I'm Italian, and for me irish dance is traditional dance and music... that I see in this video is only modern dance for me, and it doesn't means something special.
You people who keep saying its not irish dancing remind me of the judges at a competition who are of the opinion that a solo dress somehow makes the dancer. The arm movement doesn't not make it Irish dancing..as many have stated, myself included, this is SHOW dancing. This is NOT traditional nor is it meant to be.
What utter rubbish! Ofcourse this is Irish dance! Stephen Scarrif is a certified dance teacher and has been with both Dancing on dangerous grounds and Lord of the dance. It's just as much real Irish dance as any show out there, in Lord of the dance they use they're arms as well??!!! It's innovative, it's modern, it looks very good and I would love to see it live.
I liked it. If you are going to incorporate arm movements into your step dancing PLEASE get some input from a modern or lyrical dance expert. In my amateur opinion, these folks are mostly pretty good (esp. I think the guy in black) but honestly, there are some other clips out there were the arm movements are complete rubbish and they would have been much more enjoyable if the dancer had just stuck to what they were originally trained to do instead of flinging their arms around aimlessly.
i do irish dance and this is not traditional irish dancing. irish irish dancing never uses the arms.... this looks like a combination of modern, interpretive, and irish
Truly this is not traditional Irish dancing, even some of the dancers are not Irish---- the leading dancer st the first part seems like an Asian girl, she is awesome!
I hope you are joking. 1) Irish genes are not required to be a traditional Irish dancer and 2) the excellent dancer you singled out could very well have been born and raised in Ireland just as much as any of the other dancers (which of course is irrelevant because of #1)
what you mean is its not 'traditional' irish dancing.... dur da durr. doesn't make it not irish dancing though. its an art form nonetheless and has tons of room for innovation and creativity.
I can't help but wonder if most pf the people that are posting are actual Irish dancers. Show dancing is typically different from traditional stuff. Even Riverdance isn't entirely traditional. The amount of times irish dancers have their hands on their hips in traditional, competitive irish dancing...is well in my experience...never. I danced irish for 10 years competitively. We're usually taught early that performance dancing is much more interperative.
These dancers were taught in three years and taken from absolute beginners to this level. The lead Dancer Stephen Scariff has placed top three at worlds and performed lead with Michael Flatley's Lord of the Dance for three years before choreographing this show. Art is subjective. And everyone will interpret the music diferently. This video was put up to be enjoyed not criticized. So all of you who have wrote negative remarks, Feel Free to add a video and put your own heads on the chopping block.
I think they are ok with this dancing ... Of course it's hard to call irish dance but their techinique were very nice... If Michael flatley can do it and nobody says anything why can't they do it too?
Nice job ... There is no rule in this dancing .. Probably the lights were better in the show than the movie...
The lighting was mesmerizing and mysterious, the music left endless room for imaginative choreography. But the dancing wasn't up to par. Sometimes loose arms look good...this was definately NOT one of those times. The male Michael Flatley impersonater was better than the girls skillwise, obviously. Unnecessary shoulder and hip movement were also visable which further added to looking sloppy. And a few of the young women (the oriental one especially), kepy tilting her head down and up- SLOPPY!!
That wasn't totally bad, I thought the girls should be bellydancing rather then Irish dance. As a Bellydancer I was going...I could do this and this and this to this song. LOL
i waste 6 minutes from my life....the song is shit....i like that the girls was dancing with the hands in hips...and i liked the guy's moment....but sincerely...i like more michael flatley than him(i don't like michael flatley so much...)
I like it! It's fresh and I like the more natural feeling with the arm movement- it looks like the girls would be more comfortable, which in turn makes me feel more comfortable.
Maybe you will start a new trend (by which I mean reviving an old trend :)
my cousin teaches a class in hungary at the mo, i think...his name is Ronan Morgan i have tried to get intouch with him but i havnt had any luck..If anyone here knows of him please contact me...thanks...da kino family.
Outstanding performance, but could someone please track down the producer of that television show and beat him up. By god, the way he used the cameras sucked big time.
i dont understand the firstcomment about the black and asian remarks. i am a world champion irish dance and i have many people in the championchips from indian to balck. and i am not better then anyone. no one is. but anyway who cares about what race can dance and who can not
The coreography is great, the concept is good and everything is well performed, but ist just doesn't have the same magic as the traditional folklore...
Have you ever seen "sean nós" dancing? That´s the way the Irish dance when they are not competing or in a show. So forget about the "Nutcracker" look and check a few of the videos on youtube, some are really good, this might change your idea of traditional ID. And then watch this clip again.
i do believe i was saying the lack of tradition was ludacris. the concept is good but untraditional.. and when did i say that i was a choreographer?? anything i do, i do for my own enjoyment of the dance not to give ppl the wrong idea about what irish dancing is with all the flouncey arm movements.
i'm sorry but i find truly traditional irish dancing incredibly boring. i love the dance and all, and this performance is a bit flashy, but at the same time, do you really want irish dancing to just be stiff boys and girls bouncing around in fake hair and glittery costumes to old folk music? if that's what irish dancing is all about, then i'd rather not watch. you can have both old and new, and the fact that these people tried something new makes them artists, not desecraters
I understand what ur trying to say, but if we (the people of the irish culture) don't stay somewhat traditional, then it will all be lost. And I mean all of it, the music, the COSTUMES, and more imporantly, the general way that irish dancing is preformed!!!
