Our most recent forum posts! http://www.rinceweb.com/articles en-us Aftercare for Hullachan soft reel Shoes. The foot has 125 thousand sweat glands and that can produce half a litre of perspiration when wearing your shoes at a competition. Its natural but the shoe... http://www.rinceweb.com/articles/read.php?article_id=25 Sat, 21 Jul 2007 10:35:25 GMT Shoes Hard Shoed Foot The most important and most commonly overlooked instrument is the hard shoed foot. Kinney stresses this in his book when he quotes Mr. Hill, a professional Irish dancer of eleven ... http://www.rinceweb.com/articles/read.php?article_id=22 Thu, 09 Nov 2006 08:27:50 GMT Music It is claimed that there is little in the written record about the dances and culture of Ireland in ancient times. Most history has been handed down orally through the nation's dance, music, and stor... http://www.rinceweb.com/articles/read.php?article_id=21 Thu, 09 Nov 2006 08:27:29 GMT Irish Dancing George S. Emmerson notes in A Social History of Scottish Dance the origins of the term "jig." It is quoted below. "It has often been suggested that the word 'jig' is derived from the old French... http://www.rinceweb.com/articles/read.php?article_id=20 Thu, 09 Nov 2006 08:27:12 GMT Irish Dancing Irish dancing just grows and grows with each year that passes. There are more teachers, adjudicators and pupils helping to keep our art alive. But what costs come with taking up the flourishing art fo... http://www.rinceweb.com/articles/read.php?article_id=17 Thu, 09 Nov 2006 08:26:49 GMT Irish Dancing This is an article we found outlining the potential risks a ballet dancer could face. There's no direct connection between Irish dancing and Ballet, but there are similarities so we thought we would s... http://www.rinceweb.com/articles/read.php?article_id=16 Thu, 09 Nov 2006 08:26:22 GMT Health Irish dancing was made popular by dance shows such as Riverdance and Lord Of The Dance. And as a result of these shows it encouraged many people young and old to take up the hobby. There are a growing... http://www.rinceweb.com/articles/read.php?article_id=13 Thu, 09 Nov 2006 08:25:49 GMT Irish Dancing THE KNEE Starting at the lower part of the femur, the knee joint is one of the most difficult of joints to heal if damaged. Most of you will know that a sprained ankle can heal relatively quickly bu... http://www.rinceweb.com/articles/read.php?article_id=2 Thu, 09 Nov 2006 08:23:55 GMT Health KNOCK KNEES Knock knees are loose at the joint and this will make the dancer unstable and may affect the muscles, ligaments and structure on both sides of the knee. I mentioned in my last article th... http://www.rinceweb.com/articles/read.php?article_id=3 Thu, 09 Nov 2006 08:23:55 GMT Health Shin-splints usually involve pain in the front or inside part of the lower leg. This pain frequently results from tendonitis or the inflammation of the muscles where they attach to the bone. When a da... http://www.rinceweb.com/articles/read.php?article_id=4 Thu, 09 Nov 2006 08:23:55 GMT Health