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

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 11:20:50 PDT

By: MICHELLE K SMITH

Irish dance group Prodijig are saving the world in a new science fiction dance show called “Footstrom.” The show is choreographed by Alan Kenefick, who formerly worked on the international sensation “Riverdance” and has an original score by composer Rupert Christie.

“Ireland - the Show” bring Irish music and dance to the stage - celebration of heritage, artistic expression and culture (IrishCentral)

Fri, 19 Oct 2012 08:59:35 PDT

By: JANE WALSH

“Ireland - the Show” is an innovative and exciting new Celtic production celebrating the best of Irish heritage, artistic expression, and culture, and it’s on its way to Patchogue, New York. An amalgam of uplifting and exhilarating Irish entertainment pulses with a raw and energetic beat.

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

Sat, 13 Oct 2012 06:15:18 PDT

Mary Kay Heneghan and 2011 national Irish dance champion Emily Marino Photo by Tony Rutherford When Irish dance reality show “The Big Jig” premiered Tuesday night on TLC, Mary Kay Heneghan was understandably nervous about what she was going to seeNot only was the Buffalo-based Irish dance instructor hoping to see Irish dance portrayed accurately and in a positive light on the cable network known for accentuating already-quirky subcultures’ quirks, but she was hoping she’d come across OK on camera, too READ MORE

TLC’S new show “The Big Jig” takes an inside look at the competitive world of Irish dance - VIDEO (IrishCentral)

Thu, 11 Oct 2012 05:20:32 PDT

By: MICHELLE K SMITH

TLC’s newest show, “The Big Jig” follows five American girls, all under the age of twelve, as they practice and compete for the 2012 World Irish Dancing Championships held earlier this year in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The Worlds Competition is the highest competition in Irish dance.

Ohio’s Dublin Irish Festival puts on a great show (IrishCentral)

Sat, 08 Sep 2012 07:32:08 PDT

Atlantic Steps have a barrel of fun in Dublin, OhioDublin, Ohio – Back in 1988 when Baile Atha Cliath or Dublin as most of us know it was celebrating the millennium of its founding as a Viking settlement on the banks of the Liffey, the newly minted city of Dublin, Ohio had a more modest proposal in mindIncorporated just a year earlier as a city on the outskirts of Columbus, the namesake town sought to further connect with the Emerald Isle and establish a music festival that would enhance an already existing Irish dancing feis Perhaps portending an ambitious future, the musical guests that first year were the top-shelf traditional music group the Chieftains, who blazed many a trail in Celtic music over the yearsOver the past quarter century the reputation of the Dublin Irish Festival has followed a multifaceted approach to bringing our Celtic heritage to a much wider audience in the Midwest READ MORE

Auditions for new Irish dance show Enduring Love announced (IrishCentral)

Tue, 19 Jun 2012 06:15:27 PDT

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'Rhythm in the Night' promises 'big' change for Irish dance shows - VIDEO (IrishCentral)

Sat, 28 Apr 2012 09:15:08 PDT

Lead dancer Justin Boros proves size does matter when playing the 'bad guy"When it comes to professional Irish dance shows, it's pretty unexpected to see a big, burly "bad guy" as the principal performerAnd then comes "Rhythm in the Night," shattering any preconceived notion of what an Irish dance show is all about and what a lead dancer should look like"Someone of my size, stature hasn’t been featured in any other show," said principle dancer Justin Boros, who describes himself as "somewhat of a body builder," weighing in at about 300 pounds READ MORE

Countdown to the final show of Riverdance! - VIDEOS (IrishCentral)

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 07:30:15 PDT

Well, it's finally happening! Riverdance has scheduled its final farewell tour datesThere's even a fabulous countdown clock on the Riverdance website that is counting down the days and hours until the final show of their tour in North AmericaNo, really, this time, there's an end date and everything, so don't go thinking they'll extend their run Don't miss it only to say when you're old and gray, "If only I had bought those tickets to a Riverdance show in that final season of 2012 READ MORE

IrishCentral winner raves about Boston “Riverdance” show (IrishCentral)

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 05:38:54 PDT

By: JANE WALSH

Last week, lucky IrishCentral winner, Kerry Wittig, from New Jersey, went to one of the final US performances of the spectacular Irish dance show, “Riverdance”.

Rince Diabhal, Duke's "Dancing Devils" show there's no reason to give up Irish dancing in college- VIDEO (IrishCentral)

Tue, 20 Mar 2012 01:30:12 PDT

Collegiate adult Irish dancers Rince Diabhal at Duke Universityin North CarolinaPhoto: Flickr/RinceDiabhalIn 2009 a group of Irish dancers began Rince Diabhal, an Irish dance and culture club at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina "There's no reason Irish dancing has to end in college even though manypeople have to leave their respective dance schools," says Hannah Gold, one of the founders and Rince Diabhal's president, "Rince Diabhal's founders did not want to give up Irish dance, so they brought it withthem"Megan Tisdale serves as the collegiate club's coach Tisdale, who often performs with the group, began her own dancing career in 1981 with the late Ann Richens, ADCRG (certified Irish dance teacher and adjudicator) and competed for the Richens-Timm Academy of Irish Dance READ MORE

Sneaky Steppers accept 'The Ellen Show' dance dare - VIDEOS (IrishCentral)

Fri, 16 Mar 2012 11:15:14 PDT

The creative minds behind last year's viral St Patrick's Day flashmob video hope "The Ellen Show" host Ellen Degeneres will take notice of their most recent stealth Irish dance clip on YouTubeThe elite Irish dancers of the Sneaky Steppers have accepted Degeneres' "dance dare," and they hope their video will make it on the show's segment dedicated to dance-bombing unsuspecting people"It's pretty much Sneaky Stepping," Sneaky Steppers co-founder Chris Naish said READ MORE

