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Monday, April 29, 2024

‘Michael Flatley appeared like a rockstar’: how Riverdance gave the jig cool factor by Hollie Geraghty

Thirty years ago, Riverdance’s groundbreaking Eurovision interval performance ignited a new generation’s devotion to Irish dancing Every Irish dancer remembers the first time they watche…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:36PM
Thursday, March 31, 2022

Don’t kick the president! Irish dancers Cairde go from TikTok to the White House by Hollie Geraghty

The seven-strong group are a huge social media success, leading to shows right in front of Joe Biden and at the Stade de France ‘Our St Patrick’s Day is like Christmas to Michael Bublé,…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:54PM
Wednesday, October 20, 2021

Morgan Bullock: ‘I watched Riverdance and never saw somebody who looked like me’ by Hollie Geraghty

The Virginia-born Irish dancer explains how posting a TikTok video on her mum’s advice led to an invitation to join the hit show’s 25th-anniversary cast Morgan Bullock almost didn’t po…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:42AM