Butler, the Irish American from Long Island who worked up a storm with her Irish dance moves on "Riverdance" back in 1994, told Irish Times reporter Roisin Ingle last week that her days of ...

Rutherford Irish Dancing Shoes recommends the Cavan pump, a split sole that offers arch and toe point construction, and their black suede sole flexi for jig shoes.

The 2017 World Irish Dancing Championships come to a close in Dublin today but not before a group of the budding dance stars swapped their pumps and hard shoes for the RNLI’s yellow wellies.

The World Irish Dancing ChampionshipsÊare taking place in Glasgow this week at the Royal Concert Hall, ... Any competitor wearing their shoes on the wrong feet will be subject to disqualification.

Dong adores hard-shoe Irish dancing, and her two daughters have jigged in the morning class for two or three months -- think “Riverdance” or “Lord of the Dance,” which resemble tapping.

As with many things Irish, step dancing has a long history. It is believed to have evolved more than 2,000 years ago, when Celtic druids danced in celebration of oak trees and the sun, according ...