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01 Aug 00 - 06:42 AM (#269289) Subject: Sean Nos Dancing help? From: Ella who is Sooze Hello Does anyone know of any good Sean Nos Step dancing instructional videos and books out there? I have been looking for a while, but there doesn't seem to be much on this. I have been to workshops, but Im finding it harder and harder to remember all the steps I learnt. Any hints ideas would be appreciated. Regards E |
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01 Aug 00 - 07:52 AM (#269323) Subject: RE: Help: Sean Nos Dancing help? From: Mikey joe Sean Nos dancing is very specialised Ella and (unfirtunately) I doubt anyone regards it as having enough publc interest or profitability to make a video book, All I can suggest is catch these guys live in places like Dan Connells (Knocknagree, Cork) or at workshops. Beir bua |
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01 Aug 00 - 08:37 AM (#269341) Subject: RE: Help: Sean Nos Dancing help? From: Ella who is Sooze Ta Mikey I know it is specialised - and was hoping for a long shot chance. I already dance some Sean Nos - learnt from workshops and (the best place) the pub... but was hoping there was a little extra help too. Well here's hoping... if not will have to keep going back to Ireland for more workshops and visiting the family. Well who needs anymore excuses... Ella |
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01 Aug 00 - 11:26 AM (#269478) Subject: RE: Help: Sean Nos Dancing help? From: InOBU ELLA!!! What a coinsidence. Just yeasterday, as my wife and I walked home from my gig, we were speaking about a Sean Nos dancer from Conemara, from way out by ... oh I am blanking on the place, near Kilkirin, where Tach Firbo is... anyway, he was with a seamsa in NY about 15 years ago. He was taught by the uncle of my friend Trasa O'Carrol ni Ne, who is currently living back in Connemara, and if you are out that way and ask around at Te Vac (sorry for the spelling Bhac?) they might know how to get in touch with her, or at Telivision na Gaeltacht, Greg Brennan may be in touch with her. BUT she would know the best person to learn from. If you want to drop me an email, I can call her sister and get her address from you. BUT Just last night I was saying I wanted to contact Trasa to learn some Sean nos dancing, as it would be very cool to drop the old Uilleann pipes in the middle of a hot set, and do a bit of the dancing. I do some step dancing, but, well... river dance put me off the whole thing, kinda spoilt it, when folks compair your dancing to that regimented scarrry performance they all do... some like it I suppose, but well... give me Sean nos and REAL step dancing like in the Ceili's out west, eh? Slan agut, Is mise le meas, Larry |
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01 Aug 00 - 12:00 PM (#269501) Subject: RE: Help: Sean Nos Dancing help? From: Alice Sounds like a great subject for a documentary film. |
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02 Aug 00 - 04:36 AM (#270124) Subject: RE: Help: Sean Nos Dancing help? From: Ella who is Sooze H InObu My thoughts exactly. I have done some Sean NOs, but want to do more... I play the bodhran, whistle etc, and when in sessions there are sometimes more than me on the bodhran, to be able to get up and confidently be able to do some sean nos dancing would be great. Now, I do try once I have had a few, but usually in a dark corner somewhere. So there we go, I would love to be able to learn more. I don't know whether I will be in Connemara, my holidays in Ireland (5this year so far) are always a bit spontaneous in their planning... So I never really know where I am going to end up - have to visit people if you know what I mean (I wouldn't be forgiven if I didn't visit them) Do you reckon you could find out from Trasa if there are any recordings of Sean NOs at all? Slainte Ella |
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02 Aug 00 - 06:13 AM (#270159) Subject: RE: Help: Sean Nos Dancing help? From: InOBU Could be, I remember that her friend may be in Cararoe, or just west of there... I will see if I can get more information to you. If you want to get the real thing, I would begin asking around Cararoe, maybe at the pub, Ras na maunia (excuse the phonetics, morning star). In the seventies and eighties, that is where all the sean nos singers hung out. Had a great afternoon once, when I wandered in with the Uilleann piper Gery O'Sullivan, while we were racing curraches in Galway and Kerry. All the best of luck Larry |