Silva was visiting Ireland on a family bvacation/b and was interested in learning about traditional Irish dance and music. "I went back in 2004, trained with Orfhlaith, and passed four levels of teacher training for traditional Irish Dance," ... Silva's goal as the bINISH/b dance company at Williams develops is to meld Irish traditional dance and her training in ballet and modern dance to "see if I can come up with another form, another movement vocabulary that isn't just Irish ...
