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The story of Irish dance / [Helen Brennan]
1999, First Edition. Dingle, Co. Kerry, Ireland : Brandon. Near fine cloth copy in a near-fine, somewhat edge-bumped and dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Remains well-preserved overall. Item #476233
ISBN: 0863222447
Physical description; 188 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents; History of dance in earlier times -- Fleshpots of Egypt and Gaelic Mayo: Dance and the Gaelic League -- Learning to dance -- Step dance in the Irish tradition -- "That you may live till the skin of a gooseberry makes a coffin for you!" -- Social dance in Ireland -- Gambles, Prinkums and Biddy Balls: Traditional dance occasions -- "Hobs of Hell": Clergy and Irish dance -- From Johnny to Jiveail: Focus on a dance community -- Last words -- Note: Irish Folklore Commission. Subjects; Folk dancing, Irish History. Folk dancing, Irish. Dance Ireland History. Folk dancing, Irish Ireland History.
Price: €75.00