And yet... it is. She's a professional dancer and studied Irish dance 20 years. This is fusion, and it's beautiful. So Flatley evolves Irish dance, and you don't care because he's... white? Open your art appreciation to the fact that dance, like life, evolves. And that's how it should be.
Love this! Michael Flatley incorporated styles into Irish dancing so why can’t she! She’s amazing & it’s disgusting how cruel people can be. I don’t know who this beautiful young lady is but carry on dancing & show your style with it ❤❤
If any white person did a traditional African dance they would be labelled as a racist! Anyone can enjoy and perform the arts and nobody should be offended, but also if the shoe were on the other foot a lot of people would have outraged! Outrage culture has gotten put of hand, I hope this woman continues to dance and I hope others continue to celebrate other cultures without fear of the rage culture that has gripped the world
Could you imagine if an Irish white woman began tribal dancing and then showcasing it? There would be universal black condemnation calling it 'cultural appropriation'. But yet it's okay for her to do it and we are all supposed to applaud it also? I don't accept hypocrisy in any of it's guises.
Se has studied Irish dance for 20 years and is a paid professional dancer. McGrath, you are... what now? She's a pro. She's exploring an evolution of the styles she studies. She's great.
To people who say this isn't Irish dancing, Irish dancing used to traditionally have arms waved and gestured until the 20th century. Also, this dance has mixed other forms into the performance but that's how art works. Every Irish traditional group has a guitar or fiddle in it which were imports from other countries such as Spain. Also, this person is promoting Irish culture while the racists commenting have done nothing for the Irish language, culture or tradition
Indeed. My mother told a story of how the Irish used to dance with the hands in the air and smiles on their faces, until a group of dancers were kidnapped to dance for the Queen of Britain. In protest, they danced with the arms at their sides and deadpan faces. I heard another version of the story that said during colonial times, when Protestants punished the Irish for dancing, they would dance behind the hedges, but kept their arms to their sides, so that the British wouldn't see them dancing. Whatever the reason, you are absolutely correct, the Irish used to dance with the arms in the air. These Irish-Americans don't know what they are talking about. Their bigotry is very un-Irish The Irish and Africans have been exchanging cultural ideas for thousands of years. Like the African koru turning into the Irish harp.
@@tomtaaffebs story , most dance historians say it was dance masters who brought it in for etiquette reasons, also not all Irish dancing uses straight arms, in fact this is the only 1, and what that was doing is not Irish set dancing and it is cultural appropriation and I don't care if you cry about me saying that
Keeping Irish dancing alive, are u blind that is the zulu dance not Irish dancing, absolutely ridiculous nothing but a very tackie attempt at cultural appropriation
Anyone can do whatever dance they want, but if she wasn't black, no one would ever have heard of her. She's switching between Irish dancing and some other kind of dancing
That's not Irish dancing, and she is not ethnically Irish. Both statements are a fact. No racism, just facts. Citizenship and Ethnic Race are not the same thing.
I love it, Kaitlyn! My mother and Irish dance teacher would approve as well! Ignore the haters. Their racism isn't very Irish. Just some creepy American nonsense poisoning the well. Dance on!
@@theeggtimertictic1136it’s mostly the posh Dublin south siders that speak like they’re in Southern California the vast majority do not speak like this girl.
This isn't Irish dancing because this is a cross over of Irish dance steps with Afro beats. I am from Africa and can safely say this is not Irish dance
That is sean nos dancing! I knew a girl from Galway who had or still has a dancing studio! She detested the sean nos dancing out in Connemara and I remember clearly she said to me one morning before I swallowed the rashers and runny eggs..."it's not even real dancing, it's kinda freestyle, they just make it up and swing the arm and tap their feet!" 😅😅😅 😂😂😂 🤣🤣🤣
Several MTF markers here, look at the length of those arms and the width of the shoulders in proportion to the hips. Hormones and surgery can do a lot to make a male appear to be female but skeletons can't be changed.
No hypocrisy from this girl though is there? She didn't complain about Europeans doing Zulu dancing, did she? If some other black person is offended then that's on them.
If she wants to do Irish dancing do it properly or not at all ,it's a traditional form of dancing not to be fooled around with by someone who obviously doesn't respect Irish traditions
Good Lord, that girl combined Irish Dancing with African Dancing for a performance and what is the big deal exactly now? Get a life, seriously!
It's beautiful!
They are just jealous. What other reason could it be.
@@HLBearExactly 💯
@@19MJ74 the issue is jealousy and hatred! Shame on these vultures!!!
If she is happy and brings happiness that’s fine by me. Enough hate in the world. ❤️🙏✝️🇮🇪☘️✝️
THAT IS NOT IRISH DANCING
She can do what she wants……but that’s not Irish dancing.
