Hey all, I have to do a workshop in the next couple of weeks, and I need some help.
Basically I will be doing a cross cultural type of event and have to be in a few places at the same time. So in order to keep other goups occupied while I am away, I was thinking of getting them to try a couple of dances, basically the siege of Ennis and the walls of Limerick. Its not a problem getting the descriptions of them, but what I am really looking for are video files, (oh yeah the participants will be Japanese kids aged about 7-9). Any linkes you can reccomend for me?
Thanks in advance.
Pol.
Pol, there are quite a number of set dancing videos available in most music stores (and in street stalls) in Ireland, as you must be aware, but they are probably more difficult to get hold of elsewhere, especially in the Far East.
Whether such videos are available for downloading is a very different matter. The people who produce these videos probably don't have the facilities for, or a business interest in, providing on-line downloads, and a fairly high-grade broadband setup would be needed anyway in view of the bandwidth requirements for good quality video downloads.
It may be best to contact one of the big music stores in Dublin by email or on the web, and see if they have anything suitable they could mail to you by return.
Thanks Trevor, but the thing is this is just a once off thing so I dont really want to spend a 30 Euro or so for something that is only going to be usesd once for about 30 mins. (yeah I know call me tight). Ah well keep on looking....
Pol..
Haven't got anything to help, but a kindly intended suggestion:
most people seem to respond well to diagrams these days. What about drawing up some diagrams along the lines of "Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams" (also known as "the Green Book")?
It's been in my mind for a time to try and create a computer program that would present various dances in a way you could observe and stop and rewind and so on. Do you think there would be any interest?
Dancing video downloads
Dancing video downloads
Hey all, I have to do a workshop in the next couple of weeks, and I need some help.
Basically I will be doing a cross cultural type of event and have to be in a few places at the same time. So in order to keep other goups occupied while I am away, I was thinking of getting them to try a couple of dances, basically the siege of Ennis and the walls of Limerick. Its not a problem getting the descriptions of them, but what I am really looking for are video files, (oh yeah the participants will be Japanese kids aged about 7-9). Any linkes you can reccomend for me?
Thanks in advance.
Pol.
# Posted on November 9th 2005 by macfion
Re: Dancing video downloads
Pol, there are quite a number of set dancing videos available in most music stores (and in street stalls) in Ireland, as you must be aware, but they are probably more difficult to get hold of elsewhere, especially in the Far East.
Whether such videos are available for downloading is a very different matter. The people who produce these videos probably don't have the facilities for, or a business interest in, providing on-line downloads, and a fairly high-grade broadband setup would be needed anyway in view of the bandwidth requirements for good quality video downloads.
It may be best to contact one of the big music stores in Dublin by email or on the web, and see if they have anything suitable they could mail to you by return.
# Posted on November 9th 2005 by lazyhound
Re: Dancing video downloads
Thanks Trevor, but the thing is this is just a once off thing so I dont really want to spend a 30 Euro or so for something that is only going to be usesd once for about 30 mins. (yeah I know call me tight). Ah well keep on looking....
Pol..
# Posted on November 9th 2005 by macfion
Re: Dancing video downloads
Thanks for the vote of confidence Jim ;)
Pol.
# Posted on November 9th 2005 by macfion
Re: Dancing video downloads
Haven't got anything to help, but a kindly intended suggestion:
most people seem to respond well to diagrams these days. What about drawing up some diagrams along the lines of "Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams" (also known as "the Green Book")?
It's been in my mind for a time to try and create a computer program that would present various dances in a way you could observe and stop and rewind and so on. Do you think there would be any interest?
# Posted on November 9th 2005 by Innocent Bystander