Dancing at the crossroads used to be young people s opportunity to meet and enjoy themselves on mild summer evenings in the countryside in Ireland - until this practice was banned by law, the Public Dance Halls Act in 1935.
Now a key metaphor in Irish cultural and political life, Dancing at the crossroads also crystallizes the argument of this book: Irish dance, from Riverdance (the commercial show) and competitive Dancing to dance theatre, conveys that Ireland is to be found in a crossroads.
Dancing at the crossroads used to be young people s opportunity to meet and enjoy themselves on mild summer evenings in the countryside in Ireland - until this practice was banned by law, the Public Dance Halls Act in 1935