| Teachers |
| Listed below are the schools of the Irish Dance Teachers Association of North America (IDTANA) Southern Region. If you are interested in contacting a teacher regarding current class locations, please see visit their website for updated telephone numbers or send an email. For schools without websites, the available contact information is included. |
| An Cor Rud Heather Mailey-Esposito, TCRG; Lisa Burgess, TMRF; Sara Rhodes, TCRG; Joseph Walker, TCRG ~ Email Website Virginia ~ Virginia Beach |
| Aranmore School of Irish Dance Marie Marzi, TCRG ~ Email Website Florida ~ Fort Lauderdale, Davie, Weston, Lake Worth, Wellington, West Boynton Beach, Palm Beach Gardens |
| Armstrong Irish Dance Academy Sarah Armstrong, TCRG ~ Email Website Virginia ~ Winchester |
| Baffa Academy of Irish Dance Jessica Baffa, TCRG; Emma Cross, TRCG Website Virginia ~ Richmond, Charlottesville, Fredericksburg, Stafford |
| Boyle School of Irish Dance Alannah Boyle Sweeney, ADCRG; Ellen Boyle Gibbons, ADCRG; Elizabeth Doughty, TCRG; Katie Francis, TCRG ~ Email Website Virginia ~ Manassas, Alexandria, Chantilly, Herndon |
| Broesler School of Irish Dance Kevin Broesler, ADCRG ~ Email; Eileen Paulson, TCRG Website Maryland ~ Baltimore |
| Burke Connolly Academy of Irish Dance Emma Burke, TCRG; Erin Cherney, TCRG ~ Email Website Georgia ~ Atlanta |
| Cass-Barrington Academy of Irish Dance Erin Cass, TCRG; Owen Barrington, TCRG ~ Email Website Texas ~ The Woodlands, Katy, Houston (opening Nov. 2014) |
| Clann Kelly School of Irish Dance Anna Kelly, TCRG Website Texas ~ Houston |
| Coshquin School Laura Hay, TCRG Website Mexico ~ Quaretaro, Colegio Wexford |
| Cru Capaill Academy of Irish Dance Katie Podkowa Crowley, TCRG ~ Email Website Texas ~ Dallas |
| Culkin School of Traditional Irish Dance W. Sean Culkin, TCRG ~ Email; Nicki Sack Bayhurst, ADCRG; Philip Stacy, TCRG; Caterina Earle, TCRG Website Maryland ~ Bethesda, Silver Spring, Kensington, Rockville, Glen Echo |
| Cumascaigh School of Irish Dance Meghan Comaskey, ADCRG ~ Email Website Virginia ~ Newport News, Yorktown, Williamsburg |
| Drake School of Irish Dance Karl Drake, TCRG ~ Email; Cynthia Brainerd, TCRG; Mary Udja, TCRG; Ashley Breihan, TCRG; Amanda Carpenter, TCRG; Lisa Cregan Connolly, TCRG; Christina Deacy, TCRG; Maddie Hane, TCRG; Myriam Patino, ADCRG; Amanda Tucker Poole, TCRG; Moira Fischman, TCRG Website Alabama ~ Auburn, Birmingham Florida~ Fort Walton Beach, Sarasota, Fort Lauderdale Georgia~ Augusta, Atlanta, Decatur, Norcross, Peachtree City, Flowery Branch, and Alpharetta Mexico ~ Mexico City, Toluca North Carolina ~ Asheville |
| Duffy School of Irish Dance Erin Duffy Martorano, TCRG ~ Email; Casey Duffy Graham, TCRG; Caitlin Kriner, TCRG Website Maryland ~ Gaithersburg, Frederick |
| Egan School of Irish Dance Becky Egan Hogg, TCRG ~ Email Maryland ~ Baltimore/td> |
| Flanagan-O’Hare School of Irish Dance Michael O’Hare, TCRG ~ Email Website Florida ~ Naples |
| Foley Academy of Irish Dance Shannon Foley, TCRG ~ Email Website Virginia ~ Reston |
| Goode Academy of Irish Dance KT Goode, TCRG ~ Email Website Oklahoma ~ Tulsa, Edmond |
| Gra na Rince Academy of Irish Dance Sara Barton Locke, TCRG ~ Email Website Florida ~ Lutz |
