http://www.irishcentral.com/topics/reel+swing IrishCentral reel swing en-us http://www.irishcentral.com/story/irishdance/irish-dance-and-pop-culture/reel-swing-puts-a-jazzy-spin-on-traditional-irish-dance-128470463.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/irishdance/irish-dance-and-pop-culture/reel-swing-puts-a-jazzy-spin-on-traditional-irish-dance-128470463.html Fri, 26 Aug 2011 10:05:13 PDT
While Irish dance is evolving with each passing day, one dancer-choreographer is bringing Irish dance back a handful of decades and exploring a pivotal period in Irish-American history Reel Swing, choreographed and directed by Dervla McGee, is a throwback to America in the 1950s, told through the lens of the Irish immigrants who brought with them to the states a love of lively music and rhythmic dance, and a willingness to embrace cultural fusion in a new country The choice to highlight the swing era was easy for McGee, whose grandfather was a diehard Rat Pack fan She was intrigued by the "looseness" of swing music, paired with the rigid movement in Irish dance READ MORE ]]>