Its just so wonderful to see one culture enjoying another culture. Thank you for your appreciation ❤

This is a national dance performed around the country. The format has two styles, 'soft-shoe and hard shoe' the first dance was soft-shoe, thereafter hard-shoe. There is also another Irish tradition called 'set-dancing'. Fun Fact - American clogging from of dance is derived from hard shoe Irish dancing

Here in Scotland I was a champion Highland dancer about 10yrs ago, but it was never anything as impressive as this. No Highland Dance is as impressive as this. We didn't go fast and we certainly didn't go as hard as this

@royalreactionary

11 ай бұрын

Ohh

@weeardguy

3 ай бұрын

Probably true ;) I saw the Military Tattoo in Edinbrough in 1999 when I was on vacation there with my parents. I was only 11 years old, but Irish dance had always stuck with me since the day I saw it for the first time: wanted to learn it ever since, but yeah, being Dutch, that was hard in the nineties. I can still remember how excited I was that Irish dancers grazed the arena at that Tattoo in 1999. My uncle, who was there as well, videotaped a few things, including the Highland and Irish dancers. Over the years I started to question my memory (as a few other broadcasts of the Tattoo I saw never featured Irish dancers). Than my uncle died and my dad went through all the pictures, videos and everything else my uncle had gathered over the years and eventually he got to the 'Holiday Scotland 1999' DVD. I came down when I saw him watching the Highland dancers, which really got me questioning my memories. Than, right in the middle of the performance, the scene was cut and the Irish dancers appeared. Till this day the Irish dancers are basically the only thing I remember of the Tattoo.

Everyone was blown away because they brought traditional Irish dance into a whole new level! ❤ I cried with joy. And I’m not Irish

@royalreactionary

Жыл бұрын

True 🥹

@twinkdeathoftheuniverse

Жыл бұрын

you don't say

@michealjones9863

10 ай бұрын

You should look into your dna I bet ya you have a little paddy in there somewhere

@betty4hughie

10 ай бұрын

​@noahpippart9062 what do you mean by 'you don't say'?

@user-wu2vz3ps1g

10 ай бұрын

On d ball

This is not tap dancing, it is Irish step dancing. This is where tap dancing came from as I understand it. The shoes are hard or heavy shoes not tap shoes. Irish dancing is competitive and every one of those dancers is a champion. Jean Butler's first dance was done in soft or light shoes.

It's traditional Irish dancing. ❤

Irish step dancing is my regional/traditional dance. Although I’m Irish in America, I was doing this before it became cool 😂 I’m outside of Boston, we have a huge Irish immigrant population (generations of us). When I saw Riverdance for the first time it absolutely blew my mind.

I remember seeing this on the night of the Eurovision. I was in awe and had tears steaming down my face it was truely a magical performance and still gives me goosebumps to this day

Dance, song, and music are the universal language. It's a beautiful thing; no matter where you come from you can always find this language that connects us all.

@royalreactionary

8 ай бұрын

Exactly

Lots of love from Ireland. I learned this dance form at home starting roughly 1986 at 3.5 years then by 1987 I was in step dancing school. In those times Irish step dancing was a style limited to broadly speaking the UK, Ireland and some places in the USA with strong Irish communities. Then 1994 came, River dance happened and now you could learn to step dance perhaps as far away as Taiwan. Riverdance immortalised Irish dancing transcending it beyond mere nationality to become what is today an International community and dance style.

@royalreactionary

Жыл бұрын

Good to know 😊

@williamhennings8579

Жыл бұрын

@Noel Craig Yes, Noel, some places in the USA ... as Micheal Flatley was born and raised by his Irish parents in good 'ol Chicago, IL.

Irish dancing is my national dance, glad you enjoyed watching it

That was their first performance as interval guests! They went on to do big things! X

Amazing aren’t they? I had the opportunity to see them in person, also amazing! The taps just pounded straight into your heart. If you have the chance watch the whole performance - amazing! ♥️

Hi REACTORS 👍🏼 Yes i remember this Eurovision Song Contest from Dublin. like yesterday it was a huge movement in Sweden to see the Irish cultural Riverdance, so beautiful dance, it was a Saturday and on Monday morning all sweds dance this Riverdance on the way to work its was something everyone talking about in weeks just because it was so beautiful 👍🏼🇸🇪❤️🇸🇪❤️🇸🇪👍🏻

@royalreactionary

Жыл бұрын

Wow, Thank you !!