I'm delighted for you maybe you should not be so judgemental and rest of us won't make so many assumptions. The fact that you began Irish Dancing when you were four hardly warrants your rant of calling another great dancer or choreographers efforts ludacris. Someone of your expertise and experience must be capable of creating great things, I wish I had your self confidence and look forward to seeing your creations. Please feel free to post them here.
excuse me potter73 i started dancing when i was 4 and a half so dont just asume that every1 whos commented on here doesnt knw what trad irish dancing is
excuse me potter73 i started dancing when i was 4 and a half so dont just asume that every1 whos commented on here doesnt knw what trad irish dancing is
Maybe they were trying to create something diferent. These dancers have placed tops at worlds and everything. Why would you even try to judge them on keeping tradition. You probably wouldn't even know about Irish Dancing if it weren't for the shows and lets face it there not exactly traditional either. I applaud their efforts. Considering they had over 50000 views here they have obviously been well recepted.
im sorry i realise im gonna get negatives for this but how can this be considered irish dancing its like traditions been thrown out the window ryt here and thats not to say that irish dancing has lost some of its tradition but this is just ludacris..
i thought this video was good but its not Irish dancing what so ever. its like a combo of tap and jazz with some Irish. You think they would know the quote, Ice of the body, fire of the feet. they are moving way to much.
Why does there have to be a black person?!?! Why not just have the best dancers. Especially if this is in Europe. In Asia Asian people won't use white people in anything - there were riots in India when they put a white girl on a magazine cover.
Why do white people have to use people just because of their skin colour, when everybody else is so racist?!?!
dude people do it all the time! i see black, asian, indian, native american, all sorts in competitions. we have a large diversity in our school... hey maybe its because America is inter-racial and most other countries are not as much. and why are you focusing on race so much?
riverdance is just a show, not a specific style of dance. the basis of this is in irish dancing but they've thrown in a few other styles too... irish fusion i guess!
Didn't give them much time to change into jeans and shirts. Can't imagine what it would look like backstage trying to get everything on in time. Great dance! Love it! I agree, the arms make it better.
It is just great, I loved the loose approach to a traditional form of art and the fusion of tap, Iris dance, musical mix and YES the movement of the upper body, that makes everything BETTER, and by no means easier.
and i agree....cant we go back to the tradition of it all...i dont like the arm movements, its distracting. at least keep arms by the sides or on your waist y'know. but cool dancing otherwise.
this is kinda cool. i like the music in the beggining. i noticed however they do this jump where its a cut in the front and your back leg is behind like a leap over... which ive seen in hardshoe and it usually comes down with a few trebles but here is used almost as if it were a softshoe jump. interesting...
I tried to watch. But the camera kept showing faces, esp. one curly blond with makeup. It's the FEET! The KICKS, the MOVES, faces are not dance! And this isn't even American, jees. Give a monkey a videocam....
That was really good, very different from the tradition stuff i was expecting but very interesting.
Also, yangx306 your an idiot. Lots of people try their best at things and are still shit. "everyone is good in their own way" is the kind of crap that teachers feed the stupid kids in primary school
there are some pretty cool things they're doing, and mixing traditional irish with jazz and tap isn't easy. they're all technically proficient. but i agree with the person who said that the camera angles were distracting, and i think that the arm movements detract from the complexity of the footwork... and the boobs... sheesh. definitely cheapens it.... oh, and the guy who said that skinny people all have big boobs... you are an idiot.
Hey, as long as they did their best. No one is the best. Everyone is good in their own way. If you think it is not good, why don't ya creat one and we will see. Is that fair then?
I liked it. I prefer more traditional Irish step dance, but this is a pleasant switch. What I didn't really appreciate is the cameraman's inability to focus on the feet/body during the dance.... I don't need or really want to see a smiling face, I want to see the feet in action. ;)
Well Flatley certainly killed the tradition of irish dancing and now this group have demolished it even further. As an irish dancer, although this is "trendy", the tradition has gone and therefore its all show and no skill value for me. Can't we get back to basics?????
...If you try to judge to performance by the standards of any one style: step, tap or jazz, you would be missing the unique combination of this performance.
Maybe this combo isn't for everyone; but they obviously trained hard and I say "Job well done!"
A wee bit-o-history: tap dancing evolved from Irish Step Dancing : )
The choreographer here seems to have included some jazz technique as well; and I give him/her credit for creativity. It's obviously based on Irish (look at shoes and foot turnout, not to mention main score of music), but I'm thinking the addition of more dance styles was brought in to appeal to a wider audience...
This honestly seems like a mixture between American tap dancing and Irish step dancing. I dunno if I should enjoy it or not. Definitely an interesting combo though!
