Congratulations! – Culkin School of Traditional Irish Dance

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Congratulations to Mary Page Day!

An enormous congratulations to Mary Page, our NEWEST TCRG! Word went out this morning from CLRG to all who sat the exam and Mary Page was successful! We are incredibly proud of her and over joyed to have her as an official TCRG at the Culkin School! WAY TO GO!!

Congratulations to our SRO dancers!

A HUGE congratulations goes out to ALL of our Culkin dancers who competed last weekend at the Southern Region Oireachtas! Fabulous placements from our Traditional Set dancers, Teams and soloists! We couldn’t be prouder! Congratulations to the adults who were on top of that podium in the 8-hand! Congratulations to our…

Congratulations to Billy McComiskey!

The Culkin School sends out a huge congratulations to Billy McComiskey, a recipient of the National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship Award! This is the Nations highest honor in the Folk Arts! Billy has played his button accordion for many performances alongside the Culkin School. We are incredibly lucky to have danced to music by a man of such talent! For more information regarding the ceremonies and concerts in the Fellowships’ honor, click here!

Thank you & good luck to Megan M and Congrats to Phil!

We are delighted to announce that Phil Stacy, TCRG, will become the Program Coordinator for the Culkin Adults, effective immediately. Phil brings his competition, performance and teaching skills and experience to his new position and embraces his role as instructor and coach to the successful adult program at the Culkin…

Good Luck in Dublin, Sam!

Good luck to Sam Durbin, who is leaving today for Dublin, Ireland! She will be participating in the “The Riverdance Trinity College International Summer School”. We couldn’t be more proud to have a CulkiNation dancer representing us over the pond! Good luck, Sam! We can wait to hear all about your experience! http://academy.riverdance.com/discover-summer-school-2015/

Congratulations and good luck to our HS seniors!

We are so proud of our high school seniors who are getting ready to graduate and move on to college! We wish them the best of luck and hope that they continue sharing their love of Irish dancing in their temporary homes! Good luck to them all! Mary Hellerman is…

Congratulations Studio2Stage Dancers!

We are incredibly proud and excited to announce that THREE Culkin dancers auditioned for and made the cast of the “Studio2Stage” Irish dance production! Congratulations to Nick & Tati K and Molly O! The show premiers on Sunday, August 2 at Keane University in NJ. Mark your calendars! We’d love to support our dancers at the show! For more information about the show, click here!

Official SRO 2014 Results

Please find attached the official Team Culkin placements for the SRO 2014 in Orlando. We are proud of each and every one of our dancers!! It was wonderful to see everyone shine on stage! Way to go! SOLO CHAMPIONSHIPS Under 9 Girls 13th Alex O 14th Erin M Under 9…

Congratulations to our Oireachtas dancers!

What a fantastic weekend at the Oireachtas in Orlando! Thank you to all of the dancers for working so hard and representing the school so well! Thank you to the parents for all of your support! We couldn’t be prouder of ALL of our dancers!! You all looked amazing! We…