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Every time you hear Irish music, your feet start tapping. |
| You
can't remember sitting still for 5 minutes. Ever. |
| Your
parents can't recall the last time you "walked" around
the house. |
| Your
feet are faster than your computer. |
| You're
not sure how to spell "real" anymore. |
| You
are comfortable wearing orange the color of a traffic cone. |
| You
consider Irish dance shoes to be very attractive, and the perfect
accent to any outfit for any occasion. |
| Your
music collection includes at least 4 CD's that feature music played
on an accordian. |
| You
have the "Glasgow Reel" and "King of the Fairies"
as Favourites on your IPod. |
| You
can finish this song lyric: "Tell me ma, when I go home..." |
| You
think that purple, lime green, and gold actually go very well together. |
| You
know that 7's and 3's CAN be done during class under your desk.
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In gym class, you automatically turn your toes out, cross your feet
and point your toes. |
| You
can do a reel or a hornpipe to any song you hear on the radio. |
| You
look forward to St. Patrick's Day almost as much as Christmas or
your Birthday |
| Whenever
something comes on TV about Irish Dancing, five of your friends
call and tell you to make sure you're watching. |
| You
are regularly asked by people to "Do one of your jig thingies!" |
| Your
two-page Language Arts report on your favorite activity is fifteen
pages long. |
| "Scoil
Rince Bhriomhar" is scribbled on your school notebooks and
people think you know Latin. Or Klingon. |
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"There
is a vitality, a life-force, an energy, a quickening that is
translated through you into action. And because there is only
one of you in all of time, this expression is unique"
(Martha
Graham, Choreographer & Dancer, 1894-1991)
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