Sean-Nós dancer Caoimhe Ní Mhaolagáin invites you back to join her into a world of traditional old-style Sean-Nós Dancing.
This workshop will be building on our steps, beats, rhythms and patterns from our first workshop. Ceardlann (Workshop) 2 will be focusing on the heavier weighted style of steps, repeating the different patterns of dance learned.
Remember to put our own twist and variations on each step when you’re learning and to let your personality shine through in your dancing!...
To begin, the ‘Double heels, double toes step’, is the perfect example of highlighting the importance of being aware of how we balance our body weight when dancing. Standing on our heels and toes can be a challenge, but as we know ‘practise makes perfect! 😊 This step is repeated twice on the right foot, so no excuses…Let’s master this step!
Following on to the ‘Walk step’, this step focuses on keeping your feet closer to the ground. A step with another great opportunity to bring your own individual personality into your own style of dance. This is the first step that we have used our bairicín (toe) out in front of us, and again, repeated twice on the right foot.
Finally, the more advanced step, the ‘HorseShoe step’. A repetitive step that repeats the same beats and rhythms using the heels and balls of our feet, this is a fast moving step so remember to move stay light on your feet and move around the floor as you dance to the wonderful ceol!
Bain taitneamh as!