@MorteDallAlto

11 ай бұрын

Oh my goodness, really?! As an Irish person who remembers it too and was so moved by it, that makes me so happy :)

I never tire of watching riverdance it’s just sensational I’m Scottish 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 and part Irish my children did Irish dancing Another video you should not miss is 2014 US national championships Jason brown figure skating to riverdance Incredible And Sinead Kerr and John Kerr 2008 worlds scottish dance on ice

It's a mix of tap and traditional Irish dancing and they made it there own your reaction was very good so ty. I'm super proud to be Irish

@royalreactionary

6 ай бұрын

Thank you so much ☺️

@Clodaghbob

2 ай бұрын

Irish dancing predates tap dancing. Riverdance gave traditional Irish dancing a modern twist. Those high kicks and heel flicks were part of traditional dancing even when I was young waayyyy back in the last century …and you had to be able to do them from a standstill. One of the most modern twists was Michael Flatley moving his arms.

I can't begin to describe to you the impact this had on those of us who saw it on TV for the first time. It was just an interval "act" during the Eurovision Song Contest - and no one can really remember the main event now, just that Riverdance eclipsed everything. Thanks for sharing.

@royalreactionary

Жыл бұрын

Glad you like it 😊

@eurogael

Жыл бұрын

I remember this so well I was home from Boston to Ireland visiting family and we had gone to a local hotel bar just to have a few drinks and the Eurovision happened to be on. No one paying any attention until this came on and then gradually the bar went quiet while the performance got going and just peoples jaws dropping by the end. And as you said it was just the "halftime show" and not even part of the competition.

Riverdance the show is still running all these years later. It is traditional Irish dance styles and those styles predate tapdancing by a long time. Enjoy the show!

It was amazing the first time and it's still amazing to watch. The Irish dancing is one of the parts that lead to tap dancing - other cultures use clog or enforced shoes to create the tap effect. I always think it's why so many very early Tap dancers Irish, the must have learned a bit of Irish dance when they were young! :) I LOVE Bhangra music!

@royalreactionary

Жыл бұрын

Yeah Glad you love Bhangra as well 🙂

loved your reaction! :D i loved this night, i sat gobsmacked at this new style of irish dancing mixed with world dance and music. thank you for reacting to this amazing moment in history, the eurovision song contest was never the same after this night.

Best Irish dancers I've ever seen. ❤

@royalreactionary

Жыл бұрын

Indeed

This is Celtic "step dancing" ... it has its roots in traditional Irish dancing that originated hundreds of years ago (15th Century).....where only the legs and feet move in flat down technique. It is not "tap dancing", which is relatively new (19th Century). Tap dancing originated in the United States through the fusion of several ethnic percussive dances, primarily West African sacred and secular step dances (gioube) and Scottish, Irish, and English clog dances, hornpipes, and jigs. Hope that help you understand our traditional dancing (I am Irish).... glad you enjoyed River Dance.

What you saw is what we call traditional Irish Stepdance this is where tap comes from, it’s not tap. This broke with tradition, and took Stepdancing to a whole other level worldwide. I put a list of other traditional, Irish dance below Ceili dance Sean-nós dance Irish set dance

@royalreactionary

Жыл бұрын

Added to my list ✅

@siogbeagbideach

Жыл бұрын

You forgot the Brush dance ( sean nós)

@jgg59

Жыл бұрын

@@siogbeagbideach I put Sean- nós right there

@siogbeagbideach

Жыл бұрын

@jgg59 sorry! Yes

@jgg59

Жыл бұрын

@@siogbeagbideach 👍🏻

It was also the first Eurovision interval act to ever get a standing oration

Lots of love from Limerick Ireland, lm a 61 year irish man, i remember watching this live, it makes me proud of being irish. Sláinte

@royalreactionary

Жыл бұрын

Glad you like it 😊

@brendanmcnamara1414

11 ай бұрын

I was born in Bedford row hospital on Haloween1942 making me 81 in a few months it has a big sense of pride in Bill Whelan Jean Butler michel flatley bringing Irish culture to world acclaim and now limerick hurling wishing you great luck it’s always handy

@trick1838

11 ай бұрын

@@brendanmcnamara1414 i was born there as well 1961, right next to the savoy.

