Secrets of the Sole - Kieran Jordan

Kieran Jordan

Secrets of the Sole: Irish Dance Steps and Stories - Kieran Jordan

Featuring Kevin Doyle and Aidan Vaughan
$20 Release date: 2008 / Region Code: all / Running time: 66 minutes

In this elegant and entertaining DVD, Kieran interviews and performs with two of her favorite step dancers who have influenced her over the years. Kevin Doyle (from Rhode Island) is a delightful, compelling performer of old style traditional Irish step dance, as well as early styles of American tap dance. Aidan Vaughan (from County Clare, Ireland) is known as a living master of West Clare dance styles, including set dancing and sean-nós step dancing.

This video features up-close solo and duet performances, plus a rare trio performance, highlighting the dancers' unique steps and styles. Extensive interviews illuminate Kevin's and Aidan's dance backgrounds and stories, encapsulating much of Irish dance history in the process. George Keith and Sean Gannon, two of Boston's best traditional Irish musicians, provide live music for the dancing. Filmed in front of a small live audience, this video takes a warm and personal approach that captures the joy, vitality, and multiplicity of Irish dance traditions.