This dance session focuses on some of the main characteristics of traditional Irish dancing: posture - upright with straight back, arms down by the sides; footwork - light, energetic steps ...

"Clodagh," an award-winning short film featuring Irish dance, has made the shortlist for the Live Action Short Film at the 2025 Academy Awards. Starring Katelyn Rose Downey and Bríd Ní Neachtain ...

Belfast is hosting the 50th World Irish Dancing Championships on Sunday, with more than 3,500 competitors taking part in the week-long competition. The contest was cancelled in 2020 and 2021 due ...

[2] The dancers are doing an Irish jig and, for some, the music and moves trigger memories of Riverdance. The hugely popular dance show started in 1995 in Ireland’s capital, Dublin. Since then ...

Irish dancing teachers and judges accused of rigging competitions will face no further action after proceedings were dropped by the sport's biggest and oldest governing body. In 2022, an ...