Step Dancing ChampionshipsTHE WORLD IRISH STEP DANCING CHAMPIONSHIP WERE HELD AT THE HYNES CONVENTION CENTER WHERE THE COMPETITION DREW SPECTATORS FROM AROUND THE WORLD. FROM COSTUMES TO HAIR, THE DANCERS SHOWED THEIR BEST STUFF.

Boston-3/26/13- The Celtic Steps dance group from Colorado pose for a family member taking their photo during a lunch break. They are(left to rt) Erin Storch,11, Audrey Parmentier,12, Peyton Davis,11, Reed Fricke,11, and Molly Shehan,11. The wigs they are wearing cost up to $100 each.The World Irish Dancing Championships are being held at the Hynes Convention Center. It is only the second time in it’s 40 year history that the eight-day event is held outside Ireland and Scotland. Organizers expect twenty-thousand people from around the globe to attend the event.