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2020 News & Events
Grading Exams - May exams postponed to possible date in September - TBC. Adjudicator: TBC. Venue: Limerick. Gina is climbing the ladder taking on grade 11 of the 12 grades. COVID-19 CoronaVirus came to town! Classes ceased in March due to shut down. We did manage to have outdoor class on June 8th in runners instead of dance shoes on an astro pitch in place of our lovely studio setting. Certainly an experience and worth a shot but unfortunately Ireland just doesn't have the reliable weather of Spain or Florida, so not going to be a feature. #staysafestayhome #staysafeandsane Grading Exams - 26th of January 2020. Adjudicator: Seamus Ó Sé, ADCRG. Venue: Our studio in Blarney Brilliant results as always - well done :) Hannah, Gina, Clare, Kelly, Niamh, Lucia, Karen, Aisling, Taisce, Isibéal, Steph, Ana, Heather, Rebecca, Emma, Molly, Jack & Danjoe. 2019 News & Events Grading Exams - 16th of June 2019. Adjudicator: Elaine O'Herlihy ADCRG. Venue: Our studio in Blarney Brilliant results as always - well done :) Hannah, Gina, Clare, Gobnait, Niamh, Rachel & Patricia. NEW STUDIO - YAY Up and running - our very own studio space in the heart of Blarney village overlooking the green. Mirrored wall for dedicated practice and Riverdance style Harlequin dance floor. How spoiled are we - Like the add says 'we're worth it' :) Paddy's day away - March 2019 We performed in The Hague for St. Patrick's Celebrations - pix up soon and videos on our You Tube channel. Well done all, so proud of you Gina, Clare, Gobnait, Daria, Taisce, Steph, Emma & of course our dabbing expert Cathal :) Grade Exams - March 2nd 2019 - Ennis The of our seniors made the trip to Ennis to continue with further gradings - well done Ladies, passed with flying colours as always - Hannah, Gina & Niamh. Antwerp Feis - January 2019 A year of travel - yay - first up the Antwerp Feis in Belgium. Taisce did us proud in a feis which was run very differently from home! The chocolate factory was definitely the highlight of the tour. Also highly recommend 'The irish Times' Irish bar in Grott Markt. Truly Irish with Barry's tea, Tayto, Bacon Fries, Irish stout and whiskeys.....! 2018 News & Events
Dance fun evening at 'Cork on Ice' - December 2018 Great fun was had by all who took the plunge ice-skating for our fun day - thankfully fun keyring keepsakes and no injuries :) Munsters in Killarney - November 2018 Well done ladies. Unfortunately an injury cut short our High Cauled Cap, but what was danced was fab. See the video clips in our gallery page for the craic of the charity parent event - what an atmosphere! Grading Exams - October 2018 Well done all - a fab day of achievement as always under the watchful eye of senior adjudicator Michael Meehan ADCRG, TCRG. UCC Summer workshop/display - July 2018 Thanks to our seniors Clare, Ruth & Daria and to our teens Taisce & Steph for a great night in UCC. Grading Exams April 22nd 2018 Superb results as always with honours all around! Well done dancers. Many thanks to our judge Miah Walsh ADCRG who was very positive and friendly putting all dancers at ease. Check out our Summer Camp & TV pages for fun things to do this summer! Check out the link below for a new film featuring Irish Dance Fire & Dance Class Feis 2018 Venue: Tower Hall, Blarney Date: Sunday March 24th Judge: Clare O'Connor A fabulous turnout from our child dancers and a superb day as always. All dancers did themselves proud winning many medals and trophies. A new 'Advanced' Championship was added this year. All winners can be seen in the pix on our gallery page. Well done all keep up the practice :) Online video resource for dancers launched Our site is now updated with pages which are accessed by invitation only to current BDA dancers. Lots of videos of steps/dances already up and running to assist with home practice and more on the way. Exciting times :) Teacher training TMRF prep classes Workshops February-April. Book your place now! 2017 News & Events
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2015 News & Events
An Jig Gig
Our talented Kelly made the finals of An Jig Gig this year. It televised in November 2015. What a dancer :) Check out TG4 - An Jig Gig. Rose of Tralee - Cork Rose Selection Our fabulous Hannah represented BDA in the Cork Rose selection in June 2015. Well done Hannah you did us proud :) HANNAH DENNEHY SPONSORED BY BLARNEY DANCE ACADEMY. Hannah works as a music teacher at Midleton College. She also teaches SPHE and acts as YSI Guide for TYs. Education takes up a lot of this 27-year old’s time. She acts as co-ordinator for all school musical activities while also taking responsibility for student golf. In addition, she travelled to Kolkata in February as part of a Hope Foundation immersion project. The Ballyclough native is also about to enter her final year of an Education Masters in UCC. Her other interests include Irish dancing and sport. She is a keen supporter of Cork hurlers and footballers! #corkrose. See the Cork Rose Facebook page for more pix on the Cork Rose Selection. Sinead got Wed :) Our talented dancer of course was the most beautiful bride. Congrats to Sinéad and Jolyon on your special day. Wishing you many years of happy healthy times ahead. Grade Exams Venue: Blarney Resort Date: May 