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March 16, 2010

Join us or watch us TONIGHT at the Kennedy Center!

St. Patrick's season is in full swing and tonight is the big show at the Kennedy Center's Millennium Stage. Join us at 6 p.m. EDT in Washington, D.C.  -OR- LIVE on the Internet!

To watch online, follow this link to the Millennium Stage page.  If you miss the live performance, be sure to check in later today or this week for the archived performance.

Hope to see you there!


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March 07, 2010

March Madness is upon us!

Are you ready for the Culkin School's version of Irish Dance March Madness?  It's on its way, with the kickoff starting this week and shifting into high gear next weekend with the Gaithersburg and DC parades.

 

The Culkin School marches in two parades, the Gaithersburg parade (3/13) and the DC parade (3/14). Download and information sheet below and

 

1) Sign up in class if you plan to attend the parade
2) Parents sign up to volunteer to help with the parades
3) Buy a Culkin crew-neck sweatshirt if you need one to wear in the parade! (The parade uniform is the Culkin sweatshirt, a white turtleneck, black pants and sneakers)

 

Also, be sure to check for the latest events on our calendar page.  You can also download the spring calendar distributed in class for information on make-up classes and other important dates.

 


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February 28, 2010

Join us at the Kennedy Center on March 16

Get an early start to your St. Patrick's Day with a free performance by the Culkin School at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on Tuesday, March 16th.

Our 6 p.m. show is part of the Millennium Stage Series.  And if you can't make it in person, you can watch it LIVE online.  

Visit our Kennedy Center artist's page for more information.


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September 23, 2009

Sign ups available for four upcoming shows

Nothing like starting out the dance year with a bang! After the jump are 4 upcoming performances we hope will fit into your schedule. Please follow the link to the Yahoo! Group database to sign your dancer up for the shows. If you are having issues with Yahoo! (a few of you are, however, we've had many new Culkin families sign up in the last week, so thank you!), please email Nicki at nicki ~at~ culkinschool.com (replace the ~at~ with @) directly. If you are unsure of which troupe you are in, below is a description of material your dancer needs to have mastered for each troupe. Sean & Nicki will update the class assignments on the web in the next few weeks.

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June 02, 2008

Washington Folk Festival

The Culkin dancers performed on Sunday, June 1 at the Washington Folk Festival at Glen Echo Park. Here's a sample of our performance.

Be sure to check out our YouTube videos page for more from this show and others! 


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April 04, 2008

Show Sign Up Information

The Culkin School is implementing a new  Yahoo! Groups based system to to tell our students about upcoming performance opportunities, and for dancers to sign up for those shows that will work with your schedule. We've added a Show Sign Up Information page to the website that explains how to use the new system.  Take a look!


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March 16, 2008

Happy St. Patrick's Day

St. Patrick's Day is upon us.... and we've got the pictures to prove it!

Visit our Photo Gallery for the first pictures of the season, including the Washington, D.C. St. Patrick's Day Parade.  

If you have pictures to include on the website, please email the webmaster for instructions on how to submit them!  We'd love to post them! 


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March 14, 2008

In the News - Culkin School Featured in Georgetown Current

The Culkin School's Kennedy Center Millennium Stage performance made the front page of the March 12 edition of the Georgetown Current newspaper.

Featured are seniors Rachel K and Phil S from the Jazz choreography.  

Follow this link to view a picture of the front page of the paper. 
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March 09, 2008

"Irish Dance March Madness" Kicks Off

A hugely successful show at the Kennedy Center's Millennium Stage kicked off the Culkin School's Irish Dance March Madness.  There are host of upcoming shows, parades and other events, so be sure to check in here and through the Yahoo! Group for the latest info.

If you missed the Kennedy Center show in person or live on the internet, you can catch the archived version of it on our artist's page at the Kennedy Center's website

If you attended the show and have pictures... or plan on taking pictures at some of our upcoming event, please email the webmaster and consider sending your pictures in for posting.

 


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January 07, 2008

Let's hear it for the boys!

On Sunday, January 6, some of the Culkin School's boys performed at the Auld Shebeen pub for a fundraiser hosted by CCE Potomac for area musician Danny Doyle. We've posted (some rather dark, but nonetheless fun) video on our YouTube page of the boys, the girls and our adults from the show. Be sure to take a look!
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December 26, 2007

Watch our Kennedy Center Performance

KC06If you weren't able to join us for our 26th, for a St. Stephen's Day celebration at the Kennedy Center's Millennium Stage, you can still watch the performance online.

Dancers from the Culkin School joined musicians Billy McComiskey, Zan McLeod and Jimmy Eagan for this annual tradition. Video of the show will be available via the Kennedy Center's website. (It usually takes a day for the link to go active, so be sure to keep checking if it isn't yet loaded!


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December 13, 2007

On the Road ~ An Eileen Ivers Performance

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Dancers from the Culkin School travelled to Richmond, Virginia on December 10th to join Eileen Ivers' An Nollaig - An Irish Christmas. From left to right:  Jen S, Melissa R, Corrine D, Sean Culkin, Emily K, Eileen Ivers, Kate B, Kelsey K and Phil S.

More pictures from backstage (and in costume) after the jump...

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October 07, 2007

Want to book us for a performance?

Did you know the Culkin School has performers available for a wide range of shows?  For information on booking our dancers, visit the Performance page on this website.

To view a sample of our work, view our demo reels on our YouTube page:


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August 11, 2007

Culkin dancers help Aer Lingus take off!

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Culkin dancers Phillip S and Rachel K join local area musicians on the tarmac at Washington Dulles International Airport on August 6th.  The crew performed at a ceremony celebrating the inaugural flight of the Aer Lingus Dulles to Dublin route.

 


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May 13, 2007

More Videos from Damhsa Now Online!

We've added a couple of more videos to the school's YouTube page now that the Damhsa: Rhythm & Grace DVD is out. Distribution began on Thursday, so be sure to check the information tables in your classes to pick up your copies.

In the meantime, you can check out some of the videos online! Enjoy....


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March 20, 2007

Culkin Dancers make the Social Pages

The New York Social Diary website features pictures of Cierra O, Molly L and Kelly M from last week's performance at the Cancer Research and Prevention Foundation Gala at the National Building Museum.

Follow this link for the website and pictures from the event.

Pictures are also available after the jump....

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February 22, 2007

Maryland Inauguration -- The Video!

1The Culkin School dancers made it into one of the videos from the 2007 Maryland Gubernatorial Inauguration.  Follow this link to see the video!  It's only a brief clip, but congrats to our dancers... and thanks, again, to the Governor's staff and event team for inviting us to perform.
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