Irish Dance Duo The Gardiner Brothers Take the Internet by Storm

Tap dancing is part of Irish culture. The Gardiner Brothers of Galway merge traditional Irish dance with pop music. The result? Millions of clicks and the sound of heels and toes tapping. What inspires this award-winning duo? And how are these two American-born Irishmen bringing Irish dancing to the TikTok generation? We caught up with Michael and Matthew in Dublin to find out.

CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro
00:44 Let’s dance
01:59 How it all started
02:31 How The Gardiner Brothers changed Irish Dance
03:32 Ambassadors of Irish Culture
04:00 Irish Dance and Country Music

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CREDITS
Report: Hendrik Welling
Camera: Paddy Barron
Edit: Hendrik Welling
Supervising Editor: Mirja Viehweger

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