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Decade of Dance Award


IMDA's Decade of Dance Award recognizes the significant commitment that some students make to Irish Dance. The dancers who receive this award have studied Irish dance for at least 10 years; for most it represents the major portion of their young lives.

They have shared a very special element of Irish culture with audiences in all kinds of settings from community festivals and concert halls to nursing homes and schools. Along the way, they delight audiences, make friends, and serve as delightful and engaging ambassadors for Irish culture to the greater community.

The dancers receive a personalized certificate and a special Decade of Dance medal.

The  awards are presented at IMDA’s Day of Irish Dance at Landmark Center.   

IMDA DECADE OF DANCE AWARD APPLICATION PROCESS

A dancer interested in receiving the Decade of Dance Award must submit an application to be reviewed and approved by IMDA's Decade of Dance Award Committee. 

The dancer must meet all of the following critera:
• Participated in Irish Dance for 10 full years*. Dancers applying for the award to be presented in March 2022 must have started studying Irish dance in the Fall of 2011 or before.
• Participated for a minimum of one (1) full year* must be with a Twin Cities Irish dance school or performance group.
• Preformed at least once at IMDA’s St. Patrick’s Day Irish Celebration or IMDA Day of Irish Dance.
• If injured, attended classes during their recovery.
• Be recommended by an Irish Dance Instructor or Director from the Twin Cities.

     * A full year begins in the Fall and ends in the Spring (Summers are optional).


Dancers receive a personalized certificate and a special Decade of Dance medal. 

The application deadline is Dec. 1, 2021 for awards to be presented in March, 2022.

Applications should be submitted electronically to DecadeofDance@IrishMusicandDanceAssociation.org or by U S mail to IMDA, 400 Macalester St., St. Paul, MN 55105.


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Decade of Dance Award Application Form - Word
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Decade of Dance Application Form - PDF
2022

Abby Arsenault
Mary Carter
Erin Flanders
Bridget Gerber
Julia Gill
Evan Johnson-Odegard
Kaitlin Macklin
Payten Miller-Zarambo
Maggie McCarty
Julia Nelson
Norah O’Brien
Ciara O’Shea
Jane Paddock
Lucille Rein
Karlie Renner
Julia Ross
Lillian Ross
Greta Seyfarth
Reghan Sikorski
Grace Sims
Austin Sween
Henry Sween
Chelsea Vaglica


Shamrock School of Irish Step Dance
Rince na Chroi
Onórach Mulhern Geraghty School of Irish Dance (OMG)
O’Shea Irish Dance
Rince na Chroi
Shamrock School of Irish Step Dance
Shamrock School of Irish Step Dance
Rince na Chroi, Mactír Academy of Irish Dance
Rince na Chroi
North Star Irish Dance
Rince na Chroi
O’Shea Irish Dance
Rince na Chroi
Rince na Chroi
Shamrock School of Irish Step Dance
Rince na Gréine
Rince na Gréine
O’Shea Irish Dance
Rince na Chroi, O’Shea Irish Dance, Caitrin Academy of Irish Dance, McNulty School of Irish Dance
Eilís Academy of Irish Dance
O’Shea Irish Dance
O’Shea Irish Dance
Mactír Academy of Irish Dance, Glencastle Irish Dancers 


2021

Freya Eberman
Sophie Ford
Margaret Ludlow
Carmen Pasquerella
Lola Quinn
Emma Roeder
Allie Schmitzer
Maura Walsh

Rince na Chroi
North Star Irish Dance
Rince na Greine, Rince Nua, North Star Irish Dance
O'Shea Irish Dance
Rince na Chroi
Rince Nua
O'Shea Irish Dance
O'Shea Irish Dance

2020


Anastasia Dailey
Melissa Estlow
Cecelia Hodges
Kate Huelskamp
Katie Irwin
Maggie Irwin
Morien McBurnie
Maggie McHugh
Caitlin Murray
Caitlin Payton
Kaitlin Schirmer
Sophia Schomer
Maddy Shaback
Claire Shane
Maura Wells
Ashley Zielinski-Schloegel

