Finding Joy in Improv in Irish Dance with Catherine Marafino Brice
Intro to improv for int/adv Irish step dancers

Originally from the Shenandoah Valley, Catherine Marafino Brice is a percussive dancer who has made Annapolis her home since 2012. She specializes in old-style Irish step dancing, Sean-Nós dancing, and American tap. Catherine began Irish step dancing and tap dancing as a child, and as a teenager learned from Emily Oleson and Matthew Olwell of Good Foot Dance Company. Catherine has a long love-affair with traditional steps, but she is most impressive for her ability to improvise them. Among dancers in Washington and Baltimore, she is highly regarded for her aptness to devise new dances that are musically and choreographically entertaining.