Once a Dancer Always a Dancer

Retired Irish Dancer - Southern Region, US. Studying for my TCRG (Feb. 2016). Future Physical Therapist (beginning my doctorate in Jan 2017)

[bella-clarabel]

All Ireland’s 2018 🖤 #TeamMC (at INEC Killarney)

[hallieb18-blog]

Twinning👯❤️

[kimbellll]

When I was a little girl I dreamt of qualifying for the Oireachtas. Tonight, my wildest dream came true, and at my 10th Oireachtas I became the 2017 OIREACHTAS CHAMPION! Thank you to all of my amazing dance family for supporting me over all of these years and believing in me no matter what. Thank you to my family for being so supportive of my dreams. This is on the beginning. Roll on Glasgow 🥇🏆🌎#ardandomination (at Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center Hotel)

[karaleighdesmond]

doesn’t take much to make these girls beautiful. Hair and makeup for the lovely Sarah Canniff and Mary Kate Stewart of the Kenny Academy

[openwingsofficial-blog]

Open Wings - Abby

[irishdancey]

[fairyoftrickery]

All the 2017 Harney Pender Keady New England Oireachtas champions!

[irishdance-befit]

ECRO 2017

I’m still trying to grasp this weekend. To be honest it was the first time where I truly felt like myself. New dress, new hair, new vibe. Everything felt right. My two rounds felt clean and energized, but I found myself in that same moment of recalls hoping to hear my number. As it got closer to my number I could feel the nerves and FINALLY my number was called. Finally all the work and all of my training pulled off a recall. My set felt fine, I wasn’t 100% happy with it, but overall I danced my absolute best for the day. The rest of the day felt like an outer body experience. Standing backstage with dancers I looked up to and inspired to be and to get called 1 place shy of top 10 was incredible. 4 places from WQ!!

Never have I recalled and here I am 11th in Eastern Canada, 4 places away from WORLD QUALIFYING.

It still feels like a dream. 🖤

All I can say is hard work pays off and I’m so happy I didn’t give up when results wouldn’t go my way.

This is just the beginning.

[ruinedchildhood]

[thevanishinglake69]

3x Oireachtas champion!!! And to think that 10 weeks ago I️ had a broken foot and didn’t know if I’d be able to dance. Cannot thank all those that believed in me enough.

[garden-of-daisies-76]

❤️❤️❤️

[sarahroseeee]

I’m baaaaaaack 🍀💕

So happy to be back dancing and competing after being off for over 2 years and coming back just 6 weeks ago 🙏🏻

[karaleighdesmond]

Still think it’s all a dream, I don’t know what to say besides thank you to every single person that has ever supported me along this crazy rollercoaster that is my dance career

[fairyoftrickery]

Riverdance

[planxtyparis-blog]

Eastern Canadian Oireachtas 2017 Fun Dance

[prettylittleirishdancer]

WRO

[steps-and-solodresses]

The Western Region Oireachtas 2017 Parade of Champions from Sunday, November 19th! Congrats to everyone who competed!