And yet... it is. She's a professional dancer and studied Irish dance 20 years. This is fusion, and it's beautiful. So Flatley evolves Irish dance, and you don't care because he's... white? Open your art appreciation to the fact that dance, like life, evolves. And that's how it should be.
@@HLBear …mid wit , presumptuous, virtue signalling comments still won’t make it Irish dancing .
Ye pal, you're trying too hard. It's not Irish dancing @@HLBear
Call is something else its not an Irish dance
Not being funny! But genuinely, that isnt Irish dancing?
There's some Irish dancing in it though, she's just doing her own thing.
@@prestigeworldwide5047which means it's not irish dancing
@@prestigeworldwide5047 fair play to her but its not irish dancing.
It's Irish stop being jealous.
@@darlb3344 my 4 daughters all Irish dance, your wrong
Love this! Michael Flatley incorporated styles into Irish dancing so why can’t she! She’s amazing & it’s disgusting how cruel people can be. I don’t know who this beautiful young lady is but carry on dancing & show your style with it ❤❤
She's definitely not Irish and that's definitely not Irish dancing.
It’s dancing but not Irish dancing. It’s more like tap and grind
It's not Irish dancing nothing to add
If any white person did a traditional African dance they would be labelled as a racist!
Anyone can enjoy and perform the arts and nobody should be offended, but also if the shoe were on the other foot a lot of people would have outraged! Outrage culture has gotten put of hand, I hope this woman continues to dance and I hope others continue to celebrate other cultures without fear of the rage culture that has gripped the world
Yes!!! 🙌🏽 💚☘️
You haven't seen whites mimicking African dance? You have to talk about what you know.
In the US yeah, not here, have seen it loads.
White people do the Haka all the time and no one gets outraged (not African I know.) I think you’re exaggerating.
This girl can do what she wants and no one should be offended, but agree about people getting offended over nothing the other way.
No problem with her however that's not Irish dancing 🤷pls call it something else.Dont force your culture on Ireland
Could you imagine if an Irish white woman began tribal dancing and then showcasing it? There would be universal black condemnation calling it 'cultural appropriation'. But yet it's okay for her to do it and we are all supposed to applaud it also? I don't accept hypocrisy in any of it's guises.
There is a blond Norwegian girl who does that and has millions of views ...
@@theeggtimertictic1136 And I'll wager that there are plenty of black tears calling it cultural appropriation.
@@scepticskeptic3794 only in USA ... not in Africa.
@@theeggtimertictic1136 To repeat: "And I'll wager that there are plenty of black tears calling it cultural appropriation"
@@scepticskeptic3794 I haven't heard them.
Jigging around like an African America is not Irish dancing,nor will it ever be
True but there is some Irish dancing in there. She can do what she likes, there's no rules on life.
Se has studied Irish dance for 20 years and is a paid professional dancer. McGrath, you are... what now? She's a pro. She's exploring an evolution of the styles she studies. She's great.
That's not nice to say.
To people who say this isn't Irish dancing, Irish dancing used to traditionally have arms waved and gestured until the 20th century. Also, this dance has mixed other forms into the performance but that's how art works. Every Irish traditional group has a guitar or fiddle in it which were imports from other countries such as Spain. Also, this person is promoting Irish culture while the racists commenting have done nothing for the Irish language, culture or tradition
Indeed. My mother told a story of how the Irish used to dance with the hands in the air and smiles on their faces, until a group of dancers were kidnapped to dance for the Queen of Britain. In protest, they danced with the arms at their sides and deadpan faces. I heard another version of the story that said during colonial times, when Protestants punished the Irish for dancing, they would dance behind the hedges, but kept their arms to their sides, so that the British wouldn't see them dancing.
Whatever the reason, you are absolutely correct, the Irish used to dance with the arms in the air. These Irish-Americans don't know what they are talking about. Their bigotry is very un-Irish The Irish and Africans have been exchanging cultural ideas for thousands of years. Like the African koru turning into the Irish harp.
I bet you're not Irish
@@tomtaaffebs story , most dance historians say it was dance masters who brought it in for etiquette reasons, also not all Irish dancing uses straight arms, in fact this is the only 1, and what that was doing is not Irish set dancing and it is cultural appropriation and I don't care if you cry about me saying that
The hypocrisy here is off the WALL
This lady is keeping the Irish Dance alive, well done
thats not irish dance
Keeping Irish dancing alive, are u blind that is the zulu dance not Irish dancing, absolutely ridiculous nothing but a very tackie attempt at cultural appropriation
So what if she does her own version, doesn't stop anyone else from doing it traditionally
The problem is she calls it Irish dancing but it's not
I think she has done a great job of combining different types of dance and including Irish dancing into her routine.
