Kristin Butke Irish Dance

08/12/2024

Well done to our 14 dancers who took grade exams over the summer! These dancers took grades between 1-7 and everyone passed with As and Bs! Great job! 💙💚

08/09/2024

Never too early to be excited for the Southern Region Oireachtas! Great logo!

⭐️ We’re loving our new logo for the 2024 Southern Region Oireachtas in Orlando held on Friday, December 6th- Sunday, December 8th! Thank you Northwest Designs for this year’s beautiful logo for SRO ‘24! See everyone in Orlando! ⭐️

08/06/2024

Everyone loves a 5k, right?? Virginia, DC, Maryland friends: please sign up for this awesome 5k- it ends at an Irish pub, so you can’t go wrong there!
Come join us Sept 21st!
O’Brien’s Irish Pub

Click here to register

https://www.racewire.com/register.php?id=14304

07/22/2024

Ciara and Garet loved the Gardiner Bothers workshop at Camp Rince Ceol Irish Dance Summer Camp

Thank you for Matthew and Michael for inspiring the next generation.
Gardiner Brothers

07/20/2024

Well done to Charlotte:
22nd at the British Nationals u9! 🎉
And her first freestyle competition u10, placing 5th!

Thank you John Lonergan for warming her up and supporting her 🖤💛

Back to work for the All Scotlands! 💪🏻
Target Training - Irish dance strength & conditioning
From Head to Toe Academy

07/06/2024

Day 4 was our youngest dancers and our advanced adult dancer. We are so proud of their accomplishments!!
Under 9
🌟Charlotte🌟
9th place
🌟Caoimhe🌟
15th place
🌟Stella 🌟
35th place
🎉Maeve 🎉
Just 7 away from the recall!

Under 10
🌟Caeli 🌟
31st place

Great job to Tierra, still dancing after an ankle sprain last week.

Trad sets
Under 10
7th Olivia 🏅
9th Evie 🏅
12th Emmie 🏅

Good job to Ciara still pushing after making a mistake and never letting it show! 💪🏻

Congrats to all the dancers and families on a successful day!

Thank you John Lonergan for being there for our dancers and supporting them on dance day! It means so much!

Thank you Target Training - Irish dance strength & conditioning and From Head to Toe Academyfor our training!

07/05/2024

Day 3 of Nationals was a dream with TWO solo champions!
🏆 ABBY SWEARINGEN 🏆
🏆 GARET ZAGORSKI 🏆

🌹MADELEINE ROSE MACDOUGALL🌹
13th place,
🌎 World Qualifier 🌎
Up 28 places from last year

Traditional set dancers:
HELENA 13th 🏅
ELISABETH 13th 🏅
Great dancing by Natalie and Sophie!

Girls 8 hand under 11: a job well done for your hard work: keep up the training and your day will come. Teamwork makes the dream work. 💙💚

Thank you for helping our dancers be stronger and sharper 💪🏻

Thank you and for guiding us with our out of studio training 🙌🏻

07/03/2024

Cheers to the 2x NATIONAL CHAMPS!
Mixed 4 hand under 16!!
So proud of these hard working dancers!

Thank you John Lonergan for all the ceili coaching 🙌🏻

07/02/2024

Day 2 did not disappoint:
Back to back NATIONAL CHAMPIONS!! 🏆
Mixed 4 hand under 16
(No picture as some are still to dance).

⭐️THÉRÈSE MACDOUGALL ⭐️
22nd place u17A!!
From no recall last year- consistently putting in the work!

🎉 TESSA COYLE 🎉
4th place in traditional set u17!!

Thank you John Lonergan for everything!

07/01/2024

Amazing job to our girls on Day 1 of the North American Irish Dance Championships:

🎉 Olivia Branco 🎉
38th place
Up 26 places from last year

🌎⭐️Samantha Ankers ⭐️🌎
18th place
World Qualifier
From no recall last year! Anything is possible with hard work.

Thank you for all you do!

06/30/2024

Any reference to the first dancer or team in each round in every competition as indicated in the program book was not intended to be published.

The dancers/teams labeled as such will NOT be the first competitors to dance.

Competitor numbers and starting numbers will be released 45 to 60 minutes before the start of each competition.

