Irish jig and stepdance: Fruit of religious bigotry

Aug 28, 2010

Culture , Videos

It is said that the Irish jig and stepdance were people's creative solution for a ban by the Catholic Church on dancing. The Church considered rhythmic upper body and waist movements as lewd, so people improvised a dance involving mostly their ankles and feet! So a religious and fanatical ban resulted in one of the most beautiful forms of dance today (see video below):

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