August 14, 2011

Do try this at home (or at McDonald's)

"We No Speak Americano" is the whimsical choice for Music Sunday at Experience Optimism this week. In addition to their handy talent on this video, this duo are actually Irish dancers, have traveled internationally and appeared on Broadway in "Riverdance" before breaking away to pursue more eclectic events as "Up and Over It."

 Find out more about Suzanne Cleary, Peter Harding and their video artist Jonny Reed at upandoverit.com.



Can't get enough of them? Watch their recent appearance on America's Got Talent.

If McCleary and Harding look familiar to you, it's probably because you've seen them before, hand dancing on a McDonald's commercial.  But don't let the commercial and viral sensation fool you, they are artists and their mission is to share the beauty of the Irish dance form with a new generation.

Find out more about the history of Irish dance and the beginning of Up and Over It in this three-minute segment from ABC News "Sign of the Times."


 

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