Utah teen gets to showcase passion for dance in World Irish Dancing Championships

LAYTON, Utah — An eighth-grader at Morgan Center College is getting the possibility to showcase his love for Irish dance on the world stage.

On a snowy Thursday night, you’ll find 14-year-old Logan Dorrity getting in some follow on the dance ground contained in the Legacy College of Dance in Layton,

“I actually just like the rhythms and timings,” Logan mentioned.

His ardour as he faucets and glides throughout the ground is on full show.

“I simply assume it is a very stunning type of dance,” Logan mentioned.

Logan has been doing Irish dance for greater than a decade since he was simply three years outdated.

“My mom was dancing since earlier than I used to be born and he or she put all my siblings in dance,” Logan mentioned.

His mom, Christy, is the proprietor of the Legacy College of Dance, which makes a speciality of Irish dance.  

“It was me eager to share my ardour for one thing that I actually beloved,” Christy mentioned.  “It has been nice to observe his progress and because it’s change into extra of an inner motivation for him, it has been nice to observe him take the lead and need to actually succeed.”

Christy says this kind of dance is also called Irish step dance. She says it wasn’t actually standard in the US till the 1990’s after Riverdance got here out.

Logan’s success has led him to position excessive sufficient in a regional competitors to qualify for a spot within the World Irish Dancing Championships in Montreal, starting subsequent week.

Christy says that is essentially the most prestigious occasion within the sport.

“It is principally the Olympics for Irish dancing and there shall be 2,100 dancers and an estimated over 10,000 spectators at this occasion,” Christy mentioned.

Logan’s coach getting ready him for the world stage, his older brother, Ethon.

Ethon competed on the earth championships in Germany, again in 2014.

“I push him fairly laborious, not simply because I am his brother, however simply because I see numerous potential in him that I want I may have had as nicely,” Ethon mentioned.

Logan says that features classes greater than as soon as per week.

As he will get able to compete north of the border, he has the total help of his household, like his sister Amberlee, who shall be there in individual to see him take the stage.

“I am actually happy with him, I began a few years earlier than he did and he handed me up actual quick and he simply stored on increase from there,” Amberlee mentioned.

Whereas Logan says he’s aggressive and the objective is to win, he advised FOX 13 Information his hope for his first look on the earth championships.

“We do the primary two rounds after which they recall the highest half or 50 and so they do the third spherical and I am simply, my objective is to recall and get that high 50%,” Logan mentioned.

The World Irish Dancing Championships will happen from April 2 to April 19.

Logan and his household will head to Montreal on Saturday, earlier than taking the stage on the championships on Monday.