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2009 North American Championships
2009 World Championships
2008 Western Regional Oireachtas

Maggie Darlington captured the Girls 17-18 title in the 2007 World Irish Dancing Championships.

 

2007 Western Regional Oireachtas Team Results

Place Team Name Competition Name
1 Claddagh School 27 A Ceili Special Under 8 Girls
1 Claddagh School 28 A Ceili Special Under 8 Mixed
1 Claddagh School 31 A Ceili Special Under 10 Mixed
1 Claddagh School 33 B Girls Ceili Under 15
1 Claddagh School 34 E Girls Ceili 15 & Over
1 Claddagh School 35 A Mixed Ceili Under 12
1 Claddagh School 36 B Mixed Ceili Under 15
1 Claddagh School 37 A Mixed Ceili 15 & Over
1 Claddagh School 38 A Girls Figure Choreography  Under 12
1 Claddagh School 39 B Girls Figure Choreography  Under 15
1 Claddagh School 40 A Ladies Figure Choreography 15 & Over
1 Claddagh School 42 A Mixed Fig. Choreography Under 15
1 Claddagh School 45 A Adult Ladies Ceili
1 Claddagh School 46 A Adult Mixed Ceili
2 Claddagh School 33 C Girls Ceili Under 15
2 Claddagh School 34 B Girls Ceili 15 & Over
2 Claddagh School 36 A Mixed Ceili Under 15
3 Claddagh School 40 B Ladies Figure Choreography 15 & Over
4 Claddagh School 39 A Girls Figure Choreography  Under 15
5 Claddagh School 29 A Ceili Special Under 10 Girls
5 Claddagh School 33 E Girls Ceili Under 15
5 Claddagh School 34 C Girls Ceili 15 & Over
8 Claddagh School 33 D Girls Ceili Under 15
12 Claddagh School 33 F Girls Ceili Under 15
12 Claddagh School 34 F Girls Ceili 15 & Over
19 Claddagh School 33 G Girls Ceili Under 15

 

2007 Western Regional Oireachtas Solo Results

Place Dancer Name Competition Name
1 Maggie Darlington Ladies Under 18
1 Melanie Sanderson Girls Under 17
1 Ann Marie Kenny Girls Under 11
1 Liesl Eibschutz Girls Under 9
1 Makulumy Alexander-Hills Boys Under 13
1 Aidan Halikis Boys Under 8
2 Amy Webber Ladies Under 20
2 Devon Nishida Ladies Under 18
2 Sydni Eibschutz Girls Under 12
2 Amanda Probert Girls Under 11
3 Ashley Allen Girls Under 15
3 Jacqueline Kroll Girls Under 14
3 Mikaela Barriere Girls Under 12
3 Abigayle DuChateau Girls Under 8
3 Daniel Smalley Men 20 & Over
4 Mia Leonelli Girls Under 13
4 Julie Beppler Girls Under 12
5 Laura Hodge Girls Under 13
5 Danny Havert Boys Under 13
5 James Ritchey Boys Under 10
6 Jessica Pilloni Girls Under 17
6 Rhistyn Burke Girls Under 15
6 Aaron Bergman Boys Under 17
7 Kalin Nishimori Ladies Under 18
7 Mandi Nishimori Girls Under 10
7 Benjamin Taylor Boys Under 15
8 Brittany Swaim Girls Under 17
8 Amanda Noel Girls Under 11
9 Amy McClain Ladies Under 20
9 Chelsea Conway Ladies Under 18
9 Emily George Girls Under 17
9 Sarah Cutkomp Girls Under 12
10 Casey Beppler Girls Under 14
10 Carolyn Webber Girls Under 13
11 Tierney McBride Ladies Under 20
12 Samantha Zink Girls Under 14
13 Brianna Gallo Ladies Under 18
13 Erica Johnson Girls Under 17
13 Brooklynn Silva Girls Under 15
13 Caitlin Knight Girls Under 13
13 Alanah Myrick Girls Under 12
14 Colleen Monroe Ladies Under 20
16 Lisa Webber Girls Under 15
16 Rachel Mullens Girls Under 11
17 Erin Howell Ladies 20 & Over
17 Sara Heller Girls Under 9
18 Nadia Shahin Girls Under 17
18 Melina Powell Girls Under 14
19 Carly Allen Girls Under 17
19 Katie Harvey Girls Under 15
19 Janna Ayoub Girls Under 13
20 Megan Viola Girls Under 17
21 Vanessa Green Girls Under 14
22 Devin Nelson Girls Under 16
23 Allyson Isaeff Girls Under 14
23 Megan Steidle Girls Under 11
25 Elizabeth Mackel Girls Under 16
25 Katie Martinez Girls Under 14
25 Julia Spackman Girls Under 13
25 Sedona Powell Girls Under 11
28 Shannon Becker Girls Under 10
30 Juliana McKay Girls Under 15
30 Erin Hollingshead Girls Under 14
33 Michelle Conway Girls Under 12
38 Brittany Ramsey Girls Under 16
39 Kara McFarland Girls Under 11
40 Shannon Joyce Girls Under 13
41 Alyssa Lyon Girls Under 13
42 Laura Mullens Girls Under 17
43 Stephanie Nicolard Girls Under 16
44 Rachel Love Girls Under 16
45 Alexandra Phelps Girls Under 14
45 Jessica Dopudja Girls Under 12
48 Sarah Montague Girls Under 15
48 Anna Thain Girls Under 14
54 Shelby Herzig Girls Under 15

