Cara Butler
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Cara Butler | |
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 Butler in 2010 | |
| Born | October 10, 1974 United States |
| Occupation(s) | Dancer, choreographer |
| Spouse | Jon Pilatzke |
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| Current group | The Chieftains |
| Former groups | Cherish the Ladies Greenfields of America Solas |
| Dances | Irish stepdance |
Cara Butler is an American stepdancer and choreographer. She is the younger sister of dancer Jean Butler.
Dance career[edit]
Cara Butler studied with the widely respected Irish stepdance teacher Donny Golden. She and her sister, Jean, each won numerous national titles and regional titles, and placed well in international competitions. She has toured with the Irish folk group The Chieftains since 1992 performing traditional and contemporary Irish dances.
In 1999, Butler performed alongside her sister as a featured dancer in "Dancing on Dangerous Ground" which played in the Theater Royal in London's West End. In 2005 she danced once again with her sister for the instructional DVD Irish Dance Masterclass with Jean Butler along with Tara Barry, Michael Patrick Gallagher, and Glenn Simpson.[1]
Butler was the lead dancer in the Folgers coffee commercial "A Dancer's Morning".[2]
References[edit]
- ^ "Jean Butler's Masterclass DVD - Jean Butler at the Celtic Cafe". www.celticcafe.com.
- ^ "Cara Butler". The StepCrew. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
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