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763:
749:The Warlords
748:
739:The Warriors
738:
712:22. The Duel
694:16. Shalamar
680:
647:2. Firedance
639:
616:Kelly Hendry
526:
525:
494:Marble Halls
483:
482:
465:Understudies
441:Anne Buckley
397:
366:Band members
341:Directors –
331:
328:
317:
302:
269:
266:
248:Taipei Arena
245:
237:
228:Celtic Tiger
200:Bi-Lo Center
197:
161:
154:
133:
116:
110:
93:
92:
91:
18:
1519:Irish dance
1498:(2011 film)
1459:Daire Nolan
1444:Tony Lundon
1414:Colin Dunne
1404:Dean Crouch
1394:Jean Butler
1389:Cara Butler
1067:Rinnce Fada
1057:Ceili dance
1005:Irish dance
939:Bill Whelan
903:MarĂa PagĂ©s
898:Colin Dunne
893:Jean Butler
888:Daire Nolan
668:9. Warlords
656:5. Warriors
516:9. Warlords
513:8. Breakout
501:4. Warriors
355:Composer –
350:Dione Orrom
290:Stolen Kiss
177:Daire Nolan
99:Irish dance
85:Irish Dance
38:Directed by
1513:Categories
1490:Hard shoes
1485:Soft shoes
1346:Riverdance
1319:Oireachtas
1239:Mixed time
1165:Treble jig
1026:Step dance
1019:Individual
866:Performers
835:Riverdance
755:References
559:21. Siamsa
447:Helen Egan
136:Rotten Row
112:Riverdance
74:Nepstadion
1429:Dan Furey
1062:Set dance
953:Producers
932:Composers
379:- Fiddles
281:Firedance
140:Hyde Park
70:Hyde Park
1200:Slip jig
1130:Hornpipe
504:5. Gypsy
293:The Duel
185:Budapest
48:Music by
730:Gallery
681:Act II
635:Numbers
478:Numbers
222:in the
193:Belfast
125:History
1302:Events
1223:dances
1193:dances
1153:dances
1118:dances
1012:Styles
640:Act I
527:Act II
309:Dallas
252:Taipei
97:is an
1329:CĂ©ilĂ
1230:Slide
1081:Music
1050:Group
908:AnĂşna
827:Shows
484:Act I
81:Genre
1314:Feis
1125:Reel
1103:and
420:1998
313:IMAX
303:The
258:2020
242:2009
167:and
115:and
61:1998
1496:Jig
768:BBC
250:in
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326:.
230:.
210:,
202:,
191:,
175:.
121:.
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1186:8
1146:8
1111:4
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