The shame of Irish dance
Confession time: I love browsing the Voy boards. These anonymous message boards from the 90s are such a dumpster fire of gossip and innuendo, and yet I can't break away from reading. Sometimes it is just wild to watch grown women snipe at each other across the internet about the stupidest, pettiest garbage (like crowns on dresses - give me a break). However, beyond the petty gossip and name-calling, I have found some important information that isn't talked about publicly and openly. Last week was certainly the peak of this, with a number of posts discussing the sexual abuse cases currently ongoing in the Irish dance community. The details, as far as I have been able to find from definitive sources (e.g. news sites and court filings). On December 2 in Bergen County, NJ, three lawsuits were filed alleging sexual abuse by Irish dance teachers in the Mid-Atlantic region. The suits were pulled later that day, but re-filed on December 4. The three plaintiffs are all anonymous (n
