Arts & Entertainment
Manahawkin Boy Jigs To World Irish Dancing Championships
Liam McGinty, 10, will compete with his team in the world championships in April in North Carolina.
There's a Manahawkin 10-year-old who can hold his own in a dance-off. Liam McGinty will show the world his moves when he competes in the 2019 World Irish Dancing Championships in Greensboro, N.C., in April.
McGinty will take the stage April 19 and perform a dance drama set to Irish music or music of a related ethnic origin. He finished first out of 67 dancers at the Mid-Atlantic Oireachtas in November in Philadelphia.
He will go to the world competition with his team, RC D'Arcy School of Irish Dance.
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Photo by Shamrock Photo provided by Mary McGinty.
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