Irish Dancing - Blackbird Traditional Set Dance

Dancing traditional set dance, The Blackbird.
PLEASE NOTE* - I am a retired dancer & do not dance at competitions anymore. I stopped dancing at competition level when I was 19 - I am now 28.

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• Irish dancing
• blackbird
• irish
• step
• dance
• glorious83
• blonde
• reel
• heavy shoes
• jig
• set dance

[maddiek123]

Hey! Thanks for showing this!

A quick question... I have a Dancing Exam on this dance in two weeks, i know all the steps well and remember them, my posture is okay - BUT!... My teacher keeps telling me to smile and its so hard when im concentrating, also i cant smile with my mouth closed because whenever I am 2/3 through the dance I always run out of breath and then I have to wear a really fake smile!

- Got any tips for me! - Please help! :D

[glorious83]

@maddiek123 - I've never managed to smile either! It just seems impossible when your trying to concentrate & trying to breath at the same time! lol. I guess as long as you dont look miserable then thats good enough I would think...I dont think I've ever seen a dancer manage to smile all the way through a dance :D

Good luck with your exam! x

[cupcakesprinkle123]

can u show a tutorial 4 me

Pleeeease???

[glorious83]

@cupcakesprinkle123 - I'm afraid I have been unwell recently so I wont be able to get any dancing videos up for a while yet :(

Sorry about that x

[Msbachibouzouc]

Isn't it the lead from the beg hornpipe ?

[glorious83]

@Msbachibouzouc - It looks like it yeah, just very similar. Ending is different though

[LCMS343]

You're good. Why did you stop? I'm 26 and I started dancing in January. I don't look my age either. I look like I'm 17. Anyway, its the best thing that ever happened to me. It makes me so happy.

[YlLoM41920]

thanks so much for posting this vid! it's sad that you can't dance much anymore. you are a great former OC dancer! my teacher didn't remember the set for blackbird, so I learned it here!

[11irishdance]

i love this dance i 1st with this in all ireland!!!!!

[ondangerousground]

@maddiek123 Do you dance to have fun or dance to pass an exam? Try to have fun when you're doing it, and the smile will come naturally. I tend to have a concentrated look while practicing, but smile at the end when I get it right. Good luck!

[maddiek123]

Thanks for showing this! I forgot part of the dance and i need to know it for this friday - i ahve an exam in a couple of weeks! Thanks again for helping me! :D

[aeromilagro85]

@LCMS343 I'll be 26 in February, myself, and I took lessons in Irish dance on and off in my youth; I hate the fact I never stuck with it, although, when I reached my early twenties, my leaving was kindof out of my hands. Now i'm starting again on Saturday the 8th, and that day can't come quickly enough. I started crying when he told me he'd do it for me; I miss it so much, and it makes me super duper happy, too. Glorious83, you're really good! :D Thanks for sharing this. :D