Tag: irish dance

Not many people can say they achieved all of their professional dreams by 19 years old, but for Riverdance principal dancer Anna Mai Fitzpatrick, that’s exactly what happened. Fitzpatrick began Irish dancing at her primary school at just 4 years old. A dance teacher came to her class every Friday to teach the basics of […]

Irish dancer Cara Butler remembers the helpful advice that her teacher Donny Golden gave her as a child to ease her mind before competitions. “I remember that he was really good at calming my nerves as a kid. He would always say, ‘Your nerves are a form of energy. Use it as fuel.’ That was […]