Cairde

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Cairde
Origin Ireland
Genres Irish dance
Years active2020–present
Members
  • Brian Culligan
  • Ethan Quinton
  • Dara Kelly
  • Francis Fallon
  • Stephen McGuinness
  • Seamus Morrison
  • Ronan O'Connell
Website cairdedancecompany.wixsite.com/cairde

Cairde is an Irish dance group known for their TikTok videos, where they put a modern twist on traditional Irish dancing. [1] The group started actively posting content on TikTok in August 2020, where they began posting Irish dance videos to trending songs on the platform.

Cairde consists of seven Irish dancers from counties Galway, Clare and Cork: Brian Culligan, Ethan Quinton, Dara Kelly, Francis Fallon, Stephen McGuinness, Seamus Morrison and Ronan O'Connell. [2]

History

The dance group began in earnest at the 2017 Fleadh Cheoil in Ennis, County Clare. [2]

On 28 August 2020, the group posted a video dancing to the song "Banjo Beats", becoming viral within a day reaching more than 80 million views and 13.5 million likes. [2]

The group has performed live on many shows. On 18 September 2020, they performed live on RTÉ's The Late Late Show . [3] On Saint Patrick's Day 2021, the group appeared on ABC's Good Morning America [4] and ITV's This Morning , [5] performing live from the Cliffs of Moher. [6] [7] [8] The performances were also projected on the big screens of New York's Times Square. [9] [10] [11]

On 15 June 2021, Cairde put on a special performance for primary school children in Galway. [12]

In February 2022, the group collaborated with Tourism Ireland in France to raise awareness of Ireland, performing at the Eiffel Tower, the Sacré-Cœur Basilica and the Stade de France where 80,000 people attended the Six Nations clash between France and Ireland on 12 February. [13] [14] [15]

On 17 March 2022, Cairde performed for US President Joe Biden at the White House, as part of Washington's St Patrick's Day celebrations, and appeared on Good Morning America. [16] [17] [18] [19]

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 O'Brien, Shane (23 October 2020). "The Irish dancing lads taking TikTok by storm". IrishCentral.com. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  3. ↑ "Who are dance group Cairde? What is TikTok? How cute were they on the Toy Show?! The group with 1.3 million followers and over 70 million views on TikTok explain all. #LateLate On". 18 September 2020. Retrieved 25 June 2021– via Facebook.
  4. ↑ "Irish step-dancing group Cairde celebrates St. Patrick's Day with 'GMA'". Good Morning America . 17 March 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  5. ↑ "Irish Dancers With 25 Million TikTok Likes Celebrate St Patrick's Day - This Morning". youtube.com. 17 March 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2021– via YouTube.
  6. ↑ Porzio, Stephen (17 March 2021). "Irish dance group and TikTok sensations Cairde perform on Good Morning America". JOE.ie . Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  7. ↑ O'Donoghue, Denise (17 March 2021). "TikTok stars Cairde bring Irish dancing to global audience from Cliffs of Moher". Irish Examiner . Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  8. ↑ Condon, Orlaith (16 March 2021). "TikTok Irish dancers to make US TV debut on Good Morning America". Evoke.ie . Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  9. ↑ Cox, James (17 March 2021). "Irish dancers' Cliffs of Moher performance lights up Times Square". BreakingNews.ie. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  10. ↑ Moloney, Marita (17 March 2021). "'It's the stuff of dreams': Irish dance group Cairde perform on Good Morning America". Newstalk . Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  11. ↑ O'Shea, Joe (16 March 2021). "Cork dancer to star on Good Morning America on St Patrick's Day". Cork Beo . Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  12. ↑ Mannion, Teresa (15 June 2021). "TikTok sensations Cairde take centre stage at Galway school". RTÉ News and Current Affairs . Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  13. ↑ "Tourism Ireland capitalises on Six Nations clash in Paris". RTÉ News and Current Affairs. 11 February 2022. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  14. ↑ "Tourism Ireland shaking things up in Paris ahead of Six Nations Clash". hotelnews.ie. 12 February 2022. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  15. ↑ "We DANCED for 80,000 people in PARIS! - Cairde Vlogs". youtube.com. 21 February 2022. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  16. ↑ "We danced for the president! ☘️". youtube.com. 19 March 2022. Retrieved 27 March 2022– via YouTube.
  17. ↑ "Cairde get the seal of approval from Joe Biden". IrishCentral.com. 21 March 2022. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  18. ↑ "Dance Group 'Cairde' Including Three Members From Clare Perform For Biden For St. Patrick's Day". Clare FM. 16 March 2022. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
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