With a mix of childlike enthusiasm and surprising maturity, 11-year-old Erin Mayo is moving up in the Irish dancing world. She’s got the trophies — and the blisters — to prove it. The Lewes sixth ...
Sometimes even a champion needs a few pointers. “Do you see how Kendall brings the drama, Izzie?” Irish dance instructor John Lawrence Morgan said, one spring night in his Millersville dance studio.
Beyond the fake-tanned legs, the curly wigs, the heavy, make-up, and the rhinestone-encrusted dresses that wouldn’t look out of place in an American beauty pageant, competitive Irish dancing requires ...