O'Shea Irish Dance
Mactir Academy of Irish Dance
Rince na Chroi
Rince na Chroi, O'Shea Irish Dance
Rince na Chroi
Rince na Chroi
O'Shea Irish Dance
Corda Mor
O'Shea Irish Dance
Rince na Chroi
O'Shea Irish Dance
Rince na Chroi
O'Shea Irish Dance
Corda Mor
Shamrock School of Irish Dance
O'Neill Mulhern Geraghty School of Irish Dance


2019


London Donohoe
Danielle Enblom
Nora Fox
Shannon Gallagher
Katie Glazer
Kaelin Hansen
Mara Hansen
Kathleen Holmes
Brigid Kelly
Catherine Kenny
Riva Magistad
Alice McClain
Rivers Nelson
Liam O'Shea
Ava Sevlie
Nicole Sinnen
Megan Strang
Megan Stuart
Siobhan Sullivan
Elise Swaim
Mackenzie Swaim
Emma Tight
Elin Youngquist

St. Paul Irish Dancers, O'Shea Irish Dance
St. Paul Irish Dancers, Scoil na dTri, University College Cork, O'Shea Irish Dance, IT Tralee
O'Shea Irish Dance
St. Paul Irish Dancers, Mactir Academy of Irish Dance
O'Shea Irish Dance
Mulhern School of Irish Dance
Mulhern School of Irish Dance
O'Neill James School of Irish Dance, Corda Mor Irish Dance
O'Shea Irish Dance, Harney Pender Keady Academy of Irish Dance
Rince na Chroi
Corda Mor Irish Dance, Rince na Chroi
Rince na Chroi
St. Paul Irish Dancers, O'Shea Irish Dance
O'Shea Irish Dance
Rince na Chroi
Rince Nua Irish Dance
Rince na Chroi, Mactir Academy of Irish Dance
Corda Mor Irish Dance
Scoil na dTri Academy of Irish Dance, O'Shea Irish Dance
Shamrock School of Irish Step Dance, O'Shea Irish Dance
Shamrock School of Irish Step Dance, O'Shea Irish Dance
Corda Mor Irish Dance
Celtic Fire Irish Dance, Escalate, Rince Nua Irish Dance



2018


Sarah Becker
Rince na Chroi
Christopher Bergthold
Rince na Chroi
Mattie Ernst
Green Fire Irish Dancers, Scoil na dTri Academy of Irish Dance, 
O'Shea Irish Dance
Mollie Ferrel
Rince na Chroi
Emma Freebersyser
Shamrock School of Irish Step Dance
Anna Hester
Scoil na dTri Academy of Irish Dance, O'Shea Irish Dance
Lily Jones
Mulhern School of Irish Dance
Kelly Anne Krohn
Rince na Chroi
Madeleine Lemay
Scoil na dTri Academy of Irish Dance, O'Shea Irish Dance, 
Mactír Academy of Irish Dance
Clara McMillan
O'Shea Irish Dance, Loring Irish Dance Team
Lillian Pettigrew
Mactír Academy of Irish Dance, St. Paul Irish Dancers
Emily Schoonover
Rince na Chroi
Margaret Sullivan
corda mór irish dance, Mulhern School of Irish Dance
Zoe Sullivan
Mactír Academy of Irish Dance
    

2017



Sarah Anderson O'Shea Irish Dance, Shamrock School of Irish Step Dance
Abbie Burgess Mactir Academy of Irish Dance, Celtic Fire School of Irish Dance, Scoil na d'Tri Academy of Irish Dance
Michaela Corniea Rince na Chroi
Therese Corniea Rince na Chroi
Reena Gallivan Rince na Chroi
Emily Lentz-Hoops St. Paul Irish Dancers
Heather Luebke Rince na Chroi, University of Minnesota Morris Dance Ensemble
Isabel Munson Corda Mór Irish Dance
Miranda Munson Corda Mór Irish Dance
David Ochs O'Shea Irish Dance
Katelynn Peterson O'Shea Irish Dance
Eloise Rein Rince na Chroi
Hannah Reichenbach     
Rince na Chroi
Meghan Rice O'Shea Irish Dance, Rince na Chroi
Jill Shoen Corda Mór Irish Dance, Escalate / Rince Nua Irish Dance, Celtic Fire School of Irish Dance
Elizabeth Simpson Rince Nua Irish Dance, Escalate Irish Dance, Celtic Fire School of Irish Dance
Hannah Sween O'Shea Irish Dance
Annie Wier Mulhern School of Irish Dance, Shamrock School of Irish Step Dance

