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unusual facts about Irish dance


Irish dance

The BBC documentary film Jig provided an insight into championship level dancers competing in the 2010 World Championships held in Glasgow.


The Gaskell Ball

Occasionally, groups will form on the sidelines to dance alternate arrangements to the English Country songs; previous examples include Irish four-hand reels, the Scottish country dance "Petronella", the Virginia reel, and various Contra dances.


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GrĂ¡inne

In the 1999 Irish dance show, "Dancing on Dangerous Ground", GrĂ¡inne is played by former Riverdance star, Jean Butler.

Kris Drever

Drever went on to collaborate with a number of prominent folk musicians including: Cathy Ryan of Irish-American supergroup Cherish the Ladies; Scottish fiddlers John McCusker and Bruce MacGregor; Irish accordionist Leo McCann; Gaelic band Tannas; and the Irish dance show Celtic Fusion.