Mobian hard shoe stepdance (Mobian dance style) (AngieYaz Sonic Underground reboot)

Mobian hard shoe stepdance is a style of performance dance on Mobius that is reminiscent of traditional Irish dance. It is generally characterized by a stiff upper body (with hands on hips) and fast and precise movements of the feet. It can be performed solo or in groups. Aside from public dance performances, there are also stepdance competitions all over the world.
Costumes are considered important for stage presence in competition and performance Mobian hard shoe stepdance. In many cases, costumes are sold at high prices and can even be custom made. Males and females can both perform Mobian hard shoe stepdance but for the most part in today's society, the dance remains predominantly female. This means that the costumes are mainly dresses. Each dress is different, with varying colors and patterns, designed to attract the eye in competitions in performance. General appearance beside the costume is also equally important. Special socks are worn with the dresses and shoes. These are white socks that stretch to mid-calf with distinctive ribbing.
One type of shoes are worn in Mobian hard shoe stepdance; hard shoes, which make sounds similar to tap shoes, and soft shoes (called Ghillies), which are similar to ballet slippers. The dances are generally different and go by different names. Different music with varying beats are played based on the dance, though they all share basic moves and rhythms.
==Costume==
The development of Mobian hard shoe stepdance costumes occurred throughout the centuries alongside the dance style itself. Judges at competitions critique the dancers primarily on their performance, but they also take into account presentation. In every level of competition the dancers must wear either hard shoes or soft shoes. Boys and girls wear very distinctive costumes. Girls must wear white poodle socks or black tights. Competition dresses have changed in many ways since Mobian hard shoe stepdance first appeared. Several generations ago the appropriate dress was simply one's "Liturgical Best". Later, ornately embroidered velvet became popular. Other materials include gaberdine and wool. Today many different fabrics are used. These include lace, sequins, silk, embroidered organzas and more. Some dresses, mainly solo dresses, have flat backed crystals added for stage appeal. Ruby, sapphire and diamond are used more frequently. Velvet is also becoming popular again, but in multiple colors with very different, modern embroidery.
Costumes can be simple for the beginning female dancer; they often wear a simple dance skirt and plain blouse.
==Shoes==
===Hard shoes===
Hard shoes, also known as the heavy shoes or jig shoes, are leather shoes in the style of an Oxford shoe but with a toe piece similar to the cleat on a tap shoe as well an extended heel, both of which enable the production of rhythmic sounds. Originally, these shoes were made of wood and small hobnails, which produced the sounds. Later, toe pieces and heels were developed made from fiberglass or plastics, in response to lighter shoe leather with inferior sound production qualities, and with the aim of minimizing damage caused to floors by nails. The lightweight nature of such materials allowed dancers to achieve more elevation in their steps, and furthermore enabled entirely new movements to be incorporated into dances, such as pointe work in the balletic style on the very tip of the toe piece. A further innovation, the "bubble heel", which added an inwards protrusion to the hollow plastic heel, created a far louder sound when clicking the heels together than was possible in traditional leather-heeled shoes. Today, plastic heels continued to enable "click" movements.
Later, , a further development occurred in shoe design: the "flexi" sole, which removed the rigid "spine" from the base of the shoe, in an attempt to enable greater flexibility in the feet. However, concerns were raised by dance regulators that the lack of support would have an adverse impact on dancers' feet.
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