2007 World Champions - Claddagh Dancers placements include:

Claddagh Senior Choreography, 3rd place*  Team included:  Ashley Allen, Rhystin Burke, Brittany Swaim, Emily George, Melanie Sanderson, Devon Nishida, Kalin Nishimori, Maggie Darlington, Chelsea Conway, Amy Weber, Julia Weber, Annie Darlington, Emily Sanderson, Nadia Shahin, Jessica Pilloni, Stephanie Hunter

Ann Marie Kenny, 4th place* Girls 10 - 11

Senior Girls Ceili Team, 5th place Team included:  Ashley Allen, Brittany Swaim, Emily George, Melanie Sanderson, Devon Nishida, Kalin Nishimori, Maggie Darlington, Chelsea Conway

Jacqueline Kroll, 7th place* Girls 12 - 13
Devon Nishida, 7th place* Girls 17-18
Mikeala Barriere, 10th place* Girls 11 - 12

Girls U11 Ceili Team, 11th place  Team included:  Mandi Nishimori, Amanda Probert, Ann Marie Kenny, Julie Beppler, Mikeala Barriere, Syndi Eibschutz, Laura Hodge, Mia Leonelli

Amanda Probert, 12th place* Girls 10-11
Maculumy Alexander-Hills, 13th place, Boys 12 - 13
Matt Lewis, 13th place, Boys 17-18
Melanie Sanderson, 17th place, Girls 16 - 17
Julia Webber, 19th place, Girls 17 - 18
Amy Webber, 27th place Ladies 19 - 21
Ashley Allen, 29th place, Girls 14 - 15
Chelsea Conway, 36th place, Girls 17 - 18

 

November 2006 - Claddagh shines at Western Regional Oireachtas. 

2006 Western Regional Oireachtas Team Results

 

