An Irish tap dance performance, Velocity Irish Dance, takes the stage at Stephens Auditorium at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 24. “Our community loves and supports Celtic shows, so we look to program one ...

For the first time ever, Velocity Irish Dance takes the stage at Popejoy Hall on Saturday, March 8, at 7:30 p.m. This high-energy production redefines Irish dance and tap, delivering a breathtaking, ...

The Joyce Theater Foundation will welcome the return of Trinity Irish Dance Company (TIDC) for its fifth engagement at The ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. Erin go Brah! and Erin go to the First Friday Contra Dances. Two traditions continue on Friday, ...

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!

Going back further, tap dancers can trace their cultural lineage to two rapidly growing demographics in 19th-century America — Irish immigrants and enslaved Africans. “Tap dancing, the roots that come ...

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 ...

A look at the evolution of Irish dance, from its origins to its mix with other cultures. Featuring performances by some of the greatest dancers of our age, this program charts the evolution of Irish ...

Sharkey survived an explosion that took his hearing in his left ear. He was a teenager, just out of the hospital, when he walked by a music shop and saw a drum in the window. “It was a life-changing ...