Irish Dance Troupe Archives - Page 2 of 3 - Riverdance

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

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

Sarah Gaughran

Sarah Gaughran from Dublin, Ireland began her dancing journey at age 4 with the Fegan Academy. She is a three-time Leinster champion and top 10 in the last three World Irish Dancing Championships. She is currently studying at UCD. Sarah took part in the Riverdance Summer School in Dublin and Boston and then her lifelong … Continued

Keeva Corry

Keeva started Irish dancing at the age of four years at the Croghan Green Academy in Co. Clare, Ireland. Keeva won four World titles in her competitive career along with 14 major championship wins. Keeva successfully auditioned for Riverdance at the Riverdance Summer School in 2019. She fulfilled her dream and joined the cast for … Continued

Gerard Byrne

Gerard from Donegal, Ireland began dancing at the age of 5 for the McNelis Cunningham Boyle School of Dance. During a successful 14 years of competing, he won several prestigious competitions, including three World Championship titles. He has performed with shows including Michael Flatley’s Lord of the Dance, Rhythm of the Dance and Celtic Steps. … Continued

Olivia Nachtigal

Olivia from Western Canada began dancing at the age of 4 years old. She danced competitively for the Mattierin School of Irish dance and won many competitive titles, including placing top 5 at the World championships. She attended the Riverdance Summer School in Dublin in 2019 and her dream came true when she was asked … Continued

Londyn Nachtigal

Londyn, born in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada began dancing at the age of four. She trained and competed with the Mattierin School of Irish Dance where she earned numerous competitive accolades, including the title of Ladies U19 World Champion in 2019. In 2020, Londyn joined Riverdance alongside her sister, Olivia, for the Company’s 25th Anniversary Tour. … Continued