than ballet!!
ElizabethTara 3 years ago 3
Get YOUR facts straight.
She didn't say tie the ribbons up your leg, she was merely pointing out that you bring the strings around your FOOT not your ANKLE.
And it's not called "Irish Skipping", so I suggest you get YOUR facts straight before you start accusing us of not knowing anything.
Shamrocklvr 3 years ago 2
irish skipping..ha! whose that loser?!
weafer13 3 years ago
now heyyy!!! people are just havin a casual chat bout irish dancing..wether ppl tie their laces around their ankle or foot..no one mentioned ballet, and here u come along goin crazy at people..tellin them about ballet..wen in reality no one cares bwt how people tie their laces in ballet coz most of these people do IRISH DANCING ... not BALLET.. soooo i suggest u shuuuuuuuuuut up coz honestly no one cares bwt ur laces nd where u tie them..ha, and btw..why u watchin an irish dancing video?!
weafer13 3 years ago
she wasn't on about it being anything like ballet, she was pointing out the anatomy of bone and tendon safety.
xjaix2kex 3 years ago
i neva sed sh was comparn th2 altho@th end sh dus by claimin ballet is more "taxing".i sed sh was goin on bwt ballet ppls laces bt this is an irish dancin video so y wud ppl care bwt ballt ppls laces?!&i duno where tht2nd commnt came frm..clearly th girls b4her r tlkn bwt tyin ther irish dancn laces tite round ther foot/ankle& she goes off on1bwt ballet agen?!calln them morons!bottm line is th woman in th video made a few mistaks bwt irish dancin..no need2go crazy cz sh got1thng rong bwt ballet!
weafer13 3 years ago
I'm not even going to attempt to read that until it's spelled right.
xjaix2kex 3 years ago 4
lazzzzzzzy
weafer13 3 years ago
No just educated in English, not moron language
xjaix2kex 3 years ago 4
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Thats not real irish dancing! Americans are so know it all! I come from Northern Ireland and I go to Irish dancing!
Lolipops19 3 years ago
jesus turn out !
jesscharalambous93 3 years ago
your not supposed to tie your laces under your arch. if you do, your can mess up your foot pretty bad.
GaiaFreak1994 3 years ago
You can actually can damage your feet by tying them around you ankle as well. So any way you tie them, you could get injured.
Its all about not tying them too tight
Irishdancegrl 3 years ago
No, if you tie it up your ankle, you're going to rip your achilles' tenon in half. Everyone at every feis I've ever been to ties it under their foot, as do I, as does my teacher. The Irish dance laces are too hard/sharp to tie it up your ankle.
ghillies4life 3 years ago
stupid shite
fredrickbastard 3 years ago
Wow! That brings me back, what 7 years? My first class, I got all upset b/c I couldn't do 1-2-3's! I'm wayy past that now, haha. Everynow and then I teach a beginner class!
(what's with the timing of her last step??)
katielovesyoox3 3 years ago
haha the 7's? ya they are timed wierd I guess she thought no Id exoerts would watch it so it was alright for bad timing?
FeisGirl 3 years ago
I noticed the timing in the 7s too. My guess is she did them without music and the editor put music in later and didn't know about timing.
ElizabethTara 3 years ago
your back foot is supposed to be turned out when pointing..
07506719497 3 years ago
Your back foots supposed to be turned out wen it hsowed u the points bit..:D
niamhm572 3 years ago
oh, and i remember summink like brush hop down 1-2-3-4
something liek dat... :S
MissDougiePoynterXoX 3 years ago
i remember when i was 4-7 i did irish dancing and i remember my teach saying
hop 1-2-3-4-5-6 and a 1-2-3 and a 1-2-3 hop...etc... MEMORIES. LOL
MissDougiePoynterXoX 3 years ago
dude what the hell is wrong ith you people?! i have three teachers and each of them refers to steps in different ways! one says 1,2,3 one says change,2,3 one says over,2,3... so back off she probably had a different teacher then you!
wickedrocketelvispel 3 years ago 3
Mate Its Jump-Two-Three Not A Skip
niamhm572 3 years ago
yuuh could do skip 2-3 aswell... :)
MissDougiePoynterXoX 3 years ago
There are bunches of names for irish dance movements. its just whatever you prefer
irishdancerkelli 3 years ago 2
no ID movements have standard names (i.e Butterflies may be called entrechats or doubles)
FeisGirl 3 years ago
its called changing it is like this change 2 3
change 2 3 point hop back
mathgrl5 3 years ago
you shouldnt say your hands should be plays directly by your sid becoz yu shouldnt be able to c yhur hands!!!!!!!!!
dancer2kai7 3 years ago
i'm starting irish dance tonight!
It'll be loads of fun i think.
I'm 15 but idc.
better late than never. =]
spazzy3092 3 years ago
Umm, u said that the back foot has to be hidden, but actually it has to be crossed over and turned out. so when its like that its not going to be hidden. you dont just keep your back foot straight and behind! U didn't even mention how important turn out is! turn out!
IrishDancer7 3 years ago