696 Main Street, Schwenksville, Pennsylvania 19473, United States
Lauren Witts, Studio Owner/Director
Dance Training and Background
Miss Lauren has been dancing since the age of 3. She began her performing arts with ballet and tap, later expanding to jazz and hip-hop as well. Miss Lauren had the privilege of going en pointe at age 11. She continued to explore all types of dance throughout college, including swing, ballroom, African and salsa.
Miss Lauren began her Irish dance journey at age 9. At this time Riverdance was exploding around the world and Irish dance was gaining popularity. Miss Lauren danced with Pride of Erin, a performance based school. With them she had the opportunity to perform 50+ shows a year. Miss Lauren has performed for schools and nursing homes as well as for birthdays, weddings and special events. She has also had the honor of dancing in several Philadelphia St. Patrick's day parades, Hershey Park, the Boscov's Thanksgiving Day parade, Washington D.C. for the National 4th of July events, Miss America Pageants and Walt Disney World.
Miss Lauren also received training from the Gaelic Roots Irish Dance camp at Boston College, Summer 2003. Here she studied under world renowned dancers, such as Donny Golden, Liam Harney, Michael Maguire, Kathleen O'Shea Maguire and Colette Devline McAllister. Miss Lauren also competed briefly with the Ryan School of Irish Dance under the direction of Christina Ryan-Kilcoyne.
Photo: Miss Lauren with her childhood Irish Dance teacher. Taken at the Conshohocken St. Patrick's Day Parade 2019
Career & Family
Outside of Dancing on Eire, Miss Lauren is a PA certified teaching in Special Education, Elementary Education, Mid-level Mathematics and Mid-level Language Arts. After 10 years teaching Life Skills in the public school system, Miss Lauren worked at Arcadia University as the Program Coordinator for the REAL Certificate Program assisting individuals with disabilities to achieve a successful inclusive college experience. Miss Lauren currently teaches Emotional Support for middle school in Central Bucks School District.
Miss Lauren resides in Doylestown, PA 4 children: Amelia, Anabelle, Aislynn and Alexander. They enjoy taking walks, playing dress up, junk food parties and having family movie night!
Assistant Teachers
Breana Haselbarth
Breana has been Irish Dancing since she was 3 years old. She started with Caitrin Academy of Irish Dance under Kate Wosczyna. Later, after recovering from an injury, Breana danced briefly with the Aisling Mor Academy under Teresa Hesenger Lewis before heading to college. This reignited her passion for Irish Dance and while studying at Temple University she became a part of their Irish Dance and Cultural Club. She served as Treasurer of the club and Director of Administration, one of their co-president roles. She was very involved in performances over her Irish Dance career, visiting many local nursing homes and bars, as well as performing in the Conshohocken Saint Patrick's Day Parade, the Philadelphia St. Patrick's Day Parade, the Skippack 4th of July Parade, and more. Breana is looking forward to helping out in some of the Level 1 and 2 classes!
Outside of Irish Dance Breana recently graduated from Temple with her Master of Architecture degree and moved back to her hometown of Skippack. She is very involved with many organizations including the Alaskan Malamute Club of America, the Alaskan Malamute Association of Eastern Pennsylvania, Finding Shelter Animal Rescue, and more. Her deep love for animals comes from her mom, who is a vet tech, which has led to many pets at home! She currently resides with her two Alaskan Malamutes, Winter and Kieran, and her cat, Rowan.
Emilie Noska
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Our Class Assistants
Miss Emilie
Miss Madeleine
Miss Madeleine
Miss Emilie has been dancing for 12 years. She is a Novice/Prizewinner Level Competitor.
Miss Emilie's Favorites...
Color: Blue
Food: Wawa Chicken Quesadilla
Dance Step: Slow Hornpipe
Event/Memory: Conshohocken St. Patrick's Day Parades and Recitals
Miss Madeleine
Miss Madeleine
Miss Madeleine
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Miss Olivia F.
Miss Madeleine
Miss Olivia F.
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Miss Jassi
Miss Madeleine
Miss Olivia F.
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Miss Olivia M.
Miss Olivia M.
Miss Olivia M.
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Miss Stella
Miss Olivia M.
Miss Olivia M.
Miss Stella has been dancing for 8 years. She is an Intermediate/Novice Level Competitor.
Miss Stella's Favorites...
Color: Purple
Food: Blue Lollipops
Dance Step: Reels
Event/Memory: Competitions
Miss Sophia
Miss Olivia M.
Miss Sophia
Miss Sophia has been dancing for 6 years. She is a Novice/Prizewinner Level Competitor.
Miss Sophia's Favorites...
Color: Blue
Food: Spaghetti
Dance Step: Reels and Slip Jigs
Event/Memory: "I love all the new memories we're continuing to create at dance competitions! There's nothing better than getting to travel as a team, who is like a s
Miss Sophia has been dancing for 6 years. She is a Novice/Prizewinner Level Competitor.
Miss Sophia's Favorites...
Color: Blue
Food: Spaghetti
Dance Step: Reels and Slip Jigs
Event/Memory: "I love all the new memories we're continuing to create at dance competitions! There's nothing better than getting to travel as a team, who is like a second family to me. It's a great feeling when we support each other no matter the outcome!"
Miss Sadie
Miss Olivia M.
Miss Sophia
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