| Harper Academy of Irish Dance Megan Harper Fuentes, TCRG ~ Email Website Maryland ~ Chestertown |
| Hogan School of Irish Dance Allison Hogan, TCRG ~ Email Website Florida ~ Gainesville, Ocala |
| Hunt School of Irish Dance Sheila Hunt Murray, TCRG Website Maryland ~ Gambrills, Crofton |
| Hurley School of Irish Dance Annie Hurley, ADCRG ~ Email; Margaret Moebus, TCRG; Doug Westfall, ADCRG; Lizzy Carlson, TRCG; Sarah Burton, TCRG Website Maryland ~ Laytonsville, Urbana/td> |
| Inis Acla School of Irish Dance Mary McGinty, ADCRG ~ Email Tennessee ~ Cordova |
| Inis Cairde School of Irish Dance Meighan Osborn Carpenter, ADCRG ~ Email; Brita Kiser, TCRG; Cara Stackpoole, TCRG Website North Carolina ~ Raleigh, Cary, Durham, Chapel Hill |
| Inishfree School of Irish Dancing Neill Reagan, ADCRG ~ Email; Patrick McCarthy, ADCRG; Pierce Beach, TCRG; Leslie Middleton,TCRG Website Texas ~ San Antonio, Austin, Kyle, Round Rock Mexico ~ Toluca, Los Encinos, Las Lomas, Cancun |
| Irish Dance Center Eimir Ni Mhaoileidigh, TCRG ~ Email; Kathleen Habernicht, TCRG Website Texas ~ Austin |
| Irish Dancing de Mexico Alicia Mosti, TCRG ~ Email Website Mexico ~ Mexico City |
| Kelly Academy of Irish Dance Caitlin Kelly, TCRG Website Floria ~ Fort Lauderdale |
| Kelly Gallagher School of Irish Dance Kelly Gallagher, TCRG ~ Email Website North Carolina |
| Kilkenny Academy of Irish Dance Maura Glynn, ADCRG North Carolina |
| King O’Sullivan School of Irish Dance Jacinta O’Sullivan, ADCRG ~ Email Website Georgia ~ Atlanta |
| Legacy Irish Dance Academy Abbey Pride, TCRG ~ Email; Brent Wood, TCRG; Website Georgia ~ Savannah South Carolina ~ Charleston, Aiken Florida ~ Jacksonville |
| Lismore Academy of Irish Dance Anna Cumbie, TCRG Website North Carolina ~ Winston Salem, Lexington |
| Lynn – O’Grady – Quinlan – Connick School Sandra Connick, TCRG ~ Email; Lisa Clark, TCRG; Stacie Greiner, TCRG; Colleen Pitt, TCRG Website North Carolina ~ Charlotte, Raleigh, Winston Salem, Huntersville South Carolina ~ Greenville, Columbia, Spartanburg |
| Maguire Academy Darren Maguire, ADCRG ~ Email; Maeve Croke, TCRG Website Texas ~ Dallas, Houston |
| Maple Academy Bill Maple, ADCRG ~ Email & Marnie O’Callaghan-Maple, ADCRG Website Maryland ~ Bethesda, Annapolis Virginia ~ Vienna, Fairfax Station |
| McCafferty Academy of Irish Dance Marisa Cook, TCRG; Lena Gladkova-Huffman, TCRG Website Arkansas ~ Little Rock Oklahoma ~ Tahlequah |
| McGrath Academy of Irish Dance Lauren McGrath Dutton, ADCRG ~ Email; Ariel Raguso, TCRG Website Virginia ~ Manassas, Berryville, Lorton, Winchester, Purcellville West Virginia ~ Hengesville |
| McHale School of Irish Dancing Linda McHale Poggi, TCRG ~ Email Maryland ~ Marriottsville, Lutherville |
| McTeggart Irish Dancers Maureen McTeggart Hall, ADCRG; Anne Hall, ADCRG ~ Email; Jennifer Hale ~ TCRG; Rebekah Roberts, TCRG; Betty Thompson, TCRG Houston Website~ North Texas Website ~ Oklahoma Website Oklahoma ~ Stillwater, Oklahoma City, Guthrie Texas ~ Houston, Bedford |
| The Mexican Institute of Irish Dance Luis Sanchez, TCRG Website Mexico ~ Guadalajara |
| Misneach Irish Dance Academy Ariel Raguso, TCRG Website Virginia ~ Ashburn, Purcellville; West Virginia ~ Inwood |
