HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- As the world celebrates International Dance Day, one Houston dancer has an extra reason to break into a jig. Michael Pixton, a student at The Cass-Barrington Academy of Irish ...

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 ...

In a sunlit studio at the Irish American Heritage Center, approximately 30 people spent the Monday morning of St. Patrick’s Day learning Irish dance steps from Brianna Doran and Samantha Felling, two ...

St. Patrick’s Day has just passed, but we’re keeping the spirit alive with A Taste Of Ireland, one of the world’s top Irish dance shows, happening on Saturday, April 5th at The Long Center!

"The Year that Rocked Irish Dancing" is a three-part series that takes viewers behind the scenes of competitive Irish dancing including the controversy that emerged during one of the most turbulent ...

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 ...

“I just happened to be at the competition where this boy won in the girls’ category for the very first time back in 2023,” Maggie McKneely, Director of Government Relations at Concerned Women for ...

When most people think about Irish dancing, some traditional images may come to mind: lively tunes, white dancers, clacking feet and perhaps a touch of Celtic charm. Subscribe to read this story ...

IrishCentral readers will receive 10% off the price of Pittsburgh Irish Festival by using the code IRISHCENTRAL at check out! From the high-energy stomp of traditional jigs to the thrill of bodhrán ...

TAHLEQUAH, Okla. — A teenager from Tahlequah is headed to the Irish Dance World Championships. Nikolai Stretch has been dancing for about nine years and he gets to do something not every Irish dancer ...

Jan. 27—GILBERTSVILLE — Thirty-two years after it became a global phenomenon, Riverdance, the Irish dancing/musical stage show, is still going strong and still inspiring artists. And about 15 years ...

A women's public policy group is calling on governing bodies in the Irish dancing world to amend their participation policies after a male dancer qualified for the world championships for a third year ...