Or, how Irish Dance became acceptable for people who aren't Irish.
It either gives one hope that the racial/ethnic divisions of today will eventually give way through familiarity, or despair that they will only give way by some new group becoming the Them that all of Us smooth out our differences in comparison to.
Irish Dance and the Evolution of Race » Sociological Images
“No. We’re Italian. We don’t Irish dance,” said Kristi Corcione’s mother in 1973. The proscription wouldn’t last a generation. Today her daughter trains for the World Irish Dance Championships. 2. Irish dance has left Ireland and the ethnic communities in which it used to be quietly practiced.
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Like everything else, it's lost it's Simplicity. I mean are they going to a pageant or what?
At my daughter's school, one of the best Championship level dancers is is Indian. There are numerous kids from other ethnicities.
+beatusqui Irish Dancing has seemingly had fancy get-ups for quite some time, at least at the competitive / performance level. I agree that by making it about competition it loses something, but that's true for most competitive activities.
+Dave Hill Sometimes ott, flash, bling etc like 'my big gypsy wedding' i caught a glimpse once on television, was enough. Excess.