Irish step dancers know how to make an entrance with their swift footwork, glittery costumes and pounding, synchronized movements. Step dancing, an Irish folk dance with different styles, is a series ...

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 ...

When you think about Irish dancing, a certain picture usually comes to mind, but 15-year-old Imani Johnson, a Black Irish Dancer, is aiming to disabuse those notions. The Atlanta native “is one of the ...

COMPETITION. AT THE SCHOOL OF IRISH DANCE IN WAREHAM. THESE DANCERS ARE PERFECTING THEIR STEPS FOR THEIR BUSIEST TIME OF YEAR. SAINT PATRICK’S DAY. MASSACHUSETTS HAS A RICH HERITAGE OF IRISH PEOPLE, ...