| Muggivan School of Irish Dance Joni Muggivan, TCRG ~ Email Website Louisiana ~ Metairie Virginia ~ Frederickburg, Richmond Oklahoma ~ Edmond |
| Mulligan School of Irish Dance Eileen Mulligan Evans, TCRG ~ Email Website Georgia ~ Marietta |
| Nashville Irish Step Dancers Mary Moran, TCRG ~ Email; Colleen Malloy, TCRG Website Tennessee ~ Nashville Alabama ~ Huntsville |
| Niall O’Leary School of Irish Dance Niall O’Leary, ADCRG ~ Email Florida ~ Pensacola, Tallahassee, Panama City |
| O’Connor School of Irish Dance Casey O’Connor, TCRG ~ Email Website Maryland ~ Baltimore |
| O’Donovan School of Irish Dance Mary Rose Fansler, TCRG ~ Email Website Arkansas ~ Little Rock |
| O’Neill-James School of Irish Dance Laureen O’Neill-James, ADCRG ~ email Website Virginia ~ Arlington, Falls Church |
| O’Toole School of Irish Dancing Noelle Ross O’Toole, TCRG Maryland ~ Catonsville, Millersville |
| Phoenix Irish Dance Academy Shani DuFrain, TCRG Website Virginia ~ Manassas |
| Rhythm of Ireland School of Irish Dancing Deborah Souza-Bristol, TCRG ~ Email Website Virginia~ Virginia Beach, Yorktown |
| Rondeau School of Irish Dance Kathleen Rondeau, ADCRG & Chanda Rondeau Newman, TCRG ~ Email Website Florida ~ Melbourne, Boca Raton, Fort Pierce |
| Rowena Ryan Irish Dance Academy Rowena Ryan Schultz, ADCRG ~ Email Website Georgia ~ Peachtree City, Alpharetta, Augusta Tennessee ~ Knoxville |
| Ryan School of Irish Dance Sheila Ryan Davoren, TCRG~ Email Website Louisiana ~ Lafayette |
| Ryan-Kilcoyne School of Irish Dancing Christina Ryan-Kilcoyne, ADCRG ~ Email Website Maryland ~ Bel Air |
| Scariff-Hardiman School of Irish Dance Stephen Scariff, ADCRG; Terry Gillan, ACDRG; Philip Owens, ADCRG Website Florida ~ Tampa, St. Petersburg |
| Scott-Ellis School of Irish Dance Wendy Ellis Windsor, TCRG ~ email Website Tennessee ~ Brentwood, Nashville |
| Shandon O’Regan School of Irish Dance Kay Brown LaGreca, TCRG; Maura Anderson, TCRG Website Texas ~ Plano, Forth Worth |
| Southern Academy Kristin Butke-Zagorski, ADCRG ~ Denise Foster Fumigali, TCRG Virginia ~ Sterling, Warrenton Email ~ Website |
| SunHills Valley Irish Dance Academy Fernando Marcos, TCRG ~ Email Website Mexico ~ Juriquilla, Queretaro |
| Teelin School of Irish Dance Maureen Gately, TCRG ~ Email; Kathleen Young, TCRG; Shawn Stratmann, TMRF; Whitney Hanson, TCRG; Gayle Shields, TMRF Website Maryland ~ Columbia |
| Tir Na Greine Laura O’Sullivan, ADCRG ~ Email; Maureen Armstrong, ADCRG ~ Email; Camile Klein, TCRG Website Florida ~ Delray Beach, Orlando, Stuart, West Palm Beach, Melbourne, Jupiter, St. Cloud, Casselberry |
| Tríonóide Academy of Irish Dance Dan Triggle, TCRG; Andrew O’Reilly, TCRG Website North Carolina ~ Wake Forest, Apex, Cary |
| Walsh Kelley School of Irish Dancing Áine Walsh Kelley, TCRG ~ Email; Caitlin Aloe, TCRG; Colleen King, TCRG Website North Carolina ~ Charlotte, Greensboro, Wilmington |
| Watters School of Irish Dancing Myra Watters, ADCRG ~ Email; Website Florida ~ Ocoee, Merritt Island |
Additional Southern Region Members
Maureen Bakke, ADCRG
Jennifer Bartley, TCRG
Millie Beaton, TCRG
Russell Beaton, SDCRG
Erin Bliss, TCRG
Una Ellis, ADCRG
Michael Kenney, TCRG
Patrick O’Hare, ADCRG
Megan Moloney, TMRF
Breda O’Brien, ADCRG
Updated 8/30/2020
