The dance for this week is an Irish set dance called the Limerick Tumblers. It’s got some complicated movements and old favorites that’ll keep you on your toes.
Click through for notes and music references.
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DVD Review – Second Nature
Second Nature is a new Sean Nos (or “single turn dancing”) DVD out by Edwina Guckian featuring a variety of Sean Nos steps from and narratives about country Leitrim, Ireland.
Funded on kickstarter and launched in January 2015, the project met its goals two months later and started shipping in September 2015. Continue reading DVD Review – Second Nature
Opinion – Irish Music Session Dance Etiquette
You’re an Irish dancer and you’ve run across a music session in which the players have got some serious craic going on. The music is making your feet move on their own and you can’t stand it anymore. You’ve got to get up and dance. You jump up, perhaps even pull some fellow dancers along and begin dancing.
But stop. Before you head over to join the musicians, consider the following.
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DOTW: Rinkinstown Set
The dance for this week is a relatively new dance created by John and Sheila McEvoy and their friend Mairéad Devane called the Rinkinstown Set. Follow the link for figure notes and links to video of the set.
DOTW: Clare Lancers
The Dance of the Week for this week is the Clare Lancers set. It’s a lively set that’s done at most ceilis throughout the world and is especially fun when there’s a large hall full of people creating lines from one end of the hall to the other. Follow the link for notes and videos.
DOTW: Fairy Reel
The Dance of the Week for this week is a ceili dance called the Fairy Reel. It’s a standard Ar Rince Foirne dance that’s used for competition as well as danced just for fun! Follow the link for full instructions.
DOTW: Corofin Plain Set
The Dance of the Week for this week is the Corofin Plain Set. It’s an easy set to learn with some really fun figures. Notes and videos available through the link.
DOTW: Antrim Square
The dance for this week (apologies for being a few days late) is the Antrim Square set. It’s easy to learn and while the square usually takes a couple of run-throughs to smooth out the kinks, the dance is fun for both dancers and spectators.
Let there be Twitter and Google
Now, in addition to supporting log in to DanceMinder using Facebook, you can also log in using your Twitter and Google accounts.
If you already have a DanceMinder account, and want to link your other accounts to DanceMinder (there will be some upcoming features where you’ll benefit from this kind of link) you should sign in as normal and then go to the Account | Linked page where you can link any or all of your other accounts to your DanceMinder account.
Facebook login added
If you’re like me and you just don’t want to have, keep track of and think about the security of yet another web site login, a new addition to DanceMinder may interest you. Facebook login.
You can now choose to use your Facebook account to log into DanceMinder and you’ll immediately be granted user privileges.
Just click on the Facebook icon on that you’ll see on most pages and you’ll be taken to Facebook where you can authorize access to your basic information. You’ll then be taken back to DanceMinder where you’ll be logged in as a DanceMinder user.
It’s that simple and you’ll immediately be able to use DanceMinder as a full user.