“Rhythm of the Dance The National Dance Company of Ireland” Takes the Stage at The Palace Theatre on March 17th at 7:30pm!

Returning audiences will be delighted with the new pure energy, melodic music! Like a sheet of lightning the pulsating rhythms, in the “The Rhythm of the Dance The National Dance Company of Ireland” show, and new multimedia elements for this 2026 tour, around the world with audience figures of over 7 million fans during the past 20 years. Now, this global toe-tapping success continues from China to South America and from sunny Spain to snowy Siberia. Rhythm of the Dance The National Dance Company of Ireland even has a tour stop at The Palace Tuesday, March 17th, 2026 at 7:30pm.

With over 7 million fans everywhere, fans are enjoying 2,000 years, and more, of dance, music, songs and culture from pre-Celtic times to modern day sounds all compacted into this new show. It’s full of flailing feet and fiddles, futuristic dances, eye-catching lighting and costumes, fresh choreography, sensational sound effects and is now one of the top Irish step dance shows in the world.

Mark your calendars for Tues. March 17th, 2026 at 7:30pm when “The Rhythm of the Dance The National Dance Company of Ireland” -and their pulsating rhythms and pure energy comes to The Palace Theatre in Greensburg. Be sure to purchase your tickets in advance as this tour is selling quickly. Tickets are $37., $48., $58., and $53.75 and can be purchased online at https://westmorelandculturaltrust.org or by calling the Palace Theatre at (724) 836-8000. The Palace Theatre is located at 21 W. Otterman St., Greensburg, PA 15601. This show is presented by Latshaw Productions.

With what can best be described as, akin to the speed of lightning, the dancers sometimes have literally just seconds to make 25 costume changes during the show. The live band consists of top class musicians who play a vast array of musical instruments which include the Traditional Uilleann pipes, Irish Bodhran, fiddles, flutes, accordions, banjo and whistles.

Due to dance shows having no language barriers, it has been a hit in places such as China, where it performed at the gigantic Earth Dome stage, before an audience of 50,000 and was beamed to 750 million viewers, on syndicated Chinese National TV. In Russia’s Kremlin Palace Theatre the Ministry for Culture gave the show a special award for its contribution to Russian and Siberian Culture. In Moscow’s Crocus City Hall it attracted 6,000 while in Greece, it performed before 5,000 fans at the 2,500 year old Acropolis, Athens. In Poland it won the Best Irish Dance Show award. It was also nominated by the prestigious IQ Magazine as Best Dance Show.