Irish stepdance traditional step dance in Munster. This style is largely performed on the balls of the feet with toes pointed outwards. Competitive dancers are judged on posture, timing, rhythm and execution, which in practice means a rigid torso, rapid and intricate footwork, and legs and feet crossed over each other, with knees close together. Irish stepdances can be placed into two categories. Solo stepdances, which are danced by a single dancer, and group stepdances, which are coordinated with 2 or more dancers. "Reel", "slip jig", "hornpipe", and "jig" are all types of Irish stepdances and are also types of Irish traditional
Irish Federation of Astronomical Societies Irish Federation of Astronomical Societies The Irish Federation of Astronomical Societies (IFAS) is an umbrella group comprising most of the National and Regional Astronomical Societies on the Island of Ireland. IFAS was formed in October 1999 to provide an umbrella organisation for mutual benefit and co-operation for almost all Irish astronomical clubs and societies on the Island of Ireland, north and south. Since its inception it has formed an on-line community for astronomers though its website > www.irishastronomy.org Currently (July 2014) there are over 2,200 registered users from around the world taking part in over 12,000 different topics of astronomical