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James Mac Suibhne with his dance class in Tigh Mhicí Image Name: James Mac Suibhne with his dance class in Tigh Mhicí Description: James Mac Suibhne with his dance class in Tigh Mhicí. Interview broadcast on Mo Ghrá Thú 17/6/2015.
James Mac Suibhne at his dance class. Image Name: James Mac Suibhne at his dance class. Description: James Mac Suibhne at his dance class.
James Mac Suibhne at his dance class. Image Name: James Mac Suibhne at his dance class. Description: James Mac Suibhne at his dance class.
James Mac Suibhne with his dance class. Image Name: James Mac Suibhne with his dance class. Description: James Mac Suibhne with his dance class.
James Mac Suibhne gives one of his pupils a twirl at his dance class! Image Name: James Mac Suibhne gives one of his pupils a twirl at his dance class! Description: James Mac Suibhne gives one of his pupils a twirl at his dance class!

Tá na cosa in airde ag Dónall Mac Ruairí inniu ar an chlár agus é i gcuideachta James Mac Suibhne as Machaire Loisce i nGaoth Dobhair.  Is tógálaí tí é James, ach is é an paisean atá aige nó an damhsa.  Chuir James suim sa jeighbheáil óg ina shaol nuair a bhí leaids agus cailíní an cheantair ag tarraingt ar an Dodge agus an Seaview i nGaoth Dobhair agus iad ag damhsa thart timpeall a gcuid málaí.  Is é treoir agus comhairle a mhuintire a lean James, agus bíonn sé anois ag teagasc damhsa, agus leoga ráchairt air i gcuid físeán na gceoltóirí tíre mór le rá, ina measc Nathan Carter, Daniel O’Donnell agus a mhacasamhail.  Labhrann sé le Dónall inniu faoina ghrá don damhsa.

Dónall Mac Ruairí will be dancing on today’s show, in the company of James Mac Suibhne from Machaire Loisce in Gaoth Dobhair.  James is a builder, but his passion in life is dancing.  James first became interested in jiving when he was young, when other young men and women in the area were heading to the Dodge and the Seaview discos in Gaoth Dobhair.  James followed his family’s advice, and now he teaches dancing and is a regular in videos of the big country musicians, including Nathan Carter, Daniel O’Donnell, to name but a few.  He talks to Dónall today about his passion for dance.