McGahan Lees Irish Dance Academy
From their website [1]:
The Academy was founded by Frances McGahan, in 1996. We are registered with An Coimisiún le Rincí Gaelacha — one of the governing bodies of Irish dance based in Dublin Ireland. In its 25 years the Academy have grown into a World renowned Irish Dance Academy taking dancers on a journey from complete beginner to the stages of London’s West End.
The Academy hosts classes from the absolute beginner (taking students from 4 years of age) to Open Championship World Medal holders. We are proud of our ability to be able to take a dancer on a journey from their hop 1-2-3’s onto the World Stage then to the West-End. Our teachers have been on the journey, and have experienced the highs and lows only to return and teach within the Academy. They are experienced by qualification and experience and live for the moments when their students follow their own experiences. Not everyone goes to the Worlds or becomes a member or lead of an Irish Dancing Troupe. Far from it and at McGL we treat everyone as equals. Classes are specifically aimed at the appropriate student level. If a dancer demonstrates a willingness and ability to develop we will provide them with the opportunity.
Czech website (Rinceoirí): [2]
Hong Kong Instagram: [3]
Polish website: [4]
Kazakh Instagram (Rival Irish Dance Studio): [5]
Russian Instagram: [6]
Locations[edit]
Balham, Billericay, Broomfield, Colchester, Dartford, Greenhithe, Leigh-on-Sea, Oxford, Southover, Winchmore Hill & Witham, England - Frances McGahan, ADCRG, Debbie McGahan, TCRG, Marion Flanagan, ADCRG, Isabel Yorke, TCRG, Cecily Charlton, ADCRG, Fiona Mackey, TCRG, Siobhan Forrest, TCRG, Niall Forrest & Amy Kingham, TCRG
Prague, Czechia - Veronika Benáčková & Šárka Coufalová, info@rince.cz
Central, Hong Kong - Kat Toong, TCRG, katherine.toong@gmail.com
Almaty, Kazakhstan
Jastrzębie-Zdrój & Warsaw, Poland - Siobhan Forrest, TCRG, Maciek Skwarek & Łukasz Matera, info@mcgl.pl
This school is home to several CLRG World Champions, one from the Australia location (Scoil Rince Creer at Carlingford School of Dance).
Stephen Brennan - U19 '06
Ashton Canty - U11 '17
Cecily Charlton - Senior '08
Liam Costello - U16 '18, U17 '19, U20 '22, U21 '23
Caroline Gray - U13 '06
