Murray Academy offers classes for all levels of dancers, from Pre-Beginners ages 3ยฝ to 5, to Beginners ages 5-11 through to champions. No prior experience needed. Come join us and let your little ones discover their love for Irish dance. Free trial classes are available on request!
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We are so happy with our dancersโ performances at the 2024 North American Championships held in Grapevine, TX! They worked extremely hard leading up to the event and performed well under pressure in large/highly competitive groups, against dancers from overseas as well as Austrailia, Canada and Mexico! Some of the highlights were:
Overall, there were many personal best performances and placements. We had 76% of our dancers recall, 7 of which were top 10 and 17 in the top 20. ๐ Additionally, 38% of our dancers placed highly enough to qualify for the World Championships in Dublin in 2025โour best yet!
Find the list of participating dancers and summary of results here.
We are so happy to have had 18 solo dancers take the stage in Glasgow to represent Team Murray and New England USA at the 52nd World Championships. We were so proud of their many stand out performances over the week, but we are especially proud of their hard work in the lead up! Their positive attitudes and energy throughout the whole process was amazing โ such a great group.
Looking forward to keeping the momentum going for NAIDC 2024 in Grapevine, Texas!
WORLD GLOBE
5th – Brielle Maguire, Girls 12-13
SET DANCE RECALL MEDALS
14th – Maggie Krein, Ladies 20-2123rd – Rowan Wong, Girls 11-1224th – Fiona Marino, Girls 17-1826th – Ava Krueger, Girls 15-1639th – Kelsey Lema, Girls 11-1245th – Maeve Marino, Girls 13-14
Earlier this month, 14 of our dancers traveled to Killarney, Co. Kerry for the 2024 All Ireland Championship.ย Aside from the World Championships, the All Ireland Championship is regarded as the most prestigious and elite competitions in all of Irish dancing.[a]ย Of our 14 dancers, Team Murray returned with 5 dancers in the top 20 and 7 World Qualifiers! Our dancers represented Team Murray exceptionally well, with great dancing and attitudesโwe are so very proud! (Click the title to read more)
Congratulations to our dancers who participated in the 2023 New England Region Oireactas in Hartford, CT!
We had five New England Regional champions and four runners-upโa total of 15 soloists stood on the podium! And 21 of our soloists earned the right to compete at the World Championships in Glasgow this spring.
Our Traditional Set dancers included two champions, and two runners-up with a total of 6 dancers on the podium. On the final day, we saw two of our teams take the top of the podium as champions with three runners-up and a total of 14 teams on the podium!
This was a very exciting year with another strong set of results for our school. We are so very proud of each of our dancers who competed at this yearโs New England Oireachtas. It is always a joy seeing their hard work come to life on stage!
Special congratulations go to all our 1st place winners this year, including
What a great Oireachtas for the Murray Academy dancers!
Please see the full results summary here for all the highlights, including the dancers who are now qualified to compete at the World Championships in Glasgow this April.
Join us for “Try it Out” Introduction to Irish Dance mini-camps this summer. At only $55 per 3-morning session, it’s a great way for your 4-11-year-old to try a high energy step dance class, featuring our favorite jigs and reels! No prior experience necessary and nothing additional to purchase.
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