People are never happy, Of course they are thin maybe if you practiced as hard as they did you would be thin too. This is a professional show and these dancers are entitled to move every part of them if they want. Admire it or move on.
It isn't their arms moving that disappoints me, it's their hips moving. Seriously, compared to what we are doing during trainings, this could be belly dance!
Trying to take an old style of dance and spruce it up with 2007's electronica/technological advancements in music...Techno. I like Techno, but I don't think techno and irish dance go together... Also they're trying to copy Michael Flatley, by moving their arms...I guess they were impressive if you overlook all I just said...
Oh, I forgot, they made sure sex will sell, most of those girls are skinny-minis and big boobs with tight shirts so when they dance they got the booby-jiggle, yeah...that cheapens it to me.
totally agree with u, leave it traditional people because that isnt irish dance at all thats wierdo tap dance in hardshoes with the ocassional leap here and there and cheap clothes that dont resemble the irish "obscuerity" at all.
this is probably the most offensive form of irish dancing ive seen since little 4 year olds in green and white tutu and hard shoes with green colored wands dancing over the stage like a bunch of cows.(seriously it happened)and as for your second comment-you have to be fairly skinny to dance effectivley--and uh big boobs just come with a skinny figure
Its interesting, but I like jigs and reels better than any of this stuff. Still it is great for white girls to have something to aspire to with full body motion besides black rap. The music is cool, very 80s.
wow. I mean- WOW. I used to learn this stuff under these guys :D so weird... I stopped after a while but I see these people have sure developed their own style...
everything changes, we have to face it. I think it's brave and unique and it does keep traditional irish dancing, while making it more enjoyable for someone who might not be into the stiff upper body thing.
sure, I love the good old stuff by Jean Butler and Colin Dunne too... but these guys are amazing as well. great job!
I actually like this a little. I think it's really great that Irish dace is willing to grow and develop. This is just an example of the adaptation that it is willing to make, so that it survives.
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For those of you who don't understand Hungarian. They are not name dropping when they use Michael Flatley's name they are simply introducing Stephen Scariff who performed for the past few years Michael Flatley's leading role The good Lord.
I was impressed! Very nice mix, talented dancers...I like a little more tradition myself but I thoroughly enjoyed this.
That said, quit trying to play that tired, worn-out "racist" card...the post couldn't have been more clear that the reference to race was strictly an identification tool. Grow up and quit being a jerk!
its good but I just dont like how much they move their arms. I know this is a modern take on Irish, but when they are just swinging them around casually it looks lazy and distracting. when they move them purposly then its ok. still good tho, and talented dancers.
This is definitely modern dance and tap dance meets Irish dance, with the obligatory hot fiddle player. Not my style, more into Flatley, although even he has -two- hot fiddle players! The dancers are definitely talented, it's all just too young a style for this 41-year old! :-)
That said, I think their waving arms, robot-man poses, and disco-meets-celt music are quite silly. Traditional doesn't go anywhere near this.
Hate to break it to the buddy below, but as a professional Irish show dancer myself, hand movements are not only acceptable but most certainly a must for show dancing. Hands by the side is required for competition but rather boring for the big stage. This is a hybrid for sure. But the footwork IS Irish with a little tap/step mixed in. But what would you call what Flatley's doing? He throws in everything but the kitchen sink!
My dance teacher is Stephen Scarrif
LippFamily1 4 months ago
Im Irish from Ireland,Not Irish Dancing! want Irish Dancing look up Irish Céilí dances!
Bíodh an lá go deas
crashwarrior 5 months ago
These dancers are amazing!
hoboko65 7 months ago
@3:03 he'll never have to worry about getting beat up for dancing like this. he'll just moonwalk away and they'll never be able to catch his ass
SuperFirststar 8 months ago
This isn't traditional irish tap dancing, but it's still irish tap dancing for me.
wolvie14 8 months ago in playlist irish dance-1
@wolvie14 it's really called Irish STEP dancing, not tap
RinceorNosretep 7 months ago
I'm Italian, and for me irish dance is traditional dance and music... that I see in this video is only modern dance for me, and it doesn't means something special.
bimbomistico 8 months ago
who dressed these people???
peteloughran 8 months ago
@peteloughran I tend to agree regarding attire, but perhaps for a different reason.
Louisehascancer 6 months ago
This is Irish dancing. Stephen just thinks outside of the box. He's a great teacher and teaches the traditional dance!:)
sakura19alex1 9 months ago
wonderful...
Lith7ium 1 year ago
This is Tap Dancing not Irish Dancing
MonsteriuM 1 year ago
@ 3:00 - couldn't imagine this guy getting beat up. you'd never catch him once he starts moonwalking
SuperFirststar 1 year ago
This stuff is great. Have a look at the website for Irish Dancing Magazine. It's the best site for irish dancing BY FAR!
dancer88idm 1 year ago
Textbooks of World History must be rewritten as follows:
"The Anglo-Saxons were badly beaten by the Celtic
Irish Dancing Invaders led by Ronan Morgan and
Steven Scariff...
yosti2007 1 year ago
WOW!!! the 3rd part is the best...i like the music and the choreography is great!!! :))♥i like it
DreamDancerIrish 1 year ago
I love this! This is very inspirational for an Irish dancer who likes to think outside of the box. Very nice!
kronurse 2 years ago
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AbiT50 2 years ago
This is awsome and very inspirational! Does anyone have more information? Song titles, dancing school? Appreciated!
thanks
Annie663 2 years ago
i know some of them, they are from my dance school:)
arizonadreamer38 2 years ago
@arizonadreamer38 where is your dance school located?
