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[[Image:Cstid_logo_sm.jpg|left]]  Founded in 1997, the Culkin School currently enrolls nearly 400 students and is an active member of the Washington, D.C., and Baltimore Irish-American communities.  “Our mission is to pass on the tradition of Irish dance, teach the basics of dance and the music it is danced to and to have fun while we learn,” school director W. Sean Culkin, TCRG, said. 
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While competition is not the sole focus of the Culkin School, students who wish to compete are trained so that they can do so to the best of their ability.  This has resulted in a successful record for the school, which holds four 2006 regional championship titles and has held 15 championship solo and team titles in the last eight years.
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The Culkin School has performed at the White House, the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the National Theatre with the Trinity Irish Dance Company, the Irish Embassy Residence, Strathmore and at Wolf Trap National Park, and have also performed with many internationally renowned Irish musicians, including the Chieftains, Cherish the Ladies, Eileen Ivers, Lunasa and Natalie MacMaster. Culkin students have also been seen at many area festivals, including the Potomac Celtic Festival, the Maryland Renaissance Festival, the Washington Irish Festival and the Baltimore Irish Festival.
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From their website [https://culkinschool.com]:
  
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Classes are held in Bethesda, Kensington, Rockville and Silver Spring, Maryland.
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The Culkin School of Irish Dance was founded in 1997 by Sean and Denise Culkin. The school prides itself on its sense of community and has been able to foster relationships that last a lifetime through the ties of Irish culture and the interest in Irish dance. Our dancers have danced to the accompaniment of world renown Irish musicians at Strathmore, Kennedy Center, Wolftrap, BlackRock Center for the Arts, the Irish Embassy, and The White House. At the Culkin School of Irish Dance, we teach the tradition of Irish dance and music. If your dancer is interested in competing, we will prepare them to compete with confidence and pride.  
  
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* Visit the Culkin School main website at www.culkinschool.com [http://www.culkinschool.com]
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Head Teachers: Sean Culkin, TCRG & Caterina Earle, TCRG
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* Visit the Culkin School's adult program website at www.culkinadults.com [http://www.culkinadults.com]
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To see the Culkin School in action, visit the school's YouTube page [http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=culkinwebmaster]
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Association: CLRG
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Email: denise@culkinschool.com

Latest revision as of 20:33, 8 November 2023

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From their website [1]:

The Culkin School of Irish Dance was founded in 1997 by Sean and Denise Culkin. The school prides itself on its sense of community and has been able to foster relationships that last a lifetime through the ties of Irish culture and the interest in Irish dance. Our dancers have danced to the accompaniment of world renown Irish musicians at Strathmore, Kennedy Center, Wolftrap, BlackRock Center for the Arts, the Irish Embassy, and The White House. At the Culkin School of Irish Dance, we teach the tradition of Irish dance and music. If your dancer is interested in competing, we will prepare them to compete with confidence and pride.

Head Teachers: Sean Culkin, TCRG & Caterina Earle, TCRG

Association: CLRG

Email: [email protected]

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