Did you notice their hands never left their sides. Bloody amazing!!! ❤️🇬🇧

@royalreactionary

Жыл бұрын

Indeed

@Kissameassa538

Жыл бұрын

@@royalreactionary 😀😀

@deborahmcgee7970

11 ай бұрын

In irish dancing your Supposed to keep your arms straight

The foot wear is called "Hard Shoe" the shoes have steel attached to the soles and heels, in Irish Traditional Dance

@royalreactionary

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing 😊

@ihatekarens6163

9 ай бұрын

The shoes are actually made out of fiberglass for tips and heels. However we also have “show shoes” that have taps attached to the front or the back

THANK YOU! wonderful xxxx

@royalreactionary

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

I remember watching it live. Hard to believe it's been 30 years

This changed everything about Irish Dance, it brought a vigour the likes of never seen before by Irish Dancing. But that is not in any way a denigration of the past of Irish Dance, it was just time, and as it turned out, the right time for Irish Dance to grow, and this new lot of Dance practitioners found a new home for this new Irish Dance style, The World! It's not often you see the the show support act eclipse, by far, the original show and all it was meant to be about, for goodness’ sake, Those Irish Dancers blew away EuroVision Song Quest, I've never seen that done by anyone anywhere in the history of music and Dance, and it was a great thing it happened, because it gave us a chance to look at the birth of a new form of Irish Dance! Amazing!

If you didn’t already know, an Irishman Michael McAuliffe aka Max Arthur Macauliffe first published a six volume English translation of the Sikh holy book ‘Guru Granth Sahib’ (Oxford University Press in 1909).

Tap dancing evolved from Celtic dance styles in Ireland, Scotland, and England.

@TheDivayenta

Жыл бұрын

Yes- and American tap is a blend of Celtic step and African American Buck dancing which became jazz tap.

My father comes from a region of Canada where most people are descended from Scottish and Irish immigrants, and the local style of dance us called Cape Breton stepdancing, which descends from Scottish stepdancing, and is closely related to the Irish stepdancing seen here. I grew up with Scottish and Irish music, but kind of fell out of it as I got older because most Celtic music is very traditional, and I'm just not a very traditional person. As an adult I moved to a city in Canada on the opposite coast from where my father grew up. A city with a large Punjabi immigrant population. At a local festival, I saw a local band called "Delhi 2 Dublin" perform. They combined Irish and Punjabi musical influences together, as well as other influences like electronica, funk, and reggae. It reignited my interest in Celtic music. I started seeking out music that remixed and combined the music of my roots with other things, taking it in an innovative direction instead of a traditional one. I even started experimenting with making my own music.

I have Irish heritage and children often begin learning step dance at an early age, but it’s certainly possible to begin as a teenager or older if you have another type of dance background, especially tap. There are special shoes for step dance and they have metal taps on the heels as well as the toes. Our godson and his sister both took step dance starting around age ten and continued until they graduated high and went to college. They danced competitively and won some awards. The synchronization required really takes a lot of practice.

It is Irish Celtic tap/step dancing which is an extension of Irish traditional music.

The Soprano's voice always makes me tear up.

Yes, reigional dance, em, waltz of limerick 😂🎵✨✌🏻

Namaste love from London !!

@royalreactionary

Жыл бұрын

Love from Hampshire 😊

In my city (Boston, Massachusetts, USA) we have Irish dancing because there are a lot of people with Irish ancestry here due to large waves of immigrants in the 19th century.

Ive seen then 2 times live. They have special microphones in their heels and in the hollow floorboards. Glad you enjoyed it.

@royalreactionary

Жыл бұрын

Yeah we enjoyed it alot 😊

Winds me up when people say the are "Tap Dancing", they are not Tap Dancing, it is called Irish Step Dancing, its very different.

