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Viral TikTokers To Join Riverdance For NJ Performances Viral TikTokers To Join Riverdance For NJ Performances
Viral TikTokers To Join Riverdance For NJ Performances Right on time for St. Paddy's Day, Riverdance is coming to New Jersey — and it's bringing TikTok sensations along for the ride.  The Irish dance production that boasts a Grammy Award-winning score will run perform five times at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) from Friday, March 10 through Sunday, March 12. The shows are sponsored by M&T Bank. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Riverdance (@riverdance) Joining the cast will be  TikTok sensations Matthew and Michael Gardiner and Morgan Bullock, whose performance of …

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
NJ Dance Instructors Accused Of Sexually Abusing Boys In Bergen, Rockland, Fairfield Counties NJ Dance Instructors Accused Of Sexually Abusing Boys In Bergen, Rockland, Fairfield Counties
NJ Dance Instructors Accused Of Sexually Abusing Boys In Bergen, Rockland, Fairfield Counties A New Jersey instructor with a competitive Irish dance organization sexually assaulted three boys, a trio of lawsuits filed in Hackensack charge. A second teacher, who has since died, was also accused by one of the three with assaulting him three decades ago. The plantiffs allege the abuse occurred in Bergen, Rockland and Fairfield counties, as well as in Syracuse, Orlando and Ireland, IrishCentral.com reported. One boy alleges that an instructor identified in court papers as "D.T." sexually abused him during consecutive summers at a River Edge, NJ home beginning in 1986, the report says. …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Lifestyle
Franklin Lakes Teen Is World Champion Irish Dancer Franklin Lakes Teen Is World Champion Irish Dancer
Franklin Lakes Teen Is World Champion Irish Dancer Erin Poppe of Franklin Lakes has only been Irish dancing for seven years and she's already among the best in the world. The 13-year-old became the Ridgewood Jig Factory's first World Champion last April, when she won the Cumann Rince Dea Mheasa (CRDM) World Championships for her age group in Dublin. In the past year alone, she placed second at the national competition Rince Tuatha Nua (RTN), second at the RTN New England Championships, and third at the RTN Mid Atlantic Championships. But dancing isn't just about winning for Poppe. "No matter what is going on in my life, when I dance it m…

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by Cecilia Levine
Lifestyle
Ridgewood Irish Dancers Perform Live On Fox's Good Day New York Ridgewood Irish Dancers Perform Live On Fox's Good Day New York
Ridgewood Irish Dancers Perform Live On Fox's Good Day New York The JIG Factory of Ridgewood will be on live television on Friday morning. Susan Daly Stanek and her dancers will appear on Good Day New York at 9 a.m., on Fox 5 kicking off St Patrick's Day. (WATCH LIVE: CLICK HERE) Jerry O'Connell is making a guest appearance as the "favorite half-Irishman." The JIG Factory -- owned by Susan Daly Stanek -- has produced some of the world's top Irish dancers, including 16-year-old Julia Mastrangelo, who you can read more about here. In two weeks, 14 of the dancers will be traveling internationally for a competition. JIG Factory, 9 a.m., Good D…

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by Cecilia Levine
Lifestyle
Indian Twins From Wayne Follow In Mom's Irish Dancing Footsteps Indian Twins From Wayne Follow In Mom's Irish Dancing Footsteps
Indian Twins From Wayne Follow In Mom's Irish Dancing Footsteps A pair of Irish-Indian twins from Wayne are following in their mother's footsteps -- literally. Mia and Alannah Raghavan, 8, are in their third year of Irish Dance classes at the Jig Factory in Ridgewood. Their mom, Una Raghavan -- a Cork, Ireland native -- competed in the All Irelands in the 1980s. Their father is of Indian descent. "They love Irish dancing," Una told Daily Voice. "They love going to the classes and the friendships they've made with the other girls." Mia and Alannah began competing last year, their first feis the Mid-Atlantic Championships in Februar…

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by Cecilia Levine