Place

Dancer Name

Competition Name

1

Claddagh, 29 C

Girls Ceili Under 15  

1

Claddagh, 30 D

Girls Ceili  15 & Over

1

Claddagh, 31 A

Mixed Ceili Under 12   

1

Claddagh, 33 A

Mixed Ceili  15 & Over

1

Claddagh, 34 A

Girls Figure Choreography Under 12    

1

Claddagh, 35 A

Girls Figure Choreography Under 15  

1

Claddagh, 36 A

Girls Figure Choreography 15 & Over 

1

Claddagh, 38 A

Mixed Figure Choreography Under 15

1

Claddagh, 27 A

Ceili Special Girls Under 10

1

Claddagh, 27 C

Ceili Special Mixed Under 10

2

Claddagh, 28 C

Girls Ceili Under 12  

2

Claddagh, 30 B

Girls Ceili  15 & Over

2

Claddagh, 32 A

Mixed Ceili Under 15  

3

Claddagh, 28 B

Girls Ceili Under 12  

3

Claddagh, 36 B

Girls Figure Choreography 15 & Over 

4

Claddagh, 30 C

Girls Ceili  15 & Over

4

Claddagh, 27 B

Ceili Special Mixed Under 10

9

Claddagh, 29 A

Girls Ceili Under 15  

10

Claddagh, 29 B

Girls Ceili Under 15  

12

Claddagh, 30 A

Girls Ceili  15 & Over

 2006 Western Regional Oireachtas Solo Results

Place

Dancer Name

Competition

1

Webber, Amy (WQ)

U 20

1

Darlington, Maggie (WMH)

U 17

1

Sanderson, Melanie (WQ)

U 16

1

Eibschutz, Sydni (WQ)

U 11

1

Probert, Amanda (WQ)

U 10

1

Nishimori, Mandi

U 9

1

Lewis, Matthew (WQ)

U 17

2

Nishida, Devon (WQ)

U 17

2

Barriere, Mikaela (WQ)

U 11

2

Kenny, Ann Marie (WQ)

U 10

2

Eibschutz, Liesl

U 8

2

Alexander-Hills, Makulumy (WQ)

U 12

3

Kerr, Savannah (WQ)

U 20

3

Kroll, Jacqueline (WQ)

U 13

3

Beppler, Julie (WQ)

U 11

4

Swaim, Brittany (WQ)

U 16

5

Nishimori, Kalin (WMH)

U 17

5

Webber, Carolyn (WQ)

U 12

5

Havert, Danny

U 12

6

Conway, Chelsea (WQ)

U 17

6

Hodge, Laura (WQ)

U 12

6

Noel, Amanda (WQ)

U 10

7

Greene, Shannon (WQ)

U 20

7

Allen, Ashley (WMH)

U 14

7

Pletka, Clare (WQ)

U 13

7

Taylor, Benjamin

U 14

7

Fletcher, Kyle

U 12

8

Johnson, Erica (WQ)

U 16

8

Green, Vanessa (WQ)

U 13

8

Leonelli, Mia (WQ)

U 12

9

Webber, Julia (WQ)

U 17

9

George, Emily (WQ)

U 16

10

Burke, Rhistyn (WQ)

U 14

10

Cutkomp, Sarah (WQ)

U 11

12

Powell, Melina

U 13

14

Webber, Lisa

U 14

16

Beppler, Casey

U 13

18

Pilloni, Jessica

U 16

19

Humbles, Laina

U 14

20

Shahin, Nadia

U 16

20

Silva, Brooklynn

U 14

22

Martinez, Katie

U 13

22

Conway, Michelle

U 11

26

Isaeff, Allyson

U 13

26

Knight, Caitlin

U 12

28

Viola, Megan

U 16

31

Phelps, Alexandra

U 13

32

Hollingshead, Erin

U 13

33

McKay, Juliana

U 14

34

Love, Rachel

U 15

35

Mackel, Elizabeth

U 15

35

Ayoub, Janna

U 12

36

Zink, Samantha

U 13

43

Driskel, Julianna

U 16

43

Herzig, Shelby

U 14

45

Hawe, Catherine

U 15

47

Thain, Anna

U 13

52

Fulton, Amira

U 16

 

July 2006 - Maggie Darlington - U17 North American Champion!!   Claddagh captures 7 titles in team competitions. Current results (competition concludes 7/2):

