Cara Butler is an American
stepdancer and choreographer. She is the younger sister of dancer
Jean Butler
Jean Butler (born March 14, 1971) is an American stepdancer, a master of Irish Dance, choreographer, and actress. She is best known for originating the principal female role in the Irish dance theatrical production ''Riverdance''. In January 20 ...
.
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
The Chieftains are a traditional Irish folk band formed in Dublin in 1962, by Paddy Moloney, Seán Potts and Michael Tubridy. Their sound, which is almost entirely instrumental and largely built around uilleann pipes, has become synonymous ...
since 1992 performing traditional and contemporary
Irish dance
Irish dance refers to a group of traditional dance forms that originate in Ireland, encompassing dancing both solo and in groups, and dancing for social, competitive, and performance purposes. Irish dance in its current form developed from var ...
s.
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.
Butler was the lead dancer in the
Folgers
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coffee commercial "A Dancer's Morning".
References
External links
Newsbank.com (paywall)
American female dancers
American dancers
Performers of Irish dance
American choreographers
Living people
Place of birth missing (living people)
1974 births
21st-century American women
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