Kevin Doyle
BiographyKevin Doyle is a renowned traditional Irish step dancer based in Rhode Island. His dance is devoted to and inspired by steps brought to the United States by his Irish-born mother in the 1930s. He performs old style traditional Irish step dance and American tap dance. A lifelong dancer and performer, Kevin was a U.S. Champion Irish step dancer in his early competitive years, and has been entertaining audiences ever since with his traditional style of "close to the ground" rhythms and intricate foot work as an artist, a choreographer, producer, and teacher. He won a National Heritage Fellowship award from the National Endowment for the Arts in 2014, and served as a teaching artist in CCHAP’s Southern New England Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program, teaching student Nicole LeBlanc. Kevin performed at one of CCHAP’s outdoor concerts in 2018 and at the Apprenticeship 20th anniversary exhibit opening event at CHS in 2018.
Artist Website: http://www.kevindoyledance.com/
Artist Website: http://www.kevindoyledance.com/
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