696 Main Street, Schwenksville, Pennsylvania 19473, United States
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 started working in Higher Education. She is currently the Program Coordinator for the REAL Certificate Program at Arcadia University where she works with individuals with disabilities to achieve a successful inclusive college experience.
Miss Lauren resides in Quakertown, PA 4 children: Amelia, Anabelle, Aislynn and Alexander. They enjoy taking walks, playing dress up, junk food parties and having family movie night!
Our Class Assistants
Miss Emilie
Miss Felicity
Miss Emilie
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 Stella
Miss Felicity
Miss Emilie
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 Felicity
Miss Felicity
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 Felicity
Miss Felicity
Miss Felicity
Miss Felicity has been dancing for 4 years. She is an Intermediate/Novice Level Competitor.
Miss Felicity's Favorites...
Color: Pink
Food: Pierogis
Dance Step: Slip Jig
Event/Memory: Iron Pigs Game