“That distraction is pretty huge, even today,” Howard said. The franchise undoubtedly popularized and commoditized Irish dance, providing one pathway for dancers to have a career beyond competing.

An Chomhdhail is the largest Irish dance organization in Ireland. The U.S. Chapter, the USA IDA, is one of 29 branches ...

All of our dancers are pretty good athletes because Irish dancing is pretty similar to jumping rope, where you’re hopping up and down. 4.

A Gig Harbor teen is now one of the top Irish dancers in the world. 17-year-old Kaden Scheller placed 12th in his division at the World Irish Dance Championships in Dublin.

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Both Anna Napora and Teagan Rossitto come from self-identified “super Irish” families. When Rossitto was ...

Zachariah McLaughlin beat all but one of the dancers he competed against in Killarney last month, taking second place in the under-19 category of the An Chomhdhail World Irish Dance Championship.

Alison Eastwood and Mary's daughter, Shannon, are two long-time Nashville Irish Step Dancers. "When you're on the stage, you're almost in a mist," Shannon explained. "It kinda hurts, but it's okay!" ...

Sunday, March 17 is Saint Patrick's Day! To celebrate, we invited Lena Huffman from the Academy of Performing Arts in Tahlequah and four of her Irish dancers to the Coca-Cola Porch.

The annual show brings out the best in students at the Petaluma-based Irish Dance school. What: Luck of the Irish Show When: Friday, March 17, 5:45 p.m. Where: Petaluma Veterans Building, 1094 ...

“Only one percent of Irish dancers ever get the qualification, so it’s a pretty big deal,” Shannon Ryan-Stamper with Craoi na Tire Studio of Irish Dance said.. Ryan-Stamper, their dance ...