We know when our friends are not satisfied with their place. We tell them he truth about their dancing, and we know that we are helping. We travel the world together with people who seem like a second family to us. I have made sacrifices for dancing, but in the long run, missing little parties and going to the movies with my friends can not compare to my dancing experiences. Often dancers form close relationships with their teachers.
Teachers show their dancers how to be a good winner, and a good loser.
These are some of the most important lessons that we learn. My teacher is strict enough to make us work hard, but knows when we need that extra bit of encouragement. She teaches us how to be solo dancers, and how to work as a team. She makes us, the dancers, feel like we are in it together, all working for the same goal. Ceili dances are a big part of the social side to Irish dancing.