... dance' is something that they don't actually want to do. 'The dance' is more like a kind of ritual and the heavy traditional Irish music emphasises this. This sudden release of energy sends the audience into confusion. 'The dance' changes from a normal dance into a frenzied hysteria: "..the sound is too loud; the beat is too fast; and the almost recognizable dance is made grotesque..." The greatest part of 'the dance' is when Kate starts to dance. Although the other sisters are concentrated on the dance, we can still hold on to reality, as Kate has not, as we expected, joined in. But when Kate does suddenly decide to join, we know that this dance is definitely not the norm. Kate is a firm Christian and the Christian church has always disagreed with dancing so when Kate joins in, it comes as a great shock to the audience. Kate's dance is ...

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