Annie663 2 years ago
It's in Budapest, Hungary. Ronan Morgan School of Irish dancing.
arizonadreamer38 2 years ago
ow very good and diferent!
sombriarj 2 years ago
different!!! I love it!
airesceltes 2 years ago
It's really nice to see that an asian is part of this group :) i'm only half asian, but it's still great nonetheless.
mrsnorris22 2 years ago
This is awsome. can you send me the video?
lawdogg001 2 years ago
<3 !T!!!
angelperezarroyo 2 years ago
that's not what I call Irish music
Plutarkthefirst 2 years ago 3
its great ... !!!!! (inlove)
vlad123sex 2 years ago 2
Modern irish dance...works for me.
Neur0ticism 2 years ago 20
it incorporates irish dancing, but it's a fusion of several forms.
rinceresource 2 years ago 3
You people who keep saying its not irish dancing remind me of the judges at a competition who are of the opinion that a solo dress somehow makes the dancer. The arm movement doesn't not make it Irish dancing..as many have stated, myself included, this is SHOW dancing. This is NOT traditional nor is it meant to be.
AmusingIrishDancer 2 years ago 3
nobody ever said it was traditional you retards
yourfun17 2 years ago
What utter rubbish! Ofcourse this is Irish dance! Stephen Scarrif is a certified dance teacher and has been with both Dancing on dangerous grounds and Lord of the dance. It's just as much real Irish dance as any show out there, in Lord of the dance they use they're arms as well??!!! It's innovative, it's modern, it looks very good and I would love to see it live.
biancastel 2 years ago
I liked it. If you are going to incorporate arm movements into your step dancing PLEASE get some input from a modern or lyrical dance expert. In my amateur opinion, these folks are mostly pretty good (esp. I think the guy in black) but honestly, there are some other clips out there were the arm movements are complete rubbish and they would have been much more enjoyable if the dancer had just stuck to what they were originally trained to do instead of flinging their arms around aimlessly.
fernski9 2 years ago
I love this, so unique and original! Imagine this was made like seven years ago already and still doesn't look dated! Well done!
potter73 2 years ago
i do irish dance and this is not traditional irish dancing. irish irish dancing never uses the arms.... this looks like a combination of modern, interpretive, and irish
WEBKINZDICTIONARY1 2 years ago 2
Truly this is not traditional Irish dancing, even some of the dancers are not Irish---- the leading dancer st the first part seems like an Asian girl, she is awesome!
I still enjoy it~~!!
Sanan781 2 years ago
I hope you are joking. 1) Irish genes are not required to be a traditional Irish dancer and 2) the excellent dancer you singled out could very well have been born and raised in Ireland just as much as any of the other dancers (which of course is irrelevant because of #1)
fernski9 2 years ago 2
I agree. Michael Flatley was born in Chicago, not Ireland, and he's one of the best Irish dancers in the World.
ghillieelf 2 years ago 3
stephen scariff is my dance teacher
reeltrebleirish13 2 years ago 2
thats not real irish dancing
your suppost to put your arms by your side or on your hips not like that !
louipenguinjoe 2 years ago
what you mean is its not 'traditional' irish dancing.... dur da durr. doesn't make it not irish dancing though. its an art form nonetheless and has tons of room for innovation and creativity.
Koubenlin 2 years ago 10
Yeah, better tell Michal Flately he's not a real irish dancer then. His arms are all over the place when he dances.
califeis 2 years ago 3
not Irish dancing
magpie4321 2 years ago
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crap and sloppy, stick tooo modern this is shite
dillistri 2 years ago
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sorry but this is not irish danceing and yes
dillistri 2 years ago
This is not irish dance...
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VanessaTorres66 2 years ago
Stephen is the god of irish dance:)
febzsolt 2 years ago
I can't help but wonder if most pf the people that are posting are actual Irish dancers. Show dancing is typically different from traditional stuff. Even Riverdance isn't entirely traditional. The amount of times irish dancers have their hands on their hips in traditional, competitive irish dancing...is well in my experience...never. I danced irish for 10 years competitively. We're usually taught early that performance dancing is much more interperative.
AmusingIrishDancer 2 years ago 3
These dancers were taught in three years and taken from absolute beginners to this level. The lead Dancer Stephen Scariff has placed top three at worlds and performed lead with Michael Flatley's Lord of the Dance for three years before choreographing this show. Art is subjective. And everyone will interpret the music diferently. This video was put up to be enjoyed not criticized. So all of you who have wrote negative remarks, Feel Free to add a video and put your own heads on the chopping block.
potter73 3 years ago
I think they are ok with this dancing ... Of course it's hard to call irish dance but their techinique were very nice... If Michael flatley can do it and nobody says anything why can't they do it too?
