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Elena Macovei

Elena Macovei was born in in the Moldova Republic. She is a graduate of the National College of Choreography; the Academy of Music, Theater and Fine Arts; and was a dancer at the most prestigious professional state ensemble JOC. Elena specialized in folk dances from Moldova, Romania, and Russia in classical dance, modern dance, jazz, … Continued

Ronan Kelly

Ronan is from co. Roscommon, Ireland. He danced competitively for 12 years for the Sylvan Kelly School of Dance, Co. Mayo winning all major titles including five World Titles and four All Ireland Titles. He teaches with the Sylvan Kelly School of Dance and was the modern choreographer at Camp Rince Ceol in New York … Continued

Mairead Trainor

Mairead from London began dancing at the age of two. She dances for the Trainor School of Irish Dance which is run by her mother, aunt and cousin. During her competitive career she has won all major titles including the World Championships. She has also qualified as a Personal Trainer. Mairead attended the Riverdance Summer … Continued

Rocio Dusmet

Born in Madrid, Rocio began her professional career when she was eight years old. She graduated from the Royal Professional Conservatory of Dance Mariemma in the specialty of Spanish Dance in Madrid. In 2012 Rocio was awarded the Spanish Dance Prize at the XVI National Call for Dance City of Castellón. Rocio has toured France, … Continued

Brian Culligan

Emily Jade McFadden

Emily Jade, a Montgomery County native, started Irish dancing for a small school in Gaithersburg, MD at the age of five. Emily holds fond memories of dancing across the DMV as a child, some of her favorite performances being the annual St. Patrick’s Parade of Washington, D.C. and dancing for military heroes at the Walter … Continued

Ellie-Mae Wheeler

Ellie-Mae embarked on her dancing journey at the age of 11 with the Claddagh Academy in London. Throughout her competitive career, she placed 6th in the World, top 5 at major competitions across the globe and was crowned North American National, Scottish National and Southern England Oireachtas Champion. In 2017, Ellie-Mae was awarded a scholarship … Continued

Kenji Igus

Kenji Igus has been tap dancing since the age of six, starting out in the jazz night clubs of Los Angeles and then joining the Jazz Tap Ensemble. Kenji is featured in a variety of media including doing work for ESPN, Google, Disney, and Amazon. Kenji has choreographed two shows for Universal Studios Hollywood, consulted … Continued

Dharmesh Patel

Dharmesh Patel graduated from Doreen Bird Performing Arts College in 2007. Since graduating he has performed in numerous operas for the English National Opera and the Royal Opera House and at Buckingham Palace for Prince Charles. He starred on Sky 1’s Got to Dance as a semi-finalist and he’s also a member of Plague, who … Continued

Cathal Croke

Uilleann Pipes and Whistles Dublin born uilleann piper Cathal Croke, a Senior All Ireland Champion and Honours Graduate in Music from the University of Limerick, has performed at festivals and toured with productions in numerous countries spanning five continents. He has played for two Presidents of Ireland, was recorded by RTÉ, has shared the stage … Continued