Mactír
The year Mactír was founded.
When was 2013?
This famous dance show from Ireland features lots of fast footwork and is named after a big river.
What is Riverdance?
The number of people usually on a ceili team. (Hint: there are 2 correct answers)
How many is 4 or 8 people?
Coach Ciara's biggest dance fear
Thumbs!
Name any 2 of the 5 senses.
Sight, hearing, touch, smell, taste.
Our wolf mascots name.
Wolfie
When Irish dancers move their feet really fast, they keep this part of their body very still.
What is their upper body (or arms/hands)?
The two main dance things we do with our feet in ceili.
Name any 2 student coaches.
Neave, Gretchen, Payten, Brogan, Berit, Rose, Jade, Kristina, CC.
The biggest animal in the world. (Hint: it lives in the ocean)
What is a blue whale?
We got the name Mactír from...
our founders' last name, which can be translated to "Mactír" in Irish Gaelic.
The special shoes that Irish dancers wear to make loud tapping sounds.
What are hard shoes?
There is one of each of these in a pair of ceili partners.
What is a gent and a lady?
The amount of years that coaches Emily and Ciara have been friends.
How many is 25?
The capitol of Minnesota
What is Saint Paul?
The name for the most advanced group of dancers at Mactír.
Who are the Alphas?
Irish dance shoes made of leather, used when dancing to reels or jigs.
What are soft shoes/ghillies?
Name any one part of the ceili dance.
The walk on, the lead around, the body, sides, the teacups, advance and retire, the figure, the bow.
The dance school where coaches Emily and Ciara coached before Mactír.
What is Rince na Chroi?
Name the colors found on the US flag. (Hint: there are 3)
Red, white, and blue.
Name the 2 main Mactír colors.
Purple and teal.
This dance style is usually danced with groups of 4 or 8 dancers.
What is a ceili?
The name of the regional competition we are competing our ceilis at in November.
What is Oireachtas/the Mid-America Oireachtas?
The coach that has a masters in Special Education from the University of Minnesota.
Who is Ciara/Coach Ciara?
The name of the holiday celebrated on the first day of the year.
What is New Year's/New Year's Day?