Milwaukee's own Cashel Dennehy School of Irish Dance has returned from the 2012 World Irish Dance Championships in Belfast, Ireland as the Ladies Under 19 Ceili Team Champions.
The first place finish was the second world title for the team, also having won in 2010. Members of the first place world championship team include:
- Kate Abbott, Fort Atkinson
- Mackenzie Bryant, Wauwatosa
- Jessica Gibson, Wauwatosa
- Mary Beth Jablonowski, Glendale
- Kayla Jashinsky, Milwaukee
- Natalie Rondinelli, Whitefish Bay
- Lauren Sayles, Wauwatosa
- Gabrielle Caron-Schuler, Wauwatosa
"This team represented Cashel Dennehy at the World Championships so incredibly well and we are thrilled to once again bring home a world title to Wisconsin," said teacher Laura Gottschlich, TCRG, who was in Belfast for the event. "All of our dancers showed amazing dedication and hard work and we couldn't be more proud of every one of them."
Not only did Cashel Dennehy bring home the gold, but the school had other impressive wins at the World Championships in Ireland, including:
Under 16 Mixed Ceili Team: 3rd Place
- Ian Doherty, Glendale
- Sarah Jablonowski, Glendale
- Logan Kittle, Milwaukee
- John McCarthy, Brookfield
- Kelsey Plank, Wauwatosa
- Gabby Procopis, Wauwatosa
- Lucy Siepler, Oak Creek
- Michael Wall, Wauwatosa
Under 16 Girls Ceili Team: 20th Place
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- Ellie Blake, Sun Prairie
- Kelly Conaghan, Madison
- Logan Crizer, Whitefish Bay
- Becky Hobson, Sussex
- Claire Kotlowski, Waukesha
- Mackenzie McElduff, Whitefish Bay
- Nadia Peppler, Wauwatosa
- Ellie Traudt, Whitefish Bay
Soloists:
- Colette Harling: 23rd Place Medal, Girls Under 16 competition
- Abby Reynolds: 47th Place, Girls Under 13 competition
Other soloists representing Cashel Dennehy included Kathleen Jorgensen, Bridget MacKenzie, Natalie Rondinelli and Gabrielle Caron-Schuler.
Since 1982, Cashel Dennehy School of Irish Dance has offered lessons to boys and girls of all abilities, from ages 5 and up. The school has locations in Wauwatosa and Madison, Wisconsin. Teachers include Kathy Dennehy, ADCRG; Laura Gottschlich, DO, TCRG; Kate Habel, TCRG; Maura Heck, TCRG and Alyssa Harling, TCRG.
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For more information visit www.casheldennehy.org