Irish Dancing Pendant Silver

Features Irish Dancing Silver.

Pendant with Silver Irish Dancing Shoes Made in Ireland.

Silver is a relatively light metal, so it is comfortable both to work with and to wear. It is the metal with the highest reflection index, making it ideal for creating exquisite jewelry. In our case, jewelry that represents authentic historical icons of a rich and touching Celtic and Irish past.

Our entire collection is made in Dublin (Ireland) by a family tradition jewelry that has been designing and making traditional jewelry with strong meaning for more than 70 years. Quality and design come together in pieces of Celtic ancestral inspiration and with a distinctly Irish character. Unique designs, based on icons of a millennial past: the Claddagh, Celtic crosses, the shamrock or the Celtic knot, adapted to current tastes and fashions.

Ancient Celtic and Irish legends survive today represented in exquisite designs created in Ireland and reflecting the enormous cultural wealth of this country.

Irish Dance Pendant in Silver with Official Quality Guarantee.

Each piece of silver is marked with a contrast seal of the Assay Office from Dublin Castle, which guarantees that the silver used meets the most demanding quality standards. This seal has been in use in Ireland since 1637 and is a guarantee of purity.

THE ORIGIN OF IRISH DANCE 

The origins of Irish dance are uncertain, we should look for them in the invasions and migrations of the country. Each culture contributed its musical preferences and its dances, it cannot be said with certainty that the Celts were the first to practice them, but nevertheless their circular dances they have come down to today, and these arrived in Ireland more than 2,000 years ago.

There are no written testimonies about its Celtic origin, but perhaps it has its roots in the rituals of the Celtic civilization. They danced in honor of the oak and the sun.

Later in the twelfth century the Normans also contributed their dances and customs and in the sixteenth century there is already talk of 3 Irish dances: Hey, Rinnce Fada and Trenchmore that were practiced in the halls of the castles accompanied by bagpipes and harps.

But it was later that Irish dance began to take the form that we know today. In the eighteenth century the first official dance teachers appeared who went from town to town and were called "Dance Masters”. Previously, Irish dance was more improvised, the steps were acquired by watching other families or friends who danced informally at parties or gatherings where traditional music was playing. Dance Teachers introduced structure, discipline and choreography and were the creators of the first "dynasties” of Dance Schools.

They are used there are two types of shoes: ghillies and hardshoes. The former are used to practice choreographies that require alignment, height and fast turns, and the latter are heavy shoes that allow you to quickly shoe.

The technique for dancing the two types of choreographies are the same, that's why we call this genre "Irish dancing".

Soft shoe: the "ghillies" they have internal pads and long laces that tie on the foot and calf. 

Hard shoe: the hardshoes, are the unisex shoes that are used to generate sound. They are not like tap shoes, because they have a high heel and the half-toe is made of fiberglass.

This silver pendant reflects the most authentic tradition of Ireland: its dance, the Irish dance.