Tap dancing is the characteristic of Ireland and the quintessence of Ireland. It combines artistic performances, elegant dance movements and dancers' amazing physical strength. There is a wave of Irish dance all over the world. Next, let's lead you into a world of Irish dance, so that you can clearly understand this kind of dance that is popular all over the world.
Irish dancers have no upper body movements when dancing Irish dance, their hands naturally droop and stick to their hips, and their feet in the lower body always keep a cross posture (45 degrees). Irish tap dancing is different from soft shoes and hard shoes. In soft-shoe dance, boys and girls dance differently, because the shoes of soft-shoe dancers are different. Girls are a bit like ballet shoes, and they don't make a sound, while boys' heels are hard and can make a sound.
Irish tap dance is a traditional Irish folk art, and those dancers who love this art integrate more advanced tap dance concepts into their national traditions, thus completing the sublimation of Irish tap dance. In the Irish dance drama you can see, we can see that the dancer's upper body will move a little, which is improved by the dancer. In traditional Irish dance, only the lower body moves.
Dance costume
The colors of clothes are mostly green, white or orange. Dancers avoid using red because it is related to the British Association. In modern times, all colors are used. Male dancers usually wear soft clothes. The costume style of dance is very different from tradition in modern times. In the18th century, dance teachers wore hats, tuxedos, knee-length breeches, white stockings and black shoes with silver buttons. 1893, after the revival of Irish culture, traditional Irish costumes began to be adopted. Today, male dancers wear either breeches or trousers.
In the18th century, most female dancers wore ordinary coarse dresses or dresses they wore when they went to church on Sunday, and they decorated them with flowers or crosses tied with ribbons. After 1893, the typical dance costume is a hook cloak with a white dress and a belt inside. Another alternative to a cloak is a shawl. In the 1930 s, the use of cloaks became less and less, and shawls gradually evolved into shawls over black clothes. This modern shawl is triangular and fixed on the suit worn during the performance with brooches or pins. Until the 1980 s, dancers usually tied a thin rope on their belts, and the end of the rope was tassel. Dancers usually wear coats or vests.
/kloc-At the beginning of the 0/9th century, hemming was rare in clothing. However, the degree of later use gradually increased, and even its complexity increased. Designers are inspired by the origins of Irish ancestors, including the Irish stone cross and the Eucharist Cup, which is the source of their creative inspiration. The pattern on the clothes is continuous, symbolizing the continuation of life and the eternity of mankind. Designers design more modern patterns. Another modern innovation is the use of silver thread and gold thread in hemming sewing. Every dance school has different performance costumes. Children usually have one or more clothes, depending on their performance level. Many schools have prepared a set for beginners and an intermediate set. As for adult dancers who have studied dance for less than five years, they also have other clothes, usually skirts and shirts or coats, not dresses.
When dancers reach a certain level in the competition, they may have their own unique costumes. Dancers' costumes are usually sewn in Ireland or England. They are made of velvet and silk, lined with colored lace. Having their own unique costumes means that dancers have excellent skills in Irish tap dancing. Dancers usually wear their own unique costumes to participate in individual/individual competitions; In team competition/synchronized dancing, dancers wear school standard clothes to represent their level.
Audio dancing shoes
In terms of dancing shoes, some early documents recorded that dancers were barefoot. Soft shoes were not used until 1924 when girls danced reel dance, quickstep dance and sliding quickstep dance. Soon, male dancers began to use soft shoes, but they abandoned them in the 1970 s, when hard shoes gradually matured in style and technology. Dancers use fiberglass shoes with hollow toe and heel. This change in material allows dancers to nail buckles on their heels and make a loud sound, creating a drum-like rhythm so that every audience can hear their melody. This change has also affected the focus and content of many dances (in the past, dancers would put coins between the soles and toes to increase the sound effect).