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The Premier Irish Dance School of Colorado
For Immediate Release
April 23, 2011
Media Contact: Jay Clark
[email protected]; 303-775-0417
Two teams from Colorado's Celtic Steps School of Irish Dance
crowned champs at
2011 World Irish Dance Championships in Dublin
Colorado is now home to two World Champion Irish Dance teams as today both the Senior Girl's Figure
team of 16 girls and the Mixed Figure team of eight girls and eight boys each from Colorado's Celtic Steps
School of Irish Dance won their respective competitions at the 2011 World Irish Dance Championships in
Dublin, Ireland. The 2011 World Irish Dance Championships (the 41st "Oireachtas Rince na Cruinne
2011") in Dublin attracts more than 4,500 dancers representing hundreds of Irish dance schools from 32
countries around the globe.
One of the marquee competitions of the Championships is the Senior Girls Figure competition, which
features teams performing intricately choreographed routines that would make any Broadway producer
proud. Celtic Steps performed "The Salmon of Knowledge" and their stellar performance beat out teams
from Ireland, Scotland, England, Australia and Norway to bring the coveted title to Colorado.
2011 World Champion Sr. Figure "Salmon of Knowledge" team on stage in Dublin after winning.
Back Row L-R: Megann Padgett, Robin Kinzie, Kate Shinnick, Olivia McCartney, Kylee Fehr, Molly Clark, Laurie Shinnick,
Hannah Hoffreiter, Marcia Speights, Aisling Toal-Casey, Shaun Casey; Front Row L-R: Stephanie Troup, Eimear Toal, Katie
Moore, Sarah Farley, Alena Kane, Jessica Lesser, Liz Withers. (Photo courtesy 2011 World Irish Dance Championships)
The Mixed Figure team from Celtic Steps performed "Niahm and Oshin" to win their title, making
Colorado's Celtic Steps School of Irish Dance the only Irish Dance school in the world to win multiple
Figure World Championships.
About Celtic Steps: Celtic Steps School of Irish Dance has its main studios in Denver and Colorado
Springs. Aisling Toal-Casey (TCRG) and Shaun Casey (ADCRG) own and operate Celtic Steps and both
have a long and successful background in Irish Dance. Both competed for several years in the World
Championships and went on to play the female and male leads in Lord of the Dance touring productions,
performing all over the world to millions of spectators. Aisling and Shaun married in 2006 and settled in
Denver to take on Celtic Steps School. Aisling was born and raised in Belfast, Ireland, and Shaun was
born and raised in Lakewood, Colorado and is a graduate of Green Mountain High School. For more
information, visit www.CelticSteps.org.
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