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There’s a terrifically creepy scene in which the vampires, led by O’Connell’s fiery-eyed Remmick, go into an Irish step dance (at this point there are Black vampires who’ve been bitten and are part of the cult), and the message is: Give up your freedom and join us!
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Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 10 Apr. 2025
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Once (2007)
Between the Irish step dance and the jig, music — let alone bagpipes — is synonymous with St. Patrick's Day.
—Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 16 Mar. 2024
Irish step dance, that is, the athletic art form whose humble roots in ancient Ireland have grown to worldwide fame with the onset of the famed Riverdance show, and who found an unlikely ambassador in Collins.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Aug. 2023
The show features a multigenerational cast of performers from both companies and live music by the fiddle/guitar duo of Dana Lyn and Kyle Sanna.
Both Curran and Carr, who’ve known each other since 1998, are children of Irish immigrants and grew up taking Irish step dance.
—Karen Campbell, BostonGlobe.com, 14 July 2023
On Thursday, there again will be pickleball from 4 to 9 p.m., and step dance and cupstacking at 6 p.m. at the park.
—Lola Sherman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 July 2023
Onstage, the tale of a sad, fragile boy in the unforgiving South broke out into a wild collegiate step dance, an ecstatic church baptism, a blues number in a lowdown bar, and some testosterone-charged joshing from a quartet of older brothers.
—Justin Davidson, Vulture, 28 Sep. 2021
Schmiggity’s, a downtown club, features live music and comedy as well as two-step dance lessons and karaoke.
—Cindy Hirschfeld, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2023
The replicated set features artwork sent in by fans from a call-out contest leading up to Comic-Con, streaming episodes and live performances by a professional step dance crew and a double dutch rope team.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 July 2022
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Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 10 Apr. 2025
Watch Just My Luck on Hulu 09 of 11
Once (2007)
Between the Irish step dance and the jig, music — let alone bagpipes — is synonymous with St. Patrick's Day.
—Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 16 Mar. 2024
Irish step dance, that is, the athletic art form whose humble roots in ancient Ireland have grown to worldwide fame with the onset of the famed Riverdance show, and who found an unlikely ambassador in Collins.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Aug. 2023
The show features a multigenerational cast of performers from both companies and live music by the fiddle/guitar duo of Dana Lyn and Kyle Sanna.
Both Curran and Carr, who’ve known each other since 1998, are children of Irish immigrants and grew up taking Irish step dance.
—Karen Campbell, BostonGlobe.com, 14 July 2023
On Thursday, there again will be pickleball from 4 to 9 p.m., and step dance and cupstacking at 6 p.m. at the park.
—Lola Sherman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 July 2023
Onstage, the tale of a sad, fragile boy in the unforgiving South broke out into a wild collegiate step dance, an ecstatic church baptism, a blues number in a lowdown bar, and some testosterone-charged joshing from a quartet of older brothers.
—Justin Davidson, Vulture, 28 Sep. 2021
Schmiggity’s, a downtown club, features live music and comedy as well as two-step dance lessons and karaoke.
—Cindy Hirschfeld, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2023
The replicated set features artwork sent in by fans from a call-out contest leading up to Comic-Con, streaming episodes and live performances by a professional step dance crew and a double dutch rope team.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 July 2022
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“Step dance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/step%20dance. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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