[Grammar] Adjective order: [traditional Irish/Irish traditional] dance

[naweewra]

Hello,

Which sentence sounds better?

a) Riverdance breathes new life into traditional Irish dance.

b) Riverdance breathes new life into Irish traditional dance.

Thank you.

Nawee

 

[Roman55]

I am not a teacher.

a)

 

[bhaisahab]

Both are used in Ireland.

 

[emsr2d2]

I would use 1 because the main noun is "Irish dance". That is a recognised form of dance. What type of Irish dance is it? It's traditional Irish dance.

 

[bhaisahab]

What kind of traditional dance is it? It's Irish traditional dance. ;-)

 

[emsr2d2]

Fair point. The first still sounds​ more natural to me but maybe that's simply because that's how it's generally said in the UK.