I opened this with the thought that I would skim through it but it felt so disrespectful to such wonderful talent that I ended up watching it from start to finish, totally enthralled.
The fist dancer is the best because she danced closest to proper Irish dancing both with her step and timing. The others put far too much unnecessary choreography into the music...
@@marieoconnell3010 i swear I see you everywhere hating on modern Irish dance. It’s not your place at all. Traditional dancing is still being done just not in these dances. Irish dance is still happening and that’s all that matters leave these amazing dancers alone
Henry Jennings is my true grandfather the one that died after the war. A fairground man. My gran was called Deacon. She married a Smith . I am Jennings by blood. Dna will prove it. My dad was called John.xxx. john william jennings by birthright. Ended up john william smith/page-smith. 😢😢😢. I AM A JENNINGS. CHRISTINA LOUISE JENNINGS BY BLOOD.
Credit to all the Irish dancers ( I am an Irish dancer but not in that video ) I just wanted to ask, isn’t this illegal, I mean you’re not supposed to record and then posted on RU-vid as far as I’m told by the judges and the one who started all the feis’s.
@@majesticwolf2743 At least someone is considerate about this rule as well ;) I always try to obstruct people who have been told to stop recording and still do so when I see them doing that as soon as Primary-competitions end and they advance into Intermediate.
@@majesticwolf2743 I meant it as an encouragement/compliment. It happens so many times that I see people continue to record video even though the crowd has just been publicly adressed that it is not allowed to do so that it's nice to read about someone else to consider this rule at all ;)
Traditionally, ladies would curl their hair to perform, but they designed wigs to make hair easier to do. The style has been getting bigger recently (:
That's what I'd like to know. I competed in the NY area 30-38 years ago. John Jennings was roughly 4 years older than I, and I'm currently 47. If John Jennings Jr. in this video is the son of the John Jennings I knew in NY, I'd like to know which one he is - although I made a guess as to who he is based on the way that his father danced.🤷♀️
The tradition used to be that you'd wear your "Sunday Best" to compete, and curling your hair was part of that if you were a girl. That stuck going forward. I don't have an exact year on when the wigs started to appear, but my guess would be either late 90s or early 2000s, after Riverdance and LotD popularized Irish dance. I'm grateful for the wigs, to be honest -- my hair can't hold a curl to save its life 🙃
@@melissav8459 I think so too! The costumes are always such a HUGE point of contention, both within and outside the dance community, but I think knowing the history is half the battle in these conversations.
Создаётся ощущение демонстрации техники танца,настроение и образ заметила у двух мальчишек и потом,никому не кажется,что кудрявые копны на голове у девочек рождают ощущение коротконогости ?стоило бы и режиссеру и художнику приложить ещё усилий,детки очень хороши
Isn’t there rules about the length of the skirts? No more than FOUR inches ABOVE THE KNEE? Looks more like TEN INCHES. When the girls bend to bow to the judges and the musicians, they are showing their kick-pants to everyone.
I'm not trying to be a jerk but I've noticed the music that typically accompanies these dancers is very bland and uninteresting. I have noticed that when I watch Appalachian cloggers or flat footers the music is sprightly, fast and fun. What gives?
Wonderful dancers, no doubt. However, I detest Michael Flatley's obsession with [hideous wigs] and the Las Vegas stye of wardrobe. Put boys in kilts and girls in the Irish traditional embroidered dresses please!
I'm sorry that you feel that way. Maybe it was the way that they are performing? I find it to be quite enjoyable when I do it and it is quite artistic.
