Irish Step Dancing for Beginners : Irish Step Dancing Costumes

balletfanAZ Says:

Feb 28, 2010 - As a dancer I find this a little silly, she should be wearing gillies with white socks, and a short flowing skirt, but instead she is wearing black like dress type nylons and Capezio Sculpture ballet flats, none is authentic to irish dancing.

camillefirst Says:

Mar 7, 2010 - WHAT the h... are u talkin' about shadeylane??

seighin93 Says:

Apr 18, 2010 - she doesnt no wat shes doin ur supposed to wear a wig thats curly and usally dresses r no velvet

conversechick307 Says:

Oct 15, 2010 - hun i just started dancing and even i know u don't wear velvet

jonasbrotherssuckd Says:

Dec 31, 2010 - K see hun this is bullshit because I just started dancing and heaven forbid that we wear velvet, besides it's not a great fashion choice anyway what kind of stuff did they teach you in your class???

McBronagh Says:

Jan 29, 2011 - She teaches at the Dominic Graham School in Northern Ireland. In Northern Ireland the style of irish dance is different; its called Festival Style Irish dance, and its different to Feis style and An Coimisiún. In the festival style they were simple embroided velvet dress with silk or chiffon capes, the slig jigs and slow and graceful and the set dances start at speed 50 (which is very slow). They were the hair down, with no wigs, they were black tights with canvas pumps similar to ballet pumps.

sharklover678 Says:

Feb 2, 2011 - i do feis style dancing and wear gillies and a solo dress too, but people cut her some slack, it's a DIFFERENT TYPE of irish dancing and it's a beginner class!!! And the cape is called many different things. I think it sounds waaaaaay better not having to wear a wig.

slipjiggs Says:

Feb 19, 2011 - never seen "irish tap" shoes with wood or metal...what the...

DANCELOVE250 Says:

Mar 3, 2011 - Stop it! no! don't tell everyone in the world to wear a velvet dress and gold sash! every school has different colors and different styles. And you never wear a velvet dress in a feis unless it is a special dance like a drama or something. you wear a solo dress. KEY WORD...SOLO! if everyone wore the same, but wrong outfit....it wouldnt be called a SOLO dress. Mine is white with purple, blue and pink design on it. Others are green, some are red, others are gold, it all depends! and your shoes....

DANCELOVE250 Says:

Mar 3, 2011 - your shoes are not ghillies! ghillies are black, but they are not ballet shoes spraypainted black. they are a shoe that has a blak material and a tanish material what seems like it is glues to the bottom of the foot. they have open laces at the top, so you could see the WHITE SOCKS and the laces. the laces wrap around you ankle once, crossing each other. then under the foot-crossing each other. then lastly, up on top of the foot and tie it like a normal shoe don't believe me? look it up! google!

DANCELOVE250 Says:

Mar 3, 2011 - you wear a wig! not your hair down. a wig! stay with me now! a peice of fake hair with curls or spirals. if you are a beginner..you dont wear a wig.. you wear a bun wig! a small cap of hair with curls or spirals to put over your bun. you do know what a bun is...right? also...sashes dont have to be the long baggy kind like yours is.. in fact, if you wear the right dress, it comes with a shash. it is an odd or hourglass shape with the same design as your dress. it celcrows or snaps on, not pinned!

DANCELOVE250 Says:

Mar 3, 2011 - unless there is a pin in the middle just to secure more tightly. And the "heavy shoes" are called hard shoes. They are not heavy at all, unless you are the weakest person in the world! and they are not just for the more advanced dancers. the little girls in my school are like 6-12 and they all do HARD SHOES ask anyone! i guarentee they will all agree with me. I have no idea where you learned irish dance, but learn again. and dont teach others till u know what ur talkin bout. OKAY? UNDERSTAND?

mkjredemption Says:

Mar 28, 2011 - ....i think this person should make a video seems more informative then this

DanniesWorld17 Says:

Apr 22, 2011 - Omg give over people this girl dances and teaches for FTDA not WIDA CRLG etc!! FDTA are more traditional with velet class costumes .... we don't wear wigs or fake tan!

2011Organizer Says:

May 4, 2011 - If you're in the Mid Americas area check this out the Saline Celtic Festival site event Irish Dance

McBronagh Says:

Jun 5, 2011 - Finally someone who understand Festival Style!!!!!

McBronagh Says:

Jun 5, 2011 - Hi, why don't actually grow up and learn to appreciate that there are other styles of Irish dance, and more associations than An Coimisiún(CLRG), An Comhdhail, WIDA etc. She is a Festival Dancer, which is a different style of Irish dance, seeing as you are so "amazing" and seem to know everything. Why don't you look it up and do some research you ignorant, immature, childish person.

irishdancegirl19 Says:

Jan 5, 2012 - Irish tap? Are u kidding me?

MyOwnWorld95 Says:

Feb 19, 2012 - Is 16 to Old to learn Irish Dance?

FumetsuHime Says:

Mar 5, 2012 - @MyOwnWorld: yeaaah im 16 and wondering the same thing. Usually irish dancers start very young...

AGZEBRA22 Says:

Mar 30, 2012 - @irishdancegirl19 I agree. I've never heard treble reel being called "irish tap". I just got my hard shoes ye

AGZEBRA22 Says:

Mar 30, 2012 - Oops continued: yesterday and we just call it treble reels.

madeinengland1968 Says:

May 12, 2012 - She doesn't sound very Irish to me? Don't tell me, her grandfathers grandfather once met someone who was Irish lol

cookiedoughcraze Says:

May 15, 2012 - Okay, really? Irish tap shoes. They're called hard shoes, jig shoes, or heavy shoes.