Kate Spanos Irish Dance performed two original choreographies in Tysons Corner on St. Patrick’s weekend and will present festival style Irish dance at two Maryland music and dance festivals on April!
Photo credit: Heather O'Steen Photography.
Announcing 6-week festival style Irish dance series this fall
I’m delighted to share that I will be teaching a six-week festival style Irish dance series starting Friday, October 6 at District Irish Dance Academy in Tenleytown, Washington, DC.
“Dancing in the World: Revealing Cultural Confluences” book published today
After three years of intensive conversations and writing, my colleague Sinclair Ogaga Emoghene and I are excited to announce the release of our book, “Dancing in the World: Revealing Cultural Confluences.”
“Dancing in the World” podcast premieres today
Today is the day! Episode 1 of Sinclair Emoghene’s and my podcast, “Dancing in the World,” premieres today on YouTube and Spotify. In this first episode, we introduce ourselves and talk about our lives as dancers and academics, as well as the impetus for writing our book together. We also discuss how this podcast continues […]
Otávio Bastos e seu frevo que mexe com tudo
Check out this wonderful in-depth article about my frevo master, Otávio Bastos, and his teaching method, Mexe Com Tudo. The article was written by journalist Paula Passos for Recife’s Revista Continente.
Photo credit: Pablo Regis de Oliveira.
Festival style Irish dance showcase at the Southern Maryland Celtic Festival
It was a beautiful day at the Southern Maryland Celtic Festival in St. Leonard, MD on Saturday! I presented a solo showcase of festival style Irish dance, the latest step in my mission to celebrate and share this gorgeous style. I presented four soft shoe pieces and three hard shoe pieces, with little bits of […]
Photo credit: Malika El Kawkabi, IMF
Frevo performance at the International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Last week, my nonprofit EducArte presented frevo at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) / World Bank 2023 Annual Spring Meetings. I performed with fellow passista Guilherme Antonio da Silva and with musicians Brian Falkowski (sax, flute, arrangement), Matvei Sigalov (guitar), Jon Steele (bass), and Joe Herrera (trumpet). We presented classic frevo songs like “Vassourinhas” and […]
Photo credit: Pan American Health Organization
Frevo performance to celebrate PAHO director Dr. Jarbas Barbosa
This week I was honored to perform at the inauguration ceremony for the Pan-American Health Organization’s new director, Dr. Jarbas Barbosa! EducArte was invited to give a short frevo presentation to give tribute to Dr. Barbosa’s home state of Pernambuco. It was an honor to share frevo dance and music with this audience. Along with […]
Maryland Irish Festival and Scooby Doo Céilí Ball
I had a great time dancing last month at the Maryland Irish Festival in Timonium, MD, with my friends Rebecca McGowan, Catherine Marafino Brice, and Kaitlyn Likas, accompanied by all-star musicians Peter Brice, Joey Abarta, and Matt Mulqueen. We showcased a variety of Irish dance styles to showcase the diversity with the form—including festival style, […]
MSAC Folklife Apprenticeship Grant. Wide Angle Youth Media.
Mini documentary about Folklife Apprenticeship in Irish Step Dance
I’m thrilled with the release of this mini documentary about my work teaching Irish step dance to fellow percussive dancer Becky Hill through the Maryland State Art Council‘s Folklife Apprenticeship Grant in 2021-22. We focused our work on the Molyneaux Blackbird, a version of the Blackbird set dance by dance master Jeremiah Molyneaux of North […]