Irish Dance exercises, tips and compilation videos for dancers of MJP Academy of Irish Dance or or for anyone that is interested!
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I am working on learning this piece for mandolin, and learning that it was paired with a specific dance has really helped my understanding of the song and how it needs to be played. The full dance + music has been really helpful!
Great video! Thanks so much. Do you know if CLRG will accept the Mollyneaux versions of St. Patrick's Day and Blackbird on grade exams and TCRG exams? Or do they only accept these versions? Thank you - JD , Western US region.
I’m a dancer in a community company is Southern California. I have not yet generated enough strength to execute a birdie so an over down is way beyond me right now. I love the exercises you have recommended and I plan to use my winter break to do these. Thank you!
@@MJPAcademyIrishDance i can do them but at a very low hight. Should i practice from there or not at all till i can do it properly? I definitely need to use a support and be careful. My ankles are funky, i kind of hurt mine several weeks ago in class and it's never been really bad but i feel it twinging sometimes and I'm so nervous I'll injure myself worse. I've been doing lots of strengthening exercises, stretching, ice and massage so i hope it gets better :( Thanks for the response
New to Irish dancing. Self-taught at the beginning. If I have a slight toe issue currently, do I HAVE to "point" on my soft shoes or can I just go up on the bottom of my toes? Does that make sense? Trying to find answers online to this question. Thanks much.
Good question. I think I understand what you are asking. So for dancing in Softshoes, you can dance with the ball ball of the foot on the floor and the ankles arched up as high as you can go. For championship dancers in Softshoe, you would want to be dancing on the very tips of your toes (En pointe) whenever possible but some dancers can never actually achieve this. They can still do well and place. But a dancer dancing on the tips of their toes in Softshoe will place higher than a dancer on demi-pointe (Ball of the foot). Is this what you were asking? If not, please write back and try again. Haha.
There are grade exams that students can take in Irish dance in CLRG. There are 12 grades and then a teachers exam. Many of my students take these exams so I label the dances they need for each exam with the grade level for convenience. Or for anyone else from other schools that might be taking their grades and looking for videos of the dances.
@@Wafaloo Grades have always been around. But weren't popular in North America until around ..I wanna say around 2009? Are you with CLRG? Or a different organization? Here is a link to what grades are and when they are offered. www.idtana.org/events/clrg-grade-exams-2/
@@MJPAcademyIrishDanceoh okay. Yes I’m CLRG, but I’d stopped dancing in the very early 2000s and this wasn’t a thing back then. At the very least, it was very uncommon and I never heard about it. I’m also getting back into it after many years away so it’s interesting to see how things have changed.
I know of a family member , on my mother's side that actually played the melodeon for the little people and danced with them in the haunted glen,had anyone else danced with the goodfolk etc..
I used this this morning as a general workout and to get me prepared to learn Irish dance. Brutal! I’m looking forward to these exercises being easier. Imagining being on stage helped get thru the last reps. Haha. Great video. I’ll be doing it again :D
I choreographed one for a student a long time ago but I've never personally had a Kilkenny that I competed with. It is a bit of a marathon so good on you for dancing that one!
I know right? She blows my mind. She practices ALL the time. She is competitive swimmer too so she is super strong. And she did some ballet when she was little. But mostly its her hard work and drive.
Great question! It depends on how many days you train. A good rule of thumb is three times a week. But if you are dancing 4 days a week then maybe just two days a week to prevent overtraining and to be sure you get a rest day each week. Or, if you do these after you are finished your dancing for the day then you could go back up to three a week. Totally depends on your dance goals, fitness level and training routine. You can ask your teachers and/or your doctor or physiotherapist as well.