Nice job ... There is no rule in this dancing .. Probably the lights were better in the show than the movie...
Otherwise .. People can it "New Irish"
mutchocrazy 3 years ago
eh this was okay. The crazy arms were overdone though. It's not the best I've ever seen.
emilylengriffin 3 years ago
The lighting was mesmerizing and mysterious, the music left endless room for imaginative choreography. But the dancing wasn't up to par. Sometimes loose arms look good...this was definately NOT one of those times. The male Michael Flatley impersonater was better than the girls skillwise, obviously. Unnecessary shoulder and hip movement were also visable which further added to looking sloppy. And a few of the young women (the oriental one especially), kepy tilting her head down and up- SLOPPY!!
JaneoftheWorld 3 years ago
That wasn't totally bad, I thought the girls should be bellydancing rather then Irish dance. As a Bellydancer I was going...I could do this and this and this to this song. LOL
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Indianabutterfly74 3 years ago
eso mas se parese al "tap dance" :S :(.. ashhhh ya veo porke que indignan
elperrodedios 3 years ago
i waste 6 minutes from my life....the song is shit....i like that the girls was dancing with the hands in hips...and i liked the guy's moment....but sincerely...i like more michael flatley than him(i don't like michael flatley so much...)
myinuyasha2006 3 years ago
that was terrible.. insult to irish dancing
hearttodance 3 years ago
It's like the Sims, meets Irish, meets hip-hop???? I don't like the guy very much.
EriksSecretRose 3 years ago
Interesting. Very raw - needs a bit of polishing, but otherwise very entertaining!
cupidslover3 3 years ago
Well..that was disgraceful.
musiclovinggurl123 3 years ago
I like it! It's fresh and I like the more natural feeling with the arm movement- it looks like the girls would be more comfortable, which in turn makes me feel more comfortable.
Maybe you will start a new trend (by which I mean reviving an old trend :)
MantisSage 3 years ago
I Don't Realy Lik It!...Thrz too Much goin on with tha handz.....
SandranaBanana 3 years ago
I was actually pleasantly surprised! At least something new and not just copying Michael Flatley. Fresh and interesting. :)
Nixenji 3 years ago 2
the guy spots whenhe turns(a no, no in irish)and the girls use thrie arms more than the girls in Lord of the Dance do!!!! I'm not impressed:(
DamainMcGintyFan 3 years ago
The irish dancing is not bad ... but in the first dance looked more like a goth reunion
Fairyous 3 years ago
It started out okay then it got tacky. Not Lord of the Dance that's for sure.
valerysgirl 3 years ago
my cousin teaches a class in hungary at the mo, i think...his name is Ronan Morgan i have tried to get intouch with him but i havnt had any luck..If anyone here knows of him please contact me...thanks...da kino family.
buckfastpk 3 years ago
this is a disgrace to all classical irish dancers!! Then again, it's totally awesome...Like pimped out Irish to the max. It's almost scary.
Linksgirl373 3 years ago
Like any dance form, things have to evolve.
SonyaNatalia 3 years ago
wow very sexi :P
gregortorun 3 years ago
For me, the most irritating thing about this video is the flared trousers, particularly on the girls. I can't see what their feet are doing!!
littlesylph 3 years ago
The torso movement is killing me! aaah! make it stop! good dancing with that set aside.
aussieangela16 3 years ago
I love the hands moving. In real traditional dancing still seen in the west of Ireland people used to freely more their arms. it's more natural.
Tuigim 3 years ago
I like a little arm movement too, it adds expression i think. but not if it's choreographed... that can look a little naff.
baileymarie86 3 years ago
It's great, but i wish they would keep their arms by their sides!!! :(
Gigdoat 3 years ago
anyone know what sone this is? It would be great to use sometime!
therandomgiggles 3 years ago
Outstanding performance, but could someone please track down the producer of that television show and beat him up. By god, the way he used the cameras sucked big time.
Maklovich 3 years ago
WOW!
Excellent!!
Jessc666 3 years ago
i dont understand the firstcomment about the black and asian remarks. i am a world champion irish dance and i have many people in the championchips from indian to balck. and i am not better then anyone. no one is. but anyway who cares about what race can dance and who can not
IRELANDSEYE18 3 years ago
Its time for a new category: modern irish dance. lets call it like this and everybody can be happy.
ivyleafdancer 3 years ago
probly the main thing i dnt like in this is that it doesnt have the same flare as the original shows i.e riverdance (my fave) and lotd
katsa2 3 years ago
That´s my point, where did you get your idea of traditional Irish folklore, in this case dancing?
sugarplumfairy74 3 years ago
The coreography is great, the concept is good and everything is well performed, but ist just doesn't have the same magic as the traditional folklore...
