Manx Dance Lesson: Shooyl lnneenyn

A short video instruction for the popular Manx dance, Shooyl lnneenyn.
It is a beautiful women’s display dance with an elegant opening and finish either side of a lively middle section. It was collected by Mona Douglas, who said that it was traditionally performed at the Michaelmas Hiring Fair in Kirk Michael.

Written instructions, music and more for Shooyl lnneenyn can be found on this page of the Manx Music website:
https://www.manxmusic.com/learn/dances/shooyl-inneenyn/

More Manx dance lesson films in this series are available here: https://culturevannin.im/watchlisten/videos/manx-dance-lessons-579863/

This instructional film is presented by Gráinne Joughin and the dancers of Skeddan Jiarg.
Skeddan Jiarg is a traditional Manx dance group based in Peel. Other groups are based elsewhere on the Isle of Man, including Ny Fennee and Perree Bane.
More information about all of these Manx dance groups is available here:
https://manxmusic.com/performers/manx-dance/

This film was produced by Culture Vannin in 2025.
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