Irish Step Dancing for Beginners : Six Points of Irish Step Dancing

[Slytherinsrule316]

i would say pull up through the core muscles and then explained what the core muscles are instead of a straight carriage... if i had only started Irish Dancing i would find that confusing. (luckily i have had ballet training and trust me it has helped, i've been doing Irish Dancing for 3 years)

[solarinox]

I love you

[313Aidz]

FUCK SHES A HOT !

[MrPharn]

I've looking for this for a time ago! Cheers and thanks for posting these wonderful vids ;)

[samanthapiixiepie]

thnx for postin this stuff! :D btw ty cause i forgot how and im irish

[KingOystar]

cool. I am not Irish but I would love to learn this.

[MrTluvsVideos]

cute girl (:

[sharklover678]

I like point 6. also kick your butt and point your toes.

[Weidmannsheil18]

Sexy Lady !!!!!!

[RVvideos1]

Point 7: legs straight

Point 8: knees together

Point 9: kick your butt

Point 10: you don't get points deducted at a festival, you get points deducted at a feis

Point 11: if you're going to film this in front of that couch, wear light shoes because sometimes your feet aren't visible

[AllAroundCanadian]

EWWW CAMEL TOE! ps HIGHLAND DANCE IS WAY BETTER!

[king2102b]

I am a Male Step Dancer, although somethings we do differently to the ladies thanks to different body types.

Try Irish Dancing it's great fun, fast, keeps you fit and actually everyone can do it if you can stand on your feet then you can dance!

Speed comes with practice, but the basics never change :)

[mudball47]

Can't see her feet because of the printing. Da

[ilikecheese1786]

she's not even wearing correct irish dancing shoes...

[bernarduzkiii]

although I already know most of the things you teach in you tutorials I really think they're great for begginers...

Apart from that, I was wondering if you could help me. I just can not tell the difference between a hornpipe, a treble reel, a slip jig and everything else... Could you please expain it to me??

Also, do you happen to have tutorials for Hard shoes??

[ilikecheese1786]

@bernarduzkiii

Hi! I've Irish danced for 10 years and I can honestly say that the only way to learn the differences is from practice! Keys points is differentiating the dances is by listening to the music, understanding the counts of music the dance lasts for, and easiest of all, what shoes you're wearing! Usually, light jibs, reels, and slip jigs are danced in soft shoes, otherwise known as ghillies. Dances such as treble reels, hornpipes, and treble jigs are danced in hard shoes.

[ilikecheese1786]

@bernarduzkiii Also, my main piece of advice would be to sign up for actual lessons. From experience, the expertvillage videos are not going to help you. You will never be able to compete or really advance yourself. Also, sometimes the expertvillage video "tips" are very dangerous. If a dancer does not land correctly from jumps (something sounding so simple) the dancer can be seriously injured (broken ankles) If Irish dance is something you'd honestly consider, google some local studios.

[stephanievan02]

Festivals? We do not compete at festivals we compete at feis' I really wish you would research more and understand the language

[candidomoattack]

@stephanievan02 the average person doesnt know what a "feis'" is, so im sure she just used festival so the general public would understand.

[bxb091]

@stephanievan02 the presenter explained the difference between Festival dancing and Feis dancing in another video. She is a Festival dancer. I wish you'd do your research ...

[ilikecheese1786]

@bxb091 you don't have "points deducted at a festival." you have them deducted at a feis. i wish you'd do your research...

[bxb091]

@ilikecheese1786 hahahaha touche!!! the dangers of internet information. I still enjoy the videos though ... it's a whole other world. She seems to indicate that festivals are a form of competitive dancing - is that not correct?

[ilikecheese1786]

@bxb091 not at all. a festival is more of a show. for example, you might see irish dancers performing at an irish festival. a feis is a competition. it is broken down by age, gender, and level of dancing. depending on the dancers placement, they can move up in levels. festivals are to show off irish dance to the public, feises are to compete.

[bxb091]

@ilikecheese1786 point taken, but I assume she knows if she competes or not.

[Konabis]

U have nice ass!!! thanks...:D

[skiamakhos]

Alicia - you should consider doing these as an instructional DVD / series of DVDs. You're a natural presenter, and your camera operator seems to know their stuff. I think there'd be a market maybe for 2 DVDs - a beginner's one with all the basic steps & practice sessions (say spend 10 minutes practicing each step) & then an advanced one that'd be more for people wanting to work out by dancing more intensely.

[krishnaxxxxx]

love the way she says point

[littlehebi]

cool, I'll try to learn those ^^ I love Irish dances, thought I think I'd get thinner before starting, buuuuuuuuuuut....naaah XD Yeah, the last 2 thing are important in my country's folk dances too xD

[Mr27rbtale]

i'm in love!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! <3

[carinha40]

These videos are very informative.

Ive concentrated on Scottish highland dancing and only "nibbled" at Irish (despite having lived in Ireland).

It doesent hurt that Alicia looks great either.

[crazychick8622]

What about being energetic? Using all of the space you have to dance? Lifting your legs high? Kicking your bum at the back? Them are just for before you begin to dance and waitin for the music to start.

[tuishi2]

REALLY? That's so informative of you. Thank you for your vast wisdom. How kind!!!

[d4nc3rch1ck]

another one you forgot is to keep your knees together!! thats huge key!! and also always think about kicking your butt when you bend your leg back!!!!

[emilylengriffin]

I'll have to agree

[lomographic]

I love watching these videos and learning these moves, thanks for posting them!