Want to feel as though you are celebrating the holidays in Ireland?Lovers of Irish fiddle music and step dancing are in for a ...
TODAY, MANY STILL WORK TO HONOR THOSE TRADITIONS. IT’S FAST, IT’S ELECTRIC, AND IT’S FILLED WITH HISTORY AND HEART. I’VE TAUGHT DANCING NONSTOP FOR 70 YEARS, BOTH HERE IN IRELAND. THE SHARP RHYTHM OF ...
Sadie Breault doesn't get stage fright anymore. After 12 years of step dancing in parades, ballparks and competitions, the 15-year-old says she no longer feels nervous performing in front of crowds.
Irish step dancers know how to make an entrance with their swift footwork, glittery costumes and pounding, synchronized movements. Step dancing, an Irish folk dance with different styles, is a series ...
Mitchell O'Hara was born in Christchurch, New Zealand, but he lived the first six years of his life in Ireland. So he picked up Irish dancing more or less from the ground up. O'Hara started dancing ...
This year's Naperville Irish Fest is moving downtown, after two years at the Frontier Sports Complex. The annual festival, hosted by West Suburban Irish, will be Friday and Saturday, Sept. 22-23, in ...
A Taste of Ireland — The Irish Music & Dance Sensation is set to tour Michigan in October. The show, which features a cast of world champion Irish dancers and musicians, will kick off its Michigan ...
WILLIAMSTOWN — For one local school of traditional Irish dancers, their craft is about more than keeping history alive. It's about friendship and family. The Scoil Rince Bréifne Ó Ruairc Irish dance ...
ST PAUL, Minn — You can celebrate St. Patrick's Day in true Irish style at a show in St. Paul. Kickin' It Irish has shows at the Celtic Junction Arts Center this weekend and on St. Paddy's Day at the ...
The first time Mark Howard appeared on “The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson” was in 1989. Howard had been coaching teams to victory at the world championships for Irish step dancing — the first ...