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Let’s have some fun and see how many of the following terms you can correctly match with their definitions!

1. The name of an Irish festival that includes crafts, arts, dancing, and other competitions.

A. féile B. feis C. ghillies

2. A dance step similar to a grapevine.

A. sevens B. over C. side step

3. A high leap when one foot is tucked under your bum and the other is horizontally straight.

A. over B. light jig C. oireachtas

4. The term for the vest boys sometimes wear to dance.

A. kilt B. damhsa C. waistcoat

5. A special bumpy white sock work by girls while dancing.

A. ankle sock B. poodle sock C. slip jig

6. Special soft dancing shoes girls wear that includes lace around the ankle and across the foot.

A. ghillies B. hornpipe C. féile

7. The Gaelic name of The Irish Dance Commission.

A. Ard Diploma Choimisiuin Le Rinci Gaelacha B. Teasgicoir Choimisiuin Le Rinci Gaelacha

C. An Coimisiún le Rincí Gaelacha

8. A side-to-side dance step that is either eight or sixteen bars long and often follows a lead-around of the same number of bars.

A. over B. side step C. sevens

9. A type of dance shoe that includes fiberglass heels and taps on the toes.

A. hard shoe B. ghillies C. soft shoe

10. The term for a competition that exclusively features dancing.

A. féile B. jig C. A.D.C.R.G.

1. B 2. A 3. A 4. C 5. B 6. A 7. C 8. B 9. A 10. A