Name: Doireann Carney
Nationality: Irish
Troupe: Boyne
Birthday: 27th Sept
Joined the Show: Full-time in Sept 03
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What do you do in your free time on tour?
Golf, socialise and sleep

If you could only take 2 comfort things on tour what would they be?
Golf clubs - although rarely comforting - and my iPod.

Do you have any rituals you have to do before going onstage?
Bless myself, get a drink of water and stretch calves and neck again.

Most embarrassing Riverdance moment?
Falling in the Wake and landing half over the front of the stage. The following day the cashier in the supermarket commented on how she loved the show and asked if the girl who fell was ok!

Best Riverdance moment?
June 2003, the Special Olympics in Croke Park Dublin

Favorite part of the show?
The Wake

How did you feel when you heard you had been offered a place in the show?
Thrilled

Where did you audition and what was it like?
I auditioned in Dublin in August of 1999, the train from Galway to Dublin broke down (surprise, surprise) so it was a bit of a rush.

When and why did you decide you wanted to be in Riverdance?
When my older sister, who was previously in the show, kept coming home with cool presents!

What did you like most about Irish Dancing?
As I was the teacher´s youngest daughter, the older girls in the class couldn´t refuse when I asked for some of their sweets!!!

At what age did you start Irish Dancing?
I suppose around 4 years of age

What´s the question you are asked the most when people realize you are a Riverdancer?
Are you Irish?