Lead Dancer Archives - Riverdance

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

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

Anna Mai Fitzpatrick

Anna Mai from Co. Meath, Ireland began her dance journey at the age of four and danced competitively for sixteen years alongside her brother Fergus. She knew from a young age that Irish Dance was her passion. She won many major championships including the All-Ireland Championships, Great Britain Championships and the British Nationals. Anna Mai … Continued

Fergus Fitzpatrick

Fergus from Co. Meath, Ireland discovered his passion for dance at the age of eight. With his sister Anna Mai, he grew up competing internationally in Irish dancing competitions. Under the tutelage of Holly and Kavanagh Academy of Irish Dance, Fergus achieved his dream of becoming a World Champion in 2017. He joined Riverdance performing … Continued

Amy-Mae Dolan

Amy-Mae from Co. Tyrone danced for the Carson Kennedy Academy in Belfast. She won the World Irish Dance Championships and many other major titles. On completion of the Riverdance Summer School she achieved her lifelong ambition to join Riverdance in 2016. Amy-Mae featured in the BBC’s “Born to Riverdance” which followed her journey to become … Continued

William Bryant

Born in Sydney, Australia, Will trained with the Halloran Dance School in Irish, ballet, contemporary and tap from the age of four. Will performed lead roles in musical productions and made regular appearances on TV. At university he studied for a Bachelor of Music and is an accomplished guitarist. An ambitious athlete, Will is studying … Continued

Kieran Bryant

Born and raised in Sydney Australia, Kieran began dancing at the age of five. With the Halloran School, he studied Irish, classical ballet, contemporary, jazz, tap and musical theatre. Travelling extensively to compete, Kieran achieved great success at a state, national and international level. Kieran has worked as an actor appearing in film, television and … Continued

Brandon Asazawa

Brandon began dancing at the age of four with the Leneghan Academy of Irish Dance in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. In sixteen years of competitive dancing, Brandon became a five-time Mid-American champion, National champion, and placed 6th at the World championships. After participating in the 2015 Riverdance Summer School, Brandon joined Riverdance at the age of … Continued

Jason O’Neill

Jason started dancing at the age of five alongside his six sisters. He quickly developed a passion for rhythm and music winning the Ulster Championships five times. Jason won many other accolades as a Festival and CLRG dancer before joining Riverdance. He has been the principal dancer in Riverdance for 12 years performing in some … Continued