Gilbertsville dancer, 17, headed to Irish step dancing World Championships

Gilbertsville dancer, 17, headed to Irish step dancing World Championships

GILBERTSVILLE — Thirty-two years after it became a global phenomenon, Riverdance, the Irish dancing/musical stage show, is still going strong and still inspiring artists. And about 15 years ago, Riverdance set Gilbertsville resident Madeleine Connolly on a path to the Irish step-dancing World Championships in Dublin this spring, known in Celtic as the “Cumann Rince Dea Mheasa.” Her inspiration from the group only increased last March when she we…