Published May 27, 2021 on Defector
I saw this tweet yesterday, of Vlad Guerrero Jr. demonstrating some pretty good Irish dance form, and it reminded me that I need to tell you all something: I am an Irish dancer. I grew up Irish dancing, competed at the World Championships, toured professionally in Japan, and I now teach Irish dance once a week to the youth as my hobby and side hustle. Last time I checked, Defector is a website that covers sports, culture, and “weird shit,” and Irish dance, I would argue, is all three.