Sean-nós dance

Sean - nós Dance (Irish damhsa ar an sean nós -, here: sean - nós " old style ", pronounced: [ ʃan.no ː s], sean - nós dance in English ) is a traditional Irish dance solo old style. He is the original dance form of modern Irish step dance, which became widely known through shows such as Lord of the Dance, and contains not dance nor the Sean - nós singing. Both activities are now cultivated especially in the Gaeltacht in the West of Ireland. Although transitional forms exist by the liveliness of the Sean - nós dance, can be divided roughly into a dance style from Connemara and Munster.

Irish traditional dance

The best known form of Irish dancing is the competitive Irish step dance. Other popular forms of Irish dancing are the Ceili Dancing and especially the Settanz.

Sean - nós Dance

Sean - nós dance is characterized by its ground-level foot movements, the free movement of the arms and the music adapted rhythmic stomp ( Battering ) of the feet. Usually dancing to a tune only one person or alternate during a piece of music from several dancers. Even when several dancers dance at the same time, there is no physical contact between them. Due to the free form of dance there is no need for a rehearsed choreography and spontaneous dance steps are considered normal. Only in competitions and dance workshops several dancers dance at the same time after a pre- rehearsed choreography.