24th 2015 Examiner: Anthony Costello SDCRG 18 dancers took 22 grades between them and all honours including A plus! Absolutely fabulous results. Well done Sinéad, Christina, Hannah, Denise, Emma, Kelly, Shannon, Ana, Heather, Taisce, Isibéal, Eimear, Steph, Aoife, Leah, Adele, Dayna & Abbie. Paris - 'Greening' of the Basilica de Sacré-Coeur & CCI performance Based in Disneyland Paris from March 13th to 18th 2015 we brought a little Paddy's day spirit to Paris for the week. * Centre Culturel Irlandais, Rue des Irlandais, Paris We performed at the Centre Culturel Irlandais with the Dusty Feet Céilí Band to a sell out crowd. * Basilica de Sacré-Coeur, Paris We supported the Irish Embassy, Tourism Ireland and Minister Richard Bruton TD as he turned the lights on the Basilica de Sacré-Coeur green for St. Patrick's celebrations. Performance including the Walls of Limerick with the Minister - fair play to him. * Disney experiences A private workshop with Disney Choreographer Kylie and a Celebration meal with the Disney Characters in Café Mickey, Downtown Disney Village, Disneyland Paris topped off the events as well as many more fun times and experiences. Class Feis 2015 Venue: Ballyanly Hall, Inniscarra Date: Sunday January 25th, 2015 Judge: Emma Murphy A fabulous turnout from our child dancers and a superb day. All dancers did themselves proud winning many medals and trophies. Championship perpetual winners of were Nell, Niamh, Caoimhe, Steph, Dayna, Taisce, Ana, Charlie & Cathal. Well done all :) Grade Exams Venue: South Court Hotel, Limerick Date: January 11th 2015 Examiner: Miriam McCarthy ADCRG Three dancers took four grades between them and all honours - great results. Well done Sinéad, Emma & Deirdre. |
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2014 News & Events
Raffle winners
1st - 4 ball golf Blarney Golf Resort - Mags O'Donoghue, Clonakilty 2nd - Candle trio gift set from Blarney Woollen Mills - Paul O'Leary, Glanmire 3rd - Meal voucher for Mandalay - Kevin O'Brien, Donoughmore 4th - Meal voucher for Aunties - Mary O' Connor, Donoughmore 5th - Chuckies & treats for 3 from Travel fund - Tom O'Connor, Mallow 6th Yankee Candle set, Hallmark Winthrop St - Carol Murray, West Cork 7th Lunch for 2 in Tung Sing - Carol Ivers, Ballycotton 8th Aveena Gift Set, Pharmacy First Plus - Patsy Barrett, Churchfield 9th Brooke & Shoals Candle Blarney Woollen Mills -Michael Greene, Cork 10th - Bayliss & Harding gift set from Cloghroe Pharmacy - Ger Moloney 11th - Bottle of wine, F Café Wilton-Jessica Walsh, Dubai (& Kerry Pike) 12th - Gift set from O'Connell O'Keeffes - Maria Corcoran, Cloghroe Dancers prize - Dayna. Congrats all and thank you for supporting our annual Travelfund raffle. Off to college - good luck Ladies. Good luck to Kelly & Elena. Kelly is studying the BA in Irish Traditional Music & Dance in UL & Elena is studying a BA Culinary Arts in Tralee IT. Well done ladies. Delighted for you both. Lord Mayor Reception Venue: Lord Mayor Chambers, City Hall, Cork Date: March 20th, 2014 Many thanks to the Lord Mayor of Cork Catherine Clancy and her staff who gave our dancers a wonderful evening which will be lasting memories for many years to come including receiving their certificates from their dance grade exams. 2013 News & Events New Class Costume (Uniform) As worn by Síofra in the Munster Championships in Killarney. Raffle winners 1st - 4 ball golf Blarney Golf Resort - Deirdre O'Keeffe, Tower 2nd - Meal for two including entry to Cork Greyhound Track - Anne Golka, Larchfield 3rd - Hamper of Goodies (from the dancers) - Paige Walton, Mallow 4th - 4 crystal white wine glasses (Blarney Woollen Mills) - Con Delaney, Ballincollig 5th - Lunch for two @ Tung Sing Blarney - John Hughes, Passage 6th - Box of Chocolates - Susan Mullins, Shanakiel 7th - Box of Chocolates - Shane O'Sullivan, Whitechurch 8th - Box of Chocolates - Sinead Huskisson, Tower 9th - Box of Chocolates - Ken Walsh , Carrignavar 10th - Box of Chocolates - Una White, Ballincollig Congrats all and thank you for supporting our raffle. Síofra the rising star During the one weekend in November, Síofra not only took part in her first Munster Championships for Irish dancing in Killarney (CLRG) but also in the National Karate Championships in Dublin. Well done Síofra - she is now the reigning Black Belt Girls 13-14 yrs Kata National Champion. A title to add to her other achievements of 5th seed in the Europe [European Karate Championships in Sheffield in October 2013 (came 4th after a joint 3rd) and] 8th seed in the World [WUKF World Karate Championships]. She also finds time to play piano and hockey as well as school of course - she's a first year student in Mount Mercy College, Cork. Footstorm by Prodijig Venue: Olympia Theatre, Dublin New show by Prodijig - winners of the TV Show 'Got to Dance'. Lead dancer/Choreographer - Alan Kennefick from Cork. 2012 Our first Munster Champion gets Wed:) Ken was our first dancer to win the Munsters held in Neptune Stadium in Cork, 1998. He also went on to defend his title, winning again in Waterford in 1999. A fabulous day in Adare where he topped all other events in his life up to then by marrying the stunning Siobhan. Wishing you many years of health and happiness together and thank you so much for including us on sharing your wonderful day :) |