How To Literally Tear Up the Floor Dancing the Red River Jig

Dancer Desmond Colombe gives us a lesson in how to Red River Jig. See more of Desmond's dancing and learn what a powerful force dancing is in his community in this short doc from CBC Docs: • Square dancing helps t...
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Square dancer Desmond Colombe stopped by our CBC Arts studio to give us a master class in jigging - and he tore it up! No, he literally tore up our set with his fancy footwork. Our set is shredded and it was so worth it.
Colombe has been honing his dance skills since he was five years old, and he now dances competitively and teaches square dancing in Pimicikamak Cree Nation in Manitoba. In this video, he shows us the intricate steps of the traditional Red River Jig set to Kevin McKay's fiddle music.
So grab your fiddle or your dancing shoes (or both?!) and get jigging!
Music by: Kevin McKay
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How To Literally Tear Up the Floor Dancing the Red River Jig
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[@Kevnadian]

He was floating off the ground when he put it all together that was smooth! Well done!

[@janeygotaknife]

What a handsome fella! Boy can he move!! Missing my home manitoba !! Cheers from
Toronto

[@Erin-S]

Awesome!!! Those are some fast feet!!

[@sauvageaux]

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

[@kangwakatele279]

I watched this, got irritated. Then drank Vodka watched again and it made sense. Nice!

[@Nick.Beardy]

🙌 way to go des

[@scottyoung7046]

I squared dance when I was younger, but we got away with just tapping our feet and just get a routine down a bit

[@scottyoung7046]

I still jig from time to time but not like this guy right on

[@jfeal]

And hes got smarts

[@jfeal]

Awesome!! Need a sponsor??

[@TheSpritz0]

OMG Desmond can really Jig, I've seen good ones in Winnipeg but he takes the prize for the best I've seen so far!!!

[@mattlaviolette3030]

Pride. 👊🏽

[@sdrtcacgnrjrc]

Looks really great -- reminds me of Irish sean nós dancing (old style /individual dancing).

[@Omegaknight777]

Yay for native dancers

[@nomajj3241]

Great. That's very similar to Irish Sean-nós dancing.

[@martinklatt6937]

More please! 😊

[@bigmama5952]

Haha that's my cuz for you

[@susanmay1753]

Great

[@cwest58]

Love this

[@Lucien234-i2z]

Why are they using Celtic music!!!

[@lady_sonder]

what the heck is this and why isn't there MORE?! 😍

[@randyleonard4126]

Haha,oh bro,if only!!

[@Deejaay83urj38]

Hes so awesome! Love the shoes. Fancy!

[@nootnoot8434]

Please
Don't
Dab

[@cwest58]

Faruxy Furue pleeeease dab lol

[@darrelldaniels9436]

Get a little rhythm going.
Sweet job...guess I can try with both left feet. 👍🏼👍🏼

[@isabellyperes4298]

Ó O CARA AÍ

[@RobertornGar]

Right on brother. Greetings from California

[@brzyWind]

who had to watch this vid cuz your dance teacher told u?

[@victorwadsworth821]

Bidden wins I'll be doing a jig.

[@bloo1697]

Awsome. 👌🏼

[@erwinperson1745]

ok

[@yungdrifta]

WHAT A KINGGG

[@brynn2185]

ok then

[@FortniteBalls9669]

What de fook is this?!?! It looks funny btw and even the name sounds funny XD

[@trashbaby9000]

It’s a Métis cultural dance

[@Boris19389]

Um okay then

[@kathryn2192]

But... Why is he dancing in clogging taps??? A single tap instead of a jingle tap would have made this way better.

[@jacerichard7429]

Those are his late brothers taps💙

[@trashbaby9000]

This is Métis jigging!

[@jessicaboone1690]

Still don't get it.

[@Beephobic1013]

THE
DAB
IS
DEAD!!!!