Dennehy School of Irish Dance wins 3 Championships at Mid-America Championships – Sending 14 Dancers to World Championships

The Dennehy School of Irish Dance attended the 2016 Mid-America Championships in Schaumburg, IL from November 25-November 27, 2016. The school had several strong placements, including the following 1st place winners:

Colette Harling – 1st Place for Under 20, Grayslake, IL

Marissa Recchia – 1st Place for Under 13, Wilmette, IL

Under 10 Ceili team – 1st Place

Members of the Under 10 Championship Ceili team include, Elizabeth Adkins (Orland Park), Maggie Carmody (Beverly), Molly Carr (Beverly), Mary Cait Doherty (Beverly), Claire Gilhooly (Oak Lawn), Keira Martin (Mt. Greenwood), Fiona Michon(Orland Park) and Kaitlyn Roney(Beverly).

These dancers along with Paige Dausinas (South Bend), Savannah Greybill (Mokena), Amelia Lytle (Wilmette), and Shannon Robson (Glenview) will all represent Dennehy at the World Championsips. The World Championships will be held in Dublin, Ireland on April 9-16.

These 14 dancers have worked tirelessly over the past several years to achieve the goal of attending the World Championships. There will be a fundraiser on January 28, 4-8PM at Barney Callaghan’s Pub (10618 S Western) to help offset travel costs for these dancers. Please join us to celebrate this achievement. If you cannot attend the fundraiser but would still like to contribute please follow the attached link: https://www.gofundme.com/dennehy-dancers-go-to-dublin?utm_source=internal&utm_medium=email&utm_content=campaign_link_t&utm_campaign=welcome

The Dennehy School of Irish Dance was first started by Dennis Dennehy and Marge Dennehy over 50 years ago. Many of the Irish dancing teachers in the Chicagoland area were pupils of Dennis and Marge. The school is now under the direction of Dennis and Marge's daughter Kathy Dennehy. Kathy was a championship dancer herself and began teaching at the school when she was in her late teens. A former championship student of the Dennehy's, Kathie Moloney-Horan, teaches at the school as well. Clare Bruebaker, Alyssa Harling, Kathleen Mesterham and Maggie Putman are also former Dennehy champions turned teachers.