King Charles drums to Irish beats before requesting hip-hop dance lessons

During a visit to Belfast, King Charles III and Queen Camilla delight in traditional Irish music, playing bodhrans and ...
Essence

Blending Irish Dance With Hip Hop: Here’s How This Black Dancer Is Captivating Millions Online With Her Unique Style

Kaitlyn Sardin might not be the quintessential image that immediately comes to mind when most people think of what an Irish dancer looks like. But this Black creator has taken her Irish reels to ...
NBC News

From Irish reel to Instagram reel: How one Black dancer fuses traditional and modern steps

When most people think about Irish dancing, some traditional images may come to mind: lively tunes, white dancers, clacking feet and perhaps a touch of Celtic charm. Subscribe to read this story ...
Orlando Sentinel

Orlando dancer finds social media stardom fusing Irish and hip-hop styles

While some artists work to fit an existing genre, others craft their own niche, even by accident. The latter is what happened to Orlando-based dancer Kaitlyn Sardin, 26, when she began blending her ...
WUNC

'Kneecap', a biopic about the origins of Irish hip-hop took Sundance by surprise

Much work has been done over the years to try to revive an endangered language, Irish, recently from a surprising source. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "AMACH ANOCHT") KNEECAP: (Rapping in Irish). SIMON: Three ...
The San Bernardino Sun

Meet Kneecap, the Irish-language hip-hop trio with a Sundance hit film coming out

When director Rich Peppiatt first approached the three members of Kneecap, a Belfast hip-hip trio that raps in the Irish language, they weren’t sure what to make of his completely unsolicited pitch to ...