2016


Lauren Adams-Plehal
Elena Bergstrom

Colin Bergthold

Joanna Douglass

Elizabeth Dengate


Audrey Gorman

Mairead Howley

Edward Koehne

Molly Laumakis

Lauren Leaseburg

Ashley Luhm

Elizabeth Grace McCarthy

Elaine K. Murray

Duncan Newby

Mikayla Newby

Adrienne O’Shea
Dulcie Searle
Carmen Swanson

Sonja Swanson

Zachari Wetz

O’Shea Irish Dance, Rince Nua Irish Dance, McKenna School of Irish Dance
Rince na Chroi

Rince na Chroi

Green Fire Irish Dancers

Mactír Academy of Irish Dance, Léim Irish Dance (Ann Arbor, MI), O’Hare School of Irish Dance (Birmingham, MI)

Corda Mór Irish Dance

St. Paul Irish Dancers

Green Fire Irish Dancers, Scoil na dTri Irish Dance Academy, Tir na nOg, Clann na
Cairdre
O’Shea Irish Dance, Scoil na dTri Irish Dance Academy
Corda Mór Irish Dance, Rince Nua Irish Dance, Celtic Fire School of Irish Dance

Shamrock School of Irish Step Dance
O’Shea Irish Dance, St. Paul Irish Dancers
Green Fire Irish Dancers, Scoil na dTri Irish Dance Academy, Tir na nOg, Clann na
Cairdre
O’Shea Irish Dance, St. Paul Irish Dancers

O’Shea Irish Dance, St. Paul Irish Dancers

O’Shea Irish Dance

O’Shea Irish Dance, Rince Nua Irish Dance, Celtic Fire School of Irish Dance

St. Paul Irish Dancers

Irish Dancers of University of California, St. Paul Irish Dancers

Green Fire Irish Dancers, Conway Rec. Center Irish Dance Group, ACTC Irish Dance Club

2015


Olivia Alberts
Mandy Ausman
Sammy Ausman
Maeve Clancy
Catherine Cline
Karly Cronin-Hennessy
Kathleen Curtis
Maddie Espy
Moira Flagstad
Virginia Fritz
Meghan Golder
Delaney Grundhauser
Brianna Hughes
Amanda Latullipe
Hannah Latullipe
Maria McDonald
Maureen Kelly Rein
Liam Slattery
Christina Treacy

Rince na Chroi
Corda Mór Irish Dance, Mulhern School of Irish Dance
Corda Mór Irish Dance, Mulhern School of Irish Dance
Corda Mór Irish Dance, Mulhern School of Irish Dance
Corda Mór Irish Dance, Mulhern School of Irish Dance
St. Paul Irish Dancers
Rince na Chroi
Rince na Chroi
St. Paul Irish Dancers, O'Shea Irish Dance
St. Paul Irish Dancers
Scoil na dTri, O'Shea Irish Dance
Rince na Chroi, O'Shea Irish Dance
St. Paul Irish Dancers
St. Paul Irish Dancers
St. Paul Irish Dancers
Corda Mór Irish Dance, Mulhern School of Irish Dance
Rince na Chroi
Scoil na dTri, O'Shea Irish Dance
St. Paul Irish Dancers

