News & Results

Murray Academy Shines At 2019 New England Oireachtas! – Hartford, CT

Here is the news from the 2019 Regional Championships in Hartford that 89 of our dancers attended.  We are SO proud of all our amazing dancers who took the stage with great confidence and skill! Congratulations to each and every dancer who represented the Murray Academy!

We are especially proud to have qualified 20 girls to dance at the World Championships in Dublin next April.  Of our  56 soloists who competed, we recalled 79%, had 43% in top 10, and had 36% qualify for Dublin—amazing!  And of our 32 traditional set dancers, we had 72% receive an award, 25% were in the top 5, and 41% in the top 10.  For ceili teams, we had 8 teams in the top 5 and had a 73% recall rate. All the results represent between a 2 and 21% improvement over last year.  Way to go team Murray! So very proud!!  

OUR CHAMPIONS OF CHAMPIONS:

SOLOS:
1st Brigid O’Connor U14 – Greenland, NH *  Brigid has won her age group 7 years in a row!!
1st Ava Krueger U11 – Bedford, NH * (2 time winner)
1st Scarlett Petrarca U10 – Brentwood, NH *

TRAD SET:
 1st Katherine Klinger U13 – Windham, NH

CEILI:
 1st Girls 4-hand U15A       Team B— Charlotte McDaniel, Elaina Nasr, Brigid O’Connor, Amanda Scally,

To see our complete list of results, click here.

Murray Academy of Irish Dance is located in the Seacoast Region of NH and proud to be home to about 170 Irish dancers. We are a cohesive group of dedicated Irish dance teachers, assistant teachers, supportive parents and wonderful students, committed to learning and growing. There are many different reasons why our Murray Academy families participate in the world of Irish dance…whether it is for sport, exercise, or family tradition, our Murray Academy Irish dancers just love to move their feet! Classes are offered for all levels of dancers, from Pre-Beginners ages 3 ½ to 5, to beginners through to champions.