A video of a pair of duelling, dancing American priests studying in Rome has gone viral.

The Rev David Rider, 29, of New York, and the Rev John Gibson, 28, of Milwaukee, shot to internet fame when they were filmed in April during a fundraiser at the North American College, the elite American seminary up the hill from the Vatican.
Rev Rider warmed up the crowd with a lively tap-dance routine, only to be pushed aside by Rev Gibson's fast-footed Irish dance.

Soon they were battling it out to impress the crowd. At the back of the room, journalist Joan Lewis recorded the event and later posted it on YouTube, where it has had more than 250,000 hits.

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