2014


Kennedy Borman           Corda Mόr Irish Dance
Maria Cline                    Corda Mόr Irish Dance, Mulhern School of Irish Dance
Kira Cronin-Hennessey  St. Paul Irish Dancers
Elizabeth Ener                Scoil na dTri Irish Dance Academy, O'Shea Irish Dance
Cassidy Eppenberger     Scoil na dTri Irish Dance Academy, O'Shea Irish Dance
Allie Hartlein                  Celtic Fire School of Irish Dance, Rince Nua Irish Dance
Maggie Humsey             St. Paul Irish Dancers
Flora Klein                     Rince na Chroi Irish Dance, O'Shea Irish Dance
Josette Langevin             Scoil na dTri Irish Dance Academy, O'Shea Irish Dance
Maggie Laumakis           Scoil na dTri Irish Dance Academy, O'Shea Irish Dance
Mary McConville           St. Paul Irish Dancers
Autumn O'Dean             Shamrock School of Irish Step Dance
Danielle Scott                Trinity Academy, O'Shea Irish Dance
Anneliese Tatham           Scoil na dTri Irish Dance Academy, O'Shea Irish Dance
Brianne Taylor Tomb      Celtic Fire School of Irish Dance, Rince na Chroi
Annie Twohy                  St. Paul Irish Dancers, O'Shea Irish Dance
Rita Wegner                   Corda Mόr Irish Dance, O'Shea Irish Dance


2013


Alicia Anderson                      St. Paul Irish Dancers
Emily Anderson                      Scoil na dTri Irish Dance Academy
Claire Dietzsch                        St. Paul Irish Dancers, Scoil na dTri Irish Dance Academy,
                                                    O'Shea Irish Dance
Jessica Eppenberger                Scoil na dTri Irish Dance Academy, O'Shea Irish Dance
Makenna Habegger                 Scoil na dTri Irish Dance Academy, O'Shea Irish Dance
Megan Healy                           Corda Mór Irish Dance
Lillie McAdams                       Rince na Chroi Irish Dance
Lucy Mullen                            Rince na Chroi Irish Dance
Selena Munson                        Corda Mór Irish Dance
Sonja Munson                         Corda Mór Irish Dance
Emma Oman                           Corda Mór Irish Dance, Mulhern School of Irish Dance
Daniel Partida                          St. Paul Irish Dancers
Kelly Ann Shanahan                St. Paul Irish Dancers
Caoimhe Brogan Woodburn    Rince na Chroi Irish Dance



2012


Madeline Amundson
Eden Burke
Sammy Brown
Megan Considine
Abigail Farmer 
Erin Griffin
Madison Hare
Callaghan Long
Evan Lowe
Molly Mader
Elizabeth Mansfield
Kinzie Markwardt
Audrey McCarthy
Rachel Olson
Kelly Pearson
Julia Rogers
Eva Slattery
Samantha Swanson
Kelsey Tuma
Sarah Underwood
Elisabeth Walsh

Shamrock School of Irish Step Dance                  
Scoil na dTri Irish Dance Academy, O'Shea Irish Dance
Corda Mor Irish Dance
Rince na Chroi Irish Dance
St. Paul Irish Dancers
St. Paul Irish Dancers
St. Paul Irish Dancers
O'Shea Irish Dance
St. Paul Irish Dancers, O'Shea Irish Dance
St. Paul Irish Dancers, Rince na Chroi Irish Dance
St. Paul Irish Dancers
Rince na Chroi Irish Dance
St. Paul Irish Dancers
Corda Mor Irish Dance
Corda Mor Irish Dance
St. Paul Irish Dancers, Rince na Chroi Irish Dance
Scoil na dTri Irish Dance Academy, O'Shea Irish Dance
Shamrock School of Irish Step Dance
St. Paul Irish Dancers
St. Paul Irish Dancers
Scoil na dTri Irish Dance Academy, O'Shea Irish Dance

2011

James Anderson
Taylor Best
Bridget Faust
Anna Faust
Caitlin Hare
Julie Hoffman
Rosemary Johnson
Erin O'Connor

