| Aisling Casey (TCRG), Shaun Casey (ADCRG), & Eimear Toal (TCRG) |
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| Eimear Toal, & Aisling and Shaun Casey |
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| Owners, Aisling and Shaun Casey |
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| Aisling Toal Casey, TCRG |
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Aisling Toal Casey, TCRG
My name is Aisling Toal
Casey. I am from Belfast, Northern Ireland. I
started dancing at the tender age of 4 for the Anne Reid School of Irish
Dance in Belfast City. The school was very large and highly competitive
which allowed me to take my dance career to a very high level. I grew
up competing on All-Ireland, All-England, and World Championship
stages. I placed in the top 5 in the All-Irelands and top three in the
Region over the years.
Having already received respectable placings at
a competitive level, I decided to turn professional. At 17, I traveled
to Dublin where I auditioned for a part in the world famous show,
Lord of the Dance, and after four grueling hours
I escaped the elimination process and earned myself a spot in the show!
I traveled all over the world for 7 years and matured greatly as a
dancer. I was then offered the lead female role in the show.
It was
while I was touring that I met my husband, Denver-native Shaun Casey.
We were married in July 2006 and retired from the big stage to settle
here in Denver. I am really excited to be teaching at Celtic Steps and
continuing my passion for dance. I hope to take all the Celtic Steps
dancers to a new level!
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| Shaun Casey, ADCRG |
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Shaun Casey, TCRG, ADCRG
Greetings to everyone and welcome. I am very excited to start the next phase
of my Irish dancing career right here with Celtic Steps. I have been
dancing and competing since I was 10 years old and have always loved the
very competitive aspect of Irish Dance. I studied in Denver my whole
competitive career and place first in the Western Region championship 7
times. I also placed in the top five and the North American
championships five times and was very proud to have placed 10th
in the 1998 World Championships.
In October 1996, I joined Michael Flatley's Lord of the Dance. We
traveled around the world and performed for over 2 million people. The
schedule was rigorous: six shows a week for the six years I was with the
show! I was honored to be asked to dance each of the two principal male
roles and worked hard to stay at the top of my game.
I learned a lot
about Irish dance over the years and I am eager to give a little back to
our students at Celtic Steps. I know Celtic Steps will grow to be
recognized as a top school in the United States in the near future!
With a little hard work and dedication, everyone at Celtic Steps can
follow their dreams and be at their best both inside and outside of
dancing. We will enjoy the ride together and I wish everyone the
very
best!!
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Eimear Toal, TCRG
Eimear Toal is from Belfast, Ireland, and passed her TCRG exam taken in the fall of 2011.
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