Deirdre Lynch

irish dance

[birdonahotdog]

[karaleighdesmond]

trying to get back into things before oireachtas camp next week after having danced a combined total of three hours since nationals. let’s see how bad I’ll embarrass myself at the first class

[karaleighdesmond]

just a little of the counselor step about. I can’t believe we all met each other at camp. These girls are my best friends and I’m so sad to not be with them 25/8 anymore :(((

[marysandroses]

Sometimes life isn’t like a dream. Sometimes it’s even better than you could have ever dreamed. It’s hard to have a dream and be shot down, year after year. But when you’re told no, you’ve got to take it on the chin, put your shoes back on and dance another day. After years of being told “no” by a panel of judges, I finally got my yes. I got back to my second World Championships, I recalled, and I placed twentieth. I will never forget how good this moment felt, to hear him say 140. Here’s to working even harder than I did this time to get this moment next year! 

[marysandroses]

Reblogging because I leave for Scotland tonight and one of my best friends just told me, “I hope you recall, but I don’t think I can handle another video of you crying. Too many feels.” Way back to that moment where I had ALL of the feels.

[hopethesunshiines-deactivated20]

AW! best of luck girl! 🙏🏼🇺🇸

[scohoonphotography]

Megan being Megan. Maybe my favorite shot of the week. 

Photo by Shannon Cohoon in partnership with Shamrock Photo. All photos can be viewed and purchased at shamrockphoto.photoreflect.com.

[glitzjigsandsass]

omg lmaoooo i hate myself

[pezzymix]

I was boarding my flight with a lot of little girls and they all had pretty big carry on bags, but ones that still fit within the appropriate size. One of the agents tried to tell a girl she had to check her bag that it was too big and she explained that what’s inside was worth over $2000 and she couldn’t do that. The agent said she couldn’t let her board then and she said you’ll have to wear what’s inside in order to get on. So, all of the girls one by one took out the contents and proceeded to put on their Irish step dancing costumes for the competition they were headed to. It was the cutest thing I’d seen but the agent pissed me off. Also, this feels like the longest bloody damn flight. 

[always--dancing]

I love seeing Irish dance things from an outside perspective

[theglasgowreel-deactivated20210]

does my heart good hearing about fellow Irish dancers fighting the good fight lol

[karaleighdesmond]

Action shots

[glitzjigsandsass]

NOLA action shots 💃🏻✨

[glitzjigsandsass]

SO obsessed 😍🔥 sorry not sorry 💁🏻

[catie-does-things]

@people who film irish dancers and cut off the feet: why

[thehumoursofbandon]

Have you ever just sat there and thought, “How have I dedicated my life to a sport that penalizes me if my sock falls down…?”

[glitzjigsandsass]

new dress debut ! 💁🏻💛❤️✨

[spinningscotty]

We love this time of year… setdance change around!!! Vanishing lake 71 with a few twists.

[harcules]

PSA: stop putting time limits on your goals. It’s not too late. Ur not too old. You didn’t miss your chance. Ur exactly where ur meant to be. You still have time. You still can do it! So go buddy. I’m rooting for yaaa!!!

[little-red-lily]

I just think its so sad how emotionless competitive Irish dancing has become. It always seems like people say “wow look at how amazing she is because of her technique” and its never “she told a story with her dancing and it was beautiful”. And maybe thats because of the lack of opportunity to do so. But beyond that Irish dance isn’t really even about having fun for so many dancers anymore. Its all about going out and getting a job done. Its not about enjoying the performance its “you’d better not miss any beats in that rhythm section of your jig if you know whats good for you!” And you get criticized for being too happy when you do well, and criticized for being sad when you don’t.

It seems to me that Irish dancing has become more about changing to fit some mold than it is about being who you are as a dancer. I mean, look at all those fan page Instagram accounts for “famous” dancers. People are all over the place determined to be EXACTLY like that dancer. People who become role models feel like they have to change to fit that idealized version of them self because if they don’t they’ll be letting someone down. And people who look up to these role models feel like they have to change to be exactly like whoever it is they look up to. Nobody is allowed to just be them self anymore, and it makes me sad.

Sorry for the rant. Some of the things that abcoy said just made me think. And that thinking made me realize how disenchanted i’ve become. Thats not to say i don’t still love it, I just don’t want to be blind anymore.

[karaleighdesmond]

Another feis weekend. Only one more before nationals!

[lynchdeirdre]

you: skip two threes

me, an intellectual: promenade step