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Tunes to add an extra spring in your step this feis weekend - VIDEOS (IrishCentral)

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 06:03:07 PDT

Angels and Airwaves take us on a weekend adventureHeading to Ohio this weekend for the Buckeye State Feis? How about Texas for the Emerald School Bluebonnet Feis or California for the Golden State Feis? Or maybe you’re off to New Jersey for the Cummins School Feis at the BeachNo matter your competitive destination this weekend, we want to share four tunes you should add to your own playlist before lacing up and taking to the stage Best of luck to all competitors and be sure to come back and share your results with us! “The Adventure” – Angels and AirwavesThis one will get you pumped for the weekend’s adventure “One Step At A Time” – Jordin SparksPlay this while focusing on your dances one step at a time READ MORE

Step Into Your Signature Style at Kieran Jordan’s Sean-Nós Dance Workshop (IrishCentral)

Thu, 10 Jan 2013 10:46:13 PST

In her travels as a musician, Caroline O’Shea, Office Administrator of the Irish Cultural Centre of New England in Canton, has seen “a resurgence in people’s interest in the steps and style of traditional sean-nós dancing” In response to this, the ICC has invited Kieran Jordan, a premiere Irish dancer and instructor, to lead a sean-nós workshop for Beginner and Intermediate/Advanced students On Saturday January 19 Kieran’s Beginner class will run from 2:00 pm READ MORE

Quick Steps, Waltzes and Jive at the ICCNE Shamrock Shake: Third Saturday of Every Month Starting September 15th (IrishCentral)

Wed, 12 Sep 2012 08:02:20 PDT

The ICC hosts its Shamrock Shake Monthly DanceWith the sun setting earlier and earlier there’s nothing like a weekend night of good music and dancing with friends and family to keep the mood merry and bright The Irish Cultural Centre makes it easy for you to get up and out every third Saturday of the month to attend its Shamrock Shake Monthly Dance Beginning at 7:00 p READ MORE

Try Interval training this summer to step up competitive Irish dancing (IrishCentral)

Mon, 28 May 2012 12:15:07 PDT

Photo E K Clothingby Sarah Klopp, Feis America LLC internIrish dance is an intense competitive art form that requires a high level of endurance to excel in competition Endurance training will give you the competitive edge you need to fight fatigue as the competition day goes on Read on to learn a little more about the science of muscles and aerobics and how you can use high-intensity interval training this summer to step up your Irish dancing 'game'!Irish dance utilizes mainly fast-twitch muscle fibers and anaerobic (or short-duration) energy systems Fast-twitch muscle fibers are designed to produce high amounts of energy needed for maximum muscle output, but they can only work for a short time at high intensities before energy runs out READ MORE

“Riverdance” steps back to Boston for its final curtain call - Win tickets with IrishCentral (IrishCentral)

Wed, 04 Apr 2012 08:33:21 PDT

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Celtic Steps relax for worlds, ramp up for nationals (IrishCentral)

Fri, 23 Mar 2012 09:15:08 PDT

Still from the video belowConsidering Colorado-based Celtic Steps won gold in two figure categories at last year's World Irish Dancing Championships, the teachers' decision to hold back from sending teams to the big show in Belfast this year might seem like a surprise -- or more of a strategic plan to bounce back stronger than ever?"This gives us a little time to push towards Chicago nationals and Boston worlds (in 2013)," Shaun Casey, ADCRG, said in a recent phone conversation "Our goal is to really get everyone ready for nationals"Aside from taking gold in two figure categories at last year's worlds, Celtic Steps placed top-10 in two other team dance categories Then, at the 2011 nationals, four of the school's teams won gold READ MORE

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

Learning the language of Irish dance- definitions of common Irish dance words, terms, and steps (IrishCentral)

Thu, 20 Oct 2011 04:45:17 PDT

The Language of Irish dance for beginners and non-Irish dancersThe place:If you've never been to an Irish dance competition, then going to one is a bit like stepping onto another planet where wigs and rhinestones and loud shoes making rhythmic, percussive noise is the norm First, if you're there, you've figured out that only a non-Irish dance person would call what you're at a competition You're at a feis READ MORE

Even monsters can learn Irish step dancing on 'Sesame Street' - VIDEO (IrishCentral)

Thu, 06 Oct 2011 12:15:16 PDT

Murray and Ovejita of Murray Has a Little Lamb Recently, a fellow Irish dance mom shared an adorable video from "Sesame Street" with me I think in the last week or so, my kids and I have watched it at least a dozen times! PBS's Sesame Street, has a segment called Murray Has a Little Lamb Murray is a furry, orange monster and his little lamb is a Spanish-speaking, lavender-colored, furry lamb named OvejitaInstead of Murray leading his lamb to school as Mary did in the nursery rhyme, Murray is lead to school by Ovejita after a series of clues about what kind of school they are going to READ MORE

Upcoming events: A look at what’s going on in Irish traditional music (IrishCentral)

Tue, 04 Oct 2011 05:13:22 PDT

If you have been following Irish dancing outside the bizarre world of competitive stepdancing where the powers that be allow wigs, overdone makeup and garish designs to dominate what is world class stepdancing underneath its masquerade aspects, you will know that a significant new (well not so new really) trend has blossomed in the past decade or soWe are talking about sean nos dancing (old style step dancing) where spontaneity and individual creativity form a close union with live Irish music playing at normal tempos in the manner that one would have discovered in Connemara or other pockets deep within the well of tradition long agoYou can find it at all the festivals and workshops for people of all ages, and this year it even became a competition as part of Fleadh Cheoil na hEireann in Cavan for the first timeThe dance form has migrated to the U READ MORE

Five tips to improving an Irish dancing step (IrishCentral)

Sat, 20 Aug 2011 01:00:23 PDT

by BRIAN PARRY, Feis America Magazine contributor Easy ways to get those steps down…besides doing what your teacher tells you When I was 11, and just getting into the Novice/Prizewinner level, I was convinced I would never get the slow hornpipe down Between the syncopated timing and the complex footwork, it seemed like nothing was going right in that step Now, the hornpipe is both my favorite dance and the one I am strongest in READ MORE

New Irish Dancing documentary 'Jig' and 'The Next Step' better than Riverdance - VIDEO (IrishCentral)

Wed, 22 Jun 2011 11:43:41 PDT

By: CAHIR O'DOHERTY

It's a Harry Potter alternative universe, the world of Irish competitive dancing. To the outsider it can look like a weird mash-up of Jon Benet Ramsey, Riverdance, and a particularly bad acid trip.

Diary of the Dance (IrishCentral)

Fri, 13 May 2011 09:49:06 PDT

By:

Paige Turilli
Age 14
Pearl River, NY

Traditional Irish step, tap, and hip hop dance show ‘Hammerstep’ hits New York (IrishCentral)

Tue, 10 May 2011 06:43:02 PDT

By: BUZZ BRADY

A brand new dance show has sparked interest from Australia to Japan to England and has finally landed in New York City. Hammerstep, the first touring show of its kind, strives to overcome cultural and socioeconomic differences through a nuanced integration of historically rebellious forms of urban movement.

What Irish step dancing means to me (IrishCentral)

Mon, 11 May 2009 09:29:05 PDT

By: KRISTIN NORMOYLE