O'Shea Irish Dance
O'Shea Irish Dance
Shamrock School of Irish Step Dance
Shamrock School of Irish Step Dance
St. Paul Irish Dance Academy
Rince na Chroi School of Irish Dance
St. Paul Irish Dance Academy
St. Paul Irish Dance Academy

2010


Bridget Carter
John Drew
Emily Fink
Therese Harrah
Rachel Janc
Clare Kolars
Kellyanne Krier
Kathleen Kerry Malone Miller
Katie O'Malley
Bailey Smith-Dewey

Britt White

Scoil na dTri Irish Dance Academy
Shamrock School of Irish Step Dance
Shamrock School of Irish Step Dance
O'Shea Irish Dance
O'Shea Irish Dance
O'Shea Irish Dance
Rince na Chroi School of Irish Dance
St. Paul Irish Dance Academy
O'Shea Irish Dance
Shamrock School of Irish Step Dance, Scoil na dTri Irish Dance Academy, Corda Mor Irish Dance
St. Paul Irish Dance Academy

2009


Norah Carroll

Madeline Cisek
Emily Hare
Megan Hare
Cecelia Heffron
Maggin Kane
James Miller
Erin Moynihan
Emily Norkol
Clare Osland
Ruairi Smith-Dewey

Tir na nOg, St. Paul Irish Dance Academy,
Shamrock School of Irish Step Dance
Rince na Chroi School of Irish Dance
St. Paul Irish Dance Academy
St. Paul Irish Dance Academy
St. Paul Irish Dance Academy
O'Shea Irish Dance
St. Paul Irish Dance Academy
Scoil na dTri Irish Dance Academy
St. Paul Irish Dance Academy
St. Paul Irish Dance Academy
Shamrock School of Irish Step Dance, Scoil na dTri Irish Dance Academy

2008


Becky Bollinger
Colleen Dougherty
Amy Drew
Erin Foley
Sarah Healy
Elizabeth Hines
Corinne Holmes
Rian Lissick
Megan McCloskey
Sarah Jane Miller
Kailey Shein
Gemma Wilson

Scoil na dTri Irish Dance Academy
St. Paul Irish Dance Academy
Shamrock School of Irish Step Dance
Shamrock School of Irish Step Dance
St. Paul Irish Dance Academy
Scoil na dTri Irish Dance Academy
Rince na Chroi School of Irish Dance
St. Paul Irish Dance Academy
Rince na Chroi School of Irish Dance
St. Paul Irish Dance Academy
Corda Mor Irish Dance
Rince na Chroi School of Irish Dance

2007


Maria Belde
Sarah Glendenning
Shelah Mulhere
Erin Woitte
Shannon Ghere
Kelsey Larson
Julia McGreal
Kara Nasca
Whitney Nasca
Lisa Rickman
Jillian Smith
Kristen Wills

Rince na Chroi School of Irish Dance
St. Paul Irish Dance Academy
Shamrock School of Irish Step Dance
Shamrock School of Irish Step Dance
Scoil na dTri Irish Dance Academy
Scoil na dTri Irish Dance Academy
Scoil na dTri Irish Dance Academy
Scoil na dTri Irish Dance Academy
Scoil na dTri Irish Dance Academy
Scoil na dTri Irish Dance Academy
Scoil na dTri Irish Dance Academy
Scoil na dTri Irish Dance Academy

2006


Hannah Flood
Katy Gorrilla
Molly Gorrilla
Orla Heymann
Teresa Kostohris
Ciara Reynolds
Erin Rivard
Stephanie Rosca
Lauren Wiley
Caitlin Wilke
Emily Wolff
Betsy Young


St. Paul Irish Dance Academy
Rince na Chroi School of Irish Dance
Rince na Chroi School of Irish Dance
Rince na Chroi School of Irish Dance
St. Paul Irish Dance Academy
Rince na Chroi School of Irish Dance
Rince na Chroi School of Irish Dance
Rince na Chroi School of Irish Dance
Shamrock School of Irish Step Dance
Shamrock School of Irish Step Dance
Rince na Chroi School of Irish Dance
Shamrock School of Irish Step Dance


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