What is the Irish dancing World Championships?

What is the Irish dancing World Championships?

The annual event is organized by Dublin-based An Coimisiún le Rincí Gaelacha (The Irish Dancing Commission or CLRG). “Those who compete in the World Championships are at the very height of their amateur dancing careers,” says Galway resident, John McDonagh, Chair of the CLRG’s Oireachtas committee.

What are the “Olympics of Irish dance?

But in this case, it encompasses those who compete at what’s often dubbed the “Olympics of Irish dance,” the Oireachtas Rince na Cruinne (the World Irish Dancing Championships). The 45 th edition of the World Irish Dancing Championships takes place March 29-April 5 th, 2015, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Why visit Limerick for the world Irish dancing championships?

For the first time the World Irish Dancing Championships takes place in Limerick. With over 3,500 competitors taking part the championships have offered an early season tourism boost to the city of Limerick with full bookings at most guest houses and hotels throughout the city.

Is Irish dance still relevant today?

Irish dance nowadays is much more more intricate and inventive permitting the individual liberties unthinkable in the recent past. Much of the interest in Irish dancing comes from overseas and for many, this is their last link with Ireland. An RTÉ News report by Michael Walsh broadcast on 28 March 1986.

What is it like to compete in the dance world championships?

“Those who compete in the World Championships are at the very height of their amateur dancing careers,” says Galway resident, John McDonagh, Chair of the CLRG’s Oireachtas committee. “They have come through a tough qualifying process either at a regional or national level and their years’ work will culminate with their participation in Montreal.”