06/29/2024

Last class before Nationals done and dusted!! Good luck to all dancers, teachers, parents & organizers. We look forward to an amazing feast of dancing!
Thank you for great classes and motivating the dancers to be their best!
Thank you for the awesome good luck banner! 🤠
Thank you and for all the strength and training classes 💪🏻
Safe travels to all to Texas!

06/23/2024

🖤💚 MADELINE WHITEIS 💚🖤
2nd place in prelimarry u13 and WINNER of the heavy jig! 🥇Keep up the good work!

06/23/2024

Gotta love a doggone jig 🇮🇪🎶🐶

06/17/2024

The gorgeous MacDougall sisters!
Twinning with 4th places in world class competitions in Chicago at the Father’s Day Feis. Thank you for hosting

⭐️Madeleine 4th under 12⭐️
⭐️Thérèse 4th under 17 with 2 💯💯⭐️

Congrats girls! Keep up the training for nationals! 🙌🏻

06/17/2024

🥇🥈HELENA and ELISABETH 🥈🥇
U14 friends crushing their traditional sets taking 1st and 2nd.

We love your hard work and your great friendship. Keep pushing hard for Nationals.

06/17/2024

🩵👯‍♀️❤️ CIARA and KATHLEEN ❤️👯‍♀️🩵
Friends for 8 years and we love seeing their friendship at a feis!
Kathleen
2nd in preliminary championship under 11
1st in non traditional set 🥇
1st in art🥇

Ciara
4th in preliminary championship u11
1st in traditional set 🥇

Congrats girls!! Keep working hard and celebrating the joys of Irish dance.

06/17/2024

🏆⭐️ GARET ZAGORSKI ⭐️🏆
Top of the box for Garet with a perfect score! 💯💯💯
And a great role model for our littlest dancers. Keep working hard and being a good leader 💪🏻

06/17/2024

💛❤️ GABBY ❤️💛
4th place under 18 and first feis back after 7 months! Happy to see you competing again!
Keep working hard. 🙌🏻

06/17/2024

🎭🥇GRACE SAVILLE 🥇🎭
Our theater girl back after EIGHT years off!! We are so happy to see you back dancing. Congrats on your 1st place in Adult prelimary champiosnhip. We are so blessed to have you back! Keep it up! 💪🏻

06/17/2024

⭐️💜 TIERRA 💜⭐️
Not only is she an awesome dancer, she’s an incredible role model for our young dancers. Congrats on 1st place in Adult Masters and for being there for all the little ones ☺️

Blessed to have you in our dance family.

06/16/2024

🩷🖤 OLIVIA BRANCO 🖤🩷
5th place under 17 and new dress!!
Keep working hard for nationals 💪🏻

06/16/2024

🏆💖 SAMANTHA ANKERS 💖🏆
Under 16 Champion with 💯💯💯and winning both rounds! Your dancing is so strong and we can’t wait to see you take on nationals 💪🏻 keep up the excellent work!

06/16/2024

⭐️❤️ EVIE DONOHUE ❤️⭐️
3 firsts 🥇🥇🥇 1 second 🥈
WINNER of future champ 🏆

Practice pays off! 🙌🏻

06/16/2024

❤️🤍 NATALIE BOOKER 🤍❤️
2 seconds 🥈🥈and 2 thirds 🥇🥇 at the Summer Kick Off Feis!

Keep up your hard work! 👏🏻

06/16/2024

🖤⭐️MADELINE WHITEIS⭐️🖤
1st place set dance 🥇
4th place preliminary championship u13

Big sister, dance class assistant, and always willing to help. Great job today! 🙌🏻

06/16/2024

🌸🏆SAMANTHA HEERAN🏆🌸
1st place prelimary champion u13 at the Summer Kick Off Feis! 🥇
2nd in set 🥈

Hard work pays off! Keep it up! 💪🏻

06/15/2024

🖤🤍 Madeleine MacDougall 🤍🖤
7th place in a World class competition under 12 at the feis in Chicago.

Keep up the good work for nationals! 💪🏻

06/15/2024

🧡🤍 Thérèse MacDougall 🤍🧡
WINNER of the heavy jig 🥇
4th overall under 17 at the feis in Chicago!

Love your work ethic! Keep pushing for nationals 💪🏻

06/15/2024

🖤💚 Kelly Bearce 💚🖤
First feis and first in light jig! 🥇

Great job! We are so proud of you!