03.17.2023 - By Wisconsin Public Radio
Irish dance is booming in Milwaukee, where there are seven dance schools and counting. Irish dancers typically keep their arms straight at their sides while their legs quickly leap, kick and shuffle across the floor.
In celebration of St. Patrick’s Day, WPR’s Maureen McCollum attended an Irish dance competition, known as a feis, in Oconomowoc in 2014 to check out Wisconsin’s dancers and teachers.