| Description |
1 online resource (60 min.) |
| Series |
Dance in video |
| Contents |
Irish step dancing -- Irish step dance excerpts |
| Summary |
Discussion of Irish step dancing as seen from the viewpoints of a teacher, dancer, and costume supplier. Maureen Haley describes the examinations a prospective teacher must undergo in order to be registered by the Irish Dancing Teachers Association of Dublin ; she also discusses the differences between Irish step dancing and ceili dancing ; steps in the training of an Irish step dancer ; competitions at different levels ; and the typical age range of dancers. Her student Erin Blake discusses her own experiences of training, exhibitions, and competitions. She and other students of Haley are seen on video, performing at an Irish restaurant in Quincy, Mass. Maureen Britell describes the specialized costumes, shoes, and socks worn by Irish step dancers. Displaying some costumes, she discusses their construction and decoration, changes in style and palette, and the price range for such costumes. Video footage shows three students of Maura Nevin performing in costumes made by Britell's firm |
| Notes |
Title from resource description page (viewed Oct. 18, 2013) |
| Performer |
Guests: Maureen Haley, Haley School of Irish Dancing ; Maureen Britell, Irish Dancer's Catalog ; Erin Blake, step dancer |
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Host: Norah Dale Allen |
| Event |
Recorded August 9, 1996, South Yarmouth, MA, Quincy, MA and Hyannis, MA |
| Notes |
This edition in English |
| Subject |
Dance costume -- Ireland
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Dance schools -- Massachusetts -- Cape Cod
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Dancers -- Interviews
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Step dancing.
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Dance costume
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Dance schools
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Dancers
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Step dancing
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Ireland
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Massachusetts -- Cape Cod
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| Genre/Form |
interviews.
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Interviews
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Televised performances
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Nonfiction television programs
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Interviews.
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Televised performances.
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Interviews.
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Spectacles télévisés.
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| Form |
Streaming video
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| Author |
Allen, Norah Dale, interviewer (expression), producer, host, dancer.
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Britell, Maureen, interviewee (expression), dancer.
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Connolly. Erin Blake, interviewee (expression), dancer.
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Glazebrook, Ken, producer.
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Haley, Maureen, interviewee (expression), dancer.
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Reid, Susie, director.
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