Druid Academy Irish Dancers inc.

Druid Academy was established in 2010 by professional dancer, Teacher and Adjudicator Glenn SImpson. Originally from the city of Derry, Northern Ireland, Glenn was a pupil of the late Dance master Mary McLaughlin. By the age of 17, Glenn was a five-time winner at the All Ireland Irish Dancing Championships and a seven-time Ulster Irish Dance Championship winner. His professional career began as a

member of the original cast of "Riverdance – The Show" Live at Radio City Music Hall. He was later a lead understudy and was featured in the documentary, "Riverdance – A Journey ". As Dance Captain and the character "Oisin", he appeared in "Dancing on Dangerous Ground", at the Theater Royal Drury Lane. He was featured in the instructional Irish dance dvd, "Jean Butler Masterclass". In 2007 Glenn was a professional dancer on the hit 8 week TV show Celebrity Jigs and Reels. in 2001 and an adjudicator A.D.C.R.G. in 2009 with the help of the McConomy School in Derry City. In 2012 he was selected to adjudicate the World Irish Dance Championships in Belfast. Druid Academy first started in Derry City in 2001 and closed in 2004 when Glenn moved to Toronto Canada were he established "Druid Academy Irish Dancers" in January 2010.