"Dance Moms" show and the high cost of Irish dance - how much does it really cost per year? (IrishCentral)

Fri, 09 Mar 2012 07:15:18 PST

McGrath Academy of Irish DancePerformance in Purcellville, VANote: 3 of my 4 Irish dance kiddos are in this group shot!We all have those certain television shows we watch that are like junk food You know which shows I'm talking about: the drama-filled episodes that have little to no value beyond making the viewers feel better about their own lives These real-life, although staged for the camera, dramas give us an inner-window to lifestyles that we find shocking at most and entertaining at least Sometimes, the shows will be touted as "reality-based" television, but truthfully they are just sensational enough to draw an audience that keeps coming back week after week to see how the next drama unfolds READ MORE

Last dance for “Riverdance” as show says farewell to America after 16 years (IrishCentral)

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 03:58:45 PST

By: PATRICK COUNIHAN

The final curtain is coming down – “Riverdance” is saying goodbye to America and the tears are flowing.

The Divine Providence Village Rainbow Irish step dancers prep for Christmas show - VIDEO (IrishCentral)

Thu, 27 Oct 2011 09:00:16 PDT

The Divine Providence Village Rainbow Irish Step Dancers are eagerly awaiting their first public performance It’s hard to tell who is more excited, the nine amazing developmentally challenged women who make up this extraordinary group, or myself, their instructor Since I started volunteering to teach Irish dancing to these women last January, I have watched them grow in ability and confidence And now, thanks to Dawn and Jacque Parker, owners and instructors of the Irish Stars Parker School of Irish Dance, where I am a student, these amazing women will have an opportunity to perform READ MORE

Colin Dunne delivers in new dance show ‘Out of Time’ (IrishCentral)

Fri, 14 Oct 2011 07:30:19 PDT

Colin Dunne in Out of TimeOnce again the distinguished confab assembled in Dublin last weekend discussing Ireland and economic solutions to aid its recovery drew attention to important place that culture places in that revival Two years ago in Farmleigh a similar emphasis engendered the ambitious Imagine Ireland program cultivated by Culture Ireland, the arm of the Irish government to “export” one of its most desirable commodities, it’s art and artists Very much on the front lines of that effort in New York has been the Irish Arts Center (IAC) in Manhattan, often in a collaborating mode In that vein comes a new show by Irish dancer Colin Dunne, who filled the very large shoes of Michael Flatley as the lead male dancer in Riverdance for three years before emIribarking on a solo career READ MORE

Up & Over It debuts new video, shows darker side of hand-dance craze (IrishCentral)

Thu, 29 Sep 2011 07:35:17 PDT

After a whirlwind year of press tours, dancing on nationally televised talent shows and appearing in a McDonald's commercial, the team from Up & Over It has delivered to the Web world another cheeky YouTube video that marks an end to the hand-dance era About a year ago, the Up & Over It crew -- comprising dancers Peter Harding and Suzanne Cleary, and video producer Jonny Reed -- posted its now famous "We No Speak Americano" hand-dance video on YouTube The stone-faced dancers caught the attention of the world, and they were pitched into sudden stardom after the video became a viral hit In their new video "Hands," the crew references the previous year, "explores the sensationalism of Internet hype and reflects on their struggle to balance commercial success with artistic integrity," according to a statement provided by the group READ MORE

Tristan MacManus and Nancy Grace show a united front for ‘DWTS’ sort of – VIDEOS (IrishCentral)

Thu, 22 Sep 2011 03:28:54 PDT

By: BUZZ BRADY

As the “Dancing with the Stars” competitors gear up for Monday’s quick step, Team Nancy and Tristan, CNN’s Nancy Grace and Irish dancer Tristan MacManus, released a video thanking their fans for their support during the first week of competition.

Shockingly provocative Irish dance show NOCTU to take to Irish Rep stage (IrishCentral)

Wed, 24 Aug 2011 02:19:00 PDT

By: CAHIR O’DOHERTY

NOCTU is the name of an exciting, sometimes violent and decidedly sexy new dance work by Irish choreographer and former Riverdance principal dancer Breandan de Gallai that will begin at the Irish Repertory Theatre on September 6 and run through October 2.

Clerkin Dagger's antidote to Riverdance arrives in New York (IrishCentral)

Wed, 10 Aug 2011 12:00:09 PDT

The Bad Arm - Confessions of a Dodgy Irish Dancer will be performing at the Bowery Poetry Club, 308 Bowery, New York, NY 10012 as part of the New York International Fringe Festival, 13, 14, 17th, 18th & 20th AugustThe one-woman show, written and performed by Maire Clerkin and directed by Dan O'Connor has toured in Chicago, Dublin and Los Angeles Clerkin describes the autobiographical dance-play as an antidote to Riverdance She wants to show a side of Irish dance that the public rarely sees READ MORE

Performing with an Irish dance show – "In Love With the Dance" (IrishCentral)

Sun, 24 Jul 2011 06:00:21 PDT

by ERIN BAILEY, Feis America Magazine contributorRiverdance peaked in popularity when I was a little girl It’s most likely the reason my U12 age group in major competitions years ago was split into Group A and B categories Irish dance tours sparked huge interest in the competitive sport that we all know and loveThis past May, I had the opportunity to get a firsthand look at the inner workings of a tour READ MORE