oh god....memories of primary school flooding back!

I was there when they danced this and I remember Ashley Smith just as crazy excited as in this video lol.

i luv ashley's expressions!!! WAY TO GO NE REGION AT WORLDS!!!!

i love irish dancing it looks so cool.

theyre both incredible! i strive to dance like ashley

i love how energetic the girl is she is just such a gracefull dancer with just the right amount of power! :D and the guy is just great! wish i was there in person to watch you both!!!! :P

My grandma used to irish dance.. I miss her

I loved it-they are both such beautiful dancers and should be justly proud-ashley looks so elated and cute-such an inspiration :)

i do irishdance and i luv it and that was AMAZING my fam euld luv it!!!

woooooooooopy this is better than the freakin' moon walk!!!love the irish,from india)))

ashley smith is my idol :)

well done scotty. looking forward to tour. see you on the road!

I totally agree! SO MUCH FUN!!!!

they're awesome!

@JiggyPiggy100 Its just for fun and I've done that little hop hop over-2-3 step, its not the easiest to get your lift up with no momentum. I've seen her dance her soft shoe in a POC and she was wonderful. She's not a wackadoo, she's having some fun.

Woooow!!! Amazing!

You got it in one! I feel the same!

Amazing! I love watching Irish dance. I wear about half the time the guy was dancing his feet were above the floor. Way to get air, man!

wow! that girl can hop lol, her treble hop backs were crazy high!

omg they are fantastic up the irish

she was good he was just WOW!!

They are so amazing... both deserved the win!

@Wafaloo CLRG's rules do not forbid employed dancers from competing, they only forbid those who are TCRG/ADCRG from competing. As long as Riverdancers/LOTD dancers can find the time to practice their competition steps and stay registered under their TC then they are allowed to compete.

@Andromed098 They just won. Can you imagine how excited they must feel? Perfect form is shot to hell when you're that excited

Ashley is more than just "good", she's amazing. She's won worlds numerous times as well as many other international competitions. BOTH of them are absolutely amazing.

Fantastic, I'm 63 and just found out about Irish dancing. It's amazing how their feet don't fly off into the audience. I hope I get to see it live sometime. Imagine the time & effort that's gone into it. Brill. I'm not Irish but love the Irish culture and have just taken up the bodhran..

Ashley is actually a genuinely sweet person. She was just really excited and probably pretty tired after a long day of competition. You should get to knew her before you judge.

they both are really just amazing! i'm soo jealous of ashley's toe walks!!!!!

WOW! I do irish dance to tht song!

ash is amazing so cute u can see she's so happy and excited here, and i cant believe how much bounce she puts into her steps, amazin!!!!! i wish i could ever be half as good as her...!! and scott is absolutely fantastic as well of course, well done to the both of them they really deserve it

No such thing as too cheesy in a dance competition. Fast. Hard. Power. This is how we dance. :)

That was so cute! Such energy!

are you kidding me, shut up. I've met ashley and she's taught me! Shes incredible.

@KathrynMcCann Philadelphia was the first time they were held in the United States, but they have been held in Scotland several times, and are going to be held in Boston in coming years...2012 I think they're in Boston. Until Philadelphia they'd always been in Scotland or Ireland, but it doesn't have to be where it was invented.

it is so cool

I made it baby Yah !!!

I'm no expert, just a fan, but Ashley and Scott are amazing performers. Unfortunately it has been over a year now since I last saw Ashley. Scott however, in the past 5 months I've seen him do 2 shows of Riverdance, 9 shows of Lord of the Dance, and about 80 shows of Emerald Beat. He is absolutely amazing, even with all the rehearsals to eliminate individuality he is still a stand out performer. He would be an awesome principle dancer, in any of these shows.

you can never jump to high!, then again.. when you hit the roof..

Bless her heart, that sash just wouldn't stay. They danced wonderfully!!

That was wonderful, I so wish I'd been able to learn when I was younger :(

@JasonlVlraz It's how it always is. *from Ireland, so I'm very aware* It's how it's traditionally supposed to be here for Irish dancing for ladies.

In the US, sports are actually offered in high school, on campus. We don't have sports clubs the way you do over there. Here, each high school has teams that compete against each other. American football is the most popular of course, but baseball, softball, water polo, tennis, golf and other sports are offered too. But I think American schools spend too much money on sports. There are often too many students per classroom and teachers are underpaid. I wish we had clubs instead of school teams.

@bubblesfoster Yes, that is Michael Smith's daughter. So talented!

ashley has been winning regional oireachtas since she was 8. that's what i've heard...dont quote me cuz im not sure

OMG Ashley rules :D is mignific

@JasonlVlraz It's supposed to! All competitive dancers wear big curly wigs.

