Dances

 

Dances

Dances are also a very important part of Irish culture and my host mother was a dancin teacher so she thought me some dances and we did some clases with other students. I was also able to visit a palace from an English Duke where she was hire to dance and teach how to dance to the residents, it was a really fun night. There are lots of different dances, but the main thing to know is that they use special shoes so their steps are louder and they tap really fast and a lot of times. Usually the dances are in pairs and there are a few where they use a brush like the one that you have at your house. 






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