Christmas Celtic Sojourn, 2012: Jon and Nathan Pilatzke, with Cara Butler. Chair Dance.

What a fun piece of innovative dancing! For the 10th anniversary of the concert series, producer/host Brian O’Donovan invited three of the best dancers to bring their special gifts to the stage. Canadians Jon and Nathan Pilatzke specialize in the Ottawa Valley style of dancing which brings in so many different influences including Irish, Scottish, French and English. They are joined here by New York native and Irish Dancer extraordinaire, Cara Butler (who also happens to be married to Jon!). Cara is from a family steeped in Irish tradition and specializing in dance. Her sister Jean was one of the founding dancers of Riverdance and the lead in the early days with Michael Flately. The show from Step Crew which is also the brainchild of this trio, is one of the most anticipated as it makes the rounds of Performing Arts Centres in the US and beyond.