An Irish woman adopted from Guatemala returned to her orphanage – and taught the children Irish dancing. Maria Merriman, 29, ...

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, ...

Arlington resident Claire Harrington, 17, a New England regional Irish dance champion, will compete in the 2025 World Championships in Dublin. Harrington has been dancing since age 4 and trains at the ...

The Irish Music & Dance Sensation includes a starry roster of international dance champions that explore and expand ...

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 ...

With St. Patrick’s Day just around the corner, there’s no better time to celebrate Irish culture—and what better way to do so than through the lively and rhythmic art of Irish dance? At Bethlehem ...

The Irish dance world has been taken by storm after Dan Crooks, a native of Jamaica who now lives in California, affectionately referred to Irish dancing as "whimsical skedaddling" in a now-viral ...

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 ...

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 ...

Irish dance superstar Michael Flatley discussed how he helped redefine the traditional style of Irish dance in a new episode of the podcast Nicky Byrne HQ. Flatley, who was born and raised in Chicago ...