The dates for the Prague Feis 2012 has been confirmed as 26 & 27 May 2012. The venue will be the same one as last year, set in the heart of Prague by the Charles Bridge and Prague Castle. The adjudicators for the feis are John Carey, Jackie Kennedy and Tanya Dirrane-Hobbs. Our musician this [...]
Irish Dancing Classes 2012
The new term for Irish dancing classes with the Delaney Academy in central London, will start on Monday 9th January for kids classes. Adult classes start on Tuesday 10th January 2012. All classes are held at the Irish Cultural Centre, Blacks Road, Hammersmith, London W6. You can register online – www.delaneyacademy.com/term_dates_fees or in person at the first [...]
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Louis Retains His Title
The Wolverhampton Feis 2011, organised by the Doherty Academy of Irish Dancing was held at a new venue in Coventry this year. A few dancers from Delaney Academy attended the competition, Louis Cuddy being one of those dancers. As the winner of the Boys Championships last year, Louis was keen to be the top boy [...]
Date for Diary – Grade Exams
The Delaney Academy will be holding grade exams in London on Saturday 25 and Sunday 26 February 2012. This is slightly earlier than in past years. More details will be posted shortly.
Great Britain Championships 2011
The Great Britain Championships once again was held at Butlins, Bognor Regis on 14 – 17 October. Dancers from Delaney Academy London and Prague attended the championships. The esteemed panel of adjudicators were Doreen O’Connor, Finbarr Conway, Brendan Lynch, Anthony Murnane, Mary Kay Heneghan, John Carey, Marie McGuigan, Ann Byrne Gibbons, Gerard McQuaid, Margaret Cleary, [...]
Gerry Conlon & Seamus O’Sullivan
World-renowned Irish dance musicians Gerry Conlon and Seamus O’Sullivan have finally launched their website – www.gerryandseamus.com - a superb one-stop-shop catering to Irish dancers of all abilities. Gerry and Seamus, are in my opinion, the gurus of Irish dancing music! They are award winning musicians, respected throughout the Irish dancing community for their unwavering commitment to [...]
All Scotland Championships 2011
The All Scotland Championships was held in Glasgow on 6-9 October at the prestigious Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, venue of the 2010 World Championships. For the first time ever, the All Scotland Championships was a Secondary World Championships Qualifying event for dancers from the UK and Europe. Always an enjoyable and well-organised event, this year [...]
September Irish Dance Classes
The summer is coming to a close and preparations are in order for the back to school mayhem and with it back to Irish dancing class! The Delaney Academy classes start back on Monday 5th September for kids classes and Tuesday 6th September for our adults ‘Riverdance’ class. The current timetable for beginners kids [...]
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Michael Flatley Supports Irish Centre Campaign
You have probably heard that the Irish Cultural Centre in Hammersmith is under threat of closure due to the recent government initiative to sell buildings within the borough to raise money. In response, the Irish Cultural Centre has created a campaign ‘WEAR YOUR HEARTS FOR IRISH ARTS’ in a bid to raise £2 million to buy [...]
Designer Irish Dance Wear by Billy Boutique
The London based on-line clothing shop, Billy Boutique boasts an absolutely gorgeous collection of hand drawn illustrated Irish dance t-shirts, hooded tops and tank tops. These spellbound Irish dance-inspired designs decorated with love and dazzled with Swarkovski crystals will bring out the girlie in you! Jive into July in an electric ‘Blue Eyed Rascal’ t-shirt [...]
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Designer Irish Dance T-Shirts