Yes it was Irish tap dancing, just superb, NOT british! The best I have ever seen!!!!!!!

@royalreactionary

Жыл бұрын

Yeah

@williamhennings8579

Жыл бұрын

@Deborah Dennehy no, not British HA ! As a matter of fact, the 2 lead dancers, Jean Butler and Micheal Flatley were both born and raised in America. Jean is from Mineola NY and Micheal Flatley is from my home town, Chicago IL.

Just found you. And I’m grateful for it. You are such a sweet couple. And you both watch with a critical eye. ❤❤

@royalreactionary

9 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!!

There are two forms of Irish dance, there is the 'Jig' and the 'Reel'. Riverdance is an interpretation of both, it's about the journey of a river and its tributaries and their amalgamation at the estuary and then into the sea.

I am Claire. I am irish and I'm so happy you enjoyed watching the riverdance. We in Ireland lean this dance in school from a very young age.

@royalreactionary

Жыл бұрын

Wow 🤩 good to know about this 😊

@williamhennings8579

Жыл бұрын

@claire geoghegan one of my favorite dance performance of all time ... every bit as good as some of the great dancing in West Side Story ... a different style of course, but up there with the best. American here, and proud to say that Micheal Flatley was born and raised by his Irish parents in my home town ... Chicago, IL.

Irish dancing is the origin of "Tap Dancing", the Irish brought it to America, and it was mixed with African tribal dance.

It is Irish Dancing. Not tap. Glad you enjoyed some Irish culture :)

These dancers start learning as little kids, about 4 or 5 years old,,,think of ballet as an equivalent as far as training goes. Some kids will do it strictly as a hobby, for fun, whereas others will dedicate their life to the dance. Yes, it is quite spectacular when it's done right, although even the amateur ranks are good fun to watch...😁 🙃🐨🇦🇺

In my region, Native American pow wow procession dance

the Fairies dance on the River... this is where part of the story comes from... btw its not tap dancing ot ballet..... its closer to calipso dancing from Spain/Moorish influence

Hello fron Cork,Ireand. This video showed the world that Ireland isn't juast an island on the edje of the Atlantic that loves Drink.fighting,potato's and hating the English as it may be known for.Our history goes back further than the ancient egyptians and our culure and legends are as fascinating as the Greeks, Nors, and Roman's.

I love these reactions! I've noticed Indian people always appreciate dance ❤

Ireland here we loved it here too

@royalreactionary

Жыл бұрын

Same here 😊

❤ you two are so sweet. Love from Ireland 💓

😂I love the look she gave when he paused right at the moment she was getting in the groove . 😂😂

Our regional dance here in Dallas Texas is "Twerking"

@royalreactionary

Жыл бұрын

Good to know 😊

In traditional Irish step dancing, the arms are not moved at all. After Ireland became Catholic, the Church forbade the traditional arm movements that were part of the dance, saying they were too erotic and an invitation to sin. It makes me really want to know what those arm movements were. 😁 In the American South (east) particularly in mountainous areas, there is a traditional dance, also done with taps on the shoes, called “clogging”. It is descended from the step dancing (like in the video) brought by Scottish and Scots-Irish immigrants to the US in the 18th century. I love the singers at the beginning. Those traditional harmonies are just extraordinary. If you like it too, I recommend a group called Clannad. To me, the traditional Irish wind instruments sound somewhat like ones I’ve heard in some Indian and Middle Eastern music. I get goosebumps and tears in my eyes every time I watch this.

@tonyoconnor877

10 ай бұрын

Ireland became Catholic (Christian lets say) in 432 AD. I never before heard such a BS theory about the use of arms and hands.

@gallowglass2630

9 ай бұрын

@@tonyoconnor877 Yes they waited till the 18th century before they clamped down on the use of arms.The majority of the theories are BS aswell ,the one about the half door and many others.the most plausible explanation is either dancers had to keep their arms straight to avoid knocking something over in the small cottages .

Tap dance developed from this traditional Irish dancing.

