Talking about Dance Dance Ireland

In this last episode in our 4 part series celebrating the 30th anniversary of Dance Ireland, writer and historian, Deirdre Mulrooney, talks to Muirne Bloomer and Aideen Gohery about their early dancing days, how their careers have evolved and how they find themselves working together again in different guises.

Tobi Omoseto is an internationally acclaimed Bboy (breakdancer) and hip hop dancer.

Tobi trained at Broadway Dance Centre & the birth place of Hip-Hop - New York; he has been dancing for 15 years and is dedicated to supporting the foundations of this dynamic and influential dance form.

As curator and director of hugely popular TOP 8 at Dublin Dance Festival, Tobi consistently delivers the best of Irish and International street dance to new audiences. Now heading into it’s 6th year, the event continues to grow in size and popularity, drawing huge numbers of both old/young dancers to the festival.

He has performed his own work at Imagine Arts Festival, Dublin Dance Festival, Limerick Fringe Festival, Whats Next Festival, Loias Dance Platform, Glor Performance Platform and at Dance2Connect among other festivals and events. On screen he has performed on Sky’s Got to Dance, hit US TV show Penny Dreadful and in numerous music videos and commercials.

Find out more about Tobi here.

Dance Ireland is the national development and representative organisation for professional dance in Ireland.
We support the development of all forms of dance in Ireland through professional artistic development opportunities, training and advocacy.

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This podcast was edited by Danny Carroll.
Music: Don’t Start Holding Out On Me by Pantone247 (Fiachra McCarthy).

Lindsay is the Artistic Director of the Irish National Youth Ballet. in this podcast she talks about her dance training, how training has changed in recent times, her approaches, learnings and guidance for young, aspiring dancers.

Lindsay gained her BA Hons in Theatre Dance from London Studio Centre in 2006.
Since graduating Lindsay has danced with Cork City Ballet, Chrysalis Dance and in the Dublin Dance Festival. Lindsay has achieved her LRAD, ARAD and RAD RTS from the Royal Academy of Dance and her DDI and DDE in modern dance from the Imperial Society of Teachers of Dance. Lindsay has taught for London Studio Centre as a ballet tutor, Creative Academy as a ballet tutor and ballet history lecturer and at the Van Niekerk Academy of Dance as a ballet, contemporary and festival coach. Lindsay is the director of The Dance Institute, founded in 2009.
In 2016 she qualified in Pilates Instruction and in 2018 gained her Progressing Ballet Techniques (PBT) qualification.

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Dance Ireland is the national development and representative organisation for professional dance in Ireland.

We support the development of all forms of dance in Ireland through professional artistic development opportunities, training and advocacy.

www.danceireland.ie

This podcast was edited by Danny Carroll. 
Music: Don’t Start Holding Out On Me by Pantone247 (Fiachra McCarthy).

Mintesinot Wolde is a contemporary dancer, choreographer, teacher, graduated with an MA of first-class honors in Contemporary Dance Performance from the Irish World Academy of Music & Dance at the University of Limerick.

In 2021, he choreographed and presented his new screen dance piece “See you in the Green” through Roscommon Arts Centre. And he has continued to perform in most recent works as a dancer in ‘Echoes of Calling Encounter’ directed by internationally acclaimed choreographer Akiko Kitamura (Japan/Tokyo), and ‘Inside Dance’ at La MaMa Moves New York Dance Festival directed by John Scott. He has also been featured in a short music film "Eire Ildanach''/ ‘an Irish Goodbye’ by renowned Irish musician Daithi, presented on TG4 TV channel as a part of ‘Samhlu’ 2020 that won two Prix Circom 2021 for European’s regional public service broadcasters award. He has featured as well in a music video ‘Avalon’ choreographed by Stephanie Dufresne for Grammy award winner Rhiannon Giddens.

Find out more https://www.mintedancestudio.com/

Dance Ireland is the national development and representative organisation for professional dance in Ireland. We support the development of all forms of dance in Ireland through professional artistic development opportunities, training and advocacy. danceireland.ie

Ingrid Nachstern, a Professional Member of Dance Ireland, is known for her films that make a statement, explore ideas that are important to her and relevant to society today. She studied languages at Trinity College Dublin and worked as a translator in Dublin, Toronto, London, and Oxford.
She is also a teacher of classical ballet.
In 2003 she established her company, Night Star Dance Company; in 2014 she branched out into making films.
She has now taken on the roles of Director, Script-Writer and Performer.
She has collaborated on her last three films with Luca Truffarelli, the cinematographer.
She was a member of the Jury for the Brooklyn Film Festival 2020 (Experimental and Animation) which took place online and for the Ethnografilm Festival (Experimental) which will take place in Paris in April 2021.

Visit Ingrid's website here.

About Dance Ireland
Dance Ireland is the national development and representative organisation for professional dance in Ireland.
We support the development of all forms of dance in Ireland through professional artistic development opportunities, training and advocacy.

danceireland.ie

This podcast was edited by Danny Carroll.
Music: Don’t Start Holding Out On Me by Pantone247 (Fiachra McCarthy).

Dublin-born Anne Maher is one of Ireland’s most respected voices in ballet and dance, with an international career spanning over 35 years. Trained initially by Myrtle Lambkin in Dublin, she has worked with the major figures of Ireland’s ballet world, including Irish Ballet Company founder, Joan Denise Moriarty and Dublin City Ballet’s Janet Lewis.

Anne was awarded a scholarship by the late Princess Grace of Monaco, to study at L’Acadamie de Danse Classique in Monte Carlo under Marika Besobrasova. Following her training in Monaco, Anne danced for the British Ballet Theatre in London and as Principal Ballerina touring all over Europe with Wiener Ballett Theater. Her roles include Odette/Odile (Swan Lake), Sugar Plum Fairy (Nutcracker), Juliet (Romeo and Juliet), Queen of the Willis (Giselle), and a range of various modern works.

Anne returned to Ireland in 1997 to found Ballet Ireland, which she continues to develop as a successful and vibrant national touring company.

Read more about Anne here.

Dance Ireland is the national development and representative organisation for professional dance in Ireland.
We support the development of all forms of dance in Ireland through professional artistic development opportunities, training and advocacy.

www.danceireland.ie

This podcast was edited by Danny Carroll. 

Music: Don’t Start Holding Out On Me by Pantone247 (Fiachra McCarthy).