Zhenevjev 3 years ago
Have you ever seen "sean nós" dancing? That´s the way the Irish dance when they are not competing or in a show. So forget about the "Nutcracker" look and check a few of the videos on youtube, some are really good, this might change your idea of traditional ID. And then watch this clip again.
sugarplumfairy74 3 years ago
i do believe i was saying the lack of tradition was ludacris. the concept is good but untraditional.. and when did i say that i was a choreographer?? anything i do, i do for my own enjoyment of the dance not to give ppl the wrong idea about what irish dancing is with all the flouncey arm movements.
katsa2 3 years ago
i'm sorry but i find truly traditional irish dancing incredibly boring. i love the dance and all, and this performance is a bit flashy, but at the same time, do you really want irish dancing to just be stiff boys and girls bouncing around in fake hair and glittery costumes to old folk music? if that's what irish dancing is all about, then i'd rather not watch. you can have both old and new, and the fact that these people tried something new makes them artists, not desecraters
Angelique1692 3 years ago
I understand what ur trying to say, but if we (the people of the irish culture) don't stay somewhat traditional, then it will all be lost. And I mean all of it, the music, the COSTUMES, and more imporantly, the general way that irish dancing is preformed!!!
DamainMcGintyFan 3 years ago
I'm delighted for you maybe you should not be so judgemental and rest of us won't make so many assumptions. The fact that you began Irish Dancing when you were four hardly warrants your rant of calling another great dancer or choreographers efforts ludacris. Someone of your expertise and experience must be capable of creating great things, I wish I had your self confidence and look forward to seeing your creations. Please feel free to post them here.
potter73 3 years ago
excuse me potter73 i started dancing when i was 4 and a half so dont just asume that every1 whos commented on here doesnt knw what trad irish dancing is
katsa2 3 years ago
excuse me potter73 i started dancing when i was 4 and a half so dont just asume that every1 whos commented on here doesnt knw what trad irish dancing is
katsa2 3 years ago
Paradigms as well as boxes are made to broken. You go group!
ocardaugh 3 years ago
Maybe they were trying to create something diferent. These dancers have placed tops at worlds and everything. Why would you even try to judge them on keeping tradition. You probably wouldn't even know about Irish Dancing if it weren't for the shows and lets face it there not exactly traditional either. I applaud their efforts. Considering they had over 50000 views here they have obviously been well recepted.
potter73 3 years ago
im sorry i realise im gonna get negatives for this but how can this be considered irish dancing its like traditions been thrown out the window ryt here and thats not to say that irish dancing has lost some of its tradition but this is just ludacris..
katsa2 3 years ago
i thought this video was good but its not Irish dancing what so ever. its like a combo of tap and jazz with some Irish. You think they would know the quote, Ice of the body, fire of the feet. they are moving way to much.
xxirishdancerxx16 3 years ago 2
That Asian girl i wish there was a black girl too
JamalTY 3 years ago
Why does there have to be a black person?!?! Why not just have the best dancers. Especially if this is in Europe. In Asia Asian people won't use white people in anything - there were riots in India when they put a white girl on a magazine cover.
Why do white people have to use people just because of their skin colour, when everybody else is so racist?!?!
SonyaNatalia 3 years ago
dude people do it all the time! i see black, asian, indian, native american, all sorts in competitions. we have a large diversity in our school... hey maybe its because America is inter-racial and most other countries are not as much. and why are you focusing on race so much?
wickedrocketelvispel 3 years ago
What language is that at the beggining? Afrikaans?
aidaniam 3 years ago
Hungarian
itanyi 3 years ago
nope... it's in hungarian..i think....
Razzwan 3 years ago
Oops, sorry, was responding to finalfantasy1515's; i liked it but there arms should have been more kept to their sides
PublicNewSense 3 years ago
it isn't irish dancing for sure because of their arms and their feet, so it's river dance, right?
NewxMoonx07 3 years ago
riverdance is irish
costateguise 3 years ago
The music is also a key point of its Irish-ness. (Is that a word?)
arbouroque 3 years ago
i got negatives for asking a question...thanx i love you people too. -_-
thanks though too the people who answered my question, i was actaully curious ^^'
NewxMoonx07 3 years ago
riverdance is just a show, not a specific style of dance. the basis of this is in irish dancing but they've thrown in a few other styles too... irish fusion i guess!
littlesylph 3 years ago
lol, yepp. thanks for answering my question ^.^
NewxMoonx07 3 years ago
this is the most maskulin dance lol and i love it! 5/5
montyhund 3 years ago
can you get this show on viedo this is so great when is it comming to wembly its going to be massive helena
02ftate 3 years ago
Didn't give them much time to change into jeans and shirts. Can't imagine what it would look like backstage trying to get everything on in time. Great dance! Love it! I agree, the arms make it better.
song1song1 3 years ago
i liked it but there arms should have been more kept to their sides
finalfantasy1515 4 years ago 2
That's what I thought. Was going to ask when they started with all the arm movements. No expert on Irish dance but love to watch. It was nice tho'.
