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Keira Martin is a West Midlands based dancer, choreographer, teacher, mentor and musician trained in traditional Irish step dance. Keira is a versatile artist with years of experience in performing, crafting dance and creating imaginative choreography for a range of audiences. In 2005 she founded Keira Dance, a fusion of contemporary and Irish Dance styles using live music and song firmly rooted in tradition. Keira Dance returns to Southbank Centre with Threads, a fresh and distinctive fusion of contemporary and Irish dance styles which includes live traditional music and song. Choreographed by Keira Martin, it explores ideas about migration, including the fierce emotions experienced when longing for home. With traditional session musicians and three dancers Keira Dance present an atmospheric, lively evening that, much like an Irish cèilidh, has your foot tapping and your heart leaping from the first beat of the drum.