Riverdance principal dancer Alan Scariff is the epitome of the Irish step dancer. Growing up in Galway, Ireland, Scariff couldn’t resist the tug to learn traditional Irish dancing. But even for ...

It is marking its 30th anniversary with a new production and a new cast of dancers - many of whom are from Northern Ireland.

It was so wet that a dancer took a tumble as rain poured down in New York City during NBC's live telecast. As rain poured down on the 2024 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City, an ...

With the high energy and rigorous movement required, the dancers who perform the amazing "quick-stepping" Irish dancing for the "Riverdance" touring company are always careful about the possibility of ...

Mitchell O'Hara was born in Christchurch, New Zealand, but he lived the first six years of his life in Ireland. So he picked up Irish dancing more or less from the ground up. O'Hara started dancing ...

From left, are daughter Emily Woss, teacher and dancer, and mother Jennifer Woss, Emerald Isle Step Dancers owner and instructor. (SUBMITTED PHOTO) From left, are Cierra Gaffney, Abby Gaffney, Emily ...

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 ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Before they hit the stage every night, Irish siblings Anna Mai and Fergus Fitzpatrick share a special ritual: A hug and a low five. “Like a high five, but instead of going high with it ...

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 ...

Hard to believe that it was 30 years ago that the cultural phenomenon that is “Riverdance” opened in Dublin. I was a music buyer for a regional chain in New England at the time and remember the Boston ...