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This website belongs to Tereza, Markéta, Lenka and Václav Bernard from Prague, the Czech Republic. Irish culture is our common hobby and the most of all it is Irish dancing in all its forms – from step dancing and sean-nós dancing to Irish set dancing. Our activities were connected with the oldest Czech Irish dancing group called Rinceoirí, where Václav acted as a principal leader for more then 10 years, Tereza significantly formed its dancing standard in position of artistic leader and Markéta danced and also documented its journeys and successes in written and photographic form. Within the framework of this dancing group we conceived a very popular Summer School of Irish Dancing – Bernards Summer School. The first one took place in 2001 and the number of participants and the rich Irish culture programme has no rival in continental Europe at present. Three years later we established Rinceoirí Irish Dance Academy (RIDA) as a part of Rinceoirí, which was attended by around 140 people interested in Irish dancing during the past few years. Currently Václav and Lenka are members of Prague Irish Set Dancers, Tereza dances in Hession School in Galway and Markéta attends Delaney Academy Prague classes and occasionally sings with a band called Shannon.
Our website acts as promotion of Irish dancing in the Czech Republic, it is a source of information for those who are interested in the Summer School of Irish Dancing - Bernards Summer School and other similar events in this country. We will be delighted if you always find something interesting and inspiring for yourselves with every visit of our website.
Irish Dancing for Adults in Galway
05. 02. 2010 | 4 reads
Workshop with Gerard Butler at Prague
03. 02. 2010 | 7 reads
Having won fame among dancers partaking in Bernards Summer School 2009 in the Czech Republic, Gerard Butler, the Irish set-dancing teacher accepts Rinceorí´s invitation to come back to Prague to give a sean nós seminar. Mr. Butler and The Prague Irish Set Dancers are to hold an Irish set-dancing seminar Sat Feb 27, 9:00 - 13:30.
Gerard Butler and Václav Bernard - foto Chris Eichbaum
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Ireland´s first national dance archive
23. 12. 2009 | 27 reads
The University of Limerick recently announced the establishment of Ireland 's first national dance archive to be based at the Glucksman Library. The Dance Archive of Ireland will be established through seed funding of €40,000 from the Arts Council and came about through initiatives carried out by Dance Research Forum Ireland, a body set up in 2003 by Dr Catherine Foley, Director of the MA Ethnochoreology and MA Irish Traditional Dance Performance at the Irish World Academy of Music and Dance at University of Limerick.
Read more »Riverdance farewell to New York City next March
06. 12. 2009 | 31 reads
Believe it or not, it’s been 15 years since "Riverdance" first stomped its way onto the world stage thrilling millions of people around the globe.
Now, the thunderous celebration of Irish music, song and dance returns to where it was first introduced to American audiences, he famed Radio City Music Hall, to play eight farewell performances from March 17-21, 2010.
The performance schedule will be Wednesday through Saturday evenings at 8 p.m., matinees Wednesday and Saturday at 2 p.m. and Sunday at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m.
Read more »Traditional Dance Archive exists
30. 11. 2009 | 34 reads
Press Release - Issue date: 20 January 2003
UCC to establish Traditional Dance Archive - 20 January 2003
The Music Department at University College Cork is to establish a Traditional Dance Archive. The Archive will contain material relating to the history of Irish dance. Much of this material is ephemeral in nature (posters, brochures, programmes) which is often lost or destroyed before its significance is realised.