Beneath all the smoke and lights of popular stage shows like Riverdance and Lord of the Dance lies the precise and fleet-footed drama of Irish step dancing, a traditional folk dance with a history hundreds of years old, that continues to be passed down from generation to generation.
With its lively and intricate music - jigs, hornpipes, reels - and a scrupulously unbending carriage of the torso, Irish dancing is uniquely demanding, requiring both a high level of skill and of concentration to create the right combination of mesmerizing rhythms and graceful movement.
Read more on the KQED Spark Website.
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