The Irish Dance

First, I am not really surprised that such a great dance was born out a sort of oppression. Fintan says “that dancing was about avoiding communication, but instead became a way of escape”, which many forms of expression are. If we look at writers such as Emily Dickerson or someone like Sylvia Plath and even Maya Angelou, who all are great poets, they all have been through such great tribulations in their life and it shows in their poetry. Also, Fintan talks about how the dance was not really popular in Ireland but when it got over in American it was a hit. This is something else that doesn’t surprise. An “Irish Dance” will not be necessarily popular in its own land, simply because no one has approved it. For example, if an artist wants to really be known as a great artist, they will have to expand beyond their city and their region, and go outside of the United States, and that is how you know that you’ve made it. So, by the dance expanding outside of Ireland, it is a sign that the dance has been approved. I think it seems to be popular among Irish immigrants simply because the dancing is a part of their heritage and in the United States they get to express it. Finlan states that when the government banned the dancing, immigration increased. Now that these immigrants are in the United States, they finally get to express it.