Dean Crouch is an Irish dancer and musician. At the age of 12
he was Great Britain Champion, British National Champion, All Scotland Champion, All Ireland Champion, North American Champion and the World Champion, winning with a score of 900 out of a possible 900.
Crouch began dancing at the age of 7. He previously did stage work, but stopped to pursue
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 vari ...
. At the age of 12 he retired from competitive dance to pursue a new challenge as an Irish musician. He plays the
piano accordion
A piano accordion is an accordion equipped with a right-hand keyboard similar to a piano or organ. Its acoustic mechanism is more that of an organ than a piano, as they are both aerophones, but the term "piano accordion"—coined by Guido Deiro ...
, piano and keyboards. He has won the World Irish Piano Accordion Championships and the All Ireland
Fleadh and he plays live music for many major competitions as well as local feiseanna (
Irish stepdance
Irish stepdance is a style of performance dance with its roots in traditional Irish dance. It is generally characterized by a stiff upper body and fast and precise movements of the feet. It can be performed solo or in groups. Aside from public ...
festivals). Crouch has also recorded Irish dance music CDs.
References
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External links
Official website
Living people
English composers
English male dancers
Performers of Irish dance
Year of birth missing (living people)
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