This year’s World Championships 2012 was held at the Waterfront Hall in Belfast, N. Ireland. There were more than 4,000 dancers competing over the week of 31 March to 8 April. It was a fantastic competition that resulted in reigning champions keeping their titles and a few new champions which was also great to see. [...]
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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, [...]
St Patrick’s Day in Trafalgar Square!
The Delaney Academy were delighted to be invited to perform on the main stage at Trafalgar Square for the Mayor of London’s St Patrick’s Day celebrations. The main stage line up included The Davitt Showband, Comhaltas and Brendan Mulkere, Beoga, Liam O Maonlaí and Damien Dempsey with guests, Lumiere. The energy in Trafalgar Square was electric [...]
Winning in Wolverhampton
Last weekend a few of our dancers travelled up to Wolverhampton for Danny Doherty’s Wolverhampton Feis. We had a very successful weekend, most notably with Louis Cuddy who won the U9 Boys Championships. Congratulations to Olivia Cuddy who placed 8th in the U14 Championships, as well as Isadora Durkin who placed well in the grades and [...]
Great Britain Championships 2010
The Delaney Academy recently competed at the Great Britain Irish Dance Championships in Butlins, Bognor Regis. A team of Irish dancers from London and Prague travelled to the event to compete against dancers from the UK, Europe, Canada, USA and Australia. The 4 day event, organised and managed by the Southern England Regional Council, is as much [...]
World Championships 2010
The World Irish Dance Championships took place on 27 March to 4 April 2010 at the Royal Concert Hall in Glasgow. Dancers from all over the world qualified within their region in order to compete at this prestigious event. The competition was fierce and the nerves ran high for dancers, teachers and parents! The Delaney [...]
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