Irish dance is a traditional dance that originated in Ireland and has grown and changed over the years.
Irish dance can be performed solo or in group dances.
Nowadays, there are Irish dance competitions all over the world. It was originally taught by traveling dance masters in the 17th and 18th centuries.
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In the modern years, the tradition was promoted by various organizations in the 20th century and turned into standardized styles and competitive structures.
The most well-known form of Irish dance is the Irish stepdance which was popularized in the 90s by dance show Riverdance.
The style of stepdance is characterized by keeping the upper body stiff while the dancer uses elaborate footwork performed on the balls of the feet.
There are a number of styles and traditions involved in Irish stepdance. It is performed in both hard and soft shoes and the different steps and moves are done with the different types of shoes.
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Competitive dancers will often wear ornately embroidered dresses which became popular in the 70s and 80s.
These costumes have classical elements of peasant wear adorned with Celtic designs.
Some will even wear a wig, bun, or hairpiece during competitions.
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Students will often learn Irish step dance at a very young eage.
You’ll often find classes for children as young as 4-years-old.
Like this sweet child in the video below who is referred to as AM.
AM is just 3-years-old. The video shows AM dressed in a beautiful traditional stepdance dress.
Apparently, it is a brand new dress for the little girl. And she seems very excited to wear it.
This little girl is ready to go, dressed to the nines in her adorable outfit. But what’s so adorable about this video is how she is even more excited to dance.
This little girl is standing tall and ready to perform.
She is totally fearless.
And she starts hopping around right on queue.
This little sweetheart has clearly been practicing because she looks like she’s remembered all of her moves.
She has total focus throughout the entire routine.
Watching her hop and skip around that wooden floor is truly heartwarming. And many on the internet agree. More than 291,000 people have watched the video.
“Wonderful! What a sweet child! Unbelievable, that she could have learned this at such a young still baby age! God bless her and her loving family! Well done!” one YouTuber commented.
The best part is at the very end when she takes a big proud bow right before the video ends.
It’s just too cute!
If this little tyke is this good now, she’s sure to be quite spectacular when she grows up.
“OMG – SHE’S SOOOOO LITTLE N CUTE!! Those baby shoes! My goodness. It’s amazing how she memorized the whole dance, too,” another commenter wrote.
“Cuteness from head to toe,” said another.
And that is surely an understatement. There is a serious cuteness overload going on here. Just see for yourself by watching the video below.
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