Editing Irish dance (section)

==Sean-nós dance==
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''Sean-nós'', or "old style" dance is a form of Irish dancing which originated from western regions of Ireland. It has been described variously as a regional style of stepdancing,<ref name="Hill2014p11">{{cite book |last1=Hill |first1=Constance Valis |title=Tap Dancing America: A Cultural History |date=2014 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=9780190225384 |page=11 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_HERDAAAQBAJ&q=sean+nos+dance&pg=PA11 |access-date=4 August 2017 |language=en}}</ref> and as an entirely separate style that was virtually unknown outside small areas until the late 20th century.<ref name="Wulff2008p18">{{cite book |last1=Wulff |first1=Helena |title=Dancing at the Crossroads: Memory and Mobility in Ireland |date=2008 |publisher=Berghahn Books |isbn=9781845455903 |page=18 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=F6E7JCmrZvYC&q=Sean+nós+dance&pg=PA18 |access-date=4 August 2017 |language=en}}</ref> It is distinguished by footwork which is percussive but low to the ground in comparison to step dancing, and by its more freeform nature. Performers use a more relaxed posture, and improvise steps to fit with music. Typically, sean-nós dances are performed in small spaces, traditionally doors laid flat and table tops.