Dancing at the Crossroads


	Dancing at the Crossroads


	Sheila Ryan




		Cover designed by Geraldine Barry


		This 70 minute video is a tutorial on Irish Ceili dancing. Ceili dancing was the original type of Irish dancing and was danced in the homes or at the crossroads of the villages in Ireland. Today, there are 30 traditional dances that are still performed and are growing ever more popular by the onset of *Riverdance* and *Lord of the Dance.*

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	This video is perfect for the intermediate dancer or those wishing to take their TMRF, TCRG, or ADCRG


	These are all 30 of the different dances that you can find on this video:

The Walls of Limerick	Rince Fada	Haymaker's Jig
The Four Hand Reel	The Bridge of Athlone	The Fairy Reel
The Eight Hand Reel	Haste to the Wedding	The Duke Reel
The Morris Reel	The Siege of Carrick	Lannigan's Ball
The High Cauled-Cap	Antrim Reel	The Cross Reel
The Sixteen Hand Reel	Glencar Reel	The Waves of Tory
Humours of Bandon	The Three Tunes	The Rakes of Mallow
The Eight Hand Jig	St. Patrick's Day	The Gates of Derry
Siege of Ennis	Trip to the Cottage	The Sweets of May
Harvest Time Jig	An Rince Mor	The Bonfire Dance

Many types of Ceili's are used in Irish Dancing competitions. In show's like Riverdance, you see a combination of Ceili dancing and Set dancing in "The American Wake" scene. Americans usually compare it to square dancing. The dances are for groups of 4 to 16. There are many classes that teach Ceili dancing for young kids and Adults too.

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