www.kieranjordan.com

Kieran Jordan lives in Boston where she works as a performer, teacher, and choreographer of Irish dance. With more than 25 years of dance experience, her unique approach to the dance marries deep-rooted traditions with contemporary innovations. Born and raised in Philadelphia, Kieran has a BA in English/Irish Studies from Boston College; an MA in Contemporary Dance Performance from the University of Limerick, Ireland; and the TCRG certificatefor teaching Irish dance.

Kieran teaches non-competitive Irish dance, presenting classes and workshops in Boston and worldwide. Her classes emphasize body-awareness, rhythm, musicality, and performing skills. She brings a holistic approach to her teaching, incorporating exercises in composition, improvisation, and mind-body techniques. Kieran earned her T.C.R.G. (Irish dance teacher certification) from An Coímísíun le Ríncí Gaelacha in 2002. In 2005, she completed a Masters Degree in Contemporary Dance Performance at the University of Limerick, Ireland. In Boston, she continues her own movement training, taking classes in modern dance, somatics, and fitness techniques. Please join Kieran for a unique and uplifting learning experience in Irish dance.

Latest from Kieran Jordan:

Secrets of the Sole: Irish Dance Steps and Stories
with Kieran Jordan
Featuring Kevin Doyle and Aidan Vaughan 
                           

$20 Release date: 2008 / Region Code:  all / Running time:  66 minutes

In this elegant and entertaining DVD, Kieran interviews and performs with two of her favorite step dancers who have influenced her over the years. Kevin Doyle (from Rhode Island) is a delightful, compelling performer of old style traditional Irish step dance, as well as early styles of American tap dance. Aidan Vaughan (from County Clare, Ireland) is known as a living master of West Clare dance styles, including set dancing and sean-nós step dancing.

This video features up-close solo and duet performances, plus a rare trio performance, highlighting the dancers’ unique steps and styles. Extensive interviews illuminate Kevin’s and Aidan’s dance backgrounds and stories, encapsulating much of Irish dance history in the process. George Keith and Sean Gannon, two of Boston’s best traditional Irish musicians, provide live music for the dancing. Filmed in front of a small live audience, this video takes a warm and personal approach that captures the joy, vitality, and multiplicity of Irish dance traditions. 

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