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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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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. At the start, Sean taught classes out of a church basement in Bethesda. Since then, the school has expanded and we now have locations in Silver Spring, Bethesda, Rockville, Kensington, and Glen Echo Park, Maryland with nearly 350 students.
  
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* Visit the Culkin School main website at www.culkinschool.com [http://www.culkinschool.com]
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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.
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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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For many years, Sean has been a Branch Officer of Comhaltas Ceoltóiri Éireann (CCE), part of a global organization devoted to Irish traditional music and culture in the Washington, DC area. Sean’s involvement in CCE has led to tremendous opportunities for Culkin dancers. 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.
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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. The school has had many successes competitively at the local, regional, national, and international levels. In 2015 we had ten dancers qualify for the 2016 World Championships in Glasgow, Scotland, an 85% recall rate as well as five top-five solo dancers and two figure team champions at the 2015 Regional Championships (Oireachtas)!
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Teachers: Sean Culkin, TCRG, Denise Culkin, Phil Stacy, TCRG, Caterina Earle, TCRG, Denise Olive Daniele, Tammy Larson, Lynne Haslbeck, Kate Bole & Julia Topper

Revision as of 09:07, 18 July 2020

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From their website [1]:

The Culkin School of Irish Dance was founded in 1997 by Sean and Denise Culkin. At the start, Sean taught classes out of a church basement in Bethesda. Since then, the school has expanded and we now have locations in Silver Spring, Bethesda, Rockville, Kensington, and Glen Echo Park, Maryland with nearly 350 students.

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.

For many years, Sean has been a Branch Officer of Comhaltas Ceoltóiri Éireann (CCE), part of a global organization devoted to Irish traditional music and culture in the Washington, DC area. Sean’s involvement in CCE has led to tremendous opportunities for Culkin dancers. 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. The school has had many successes competitively at the local, regional, national, and international levels. In 2015 we had ten dancers qualify for the 2016 World Championships in Glasgow, Scotland, an 85% recall rate as well as five top-five solo dancers and two figure team champions at the 2015 Regional Championships (Oireachtas)!


Teachers: Sean Culkin, TCRG, Denise Culkin, Phil Stacy, TCRG, Caterina Earle, TCRG, Denise Olive Daniele, Tammy Larson, Lynne Haslbeck, Kate Bole & Julia Topper

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