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The Basics
Who? Cosa Meara
What? The first collegiate Irish Dance network
Where? Various locations in the US (think IL, FL, OH, CA, MN, and WI)
When? Now!
Why? To unite collegiate Irish dancers and provide opportunities to Irish dance in college
Cosa Meara is a group of collegiate Irish dance troupes across the United States. These dance troupes, all under the Cosa Meara name, offer the opportunity for college dancers and campus communities to be involved in Irish dance. Sounds good, right?
To understand how this works, Kim from Cosa Meara was kind of enough to …
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Read all about Trinity Academy… what could be the largest dance school in the world!
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Teachers’ Names: Mark Howard, Natalie Howard, Deirdre Mahoney-Vrbancic, Shannon Malee, Anne McCarthy, Mary McCarthy, Laura McNamara and Julie Poytinger
Location of School: Trinity Academy of Irish Dance programs are located in Milwaukee, Appleton, Germantown, Grafton, Pleasant Prairie/Kenosha, Madison, Waukesha, Wauwatosa and Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin; and in Chicago on the Northwest Side, Lakeview and South Loop; and in Arlington Heights, Elmhurst, Downers Grove, St. Charles and Western Springs, Illinois.
Number of Students:1230!
School’s Website: http://www.trinityirishdancers.com/
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Nick Courtney and Patrick Courtney are two extremely dedicated Irish dance teachers located in the UK. Take a minute to read their story.
Teachers’ Name: Nick Courtney & Patrick Courtney
Other Teachers: N/A
Location of School: Various locations in Bexley on the Kent/SE London border (UK)
Number of Students: 120
School’s Website: http://www.courtneymcmahon.com
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Where are you originally from?
The midlands, England. Our parents are from …
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Are you a student at the Ryan Academy? Make sure to join your Diddlyi Group!
Teacher’s Name: Kathleen Natter (Miss Kathleen)
Other Teachers: N/A
Location of School: Oyster Bay, Glen Cove, Greenvale, Westbury, Manhasset, Bellerose, NY, USA
Number of Students: 100
School’s Website: www.ryanacademy.com
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THE TEACHER
Tell us a little about you (where you come from and how you got to …
