Most of these dances were created by invaders of the 1600’s. An example is the Trenchmore. The Trenchmore is an old Irish peasant dance. After this dance was created, another dance which originated from this it was called The Hay. In The Hay, the female dancers would dance around the male dance in a fashion similar to the current day reel dance. The Reel is upbeat it is played in 4/4 time and cut time. This means that it is fast which means the dancer has to move fast as well. In the 1800’s, there was a group of dance teachers called the Dance Master’s. They arrived at Ireland, going village to village to teach the peasants to dance. Each master had their own village or town to teach. These masters were outgoing and wore bright colors. The peasants did not know the difference between their left and right feet so the master called their left foot, “lift hay foot” and the right foot, “lift straw foot”. Solo dancing also occurred. Only the good dancers got to do solos. In most cases, the doors would be taken off of their hinges for the dancers to perform on. Each Dancing Master had their own district and he or she would have to stay in their own territory or else they would be a risk of being kidnapped. When the
Most of these dances were created by invaders of the 1600’s. An example is the Trenchmore. The Trenchmore is an old Irish peasant dance. After this dance was created, another dance which originated from this it was called The Hay. In The Hay, the female dancers would dance around the male dance in a fashion similar to the current day reel dance. The Reel is upbeat it is played in 4/4 time and cut time. This means that it is fast which means the dancer has to move fast as well. In the 1800’s, there was a group of dance teachers called the Dance Master’s. They arrived at Ireland, going village to village to teach the peasants to dance. Each master had their own village or town to teach. These masters were outgoing and wore bright colors. The peasants did not know the difference between their left and right feet so the master called their left foot, “lift hay foot” and the right foot, “lift straw foot”. Solo dancing also occurred. Only the good dancers got to do solos. In most cases, the doors would be taken off of their hinges for the dancers to perform on. Each Dancing Master had their own district and he or she would have to stay in their own territory or else they would be a risk of being kidnapped. When the