I bought this book because I had to write a paper about the history of Irish dance for school. It was not only helpful, but also fascinating, because of my personal experience with Irish Step dance. I have taken Irish dance classes for around 7 years now, and I thought that it was interesting how the different techniques came to be used. While I did use two other books as sources for my paper, I found myself coming back to this one again and again for information. If you are interested in learning about how Irish dance became what it is today, I would definitely recommend this book