Greendale Girl Places at National Irish Dance Competition

A Greendale girl placed 15th out 69 competitors at a national Irish dance competition.

Erin Johnston is part of group of Wisconsin girls who placed in the North American Irish Dancing Championships Nashville, TN on July 6.

Other girls included Meaghan Kenfield of Wauwatosa who took third out of 113 competitors; Lydia Fredrick of New Berlin took 14th place out of 137 competitors; Johnston of Greendale took 15th place out of 69 competitors; and Lilli Kenfield of Wauwatosa took 25th place out of 79 competitors.

All of the girls are part of Trinity Academy of Irish Dance with locations in Wauwatosa, as well as Waukesha, Milwaukee, Grafton, Kenosha, Madison and Appleton. All of the winning dancers train at Trinity’s Milwaukee location.

New students are invited to participate in Trinity’s Taste of Trinity program this summer, where boys and girls ages four through 12 discover the basics of Irish dance, learning the proper techniques of movement set to the rhythm of Irish music. Sessions are taking place in July and August throughout the Milwaukee area. The final class concludes with a special 15-minute performance for family and friends.

No previous dance experience is necessary. Registration for Taste of Trinity is still open; space is limited. Cost per six-class session is $95, which includes a Trinity t-shirt. Contact Cynthia at 877-326-2328 ext. 35 or cynthia.oblein@trinitydance.com or visit trinityirishdancers.com.

New students are also welcome to register for the full school year, which begins in early September. Students who begin classes this summer and fall can be performing by St. Patrick’s Day.

The Trinity dancers have appeared in numerous feature films and on national television programs including The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson and Jay Leno, Late Night with Conan O’Brien, CBS This Morning, The Today Show, Good Morning America and The Martha Stewart Show to name a few. Trinity has also won two Emmy Awards for appearances on PBS.