Another great reaction guys. 👍

@royalreactionary

Жыл бұрын

Thank you 😊

It had become they biggest dance the world has ever seen and toured they world

Great reaction, I love bhangra also! ☺️

@royalreactionary

Жыл бұрын

Thank you 😊 And good to know that you know about Bhangra 😀

Hi Irish dancer here. I went to River dance summer school and got to dance with riverdance 🥰

love this! Ireland Panjebi!

Amazing ! thanks for sharing

@royalreactionary

Жыл бұрын

Glad you like it 😊

I have recorded this eurovision on video casette, so beautiful

He had the world record at 37 foot taps per second... doesn't sound real but google it

@royalreactionary

Жыл бұрын

OMG 😱

You should go watch Lord of the Dance, which is also irish dancing

@royalreactionary

8 ай бұрын

Sure 👍

My favourite cartoon about Gaelic Dancing is a man running after the dancers carrying "Gaelic Dancing vol. 2 using the hands" as famously the dancers don't use their arms and hands. There is a study by Huddersfield University Press of Bhangra in Britain I believe the first Bhangra teams in the UK was started in Huddersfield.

@royalreactionary

Жыл бұрын

I am glad that Bhangra is well known in UK

@johncrwarner

Жыл бұрын

@@royalreactionary I am a Sikh though not a Punjabi or from India so I might be biased

@royalreactionary

Жыл бұрын

O wow 🤩 Actually when we reply from studio we do not get any dp and I got confused with your name 🙃 No worries 😌 Good to hear from you

@johncrwarner

Жыл бұрын

@@royalreactionary No problems, bhai. I am not amritdhari so I do not have a Sikh name.

Watch the full Riverdance show

@royalreactionary

Жыл бұрын

Sure ✔️

Hello from Cody Wyoming 😊you're awesome keep it up.. just found you

I've seen a lot of dance in my time but hands down nothing to compare with Irish River Dance

@royalreactionary

Жыл бұрын

So true

@BP-kx2ig

Жыл бұрын

Riverdance is the name of the Irish dance group. There is no such thing as Irish River Dance.

@tonymurray814

10 ай бұрын

@@BP-kx2igu never heard of the dance River in county cork???😳

I am from Tennessee USA. Our dances are derived from the melting pot of immigrants that came to this area back in the 1700-1800s. We have a lot of Irish and Scottish influence. But the Square-Dance is very popular

I know you thought it was Tap but it is not that is actually part of Irish dancing but they just invigorated it and brought it back to life. As children back in the 70's and 80's we all had to learn Irish dancing and the most important thing was that we were all in step. It brought tears to my eyes when they did this dance as it brought it to life for other countries and it has been watched across the world now for years.

In a video of this nature it would be important to have the dancers' feet visible most of the time, but this wasn't possible here as the video was cropped at the bottom of the screen.

@royalreactionary

Жыл бұрын

Copyright issues 🥲

@76ludlow

Жыл бұрын

@@royalreactionary That's a shame because it spoiled the video, but I will add that I enjoyed your reaction.

Hands bye your sides I was instructed in primary school it a a lovely thing

Hi, thank you for sharing! To answer your question: I'm originally from Hungary, Europe. Then I married an Englishman and have lived in England for a long time. Our daughter (half English, half Hungarian) learnt Bangra dancing in English primary school, when she was about 8-9, and performed it on stage. Asian, Black and English children all danced together! I'll link a short video showing some Hungarian folk-dancing, I hope you will like it. All the best! kzread.info/dash/bejne/n62XtKWhlNLdpKQ.html&ab_channel=Damaszkusz

@royalreactionary

Жыл бұрын

Good to hear 😊

Love your reaction and bhangra is big where i live in westbromwich uk

@royalreactionary

Жыл бұрын

Thank you 😊

It’s known as hard shoe Irish dance. Tap dance evolved out of Irish hard shoe and American African style dancing.

