A Philadelphia teen wows with his amazing Irish dance pop choreography.Owen Luebbers/Youtube
Owen Luebbers is an Irish dance star on the rise
Irish dancer Owen Luebbers, tired of other people’s old-fashioned views on Irish dancing, decided to do something about it and give an old tradition some modern sass.
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Putting a twist on traditional Irish dance, the extremely talented Irish dancer wowed his followers with his dances to hit pop songs.
hey girlies!! one time troye sivan reblogged me on tumblr and popsugar told me we look alike so i think it’s a sign pic.twitter.com/qx312wqfKZ
— owen (@owenluebbers) January 10, 2019
"I think the majority of people don't know what Irish dance is, so by dancing to pop songs, I could make it more interesting to a wider audience," he told The Huffington Post in 2015.
"I also love finding new music and combining it with dance."
Neighbors - @JColeNC #GOAT pic.twitter.com/4qpy62rtXt
— owen (@owenluebbers) December 21, 2016
Luebbers, originally from Philadelphia, is a champion Irish dancer who's been competing for most of his life. He's secured several regional, national, and world titles throughout his impressive career.
We look forward to seeing what he’ll come up with next!
* Originally published in 2015.
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