Irish Dance and Pop Culture

The All Ireland Irish Dance Championships are like the Fashion Week of the step dance scene, at least that’s how Feisonista blogger Bridget Nyland sees it.

“For some reason, the All Irelands are particularly fun” when it comes to fashion, Nyland said during a phone chat earlier this week. “You have a combination of some [dancers] showing up in Uggs, and then you have teachers dressed to the nines.”

And she’s just referencing the off-stage apparel. On stage, dancers put their best, glitziest, perfectly pointed feet forward. So, what exactly can we expect to see being warn by top-of-the-podium placers? Here’s what the Feisonista herself has to say: