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Photos: Jackie WhiteI'm pleased to bring you an interview with Jackie White, owner of the Tir Na n-Og Irish dancing School, Belfast. Tir Na n-Og dancers dance in the Festival style.

Christy Dorrity: Tell me about Festival dancing. How is it different from other forms of Irish dance? What are the goals of your dance school?

Jackie White: I founded The Tir Na n-Og Irish Dancing School in February of 1998, along with my sister, Bronagh. W...

Camp Rince Ceol Irish dance camp
Photo: Courtesy Sheila Ryan-Davoren


For more than fifteen years, Camp Rince Ceol has been known as the camp “where Irish dancers spend their summers.” Two years ago, young adults, ages 19-24, were given a chance to experience the highly acclaimed Irish dance camp. And recently, the camp opened it's doors to adults of all ages. 
Campers take a break from classes
at Camp Rince Ceol
Photo: Courtesy Sheila Ryan-Davoren
Camp Rince Ceol is a summer camp for...

My cute kiddos and I!photo by Christy Dorrity
Mothers and fathers who have children in Irish dance, and are dancers themselves, know of the joys that come from sharing Irish dance together.

There are real advantages to having family members dance together.  Here are a few:

1-Saving time and money

Can that be a typo?  How could anyone think that including more children in dance would ever be less expensive?

Families who have many children understand how hectic life can be when each child...

Legacy Irish Dance Company in the Wizard of Oz.
Photo by Joe Rossi

Some dancers cringe at the thought of performing onstage, and others wouldn’t even think about competition. Both expressions of the art form have something in common—they are danced by people who love to Irish dance, and each of these avenues provide valuable experiences for both the dancers, and the dance schools they represent.Advantages of stage performances in Irish dance:Dance purely for the love of it. When you perform for...

My kiddos and I in the visitor's center at the open house
 for the newly renovated Ogden, Utah Temple.

A friend of mine recently told me that she wanted to know what Mormon's believe. She knew that I was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints because of our friendship on social media. 
I thought a lot about it before answering. There is so much misunderstanding of so many groups of people in our world. My friend was right to come to me and ask if what she had seen...

Dancers from the Duncan Studio of Celtic
Dance in Standton, South Africa
 When the Irish dance show, Riverdance, toured through South Africa in the 1990's many dance schools became interested in teaching the dance form. Irish dancing had been around in South Africa since the early 1900's, but it was limited to only a few dances taught in the traditional style. In 1997 contact was made with An Coimisiún le Rinci Gaelacha, an Irish dance association, and since that time, the teachers and dan...

I'm so excited to tell you that Awakening: Book One of The Geis is out on audio! I can't tell you what fun it was to hear this story come to life! You will be thrilled to hear McKayla, Aunt Avril, Rourke, and all of the other many characters.

Christy Dorrity and Patricia Santomasso
Creators of the Awakening audiobookIf you click here, you can get a copy of the Awakening on audio free with your free 30 trial of Audible. And if you download the audio book on Audible, Amazon, or iTunes, you can en...

Dark Dancer by Jaleta Clegg

Steampunk, My Way- Guest Post by Jaleta Clegg
Steampunk as a genre has hit it big in the last few years, but it's been around for a long time. Ever read Jules Verne or H. G. Wells or Edgar Rice Burroughs? A lot of what they wrote would definitely fit into the genre. A lot of Japanese anime stories are steampunk, too. So what defines steampunk? That depends on who you ask.

For me, steampunk evokes mechanical contraptions leaking steam and powered by steam. Not just air...

Two wonderful friends of mine, a mother/daughter writing team who write under the name Jo Noelle are launching three--yes, three--books this week! Enter below to win in their giveaway!
Newbie on Amazon
Damnation on Amazon

Lexi on Amazon
Interview with the authors:

1. What music do you like?
Deanna: I don’t know how to answer that. Do you mean today? I listen to everything, rock, classical, rap, alternative, opera. And I know the words and sing along—with the opera songs sometimes I sing gibberish u...

Blog Tour for Matthew HarrillHellbounce. Demons don't always hide in the dark.



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Currently living in the UK, Matt enjoys his free time writing. Married with children of his own, he enjoys writing fiction horror stories in hopes of scaring a reader! Hellbounce is his first novel.


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As a psychologist in...