Each year, Irish dancing is the first encounter hundreds of thousands of kids worldwide have with Irish culture. What used to be a conservative Irish pastime with very strict rules and judging opened ...

Children participate in a variety of activities that develop motor skills, promote cohesive group dynamics and exercise growing bodies. Locally, they have hockey, orchestra and Irish step dancing, ...

Ever dance the “Haymaker’s Jig?” What about the “Walls of Limerick?” Do you know the difference between a “side step” and a “jig-step?’ Luckily you don’t have to know the first thing about Irish ceili ...

This year's Naperville Irish Fest is moving downtown, after two years at the Frontier Sports Complex. The annual festival, hosted by West Suburban Irish, will be Friday and Saturday, Sept. 22-23, in ...

Director Claire Gutschenritter, left, leads a rehearsal at An Daire Academy: Flathead Valley Irish Dance held at the Northwest Ballet School and Company in Kalispell on Wednesday, March 9. (Casey ...

I was going to write about the Gardiner brothers for St. Patrick’s Day — what better way to contribute to the celebration of Irish culture than with a column about two brothers, both of them Irish ...