TODAY, MANY STILL WORK TO HONOR THOSE TRADITIONS. IT’S FAST, IT’S ELECTRIC, AND IT’S FILLED WITH HISTORY AND HEART. I’VE TAUGHT DANCING NONSTOP FOR 70 YEARS, BOTH HERE IN IRELAND. THE SHARP RHYTHM OF ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Gayli, a dance night at a Brooklyn bar, provides a welcoming atmosphere for Irish dancing. By Siobhan Burke Photographs and Video by Yael Malka For ...

St. Patrick’s Day has just passed, but we’re keeping the spirit alive with A Taste Of Ireland, one of the world’s top Irish dance shows, happening on Saturday, April 5th at The Long Center!

A women's public policy group is calling on governing bodies in the Irish dancing world to amend their participation policies after a male dancer qualified for the world championships for a third year ...

Adrienne Strong wants to show her 2-year-old son how to take on new challenges. Dawn Dukes is getting to share the stage with her 8-year-old daughter. And Hayley Platt, a professional entertainer who ...

The first time Mark Howard appeared on “The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson” was in 1989. Howard had been coaching teams to victory at the world championships for Irish step dancing — the first ...

TAHLEQUAH, Okla. — A teenager from Tahlequah is headed to the Irish Dance World Championships. Nikolai Stretch has been dancing for about nine years and he gets to do something not every Irish dancer ...

Ireland won the 1994 Eurovision Song Contest, but their victory was overshadowed by the seven-minute interval “filler” that received a standing ovation. The combined talents of Jean Butler, Michael ...

With St. Patrick’s Day approaching, Irish dance troupes across Oklahoma are preparing for performances. One Tulsa dancer is also preparing to compete against the best in the world. Nikolai Stretch, 15 ...

Sadie Breault doesn't get stage fright anymore. After 12 years of step dancing in parades, ballparks and competitions, the 15-year-old says she no longer feels nervous performing in front of crowds.

“I just happened to be at the competition where this boy won in the girls’ category for the very first time back in 2023,” Maggie McKneely, Director of Government Relations at Concerned Women for ...