The Traditon Continues Step dancing is distinctively Irish, combining artistry, grace, and physical ability. The history of Irish dance reveals a constant shifting of population through migration and invasions. Evidence shows that the first practitioners were the Gaels or more specifically the Druids (priests or learned men), who danced in religious rituals honoring the oak tree and the sun. These people spread over Western Europe including France, Northern Spain, and the British Isles, spreading to …showed first 75 words of 1042 total…

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