Modern western square dance of "patter calls" and "singing calls", the two types of square dance calls. The logos shown on the right are the international square dance logo and the modern Alliance of Round, Traditional and Square-Dance logo. Modern western square dancing is a non-competitive activity. There are no dance competitions, and apart from fun events, no prizes are ever offered or sought for 'best dancer' or 'best square'. Particularly at the 'challenge' levels there is large degree of personal satisfaction to be gained from the problem solving element of completing a dance. At all levels the main elements are to enjoy the
Irish Music Hall of Fame is currently looking for a new location with an undetermined reopening date. Irish Music Hall of Fame The Irish Music Hall of Fame was a multimedia exhibition in Dublin, Ireland which opened in September 1999. It recognised what it described as the best of Irish musical talent of all types over the decades. Musician and singer Van Morrison was the first person to be inducted into the museum. The museum was a memorabilia-filled display telling the story of Irish music through exclusive and personally donated merchandise from many important Irish musical artists including Van Morrison, U2, Sinéad O'Connor, Thin Lizzy,