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Mary Kay Heneghan started Irish dancing at the age of four under the direction of Paul Tynan. Her mother was also an Irish dancer and faithfully brought her to dance classes and promoted Mary Kay’s love of Irish dance. After Paul relocated, Mary Kay finished her years of competing with the Woodgate School. She opened…

Katie fell in love with Irish dance at the age of 4 when she began her dancing career with Rince Na Tiarna. As a champion dancer, she has competed at regional, national and world competitions. Her favorite aspect of Irish dance is team dancing and she enjoys teaching them as well. She has many team…

Erin began dancing at age 4 under the direction of Mary Kay Heneghan for the Rince na Tiarna School of Irish Dance. Erin competed internationally as an 11-time World Qualifier traveling to Ireland, England and Scotland. As a soloist, Erin placed as high as 3rd at the North American National Championships, 4th at the Great…

Kevinah Dargan started dancing at the age of 4 under the instruction of Mary Kay Heneghan at the Rince Na Tiarna school of Irish dance. From there, she went on to win 9 Mid Atlantic Championships, 8 North American Championships, the All Ireland championships, and the World Championships. Kevinah is the youngest dancer in North…

Starting dancing with her cousin at 5 years old, Bridget Sullivan-Ryan has been a part of Rince Na Tiarna ever since. Deeply rooted in maintaining her family’s Irish culture, she traveled throughout the region as well as nationally and the world as a Championship dancer. Placing in the top 5 at the Mid-Atlantic Region and…