Strictly Irish Dancing (part 2)

TV3 in Ireland, aired this two part documentary on September 2011 featuring Karl Drake and his dancers.

[@davidburks9938]

Claire Greaney is amazing and deserves every award she wins. Period.

[@nbenefiel]

My niece studied Irish dancing for many years. Today, at 24, she walks with a cane. Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy, now known as Complex Regional Pain Syndrome comes from constant small injuries, the kind of thing common when your feet are constantly striking the ground with great force. I love Irish dancing, but if your child complains of pain, take it seriously.

[@thebluetrinity]

I have scar tissue in my hips.

[@patriciajones7869]

Yes, Irish dancing is a sight to behold; However, what I have seen in their study of this Irish Dancing, is they are forgetting the 'Ballet' study as use strengthen all of your muscles wrapped around the tendons, feet, ankles and leg bones. Due to my upbringing, my gramps knew native Gail and Dutch and he stated "Your in America, you need to speak English."

[@williamsutherland3015]

Having watched this it just reminds me all the painful hard work over all the years these dancers endure so we might have the pleasure of watching you all i feel very humble watching you.Thank you all so very much

[@sweetbeeluvera1450]

I teared up a bit when that little boy won! I don't know why I'm so into this but I've been watching it for about 2 days now!

[@kimberlywoodyard5284]

If I didn't have a weak ankle I would of kept dancing to get into Irish dancing when I was younger. Part of my heritage and love it!

[@haileyrenee2404]

I am literally dancing while watching this

[@racheldixon219]

I love Irish dancing I have just started 💋💋

[@orlashannon4758]

Soooooooooooooooooo good

[@noelosullivan6117]

celines doughter and my partner with 5 times world champ Claire on the same floor I done my dancing I cant believe its still there and going stronger how many dancers have gone through celine hessians hands its mad

[@philhyland9889]

All great Dancers a credit

[@juliahughes943]

At 6:39 you can see Julia O’rourke

[@kimberlywoodyard5284]

I tried getting my daughter into dance but she was built more for sports. So she is a basketball player for her School.

[@erinelizabeth3254]

Kimberly Woodyard Irish dancing is a sport

[@cegster]

+Erin Richards It's Planxty Hugh O'Donnell (like Alliyah O'Hare)

[@brendaspain6567]

No, it's Drunken Gauger!

[@shekeyra100]

2mins of time on stage the rest waiting

[@marcusuadonnghaile1855]

Yeehaw!!! :-)

[@Leah-sm3jg]

Soooooooo good

[@richardbowles5585]

Your amazing

[@alanclifford3826]

I'm a champion of intermidea

[@shekeyra100]

would not want the lally to teach mine as they are so negitive

[@Maeverick-nt4ue]

I am a novice dancer

[@Leah-sm3jg]

Maeverick 2225 what's a novice dancer

[@efamaria2390]

Leah Herdman a beginner

[@kimberlywoodyard5284]

Maeverick 2225 It's a dance you have to stay on the balls of your feet for a long duration. So they tend to start you out in ballet, tap and Jazz at a young age, instead of throwing you right into Irish Dancing.

[@mannsh1649]

Kimberly Woodyard I started Irish dancing when I was 2 and now I'm in prelim and I had absolutely no experience I was just thrown into it

[@jenniferrobinson4804]

Actually, novice is NOT the beginner level of Irish dance. Irish dance levels are: Beginner, Advanced Beginner, Novice, Prizewinner (also called Open), Preliminary Champion, and Champion. An Irish dancer who says they're a novice has usually been dancing for a couple of years and is not a beginner.

[@aucourant9998]

Ridiculous hair and horrible dresses. Compare that to the beauty and elegance of the dancers in Riverdance.

[@unagavin2209]

I love our dresses and it is so much fun and gives us a lot of confidence dancing in these clothes

[@mannsh1649]

aucourant also they are way more different now that it's 2017 and this was left two years ago which was also different that 2011

[@erinelizabeth3254]

aucourant keep your horrible opinions to urself we love them