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Ed Sheeran's "Shape of You" in Irish dance shoes

Eight Irish dancers in matching black tops take over a path by the water. The song they dance to is a pop hit, Ed Sheeran's "Shape of You." more

They call themselves the Galway Girls. In the opening seconds, four of them stroll along the waterfront in black tops with white hearts on them, with buildings close by and the water beside them. For now it looks like an ordinary walk.

Four young women in matching black tops with white heart designs walk along a waterfront path beside buildings and water. A headline runs in white letters across the lower third.Save
Early on, four of the Galway Girls stroll along the waterfront in matching tops.

The dancers come from the Hession School of Irish Dancing in Galway, Ireland, started by the well-known Irish dancer Celine Hession. Many world champions have trained there, and the school takes pupils as young as 4. This group are big Ed Sheeran fans, and they made this routine for him, hoping he would see it.

Then the dancing starts, and it's all feet. Eight pairs of shoes strike the ground at the same instant, and the steps follow the song so closely that the shoes seem to tap out the words. One viewer insists nobody makes a single mistake. Another just loves the sound of the shoes.

Three young adult females dancing outdoors by a riverside town with colorful houses, natural daylight illuminating the scene. The headline runs in white letters across the lower third.Save
Eight Irish dancers in matching black tops take over a path by the water.

They're doing all this on pavement, which makes dancers wince. One writes that Irish dancing on concrete hurts, because each strike sends a jolt back up the legs. Another says tarmac is a hard floor for steps this clever. The Galway Girls smile through all of it.

Partway through, four of them walk down the seaside path toward the camera in their matching black outfits. Nothing in the way they walk gives away how hard that ground is on the legs.

Four young women in matching black outfits walk toward the camera along a seaside path. A headline runs in white letters across the lower third.Save
Partway through, four of the dancers walk down the seaside path toward the camera.

Later the pop song gives way to a traditional Irish tune, and the steps change with it. They switch over as if it took no effort, which anyone who has tried a single Irish dance step will doubt.

And their hero did see it. Sheeran went on to put the girls in the music video for his song "Galway Girl." The top comment on their dance says that is exactly where they belonged.

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