PublicNewSense 3 years ago
lol, it's like Riverdance only the adult version
minadrake 4 years ago 2
It is just great, I loved the loose approach to a traditional form of art and the fusion of tap, Iris dance, musical mix and YES the movement of the upper body, that makes everything BETTER, and by no means easier.
dartinart 4 years ago
I liked it.
jetplane2006 4 years ago
I actually liked alot i thought it was really cool
Shycarolina 4 years ago 2
ther foot work is imensly amazing
kieran976 4 years ago 2
and i agree....cant we go back to the tradition of it all...i dont like the arm movements, its distracting. at least keep arms by the sides or on your waist y'know. but cool dancing otherwise.
saoirse3473 4 years ago
I agree with Freedom
jetplane2006 4 years ago
haha thats cool that you knew what saoirse meant! not many people it seems do!
saoirse3473 4 years ago 2
Is mise an gaelgor!
jetplane2006 4 years ago
is é an dála céanna agamsa é
saoirse3473 4 years ago
this is kinda cool. i like the music in the beggining. i noticed however they do this jump where its a cut in the front and your back leg is behind like a leap over... which ive seen in hardshoe and it usually comes down with a few trebles but here is used almost as if it were a softshoe jump. interesting...
saoirse3473 4 years ago
heheheh;)1000%irish dance.AZIAN GIRL OR EUROP GIRL ;)NO DIFERENT AS THE ORIGINAL.MUSIC I MEAN,DANCE IS IRISH DANCE;)
*****
Graciano007 4 years ago
I tried to watch. But the camera kept showing faces, esp. one curly blond with makeup. It's the FEET! The KICKS, the MOVES, faces are not dance! And this isn't even American, jees. Give a monkey a videocam....
proobu 4 years ago 2
That was really good, very different from the tradition stuff i was expecting but very interesting.
Also, yangx306 your an idiot. Lots of people try their best at things and are still shit. "everyone is good in their own way" is the kind of crap that teachers feed the stupid kids in primary school
sdhkfjh 4 years ago 2
there are some pretty cool things they're doing, and mixing traditional irish with jazz and tap isn't easy. they're all technically proficient. but i agree with the person who said that the camera angles were distracting, and i think that the arm movements detract from the complexity of the footwork... and the boobs... sheesh. definitely cheapens it.... oh, and the guy who said that skinny people all have big boobs... you are an idiot.
terin26 4 years ago
Hey, as long as they did their best. No one is the best. Everyone is good in their own way. If you think it is not good, why don't ya creat one and we will see. Is that fair then?
yangx306 4 years ago
I agree
sinnersue 4 years ago
I liked it. I prefer more traditional Irish step dance, but this is a pleasant switch. What I didn't really appreciate is the cameraman's inability to focus on the feet/body during the dance.... I don't need or really want to see a smiling face, I want to see the feet in action. ;)
shennelhand 4 years ago
I also liked it.
sinnersue 4 years ago
Well Flatley certainly killed the tradition of irish dancing and now this group have demolished it even further. As an irish dancer, although this is "trendy", the tradition has gone and therefore its all show and no skill value for me. Can't we get back to basics?????
riyd67 4 years ago
oh and the costumes could be better too.
SCIcheergirl 4 years ago
I agree.
sinnersue 4 years ago
the dancing is fairly good.
would be better with out the failing arms and crappy music.
traditional is the way to go.
clearly these dancers were not properly trained.
SCIcheergirl 4 years ago
Suckage..It's nice to go to Italy and not see McDonald's all over the place..get my point
Wizzad75 4 years ago
...If you try to judge to performance by the standards of any one style: step, tap or jazz, you would be missing the unique combination of this performance.
Maybe this combo isn't for everyone; but they obviously trained hard and I say "Job well done!"
hartwig1964 4 years ago
A wee bit-o-history: tap dancing evolved from Irish Step Dancing : )
The choreographer here seems to have included some jazz technique as well; and I give him/her credit for creativity. It's obviously based on Irish (look at shoes and foot turnout, not to mention main score of music), but I'm thinking the addition of more dance styles was brought in to appeal to a wider audience...
hartwig1964 4 years ago
This honestly seems like a mixture between American tap dancing and Irish step dancing. I dunno if I should enjoy it or not. Definitely an interesting combo though!
LaneAtomic 4 years ago
ohhhhhhhh, look at that, bouncing boobs
rubbyhehe 4 years ago
I do agree... they have amazing style... However, im not too keen in on their hands waving around, or they hip movement as mentioned...
But! I cant critisize I only tap dance, and for the amazing speed that their rhythm is at, I cant say anything :)
cghsknightblah08 4 years ago
they got irish dance style, but they suck big time
BogdanBosincianu 4 years ago
People are never happy, Of course they are thin maybe if you practiced as hard as they did you would be thin too. This is a professional show and these dancers are entitled to move every part of them if they want. Admire it or move on.
potter73 4 years ago
It isn't their arms moving that disappoints me, it's their hips moving. Seriously, compared to what we are doing during trainings, this could be belly dance!
Babbe 4 years ago
Wow, they are amazing.
I love the Irish tunes with the jazzy dances. I can't get enough of this video.
I never really thought much about tap dancing and the like, but after seein' these guys, I think I want to learn more.
