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Today's Irish entertainment roundup

Check out what Irish entertainment stories are getting IrishCentral readers' attention today ...

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Dance the weekend away with these feis-worthy songs - VIDEOS

What can we say? Pitbull makes us feel like dancing Heading to Connecticut this weekend for the Lenihan School ... ...

by Patricia McNamara 0

Irish dancers around the world take on Psy’s mega-hit ‘Gangnam Style’ - VIDEOS

Irish dancers go Gangnam Style for performances (An Daire) You didn’t think that the ‘Gangnam Style’ phenomenon had gone away, had you? It& ...

by IrishCentral Columnists 0

"Riverdance" comes to end in North America

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. ...

by MATT KEOUGH 0

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 ...

by Christy Dorrity 0

The 2013 World Irish Dancing Championships returns to South Dublin

Dancers take the stage at the 2013 World Irish Dance Championships. Things are staying busy with The Gathering Dublin ... ...

by Damon Blake 1

Jean Butler to join lineup to celebrate 20th anniversary of Irish dance sensation “Riverdance”

Jean Butler, the first female lead in Michael Flatley’s “Riverdance," is negotiating a return to the show in order to mark its 20th anniversary. ...

by AMANDA DRISCOLL 3

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 Da ...

by Christy Dorrity 0

Italian Doctor Daniel Volpe has discovered that Irish dancing has a positive effect on patients suffering from Parkinson's disease

Italian neurologist finds improbable cure for Parkinson's Disease in Irish dancing

Doctor Daniele Volpe is not an ordinary Italian neurologist. In addition to heading up the Parkinson's Rehabilitation unit at the St. John of God hospital in Venice, he is a musician who loves trad and who visits Ireland frequentl ...

by TERRANCE O’DWYER 7

Shadowy ninjas of Irish dance, Fusion Fighters set to debut March 17 (VIDEO)

Pray that they only use their awesome hip-hop, techno, disco, martial arts, Celtic dance powers for good. I discovered Fusion Fighters today when I opened a mysterious Facebook message sent in a plain brown envelope ...

by John Lee 1

Interview with Gyula Glaser, co-creator of Camp Rince Berlin Irish dance workshop - PHOTOS

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by Christy Dorrity 0

British-Irish pub chain O'Neill's in Irish dance world record jig attempt for St Patrick's Day - VIDEO

World record attempt March 14th Britain's best known chain of Irish pubs, O'Neills, it bracing itself for a world record attempt at the most numb ...

by Daniel O'Carroll 2

Irish dancers give thanks for sock glue this Thanksgiving!

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 ...