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 awards are presented at IMDA’s Day of Irish Dance at Landmark Center.
The dancers receive a personalized certificate and a special Decade of Dance medal.
IMDA DECADE OF DANCE AWARD APPLICATION PROCESS
Beginning in 2016, 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 2018 must have started studying Irish dance in the Fall of 2007 or before. • A full year begins in the Fall and ends in the Spring (Summers are optional). • 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. • Injured dancers are still required to have attended classes during their recovery. • Be recommended by an Irish Dance Instructor or Director from the Twin Cities.
The award is presented at IMDA’s Day of Irish Dance at Landmark Center. Dancers receive a personalized certificate and a special Decade of Dance medal.
The application deadline for 2018 is Dec. 1, 2017. The application form is below. Please print and complete the application. Applications may be submitted electronically after scanning to DecadeofDance@IrishMusicandDanceAssociation.org or by U S mail to Jan Casey, 400 Macalester St., St. Paul, MN 55105. Applications will be reviewed by the committee to ensure each applicant meets the criteria guidelines above, and confirmation will be provided by February 1, 2018.
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
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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