Irish Step Dancing: Rules and Regulations


Figure 1.--There is also a set of rules and regulations to Irish Step Dancing and competitions. You can find these rules at the North American Feis Commission Website. Irish dance groups in other countries have similar rules.

There is also a set of rules and regulations to Irish Step Dancing and competitions. You can find these rules at the North American Feis Commission Website. Irish dance groups in other countries have similar rules. On this website website, you can also see a feis schedule and upcoming national and regional Oireachtas (meaning "festival" in Gaelic). One Irish dance enthusiast believes that rules may be necessary for modern Irish step dancing. Especially younger children need some encouragement and persuasion to put in the long hours required for learning step dancing. Considerable practice is needed. He writes, "But that is why I personally find modern Irish step dancing boring to the extreme--all the kiddies look alike and dance alike due to the 'rules.'" Set dancing is quite different. Some argue that rules are not needed. The Irish dance enthusiast writes, "Similarly for the old-style 'sean nos' step dancing and brush dancing. These are primarily free-style and would die out completely if 'rules' were imposed on the performers."








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