Dancing

A leading Irish American has called for young Irish dancers to be banned from wearing fake tan because he believes it can cause cancer. Denis McCarthy is president of the Co Cork Association in New York. He says that aside from the risk of cancer, fake tan also sends a …

Parents have welcomed the decision to ban the use of make-up and false eyelashes for Irish dancers under the age of 10 but say the move doesn’t go far enough. Many want wigs to be banned as well. The Irish Dancing Commission announced earlier this week that girls under 10 …

The producers of the Irish dance phenomenon, Riverdance, have developed a new show and are set to take it on tour across North America. The show is called Heartbeat of Home, and while it is a predominantly traditional Irish dance production, it also has other styles such as the tango, …

An Irish cab driver who performed a spontaneous dance with a woman on a Dublin street has become a huge hit on YouTube. The unlikely show started when Wayne Kearney found his route blocked by crowds of people watching the woman dancing.

Riverdance has come a long way since it had its first little seven minute slot during the Eurovision Song Contest in 1994. From those humble beginnings it has become a worldwide phenomenon. Now the dancers are coming towards the end of their North American tour so we thought we’d share …