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...> In [[Scottish country dancing]], the reel is one of the four traditional dances, the others being the [[jig]], the [[strathspey (dance)|strathspey]] and th [[File:Jig shoe 3.jpg|thumb|Hard shoes worn for Irish dance]] ...

{{short description|Mostly informal gathering at which people play Irish traditional music}} ...k session The Old Dubliner Hamburg 337-0007-hinnerk-ruemenapf.jpg|thumb|An Irish "trad session" in Hamburg, Germany]] ...

[[File:HaymakersJig.jpg|thumb|Dancing the Haymakers' Jig at an Irish [[ceilidh]]]] ...ils/harvarddictionar0004unse/page/421}}</ref> It is most associated with [[Irish dance]] music, [[Scottish country dance]], [[French Canadians|French Canadi ...

...s, barn dances, ceilidh dances, contra dances, Playford dances, etc. These dances appear in over 100 different formations,<ref>{{cite web | url=http://contra ...from numerous traditional dances including [[Country dance|English country dances]], which were first documented in 17th-century England, and 18th-century Fr ...

...lic tradition of Highland Scotland, as do the steps used in performing the dances. Traditionally a figure corresponds to an eight-bar phrase of music. ...name="What are 'Playford' dances">{{Cite web | title = What are 'Playford' dances? | url = http://www.srcf.ucam.org/round/playford | access-date = 12 Decembe ...

{{distinguish|Irish set dancing}} ...who teaches the dance and then calls the figures during the dance. Country dances are done in many different styles.<ref>[http://contrafusion.co.uk/Videos.ht ...

{{short description|Traditional dances from Ireland}} | name = Irish dance ...

...the fact that it was a couples dance (as opposed to the traditional group dances), and that the gentleman clasped his arm around the lady's waist, gave it a ...in 1827, the local vicar Reverend Milward tolerates quadrilles and country dances but intervenes decisively when a waltz is called for, declaring "No, no, I ...

...ddle music]]. For example, in addition to the ”universally known” standard Irish dance tunes, there is an added volume of Scottish and [[Nova Scotia]] tunes ...ween Donegal players and representatives of the mainstream tradition, when Irish traditional music was organised in the 1960s. ...

...ana - Museu Valencià d'Etnologia.jpg|thumb|300px|Traditional [[Valencia]]n dances.]] ...considered to be folk dances. Ritual dances are usually called "religious dances" because of their purpose. ...

* [[Irish people|Irish]] (1.1%) ===Easter Ceremonies and Traditional Dances=== ...

...>{{cite book |author=Churko, Yulia Mikhailovna |title=Vyanok of Belarusian dances |year=1994 |oclc=52282243 |place=Belarus |pages=8, 88}}</ref> Polka demands ...[[Texas]], and are also called "[[Norteño (music)|Norteño]]". Traditional dances from this region reflect the influence of polka-dancing European immigrants ...

...cribed as [[New England]] folk dance or [[Appalachia]]n folk dance, contra dances can be found around the world, but are most common in the United States (pe ...[[piano]], [[accordion]], [[flute]], [[clarinet]] and more. Techno contra dances are done to [[techno]] music, typically accompanied by [[DJ lighting]]. Mus ...

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...]] traditions, such as the [[juba dance]] and [[Irish stepdance|Irish step dances]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Tap Dance in America: A Short History |u ...the Central African [[juba dance|''djouba'']], and the [[Music of Ireland|Irish]] [[jig]] and the [[Music of Wales|Welsh]] [[Clog dancing|clog]], that were ...

...rts/music/traditional-irish-music-in-new-york-city.html |title=Traditional Irish Music in New York City |newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|first=Andy |last=W ...eoff |first1=Ed |last2=Bowen |first2=Liz |title=Yorkshire Fiddle Tunes and Dances |url=web.archive.org/web/20211024035010fw_/http://ydw.org.uk/YorksFidDance. ...

...g to mock African American women as well. They performed in comedic skits, dances, and "wench" songs.<ref name=":1">{{citation |last=Bean |first=Annemarie |t ..., and the [[Russell Brothers (vaudeville)|Russell Brothers]] who portrayed Irish maids.<ref name="Cambridge"/> ...

...ent 16mm comedies, including ''Mary Martin Does It'' (1962), ''Taylor Mead Dances'' (1963), and ''Like Sleep'' (1964).<ref>{{cite web | url=https://brooklynr *''Taylor Mead Dances'' (short) (1963) ...

...ite journal |last=Wibbelsman |first=Michelle |date=2005 |title=Encuentros: Dances of the Inti Raymi in Cotacachi, Ecuador |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/4 | description = Clavietta melodica playing [[Irish traditional music]], "Rakes of Kildare", played by Troy Banarzi ...

...e=29 March 1984}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=Encyclopedia of British and Irish political organizations : parties, groups, and movements of the twentieth c : Traditional festivals, dances, literature and folklore will be promoted. ...