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    A History of Irish Dance

    March 01, 2010 by Maldon Meehan

    The Irish word, "Céilí" (kay-lee), has several meanings. It can indicate a specific type of dance - Céilí figure dances - but it can also it can mean a dance event. At the Portland Céilí Society's third...

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    What is Sean-nos Dance?

    July 07, 2009 by Maldon Meehan

    Sean-nós dance is a style of traditional Irish dance. Sean-nos, literally meaning old style, is a highly improvisational, low to the ground, rhythmic dance form in which the dancer is free to interpret...