there are 19 i think!!

well, i thought everyone would be interested to see these...i told a few people that my grandad used to cut out dancing reports in 1974, and promised id post them one day, so here they are!!! there are teachers today on them, and schools still going today also!
for ciara, the Celine Weily and Deirdre McLoughlin ones are in there to....and Sheila Hayes makes an appearence on one, as does my Mum!!!
haha, well here they are to enjoy...






















bec x

very neat! karma to you!

*karma!!*

this is such a cool post! the articles are very interesting.

look at all of the differences! no sparkly dresses with feathers and such hanging off...no wigs...no glitz or glamour! things sure have changed.

and they tie their laces up their ankles!

thanks for posting..i enjoyed looking at the articles.

Oh my!

Talk about a wonderful portal into the not to distant past that you have created!

Those are absolutely wonderful! Thanks to who ever saved them all these years and a karma-filled thank you to you for taking the time to share!


ZandB

Great post Bec.

Kudos to your Grandad for saving the pics and karma to you for sharing them

One of my school friends used to dance at the Irish Centre in Liverpool, wonder if she was part of the St Pat's display, she'd have been 16ish at the time

LOL @ George Ferguson named as a senior. I remember being told his light dancing was to die for and everyone fancied him because he was a good looking lad

To think that way back then I didn't know that Irish Dancing existed apart from my dad saying to me on the odd occasion, you should go and learn to do ID. Easier said than done when he worked all the hours God sent on a boat on the river Mersey and mum, who couldn't drive had my bros in quick succession when I was 5, 6.5 and 8!! Imagine trying to get on a train or bus with 3 babies and me Aren't kids lucky now that most of their parents have cars to ferry them around to class and feis?

Annie xxx

Really enjoyed reading those Bec Very very cool post.

Aw thanks Bec, that was really interesting. So cool to see such successful teachers in their competitive days.

'Turkey School', hahaha! CLASSIC. Ciara's a Turkey Girl.

Couldn't spot your mum in there? Where?

^the 'step out in style' one...theres a little arrow underneath her saying 'Norah' lol!!

haha....old dress post on the way..

bec x

Thanks for posting this Bec, it was very intresting to read through the articles and look at the pictures.. Thanks for sharing.. Karma!

In the pictures, they sure did tie their shoes differently back then..

xxClairexx

lmao!!!!!!! There's a little norah!!!!!!!

Hahaha I spotted her without the arrow. Lol. Classic.

omg thats wiked, thanks for posting hun! Just showed them to Marion! Coventry is mentioned loads in there! Up the Midlands!!

It wierd to see the world cups all shiny and new there, compared to how hey are now. theyve been through a lot, and certainly hold a lot of history!

Thanks for posting again!!

Ciara x

I danced in the 70's and these photos bring back many a fond memory....I must dig out my "old" dance photos. Thanks for sharing! Your Gramps must be one great guy! We hardly ever make the papers here in the States!

WOW! this is wonderful, thanks for taking the time to post it!

Interesting photos! I also noticed that most of these dresses are as short as the dresses the girls wear now.

Wow Bec! That's for taking the time to post that, it was really interesting to read the articles and see the pictures. It's amazing how much Irish dancing has evolved since then.

-Emily

Absolutely wonderful. Karma for you!!

Ooh Interesting I say!!! I see Sheila Hayes... she look totally different!!

Schools out for the summer!!

That takes me back! I was dancing around that time too but in Ireland. My Gran has photos but we can't find them at the moment. Can't wait to find them! Excellent post.

Awesome! I noticed the girls don't seem to be wearing poodle socks (maybe it's just the resolution of the pictures?) When did it become "traditional" to wear poodle socks and curl hair?

WOW, thanks so much for doing this. It is great to see Irish Dance "back in the day".

These are *amazing*!! I think some of those skirts are way shorter than 3" above the knee!

Fashion wise the mini skirt was still very in in 1974, the grannie skirt being more alternative and of course dance fashions followed suit.
Think of now with hipsters and dropped waist dresses.

Karma to your Grandad for collecting all of these clips, they are great.