Step Dancing ChampionshipsTHE WORLD IRISH STEP DANCING CHAMPIONSHIP WERE HELD AT THE HYNES CONVENTION CENTER WHERE THE COMPETITION DREW SPECTATORS FROM AROUND THE WORLD. FROM COSTUMES TO HAIR, THE DANCERS SHOWED THEIR BEST STUFF.

Boston-3/29/13-The Ryan-Kilcoyne School of Irish Dancing from Pennsylvania give a group hug backstage moments before they went on stage in the 16-19 age group competition, during The World Irish Dancing Championships being held at the Hynes Convention Center. It is only the second time in it’s 40 year history that the eight-day event is held outside Ireland and Scotland. Organizers expect twenty-thousand people from around the globe to attend the event.