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  2. Rinkafadda - Wikipedia

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    The rinkafadda (Irish: rince fada or rinnce fada, "long dance") or rinka is a country or field dance that goes back to sixteenth-century Ireland.During this period, visitors to Ireland described the dance consisting of a row of men facing a row of women.

  3. An Coimisiún Le Rincí Gaelacha - Wikipedia

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    An Coimisiún Le Rincí Gaelacha (CLRG, English:The Irish Dancing Commission) is the oldest and largest governing body for competitive Irish step dancing globally. [1] Founded in 1927, [2] CLRG is responsible for creating a standardised system of Irish dance, music and competition for its member organisations in 26 countries.

  4. World Irish Dance Association - Wikipedia

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    In continental Europe, WIDA is the only major organiser of Irish dance competitions apart from An Coimisún. [7]WIDA competitions include four categories of entry: beginner, primary, intermediate and open levels which correspond to the grades used by An Coimisiún and other organisations, and which are open to dancers at that level from any organisation.

  5. Oireachtas Rince na Cruinne - Wikipedia

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    By 2017, Cumann Rince Dea Mheasa, the World Irish Dance Association, Cumann Rince Náisiúnta and Cumann Rince Gaelach were each hosting World Championship events, with varying levels of international participation. [2] Oireachtas Rince na Cruinne remains the largest of the six events. [4]

  6. Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann - Wikipedia

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    Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann (Irish pronunciation: [ˈkoːl̪ˠt̪ˠəsˠ ˈcoːl̪ˠt̪ˠoːɾʲiː ˈeːɾʲən̪ˠ]; meaning "Society of the musicians of Ireland") is the primary Irish organisation dedicated to the promotion of the music, song, dance and the language of Ireland.

  7. Oireachtas (Irish dance) - Wikipedia

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    The word oireachtas means in "assembly" in the Irish language, and comes from the Old Irish airech, meaning "nobleman". [3] While the phrase can be used to refer to any cultural festival or gathering, as well as to the Irish legislature, in Irish dancing it has come to refer to major top-level competitions, and is often casually translated as "championship".

  8. Riverdance - Wikipedia

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    Riverdance is a theatrical show that consists mainly of traditional Irish music and dance. With a score composed by Bill Whelan, it originated as an interval act during the Eurovision Song Contest 1994, featuring Irish dancing champions Jean Butler, Michael Flatley and the vocal ensemble Anúna.

  9. Comhdháil na Múinteoirí le Rincí Gaelacha - Wikipedia

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    The oldest among them, the Cork Irish Dance Teachers' Association, was founded in 1895 and played a key role in the establishment of the first oireachtas of the Gaelic League. Another, the Leinster Dance Teachers' Association, was founded in Dublin in 1924, but both associations were more or less defunct by the early 1930s. [1]