Overview: "Haste to the Wedding" is a jig tune in the English, Scottish, Irish, Canadian, and American musical traditions. The tune originated during the 18th century, although its original composer is not certain ...

Overview: The World Irish Dance Association (WIDA) is an Irish stepdance organisation founded in 2004. It is based primarily in Europe and the United Kingdom, and offers "open platform" competitions that are open ...

Overview: Feet of Flames is an Irish dance show directed by Michael Flatley and scored by Ronan Hardiman. Flatley was known for the shows Riverdance and Lord of the Dance.

Overview: The hornpipe is any of several dance forms and their associated tunes, played and danced in Great Britain and Ireland and elsewhere from the 16th century until the present day. The earliest references ...

Overview: A Feis or Fèis () is a traditional Gaelic arts and culture festival. The plural forms are feiseanna () and fèisean (). The term feis is commonly used referring to Irish dance competitions and, in Ireland ...

Overview: Irish stepdance is a style of performance dance with its roots in traditional Irish dance. It is generally characterized by a stiff upper body and fast and precise movements of the feet. It can be performed ...

Overview: The reel is a folk dance type as well as the accompanying dance tune type. Of Scottish origin, reels are also an important part of the repertoire of the fiddle traditions of Britain, Ireland and North ...

Overview: The jig (Irish: port, Scottish Gaelic: port-cruinn) is a form of lively folk dance in compound metre, as well as the accompanying dance tune. It first gained popularity in 16th-century England, Ireland ...

Overview: A cèilidh (KAY-lee) or céilí () is a traditional Scottish and Irish social gathering. In its most basic form, it simply means a social visit. In contemporary usage, it usually involves dancing and playing ...

Overview: Irish dance refers to the traditional dance forms that originate in Ireland, including both solo and group dance forms, for social, competitive, and performance purposes. Irish dance has evolved over ...

Overview: Riverdance is a theatrical show that consists mainly of traditional Irish music and dance. With a score composed by Bill Whelan, it originated as an interval act during the Eurovision Song Contest 1994 ...

Overview: Irish music is music that has been created in various genres on the island of Ireland.

Overview: The uilleann pipes (IL-ən IL-yən), also known as Union pipes and sometimes called Irish pipes, are the characteristic national bagpipe of Ireland. Their current name is a partial translation of the Irish ...

Overview: Oireachtas Rince na Cruinne (English: The Irish Dancing World Championships; often simply the Worlds) is an annual Irish stepdance competition run by An Coimisiún Le Rincí Gaelacha (the Irish Dancing ...

Overview: Comhdháil na Múinteoirí le Rincí Gaelacha (English: The Congress of Irish Dance Teachers), also referred to as An Chomhdháil (the Congress), is a global governing body for Irish stepdance. Founded in the ...

Overview: Conradh na Gaeilge (historically known in English as the Gaelic League) is a social and cultural organisation which promotes the Irish language in Ireland and worldwide. The organisation was founded in ...