Ladies 20-21
1- Olivia Griffin - Butler-Fearon-O'Connor - Western USA
2- Nadine Martin - Doherty - Midlands, England/Wales
3- Lauren Early - Doherty - Cuige Uladh
4- Jodie Osborne - Montgomery Taylor - Scotland
5- Shannon Daly - Grainne Feely - Cuige Laighean
Men Over 21
1- Michael Holland - Richens-Timm - Mid-America USA
2- Jan Gaca - Ceim Oir - Southern England
3- Daithi Fisher - Doherty - Cuige Uladh
4- Benedict Devlin - Maguire-O'Shea - Southern England
5- Sam Davies - Ui She - Cuige Laighean
Ladies Over 21
1- Suzanne Coyle - McLaughlin - Scotland
2- Claire Greaney - Hession - Cuige Chonnacht
3- Simona Mauriello - Maguire-O'Shea - Southern England
4- Emma Warren - Elaine Kavanagh - Cuige Laighean
5- Siobhan Casey - Doherty - Midlands, England/Wales
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Monday, 9 April 2012
World Irish Dance Championships 2012
This weekend I was lucky to get the opportunity to head down to the Waterfront Hall in Belfast to watch the championships. The competitons that I watched were the Ladies 20-21, ladies over 21 and the Men over 21. The standard of talent at this level was unbelievable to watch live and there was a real atmosphere of competition in the air.
There appeared to be a "trend" within certain dance movements. For example, in the soft shoe round there was a lot of 360 degree spins in the air, and other turns with one foot coming off the ground in the middle of the spin. Of course high jumps and travelling across the stage as much as possible was as predominant as ever. One thing that surprised me, was the lack of competitiors performing rocks in their dances, as this used to be a very popular step. In the heavy shoe round it was all about toes and heels. Travelling them whislt creating a variety of ryhthms and speeds made it very interesting to watch. My guess is that as toes have become a strong component of the dances, core strength has had to play a big part. As I walked around the practice areas I noticed a lot of competitors using stomach exercises as a form of warm up.
There appeared to be a "trend" within certain dance movements. For example, in the soft shoe round there was a lot of 360 degree spins in the air, and other turns with one foot coming off the ground in the middle of the spin. Of course high jumps and travelling across the stage as much as possible was as predominant as ever. One thing that surprised me, was the lack of competitiors performing rocks in their dances, as this used to be a very popular step. In the heavy shoe round it was all about toes and heels. Travelling them whislt creating a variety of ryhthms and speeds made it very interesting to watch. My guess is that as toes have become a strong component of the dances, core strength has had to play a big part. As I walked around the practice areas I noticed a lot of competitors using stomach exercises as a form of warm up.
Winning Performance
There are very few dance pieces that I can watch over and over again without getting bored, and still manage to find something new and exciting that I love about it each time I watch it. There are also very few pieces that I can't put into words my exact thoughts on them because of how simply unbelievable they are. This is one of them! And this is why I dance!
Could not find a group of dancers who deserved to win the show any more than Prodijig. Excited to see what the future holds for them and Irish Dance as they continue to Change The Game.
Semi Final Performance
Love the sheer speed of their movements in this one. I agree with Ashley Banjo's comments on the music, their first performance is still slightly better in my opinion.
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