Cara Butler
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Born | (1974-10-10) October 10, 1974 (age 49) United States |
Occupation(s) | Dancer, choreographer |
Spouse | Jon Pilatzke |
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Current group | The Chieftains |
Former groups | Cherish the Ladies Greenfields of America Solas |
Dances | Irish stepdance |
Cara Butler is an American stepdancer and choreographer. She is the younger sister of dancer Jean Butler.
Dance career
Cara Butler studied with the widely respected Irish stepdance teacher Donny Golden. She and her sister, Jean, each won numerous national titles and regional titles, and placed well in international competitions. She has toured with the Irish folk group The Chieftains since 1992 performing traditional and contemporary Irish dances.
In 1999, Butler performed alongside her sister as a featured dancer in "Dancing on Dangerous Ground" which played in the Theater Royal in London's West End. In 2005 she danced once again with her sister for the instructional DVD Irish Dance Masterclass with Jean Butler along with Tara Barry, Michael Patrick Gallagher, and Glenn Simpson.[1]
Butler was the lead dancer in the Folgers coffee commercial "A Dancer's Morning".[2]
References
External links
- Newsbank.com (paywall)
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- Crossroads dance
- Feis
- Oireachtas
- Oireachtas Rince na Cruinne
- Céilí
- Riverdance
- Lord of the Dance
- Dancing on Dangerous Ground
- Feet of Flames
- The Keltic Dreams
- Public Dance Halls Act 1935
- Soft shoes
- Hard shoes
- Jig (2011 film)
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