AprilFoolsFairy 4 years ago
Trying to take an old style of dance and spruce it up with 2007's electronica/technological advancements in music...Techno. I like Techno, but I don't think techno and irish dance go together... Also they're trying to copy Michael Flatley, by moving their arms...I guess they were impressive if you overlook all I just said...
Neur0ticism 4 years ago
Oh, I forgot, they made sure sex will sell, most of those girls are skinny-minis and big boobs with tight shirts so when they dance they got the booby-jiggle, yeah...that cheapens it to me.
Neur0ticism 4 years ago
totally agree with u, leave it traditional people because that isnt irish dance at all thats wierdo tap dance in hardshoes with the ocassional leap here and there and cheap clothes that dont resemble the irish "obscuerity" at all.
blueeyedbabe882 4 years ago
this is probably the most offensive form of irish dancing ive seen since little 4 year olds in green and white tutu and hard shoes with green colored wands dancing over the stage like a bunch of cows.(seriously it happened)and as for your second comment-you have to be fairly skinny to dance effectivley--and uh big boobs just come with a skinny figure
blueeyedbabe882 4 years ago
I wish I could have seen the "kids *dancing*" thing... :D
Babbe 4 years ago
um, no you dont- it scared me for life.
blueeyedbabe882 4 years ago
dunno if it is from the recording but the music is so loud that steps cant be heard properly :(
Folliguesooter 4 years ago
Its interesting, but I like jigs and reels better than any of this stuff. Still it is great for white girls to have something to aspire to with full body motion besides black rap. The music is cool, very 80s.
naughty00e 4 years ago
wow. I mean- WOW. I used to learn this stuff under these guys :D so weird... I stopped after a while but I see these people have sure developed their own style...
everything changes, we have to face it. I think it's brave and unique and it does keep traditional irish dancing, while making it more enjoyable for someone who might not be into the stiff upper body thing.
sure, I love the good old stuff by Jean Butler and Colin Dunne too... but these guys are amazing as well. great job!
noondarkly 4 years ago 2
0.o
wow... !!
aLexFongPrettyGirL 4 years ago
i love it 5/5
love their clothes
Mili15 4 years ago
I actually like this a little. I think it's really great that Irish dace is willing to grow and develop. This is just an example of the adaptation that it is willing to make, so that it survives.
wkdphantomfan 4 years ago
cool modern irish dance, me im more of a traditional irish dancer myself.
Shycarolina 4 years ago 2
really stupid. That's not traditional Irish dancing.
glaiveofvisi01 4 years ago
Maybe they were trying to mix the old with the new, i liked it personally
VitanisPride 4 years ago
i dont like rhis coz irish dancing is partly about not moving your upper body and they do loads of it in this
zombieno9 4 years ago
I don't like this. Sorry.
StevenGSR 4 years ago
Don't apologise. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion. I dislike it also.
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ShineCity711 4 years ago
For those of you who don't understand Hungarian. They are not name dropping when they use Michael Flatley's name they are simply introducing Stephen Scariff who performed for the past few years Michael Flatley's leading role The good Lord.
potter73 4 years ago
Stephen Scariff is so cool! he tought at my dance camp and hes the nicest guy ever, and hes soooo good in this!!
gotta say tho,not a fan of the long pants and moving arms...
ReelTrebleXX 4 years ago
I was impressed! Very nice mix, talented dancers...I like a little more tradition myself but I thoroughly enjoyed this.
That said, quit trying to play that tired, worn-out "racist" card...the post couldn't have been more clear that the reference to race was strictly an identification tool. Grow up and quit being a jerk!
JamieMunro1 4 years ago 2
its good but I just dont like how much they move their arms. I know this is a modern take on Irish, but when they are just swinging them around casually it looks lazy and distracting. when they move them purposly then its ok. still good tho, and talented dancers.
ShesInParties 4 years ago
this is not irish dance!!! bleah...
lizucateo 4 years ago
THIS ASIAN GIRL IS TERRIBLE DANCER
dancerandflautist 4 years ago
That is a very racist comment. She is a good a dancer as the others.
luannorourke 4 years ago
I'm not a racist but for me she is bad..specially in the other numbers....I don't mean that because she is asian,becase for me she is bad
dancerandflautist 4 years ago
And the announcers' gratuitous name-dropping of "Lord of the Dance" and "Michael Flatley" is not welcome. This is nowhere near what he does.
ligart 4 years ago
This is definitely modern dance and tap dance meets Irish dance, with the obligatory hot fiddle player. Not my style, more into Flatley, although even he has -two- hot fiddle players! The dancers are definitely talented, it's all just too young a style for this 41-year old! :-)
That said, I think their waving arms, robot-man poses, and disco-meets-celt music are quite silly. Traditional doesn't go anywhere near this.
ligart 4 years ago
Hate to break it to the buddy below, but as a professional Irish show dancer myself, hand movements are not only acceptable but most certainly a must for show dancing. Hands by the side is required for competition but rather boring for the big stage. This is a hybrid for sure. But the footwork IS Irish with a little tap/step mixed in. But what would you call what Flatley's doing? He throws in everything but the kitchen sink!
3811paula 4 years ago
Perfect!
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