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Fri 05 May 2004Dance can change lives, so focus on home-grown talentThe second International Dance Festival Ireland had its high points but also revealed some key problems, writes Michael Seaver'It takes great courage to speak your truth," Barbara Bergin, a writer, told the performers of Keeping The Faith, from the Dochas women's unit at Mountjoy Prison, before they staged their production. The idea of being true to your vision seemed to emerge whenever dance was talked about at International Dance Festival Ireland, which finished on Sunday, and is a notion the festival has to come to grips with in contemplating its future.