With a mix of childlike enthusiasm and surprising maturity, 11-year-old Erin Mayo is moving up in the Irish dancing world. She’s got the trophies — and the blisters — to prove it. The Lewes sixth ...

Sometimes even a champion needs a few pointers. “Do you see how Kendall brings the drama, Izzie?” Irish dance instructor John Lawrence Morgan said, one spring night in his Millersville dance studio.

Meagan Urbanek started dancing, and the crowd went nuts. They clapped. They hollered. And they cheered ― loudly ― as she kicked and stomped her way through an Irish dance tribute to the Celtic warrior ...