HA. Love it.

i wish i had that problem!:)

@xCestTresChiquex its the hair its really bouncey

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Isn't Ashley Smith retiring from competition? It's okay... She already knows she is the best of the best! =]

in all my years as an irish dancer, i only saw one person with straight hair compete in a feis. it's just expected that you'll have curly hair, my dance teacher told us that we had to curl our hair when i was younger, and it's so much easier to have a wig. amazing dancers :)

@workkmeoutt wow congrats!! that's still amazing to even make it that far only 60 girls? i was thinking more in the hundreds

her sash was giving her trouble the whole time!

Hey i was there! I didnt see them dance though :(

@crobertp3012 You do know that half of the judges (maybe more than that) who named this two the World Champions are also Irish.

@HelloYeepGoodbyeWoop i did watch! i saw like 2 second clips of her like once or twice...

Y'know there are several country and western dances that are patterned very closely on this (without the high jumps though). I figured it was something the cowboys in the USA came up with, but now I know the Irish brought it over back in the day.

This wasn't a competition. They won. Read the description. This was a treble reel, which is not part of the three rounds at the worlds. The sash is because she's a world champion. Dancers would never hold hands in a solo competition. Have you actually Irish danced before? It should be pretty apparent that this is laid back fun.

@rince72 oh ok, that's what I thought. thanks! :)

Rita and Lisa know how to teach,O'Shea Chaplin school .

is she michael smith's daughter? she's such a good dancer. i have workshops with michael smith and he told us that he has a daughter that went to worlds and won it

@Ceiligirl Hm. Interesting. I remember seeing something in the North American feis rules (and I assumed it would apply to the Worlds as well), which state that "teachers and other professionals are not allowed to compete," and if you are paid to dance that technically makes you a professional... which is why I was really surprised to see this.

You are right, but think about it. She literally just won the Worlds 10 minutes before and was most likely on cloud nine. I don't think she was really truly concerned with making sure that the steps matched.

they don't feel like it, it was an old tradition.. when irish dance was more traditional they used to curl their hair. Now that it's more flashy and such, they use wigs but it still carries on the tradition. They are fun though! It's all part of dance... the dressing up and such. :)

@JasonlVlraz It's probably a wig...They seem really 'in' in the big competition orientated dance clubs/organisations/schools etc.

@GIRLxxOFxxMUSIC Oooh, ok. Thanks :)

i thought you wernt aloud to vidieo the dancers!

So is this like offered as a class at the schools in Ireland or like how does it work? Just a tad bit confused here.

@pinklollipops56 She went to Hogwarts. =] it's just a perfectly timed jump and physics.

approximately how many dancers are there in a category at worlds?

@HelloYeepGoodbyeWoop im sooo confused!! i haven't seen her yet! like i saw her phone call but thats it.....what else did she do?!?!! how far did she go on the show?

There brilliant I'm in irish dancing my first fesh coming up IM SOO EXAITED

@xCestTresChiquex lolooooooooooooooooooooooooooooool, wie cool

@JasonlVlraz thats the point lol

@X0XKAWAiiPANDAX0X Um no one can jump too high in irish dancing, the only time that is wrong is if you can't land on time!

@JustWannaRitAComment It's a requirement for the outfit as a whole

which type of hard shoe is the girl wearing?? xxx

Whats that to do with anything? She is corrfect, this IS irish dancing in it's purest form. This isn't Riverdance or LOTD, those shows do not contain pure Irish dancing.

@bubblesfoster ....three times haha

@JasonlVlraz It's a Wig mate. haha but ya.

did they get first place?

Is that possible? :D

Spoilt by the woman screaming near the mike. Who do you DOO that in the US? I am guessing it is by the dress.

oh ok sorry and thanks

Seriously scares me, their feet move soooooooooo fast

did he ever go there more than one time:)? where are these two people from, does anyone know that?

What wig wears Ashley here?

That would most likely be because they are two different steps.

@4096quagmire Sneaky Steppers Agree ;-)

wuts the music????

Could somebody explain to me how people from Riverdance/LOTD - i.e. Scott Doherty - are allowed to compete in the Worlds??

I think its just for the sake of tradition. thats my only guess cuz i do it and i dont no y

@MotherGoddess100 LMFAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

i do irish dancing and im actually irish and that is not pure irish dancing i've been dancng since i was 4 so if anyone wants tips jus comment me :)

@Floydfan101 feisanna :)

@HelloYeepGoodbyeWoop lol. truth means yeah ur telling the truth like thats true.

They only have to match for competition, not for a performance and this was an impromptu performance. Let it go.

Shouldn't the IRISH dancing world championships be held in IRELAND (yes, that's where it's from, believe it or not), not America?

It's 'they're' not there.