Festiballu 2008 This year, it's Ireland, a nostra "Surella of Irlanda" since Canta u Populu was celebrated as well, who will be honoured for FestiBallu - They will not be less than fifteen guests, dancers and musicians to travel since this "sister island" for a festival exceptional. Eight dancers set dancing, assembled by Padraig and Roisin Mc Eneany, dancers and teachers well known in their island and beyond, they turn into effect continents to conduct dance. A dancer since the age of 5, Padraig became part in the 70 years the group of pioneers set dancing revival of qu'animait then Connie Ryan. With their friends, dancers and musicians, they have recently produced a DVD learning a few sets. The musicians of MortKelleher Ceili band: an entire family, six people, parents and children who constitute an orchestra to the skill and fantastic fishing. A model of its kind, sympathy, talent, and good understanding! A feast for the eyes as well as for the ears… pending your feet start moving from the first song they play to make us dance… Because of course, is that this dance foremost - quadrille Corsican course - quadrille that you can dance to music from home, or adopted as such for some years now by our orchestra ... But also with the Irish orchestra, proving once again that our Corsican quadrille, and particularly whether specific (to our knowledge the only câllé quadrille that is the fantasy of câlleur) can also be dancing to the music indeed . But of course, this also and above all of this year trying to learn from its big brother Irish set dancing. What is the set dancing? Simplifions, is the Irish form of quadrille. This is dancing on squares of 4 couples, and it brings together so many squares that can contain the parquet dance. And in Ireland, it sees no reason to dance on land unsuitable… or parquet floors are essential removable… It is essential that one day we come in our turn, all dancers and even Social Security did … best deal that saw the number of knees, ankles, backs who suffer the ordeal of land not suitable for dancing .. In Ireland, dance sets. Each set has a proper name, mostly relating to its origin, county or village. A set consists of several figures, from 4 to 6 ships. The term "figure" here refers to that here we would call a sequence of figures. The figures are preprogrammed and are not announced during the dance. They must therefore be known to be able to dance. The figures are danced to tunes of jigs (6 / 8) or reels (4 / 4) as is done here can be without knowing it, are also dance in Ireland figures to the sounds of hornpipes (say, to simplify scottishes ), and slides (6 / 8 slightly amended). Padraig & Rosin will therefore have the tough task of initiating us into the set dancing workshops. Workshops will take place this year in a place separate from the front of the museum. There will be a workshop of "discovery" and initiation of set dancing for beginners and advanced "a workshop for dancers who are already practising this dance. The dances of Ceili The word means Ceili dance. In ceilis, dance sets, in most cases, but we also dance dances learned that simpler easier, a bit like the circles that we practice here. These dances, couples, round or processions will be a specific workshop as well. Masterclass of fiddle. In Ireland, called the violin of the traditional music "fiddle" (it is on the same instrument as the classical music that is called "violin" This workshop will be hosted by the excellent musician, Noreen Mortkeller Ceili band. reserved for musicians confirmed, this workshop will unveil the secrets can be beaten bows, reel and other rhythms that are the peculiarity of this Irish music. The Corsican quadrille will of course also in the program with the orchestra in Tutti Piazza, also accompanied for the occasion our friends and Seamus Fidelma Bellew, regulars at Festiballu now.   The music and singing Corsican obviously will be present again this year with the group NOVI who will be our guest for the first part of the evening of Saturday, August 23.   Soon this page on the detailed programme of training courses, workshops and balls and also on the blog of the Federation: http://quatrigliu.blogspot.com/