Why the Irish Dance That Way

Directed by Nick Kelly · Starring Mairead Devlin, Luke Cameron, Myles Breen, Joe Doyle · 2006

A tongue-in-cheek investigation into how the Irish came to dance in their famously stiff-armed, foot-fidgeting way.

A witty, mock-serious explanation of Irish dancing's peculiar style.

This short film seeks to answer one of the most vexed questions of modern cultural life: how did the Irish come to dance in that extraordinary foot-fidgeting way.

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