@royalreactionary

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing 😊

@fermageehamiltonthompson1402

Жыл бұрын

@@royalreactionary ☺️👍

Jean Butler, the lead female dancer, is american😊

I love Bhangra! Such great rhythms! American tap dancing comes from Irish step dancing and African/jazz beats combined. Please share some Bhangra videos! ❤❤❤

hello from ireland 💚🤍🧡🇮🇪

@royalreactionary

10 ай бұрын

Hey 👋

This is "traditional Irish dance" there's also a similar form of dancing that is less formal called Sean Nós which is lovely too. There's also Set Dancing for groups of people. kzread.info/dash/bejne/jIyOzpZ9gKbXpNo.html kzread.info/dash/bejne/k32CpLilhJi3o5s.html kzread.info/dash/bejne/dqOO08tqgdiXqNo.html

That's not tap dancing. That's Irish dancing in hard shoes. Also as an Irish person the music and the dancing are 50/50. Without the music the dance would not be what it is. Riverdance is not just the dancing, it's the traditional Irish music too.

@williamhennings8579

Жыл бұрын

@Moore Nicola Absolutely great entertainment. I watch this at least a couple times a year. And I must add, choreographed and danced by an Irish American, Micheal Flatley, born and raised in my home town, Chicago, IL.

@moorenicola6264

Жыл бұрын

@@williamhennings8579 me too. I love playing it for my kids. Jean Butler was Irish American too, from New York right? I think her mother was from Mayo. Michael Flatley has a big house in the country here and lived here for many years but I'm not sure if he's still living here now. Probably has many houses around the world.

@williamhennings8579

Жыл бұрын

@@moorenicola6264 Had to look it up, and yes, you are correct, Jean (beautiful legs !) was born in Mineola NY. They dye the Chicago River green for St. Patrick's day here in Chicago ... lots of Irish here in the Big Windy.

You asked for impressing traditional dances - some specimen: Halling from Norway kzread.info/dash/bejne/nKycsLmShLjPgbQ.html Gopak from Ukraine and Russia kzread.info/dash/bejne/iXamz6uElsK2dbA.html War dance from Georgia kzread.info/dash/bejne/iZ570LmspKbPaZc.html Lezhginka from Georgia kzread.info/dash/bejne/anZnsNeiksqwiMY.html

P.S. what is the name of your regional dance that you mentioned? Also, sir I think you were right, Mr. Flatley’s heels were a bit higher, even than the other male dancers. Maybe to give him more height.

@royalreactionary

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for your comment 😊 Bhangra is our regional dance ☺️

@Laudon1228

Жыл бұрын

@@royalreactionary Thank you! 🙏

outstanding.

@royalreactionary

Жыл бұрын

Glad you like it 😊

They are Irish dancing not Tap dancing. Tap dancing comes from Irish dancing and Danish Clog dancing. Irish and Danish immigrants to who went to America and bought their culture with them.

@royalreactionary

Жыл бұрын

Okay

I never tire of watching this. Great reaction from you both.

@royalreactionary

8 ай бұрын

Wow, thank you!

That is different to tap dancing, you keep your arms down beside you. I don't know if a tap dancer could do that.

They dance in clogs😊

We in Wales have a traditional clog dance. Dancing with heavy shoes rather like tap but heavier on the foot.

Look mate i get hungry too but dont stop the video

Turning off at the best bit and your wife was pissed cos loves Freedom and pure inspiration

So the first female dancer (Jean) started dancing as traditional Irish dance, but when Michael came out, he changed the traditional Irish dancing, because you were never meant to move your arms and ever since Riverdance at Eurovision, Irish dancing has changed forever. What

@williamhennings8579

Жыл бұрын

@Robert Barron Micheal may have changed the original style a bit possibly because he wasn't born in or learn Irish dancing in Ireland. Proud to say he's from my home town, Chicago, IL.

Tap and clogging. :D

Ek Tha Tiger...Salman Khan...Trinity College Dublin...here on KZread🤩

Pity we can only see the top half of the picture. By the way, I was there!

@royalreactionary

Жыл бұрын

Copyright issues have made it like this 🥲 Glad to know you was there 😊 Hope you had a great time

Search "călușarii" of roumania

You need to watch lord of the dance

Hi...I'm not familiar with all people of india but I want to ask if its ok, you are both wearing turbans? Is this cultural or religious? My best friend in the world is from India, from Kerala so I am so curious about Indian culture...thank you. I;m from florida in usa.

@royalreactionary

Жыл бұрын

Hey Yes we are wearing turbans because it is in our religion ie. Sikhism