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RinceBits: Irish dancers making [news]papers
These week, I want to amplify Irish dancers’ appearances in community newspapers and on local news stations — and they’re not necessarily being recognized for their dancing! Great to see so many Irish...
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Help send my team to Oireachtas!
Hey, dance friends and faithful readers. In case you didn’t know it, I am an Irish dancer, and I’m heading to the Mid-Atlantic Region Oireachtas with my team(s), but we could really use your help! Our...
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Got the post-Oireachtas blues
It’s been two weeks since I danced at my regional Oireachtas, and I’m slowly coming out of the post-O blues. Am I the only one who feels it? All those months of cross-training, eating right, ceili...
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Breandán de Gallaí’s TEDx talk
Breandán de Gallaí, former principal dancer for Riverdance and creator of Noctu, spoke recently at TEDxDCU (Dublin City University). TEDx talks occur around the world, offering interesting people with...
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RincePop is now on Instagram!
RincePop is now on Instagram! So my personal Instagram feed is being overrun with Irish dance pics, so I figured it’s about time to just bite the bullet and create a completely new account dedicated to...
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Watch ‘Jigs & Wigs’ series here
Not sure how long this will last, but Irish dance fans from outside the UK can watch BBC One TV program “Jigs & Wigs” on YouTube — for the time being, that is. I’m hoping the episodes don’t get...
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TapTronic’s Italian adventure
TapTronic‘s back with a new video, featuring a new face and gorgeous Venice, Italy, as the backdrop. The video follows TapTronic originators Ciaran Plummer and Zach Klingenberg, joined by newcomer...
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Top 10 Irish dance videos of 2014
For generations, traditional Irish dance was passed down generation to generation from teacher to student with some steps written down, but most committed to memory. Now, thanks to the Internet —...
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The top 15 Irish dance videos of 2015
Another year has passed, and a whole new batch of high-kicking, treble-making perfection has been uploaded to YouTube. Even though I’ve been practically MIA on the blogging front for a year, I just...
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It was the year of Ed Sheeran in a lot of ways. Sheeran’s album ÷ (Divide) set sales records left and right, all around the globe. But for Irish dancers not already won over by Sheeran’s catchy tracks,...
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