Dancer Nic Gareiss to get off on right foot in Bantry

Percussive stylist Nic Gareiss will perform at the Masters of Tradition festival, says Colette Sheridan

AMERICAN percussive dancer, Nic Gareiss, will perform at Ceolchoirm, the opening event at the Masters of Tradition festival in Bantry next week. He will be collaborating with Martin Hayes, Dennis Cahill, Thomas Bartlett and Doug Wieselman.

Gareiss, a frequent visitor to Ireland who has a masters in ethnochoreology from the University of Limerick, says that when people attend a traditional music concert, they assume they’ll sit and listen.