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Summary: Learn the jig and other dances for Irish step dancing in this free instructional video on Irish dance.
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Niall O'Leary Niall O'Leary is a former All-Ireland and World Champion dancer from Dublin. He founded the Niall O’Leary School of Irish Dance in Dublin in 1995 and in New ... read more
On behalf of Expert Village my name is Niall O'Leary from the Niall O'Leary School of Irish Dance in New York City and today I'm demonstrating beginner soft shoe Irish dance. If your at a party you might get to dance a Irish jig and people use the phrase Irish jig put they really mean a Irish dance and there is more then a jig. There is the jig, there is a dance called The Real, there is another dance called Slip Jig and there is a hearty dance called The Hornpipe and these are 4 different types of music so you can say all dancing is reacting to music. The Real is in 4-4 time 1,2,3,4,2,2,3,4, The Jig is 6-8 time 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,2,3,4,5,6, The Slip Jig is in 9-8 times 12,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,2,3,4, 5,6,78,9 and so on and The Hornpipe is slower 4-4 time 1,2,3,4,2,3,4 a little more staccato so there you have it four different kind of Irish dance Real, Jig, Slip Jig, and Hornpipe. On behalf of Expert Village thank you for watching.
The instruction is well done. Explanations and demonstrations are clear.