Irish Dance

Theme: music, dance, cultural identity


In Great Britain many forms of dancing have developed over the years and still enjoy a considerable presence in the modern dance world. The video you are going to watch features the peculiarities of Irish folk dance.

1. Match the words on the left with their definitions on the right and check your answers using the key.
  • Spectacle
  • Elevation
  • Tap dancing
  • Weird
  • Percussive
  • Dichotomy
  • A division or contrast between two things that are or are represented as being opposed or entirely different
  • A visually striking performance or display
  • The ability of a dancer to attain height in jumps
  • A dance performed wearing shoes fitted with metal taps, characterized
  • Suggesting something supernatural; unearthly; strange
  • Musical instruments played by striking with the hand or with a stick or beater, or by shaking, including drums, cymbals, xylophones