2008 Woodie Awards
Great Irish 'Feets:' A few Tech students learn a little fancy footwork
Jordan Eicher
Issue date: 1/30/08 Section: La Vida
A few students participated in the class Monday night, saying the experience was exhilarating.
"I always saw (Irish dancing) in the Irish pubs in movies and films, it looked interesting, so I'm glad it's being done here in the states," said David Christenson, freshman constructional and technological engineering major from Odessa as he took a breather from the lesson. "It's actually quite enjoyable but not nearly as hard as I thought it would be."
Shannon Crenshaw, a senior music and political science major from El Paso, said she had been interested in the art for some time and felt her past experiences were helping her pick up the movements a little more rapidly.
"I went to Ireland a year and a half ago with Dr. Smith, so I was interested in learning more Irish dance," she said. "And I'm a musician, so I can kind of feel the beat, but it is definitely more of a workout than I thought it would be."
While instructing the class, Smith said he agreed Irish set-dance is without doubt something you have to follow the beat to advance.
"This is not one of those things you think your way through," he said.
"I always saw (Irish dancing) in the Irish pubs in movies and films, it looked interesting, so I'm glad it's being done here in the states," said David Christenson, freshman constructional and technological engineering major from Odessa as he took a breather from the lesson. "It's actually quite enjoyable but not nearly as hard as I thought it would be."
Shannon Crenshaw, a senior music and political science major from El Paso, said she had been interested in the art for some time and felt her past experiences were helping her pick up the movements a little more rapidly.
"I went to Ireland a year and a half ago with Dr. Smith, so I was interested in learning more Irish dance," she said. "And I'm a musician, so I can kind of feel the beat, but it is definitely more of a workout than I thought it would be."
While instructing the class, Smith said he agreed Irish set-dance is without doubt something you have to follow the beat to advance.
"This is not one of those things you think your way through," he said.
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