What the hell happened to Irish Dancing?

Little My

Ok... maybe not typical after hours fodder...

But it just looks ridiculous now. Bloody neon orange costumes, tan and makeup more commonly seen in skanky clubs.... at least the dodgy club girls dont wear wigs!

To add insult to injury, according to the organisers this is 'a unique, valuable and visible part' of Ireland's heritage.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/gallery/2010/mar/30/world-irish-dancing-championships?picture=360985227

orourkeda

People dont like it cos it's sh*t

mike65

Got run over at the crossroads?

Biggins

It is still smouldering away with small clubs and competitions.
Apparently its a big thing still in the states.

An older sister of mine was once an all Ireland champion a few times too. :cool:
(She was world champion just once I think. It was when she was a teen.)

brummytom

Yeah I know a few girls competing in that competition actually.

God knows where the ridiculous fake tans have come from... they really should be gotten rid of though

anto2

River dance and Irish dancing marked the arrival of the Celtic Tiger and Irish self confidence .
The Celtic Tiger is now very dead ,and so is Irish dancing .

Biggins

Just on the tans, whats the latest in regard to Irish law and sunbeds?
Illegal now for under a certain age?
Don't want to sidetrack the OP's topic, just wondering.

ejmaztec

Biggins wrote: »

Just on the tans, whats the latest in regard to Irish law and sunbeds?
Illegal now for under a certain age?
Don't want to sidetrack the OP's topic, just wondering.

The murdering bastards.

thetonynator

sean nós dancing looks better on telly anyway than normal irish dancing . . .less weird costumes and weird hair . . .

bazmaiden

Riverdance happened and brought that sh*t mainstream i'm sure there is still gritty, urban underground Irish dancing going on

ejmaztec

Hasn't the Irish dancing been pimped up by the Irish Americans over the years, even inventing "traditional irish costumes" that were never traditional, then throwing in wigs and caked on make-up, basically turning the whole thing into a dancing version of their paedo "beauty pageant"?

DancingQueen:)

Not everyone wears fake tan and wigs, there are different organisations. In some it's more traditional, no one wears wigs or fake tan and it's about the dancing but in others it matters what you look like and everyone goes all out to look the best.

Bonkers_xOx

It's turning into Ballroom dancing almost.

For Forks Sake

It's all Flatleys fault.

Biggins

For Forks Sake wrote: »

It's all Flatleys fault.

I flatley refuse to believe that!

ejmaztec

Biggins wrote: »

I flatley refuse to believe that!

After that, the jig's up Biggins.:(

Biggins

ejmaztec wrote: »

After that, the jig's up Biggins.:(

I'll seven step it to the exit!

axer

Anyone know of any Irish dancing classes in Blanchardstown or close by?

Dave!

People discovered how sh*t it is

Biggins

Dave! wrote: »

People discovered how sh*t it is

Blasphemy, blasphemy!!! :eek:

Mars Bar

I did it for 7 years back in the day when you had the traditional Irish dress and a wig if ya wanted. That was as far as it went, it was all about the dancing.
It's such a shame the way it has gone now.

abouttobebanned

Those dresses are like €800 a pop. If my child decides that she wants to do irish dancing I'll be telling her that the dresses are made of dead puppies.

Stench Blossoms

abouttobebanned wrote: »

Those dresses are like €800 a pop. If my child decides that she wants to do irish dancing I'll be telling her that the dresses are made of dead puppies.

800e would be classed as a very cheap dress. It's turned into a seriously expensive hobbie.

One of my mates works for a company making Irish dancing dresses and the amount of time and effort that goes into them is unbelievable.

I'm not a fan of the neon colours myself.

The newer dresses seem to be going back to the more traditional style which is a plus.

bazmaiden

orla wrote: »

800e would be classed as a very cheap dress.

no recession round here!:eek:

mikom

Traditional Irish Dancing part 2..... What to do with your arms.

spudmonkey17

It's going the way of Eurovision! :eek:

Stench Blossoms

bazmaiden wrote: »

no recession round here!:eek:

Tell me about it.

Here's an example of one i just found on ebay. Here

anto2

mikom wrote: »

Traditional Irish Dancing part 2..... What to do with your arms.

What about the E800 you just saved not buying a dress .

abouttobebanned

anto2 wrote: »

What about the E800 you just saved not buying a dress .

Not buying a cheap dress.

tipperaryboy

Popular pop music killed off Irish dancing.You don't see people of a certain age playing jigs and reels on their phones/mp3s.

Maybe the like of lady gaga may take an interest in irish dancing and make it popular again.

Stench Blossoms

My local GAA club actually had a 'Jigs Factor' charity night with local celebrities which was really successful.

http://plunketts.ie/gallery_show.aspx?id=44