Difference between revisions of "Set Dance"
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Set dances, sometimes called "country sets", are a popular form of folk dancing in Ireland. Set dances are based on quadrilles. The latter were court dances which were transformed by the Irish into a unique characteristic of Irish rural communities. A combination of Céilí dance and Rock and Roll in the 1950s caused many sets and set dances to die out. In the 1980s a revival started and many sets that have not been done for forty years or more are still being recovered and danced again. | Set dances, sometimes called "country sets", are a popular form of folk dancing in Ireland. Set dances are based on quadrilles. The latter were court dances which were transformed by the Irish into a unique characteristic of Irish rural communities. A combination of Céilí dance and Rock and Roll in the 1950s caused many sets and set dances to die out. In the 1980s a revival started and many sets that have not been done for forty years or more are still being recovered and danced again. | ||
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| + | *[http://www.setdancingnews.net/news/setintro.lp The Joy of Sets] by Pat Murphy | ||
| + | *[http://www.henryandjacqui.com/Essays/Irish.htm Irish set dance from a contra dancer's perspective] by Henry Morgenstein | ||
| + | *[http://www.ceili.wizardisland.org/dance.html A Brief History of Irish Set Dance] by Maldon Meehan | ||
Revision as of 22:21, 25 January 2007
Set dances, sometimes called "country sets", are a popular form of folk dancing in Ireland. Set dances are based on quadrilles. The latter were court dances which were transformed by the Irish into a unique characteristic of Irish rural communities. A combination of Céilí dance and Rock and Roll in the 1950s caused many sets and set dances to die out. In the 1980s a revival started and many sets that have not been done for forty years or more are still being recovered and danced again.
Links
- The Joy of Sets by Pat Murphy
- Irish set dance from a contra dancer's perspective by Henry Morgenstein
- A Brief History of Irish Set Dance by Maldon Meehan
