Irish dancing

Discover what the patterns on Irish dancing dresses really mean — from Celtic knots to spirals — and why competition costumes can cost thousands of pounds.

The céilí is unlike any other night in Ireland. Everyone dances, a caller guides the floor, and strangers become partners within minutes. Here’s what to expect at a real Irish céilí.

In April 1994, an Irish television audience settled in to watch the Eurovision Song Contest. The show was in Dublin that year. The interval act …

Ireland’s ancient dance tradition survived the centuries because of one forgotten figure: the travelling dancing master who walked from town to town teaching steps no one else knew.

Irish set dancing has a surprising origin — a French ballroom dance that rural Ireland transformed into its most joyful and communal tradition, nearly lost and then revived by ordinary people who refused to let it die.

Sean-nós dance is Ireland’s oldest solo dance tradition — improvised, personal, and never performed the same way twice. Discover the old style from Connemara.

Irish set dancing is the social group dance that shaped rural Ireland — and nearly vanished. Here’s the surprising story of how it survived.

Watch any Irish dancer and the first thing you notice isn’t the flying feet. It’s the arms — pin-still at the sides, rigid as soldiers, not moving an inch…

On the evening of 30 April 1994, an audience of 3,000 people packed into Dublin’s Point Theatre for the Eurovision Song Contest. The interval act was…

Irish dancing at a wedding is a rich, lively tradition that adds a unique cultural touch to the celebration. Often featuring both solo and group…