Dance of Desire, Irish Tap Dance, Newest Group to Came as Part of Local Trend

Zoltan Papp and Tanya Cunningham, the King and the Queen
Source: www.danceofdesire.com

“There are a lot of tap dance groups in Ireland. Dance of Desire (慾望之舞) is one of them, but the choreography is different from others,” said Miss Zhang, the public relations officer of Jing Yin Art Corporation (靖音藝術有限公司). As for the question why those kind of group came to Taiwan so many times? She said “The famous group River Dance brings tap dance to the whole world; lots of people loved it, including Taiwanese audience. According to the precedent, our company decided to invite Dance of Desire to do performances.”

"Dance of Desire", a new tap dance group in Ireland will give their performance on Dec 11, 12 at 2:30 pm, and Dec 11 at 7:30 pm in Taipei International Convention Center (台北國際會議中心).


Lisa Anderson, the stepmother Aoife
Source: www.danceofdesire.com

"Dance of Desire" is a story based on the power and passion of the Celtic Legends of Erin. In a land before time began, a land of ancient gods, of high Kings and warring Queens. When the wife of the King Lir died, he married her sister Aoife. Due to his great love for his four children their stepmother became insanely jealous and plotted a terrible revenge. It is important for King to protect his children by using the magic Sword of Light from evil wielded by the wicked Queen because the bearer of the Sword bestowed absolute power.

The performance in Taiwan had a lot of creative performing manners and added many colorful decorations. It’s a romantic Irish dance, which combined tradition and modernity. At the same time, "Dance of Desire" filled with energy and charming dancing, including Jazz, Ballet, Tango, and Arab. All the music and body language will inspire your deep enthusiasm.

Miss Zhang said, “It’s the first time for Dance of Desire to come to Taiwan. They are a new dimension group, made their premiere in Dublin by 2003.” She also expressed that "Dance of Desire" had already been to Korea and Malaysia, and players will go to China after they finished performances in Taiwan. The Island is an important target of Asian music.

The tap dance runs performances on Dec 11 and 12 at Taipei International Convention Center, located at 1, Sec 5, Hsinyi Rd, Taipei (台北市信義路五段一號). Tickets cost NT$400-3000 and are available on-line at www.artsticket.com.tw or www.ticket.com.tw. Please call Jing Yin Art Corporation at (02) 23656287 for more information.