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The banjo is one of many other instruments used for the Irish step the others being Irish harp, fiddle, tin whistle.,bodhran.

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this is a image of the irish harp

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Heres a video on how to perform it https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3N2RsCuzFPg

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Learn Your First Irish Dance Jig: START HERE!

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The Irish step was believed to be popularized in 1994 by Micheal Flately and Jean Butler who gained recognition for it when their play "Riverdance" was played in a theatre

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hard shoes are used for the irish step to make that tapping sound, they have metal tips and heels to perform the sounds

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The Irish step was believed to have been created in the 17th century and onwards till the present.

but a bigger theory is that the Irish step was created in ancient Celtic traditions and it was shaped and formed into the Irish step we know.

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What holiday is the Irish step associated with?

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What holiday is the Irish step associated with?

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The Irish step is associated with St Patrick's Day mainly because they both came from Ireland or because, in the 18th century, there were traveling dancers going around and teaching people the Irish step. I think one of the people who learned it was St. Patrick, so that might be the reason it was associated with him because St. Patrick is obviously named after him

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The Irish step is important to Ireland because it reminds them of their national identity and it fosters their sense of community and tradition.