http://www.irishcentral.com/topics/mary+kay+heneghan IrishCentral mary kay heneghan en-us http://www.irishcentral.com/story/irishdance/irish-dance-and-pop-culture/post-show-interview-with-tlcs-big-jig-star-mary-kay-heneghan---videos-174019111.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/irishdance/irish-dance-and-pop-culture/post-show-interview-with-tlcs-big-jig-star-mary-kay-heneghan---videos-174019111.html 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 ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/irishdance/irish-dance-and-pop-culture/feis-at-the-falls-attracts-champion-dancers-and-first-time-feisers-127700258.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/irishdance/irish-dance-and-pop-culture/feis-at-the-falls-attracts-champion-dancers-and-first-time-feisers-127700258.html Sun, 14 Aug 2011 07:04:08 PDT
The Feis at the Falls, held Saturday in the historic Old Falls section of Niagara Falls, NY, has rapidly become a go-to feis for newbie dancers and elite-level champs alike An all-star lineup of judges and musicians, friendly volunteers and a comfortable venue contributed to an overall jovial group of feis-goers of all ages and levels This year, the feis hosted the George Sweetnam Memorial Trophy, the ultra prestigious annual competition open to dancers younger than 13 who've placed first in the open championship level in the last calendar year The worthy winner of "the belt" was Petri dancer Melanie Valdes READ MORE ]]>