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Rinceoirí is the oldest Irish dance club in the Czech Republic. It was founded in 1997 and has since been dedicated to promoting Irish dance culture. The group's name, translated from Irish, literally means "dancers."
Throughout its existence, the group has performed in theatres, at festivals and during other cultural events in the Czech Republic as well as in other European countries. Its choreographies could have been seen for example in the Prague Congress Centre, the Tesla Arena in Prague (during the 10th anniversary of Irish dancing in the Czech Republic and the Crazy Day project) or at the Trafalgar Square (during the celebrations of St. Patrick’s Day). Rinceoirí dancers even made it to the finals of a television talent show and, in 2010, won the Dance Group of the Year competition in their category. In 2013, the group was awarded with the CIBCA Cultural Oscar for its contribution to raising awareness of the Irish culture in the Czech Republic.
Rinceoirí also created several independent all-evening dance shows, which belong among its greatest successes. The first one was called Dancing Dream (formerly Swan Legend) and was performed in a number of cities and towns all around the Czech Republic between 2008 and 2013. In 2013, Rinceoirí introduced its second show called 7 Reasons to Dance, which audiences could enjoy until 2016. At present, the group collaborates with Shannon, a Czech Irish music band, on the Rinceoirí & Shannon Evening show.
We are part of the McGahan Lees Irish Dance Academy, which has its roots in the United Kingdom and successfully operates across Europe and Asia – including Poland, the Czech Republic, and Hong Kong. We offer Irish dance classes for everyone – from complete beginners to advanced dancers. Rinceoirí dancers compete under the British school McGahan Lees Academy at international competitions and regularly achieve top rankings. Since 2010, they have also taken part in the World Championships, both in team and solo dances. In 2014 and 2019, eight Rinceoirí dancers became European Champions in the Senior Ladies Ceilí category. Since 2009, Rinceoirí has been organizing the international Irish dance competition Prague Feis, held annually at the end of May.
Johana Antoňová, Klára Babiánková, Kristýna Bundilová, Marie Gavláková, Julie Hrubá, Natálie Jarošová,
Pavlína Knobová, Natálie Mlejnská, Anna Nedvědová, Julie Pelantová, Beáta Šulcová