From the opening swells of music to the cast bows, Bryn Mawr’s own Irish dance troupe, Rince Na Mawr, delighted the audience with their 4th annual Celtic Dance Festival, held March 18 and 19.
The festival, entitled Storybook Steps, was divided into two sections. The first half was a danced enactment of Pixar’s Brave while the second half featured a series of 10 self-contained ensemble routines.
Rince co-presidents Erin Saladin ’16 and Lindsey Foster ’16 first had the idea to stage a portion of Brave during their freshman year, when the pair aspired to do a fast hard shoe piece to Brave’s "Touch the Sky." This idea quickly transformed into the current full production. However, group member changes and other logistical issues prevented the pair from realizing their vision until this year.
Now a dream turned reality, the Festival garnered an enthusiastic response from the audience.
“I really enjoyed the Brave piece…You could tell how excited they [Saladin and Foster] were to finally be producing it.” Eleanor Carey ’16 said.
“My favorite part was just seeing how much fun that they were having together,” added Kirsten Adams ’16 “Just the gracefulness and the ability for them to all be coordinated and having fun together was really neat to see.”
In addition to their performances, Rince offers instructor-led classes once a week with class attendance ranging from 6-12 dancers. These classes, like all of Rince’s events, are open to people of all levels of dancing to support all levels of participation.
To learn more about the group, contact Erin Saladin or Lindsey Foster.