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Section 2
Dances Around the World
Why did people create Irish dance?
The next example is Irish dance. It is famous for the
dancers' quick steps.
This dance dates back to the 16th century. In those
days, Ireland was a colony of England. People there
were not allowed to perform their traditional music or
dance. As a result, Irish people quietly sang their songs
indoors and created a new way of dancing. In the dance,
they did not move their upper bodies. They only moved
their legs. Thus, when someone outside looked through
10 the window, the person could not tell if they were
dancing.
G
Irish people tried to protect their tradition by
stamping their feet to their own music. The dance
shows Irish people's quiet but strong resistance against
15 England at the time.
♦Ireland [áiǝrlənd]
colony [kálǝni]
allow(ed)
[ǝláu(d)]))
perform [pǝrf5:rm]
quietly [kwáiǝtli]
indoors [indó:rz]
upper [Ápǝr]
resistance
[rizistǝns]
アイリッシュダンスを踊る人々 (1950年代)
Q
&
1. Was England a colony of Ireland in the 16th century?
2. How did Irish people sing their songs?
A 3. What did Irish people try to do by dancing?
3 date back to ~~にさかのぼる 3 in those days
upper body #
6 as a result 結果として
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