Absolutely is NOT Irish Dancing. This is offensive.
Grow up!
Alright Davie no mates calm down
It is irish dancing but she wanted to make a like dance out of it like GROW UP CMON NOW
Sorry, to hurt your feelings it's Irish dancing.
What exactly offends you?
Anyone can do whatever dance they want, but if she wasn't black, no one would ever have heard of her.
She's switching between Irish dancing and some other kind of dancing
Cultural Appropriation - that's what they say
That's not Irish dancing, and she is not ethnically Irish.
Both statements are a fact. No racism, just facts. Citizenship and Ethnic Race are not the same thing.
And what's your point?
@@karlak57 My point is that she is being portrayed as Irish, which she is not. It's not truthful! Truth matters to some of us.
She's great, its brilliant, good for you, , all the best from portlaoise Ireland Seán
I love it, Kaitlyn! My mother and Irish dance teacher would approve as well! Ignore the haters. Their racism isn't very Irish. Just some creepy American nonsense poisoning the well. Dance on!
Listen to her accent. She is not Irish.
So what, she's entitled to enjoy what she wants
@@prestigeworldwide5047 she is but not to claim what it is not,its not irish dancing.she is welcome to do irish dancing but this is not irish dancing
Not Irish dancing really. Lovely girl but that's not our dance. It's multicultural new Paschal ODonohue and rte dancing.
Looks like she's having some kind of fit or something.
When I first saw the video I literally thought something life changing had happened to her. It's a bit dramatic no???
Love your dance. I am American Irish heritage 💚☘️ We should all dance the way you do. Irish dance is meant for all!!!
Absolutely beautiful.
People are entitled to their opinion, she has an American accent so how is she irish.
Have you heard young Irish people talking ... Many have American accents.
@@theeggtimertictic1136 Not the ones i know .
@@verali164 You don't have to know everyone.
@@theeggtimertictic1136it’s mostly the posh Dublin south siders that speak like they’re in Southern California the vast majority do not speak like this girl.
I think you’re fantastic and lovely.
This reminds me ofbthe Eurovision win, (ive money on a win😅)
but we'll see how far this goes 😊
I agree with the racists 😂
Sad comment dude
Yeah cmoooon duuuuuuuuude
😡😡😡
I heard nothing that was said I was too concentrated on that white string hanging down the back of her skirt 😁🤷🏽♀️
No to racism
That's not Irish dancing ! Could her skirt be any shorter. ?
It's as short as the ladies dancing in Riverdance.
@Richard1A2B
The girls in River dance had tights on. This one wants to expose 😳
Prudish, she's got a short skirt, heaven forbid, what's it, the 1800s?
lol never laughed so much bar set low these days
Yeahhhhhhhhh. Gumbo
She may have an Irish passport but she'll never get a medal for Irish dancing.
Cool, but not Irish dancing.
This isn't Irish dancing because this is a cross over of Irish dance steps with Afro beats.
I am from Africa and can safely say this is not Irish dance
Collateral damage caused by this government mass unvetted immigration policy.... Also, that's not Irish dancing but fair play to her.....
This is ridiculous it’s not Irish dance she’s doing something out of South Africa and trying to get attention.
Americans have no culture so they think everyone else does to. American culture of all groups are taking stuff from other groups
That is sean nos dancing!
I knew a girl from Galway who had or still has a dancing studio!
She detested the sean nos dancing out in Connemara and I remember clearly she said to me one morning before I swallowed the rashers and runny eggs..."it's not even real dancing, it's kinda freestyle, they just make it up and swing the arm and tap their feet!"
😅😅😅
😂😂😂
🤣🤣🤣
The vvvviiiiddddeeoooo. Sure we all know that blacks people created Irish dancing 😅
They just love whinging
Several MTF markers here, look at the length of those arms and the width of the shoulders in proportion to the hips.
Hormones and surgery can do a lot to make a male appear to be female but skeletons can't be changed.
MrE lives!!!😂
If an Irish person imitated Zulu dancing on stage they would be hounded for cultural appropriation....such crazy hypocrisy
No hypocrisy from this girl though is there? She didn't complain about Europeans doing Zulu dancing, did she? If some other black person is offended then that's on them.
Thats not Irish dancing.. Period!
Stick to the,traditional Irish dancing.
It's dancing for sure, but it's not Irish dancing
Thats so much better than normal irish dancing.
No it's not
Not irish dancing
Don't mind the hater's. You dance very well. Be proud of what you have achieved
😂😂😂
They are angry and malicious at a woman because of how she dances...!
Is this f_©kin real still!?
😂😂😂
This is not Irish dancing.
If she wants to do Irish dancing do it properly or not at all ,it's a traditional form of dancing not to be fooled around with by someone who obviously doesn't respect Irish traditions