Section 2
　The next example is Irish dance. It is famous/for the dancers’ quick steps.
　This dance dates back to the 16th century. In those days,/Ireland was a colony of England. People there/were not allowed/to perform their traditional music or dance. As a result,/Irish people quietly sang their songs/indoors/and created a new way of dancing. In the dance,/they did not move their upper bodies. They only moved their legs. Thus,/when someone outside looked through the window,/the person could not tell/if they were dancing.
　Irish people tried to protect their tradition/by stamping their feet/to their own music. The dance shows Irish people’s quiet/but strong resistance/against England at the time.