The latest edition of the Journal of Dance Medicine & Science (Volume 17, Number 4, 2013) includes three papers about Irish dancers. I am sure that these will be of interest to you if you teach Irish dance.
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Research into Highland and Irish dancing
I was delighted to read on the UKA website that two funded, research projects are being carried out as part of three post-graduate Masters Physiotherapy (pre-registration) dissertations exploring the impact forces of Irish and Highland dancing and the potential influences on skeletal health, as well as quantifying their energy expenditure during their routines.