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In British and Irish culture, a '''party piece''' is something done at a gathering in order to entertain the company such as the [[recitation]] of a poem, performing a dance, singing a song, performing a trick,<ref>[https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/party-piece party piece]. Cambridge Dictionary. Retrieved 28 February 2019.</ref><ref>[https://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/party-piece party piece]. Longman. Retrieved 28 February 2019.</ref> or giving a display of memory<ref name=TimesObit/> or strength.<ref name=times/> It is usually the specialism of the performer.<ref>[https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/party-piece party piece]. Collins. Retrieved 28 February 2019.</ref> The practice relates to the tradition of oral [[storytelling]] and has been described as reaching a peak in the [[Victorian era]] before the development of broadcast entertainment.