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Start your feis-filled weekend with these songs - VIDEOS

You can't storm the dance floor without blasting Hot ChipHeading to Alberta this weekend for the Wild Rose Feis or Florida for the Orlando Feis? How about Arizona for the Tucson Feis or Quebec City for Feis ... FULL STORY >


The songs you must play before dancing this weekend - VIDEOS

We're dreaming up a winning weekend with Midi MatildaHeading to Massachusetts this weekend for the Cape Cod Feis or New York for the Sheahan-Gormley Orance County Feis? How about California for the ... FULL STORY >


Exclusive interview with dance performance group Fusion Fighters who combine Irish, tap, African gumboot, and hip hop - VIDEO

Fusion Fighters   New on the dance performance scene are a group who call themselves the Fusion Fighters. Wearing custom tap shoes and masks, these dancers combine Irish, tap, African gumboot, and hip hop, in an effort to push the limits of how each of these separate dance forms have traditionally been ... FULL STORY >


Get pumped for a weekend of Irish dancing competitions with these songs - VIDEOS

Mika's making us love this weekendHeading to Georgia this weekend for the Peach State Feis or Ontario for the Forest City Feis? How about Wisconsin for the Wisconsin Spring Feis or New Jersey for the Shea-Jennings School ... FULL STORY >


Irish dance and sci-fi - Alan Kenefick choreographs Prodijig’s new show “Footstorm” - VIDEOS

Irish dance group Prodijig are saving the world in a new science fiction dance show called “Footstrom.” FULL STORY >


Continue the spring feis vibe with these tunes - VIDEOS

Of Monsters and Men is carrying us through this weekend's feis mayhemHeading to Alberta, Canada this weekend for the Mattierin Spring “Feis In The Park” or Utah for Feis SLC? How about Minnesota for the Minneapolis Feis or Florida for the South Florida ... FULL STORY >


Irish Dancers rally for Jane Richard in New York and Boston

The Irish dance community around the country is rallying around Jane Richard, the seven-year-old budding Irish dancer who lost her leg in the Boston Marathon terror attacks and remains hospitalized in critical condition. FULL STORY >


Irish dance diet - five non-scale ways to find victory - PHOTO

Christy Dorrity 19 pounds loston the Irish Dance DietPhoto: Christy DorrityWhen people ask me how much weight I've lost, I cringe. I've lost a bit more than 10 pounds since Thanksgiving, and that's pretty slow going for the amount of work I'm putting into ... FULL STORY >


'Heartbeat of Home' online auditions prompt influx of amazing dancer videos - VIDEOS

Mollie McCabe, of Buffalo, N.Y., Irish step dances along the shores of Lake Erie in her "Heartbeat of Home" audition ... FULL STORY >


Riverdance in bid to break world record for longest Irish dancing line to mark The Gathering - VIDEO

Riverdance-The Gathering is asking for help from attendees who want to be apart of an attempt to break the Guinness World Record for the longest Irish dancing line. FULL STORY >


Taipei Irish dance academy hosts the first open feis in Asia - PHOTOS

Taipei Irish Dance Academy at the first Taipei Feis in Taiwan Photo: courtesy Yi-han Hsiao   Yi-han Hsiao TCRG, and Ronan Morgan TCRG founded the Taipei Irish Dance Academy in 2006. In November they hosted the first open feis competition in Asia, and recently sent their first World qualifier to the World Irish dance competition in Boston, ... FULL STORY >


Irish dance diet - The three levels of performance

  Performance-ready Irish dancers Photo: deviantART user ukapala April is a big month for many Irish dance organizations. The World Irish Dance Competition in Boston for An Coimisuin dancers, and the World and European Irish dance competition in Germany for WIDA are both held in ... FULL STORY >


The world of Irish dance - the globalization of traditional Irish dance in the 20th century

Before “Riverdance” leapt onto the world stage, Irish step dance laid the groundwork. Since dance was a cultural representation, there was pressure to ensure it was an accurate representation of Irish culture. The globalization of Irish dance created tension between Ireland and the Diaspora over authenticity. FULL STORY >


The top 12 Irish dance videos of 2012 - VIDEOS

Prodijig, winners of Sky1's "Got to Dance," claim the No. 1 spot on our ... FULL STORY >


Post-show interview with TLC's 'Big Jig' star Mary Kay Heneghan - VIDEOS

Mary Kay Heneghan and 2011 national Irish dance champion Emily Marino. Photo by Tony ... FULL STORY >


Sean-nós dance revival reveals different side of Irish dance - VIDEOS

Sean-nós Irish dancersIrish dance has become almost synonymous with Riverdance -- the long line of dancers all tapping in unison, arms tightly pinned at their sides, pointed toes kicking high into the sky -- but that particular style of Irish dance is by no means the only form in existence today.Sean-nós, or “old style,” dancing varies widely in style throughout Ireland, but its generally accepted characteristics -- arms loose, feet low to the ground, focus on percussive beats battered out by leather-soled shoes -- predate the more competitive, rigid style of step dancing popularized by Riverdance and documentary film ... FULL STORY >


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