2006 North American s

Place Dancer Comp.
1 Darlington, Maggie U17
1 Girls Ceili Team U13
1 Girls Ceili Team U16
1 U11 Choreography U11
1 U13 Choreography U13
1 U16 Choreography U16
1 Senior Mixed Ceili 16&O
1 Senior Choreography 16&O
2 Eibschutz, Syndi U11
2 Girls Ceili Team U11
2 Mixed Ceili Team U13
3 Conway, Chelsea U17
3 Ladies Ceili 16&O
4 Mixed Ceili Team U9
4 Lewis, Matthew U17
4 Nishimori, Kalin U17
7 Daniels, Larry U17
7 Sanderson, Melanie U16
8 Nishida, Devon U17
8 Mixed Ceili Team U16
9 Eibschutz, Liesl U8
9 Webber, Julia U17
11 Allen, Ashley U14
12 Alexander-Hills, Makulumy U12
14 Burke, Rhistyn U14
14 Webber, Amy U19
16 Swaim, Brittany U16
17 Sanderson, Emily U18
19 Kenney, Ann Marie U10

31

 Probert, Amanda U10

32

 Nishimori, Mandi U9

35

 Landfair, Emily U19
44 George, Emily U16

 

The Claddagh School recently opened a location in beautiful Salt Lake City!  Classes are available at:

Salt Lake City  - 9854 south 700 east  Sandy, UT 84092 Contact # 801-702-2532.  A complete schedule is available on our classes page.

 

The Claddagh Dancers have competed in Regional, National and International events.  Their awards include:

  • 2005 Western Regional Champions in 11 team events

    Place Team Number Event
    1 Claddagh, 27 B Ceili Special Under 10 
    1 Claddagh, 28 D Girls Ceili Under 12   
    1 Claddagh, 29 C Girls Ceili Under 15   
    1 Claddagh, 30 B Girls Ceili  15 & Over 
    1 Claddagh, 31 A Mixed Ceili Under 12    
    1 Claddagh, 33 A Mixed Ceili  15 & Over 
    1 Claddagh, 34 A Girls Figure Choreography Under 12     
    1 Claddagh, 35 A Girls Figure Choreography Under 15   
    1 Claddagh, 36 A Girls Figure Choreography 15 & Over  
    1 Claddagh, 37 A Mixed Figure Choreography Under 12     
    1 Claddagh, 39 A Mixed Figure Choreography 15 & Over  
    2 Claddagh, 28 C Girls Ceili Under 12   
    2 Claddagh, 32 A Mixed Ceili Under 15   
    3 Claddagh, 33 B Mixed Ceili  15 & Over 
    4 Claddagh, 29 A Girls Ceili Under 15   
    5 Claddagh, 27 C Ceili Special Under 10 
    6 Claddagh, 29 B Girls Ceili Under 15   
    7 Claddagh, 28 A Girls Ceili Under 12   
    8 Claddagh, 30 A Girls Ceili  15 & Over 
    15 Claddagh, 28 B Girls Ceili Under 12   
    20 Claddagh, 27 A Ceili Special Under 10 

Our soloist received the following awards:

Place

Competitor

Event
1 Sanderson, Melanie U 15
1 Darlington, Maggie U 16
1 Kenny, Ann Marie U 9
1 Kaas, Kellene U 18
2 Alexander-Hills, Makulumy U 11
2 Eibschutz, Sydni U 10
2 Sullivan, Gene Men 20 and Over
3 Kroll, Jacqueline U 12
3 Swaim, Brittany U 15
3 Nishimori, Kalin U 16
3 Nishimori, Mandi U 8
3 Sanderson, Emily U 17
3 Landfair, Emily U 18
4 Daniels, Larry U 16
4 Taylor, Mikael U 17
4 Nishida, Devon U 16
4 Kroll, David Men Under 20
5 Lewis, Matthew U 16
6 Allen, Ashley U 13
7 Giammichele, Colin U 16
7 Cook, Bailey U 11
7 Hunter, Stephanie U 16
7 Probert, Amanda U 9
8 Havert, Danny U 11
8 Taylor, Benjamin U 13
8 Beppler, Julie U 10
8 Henderson, Allison U 20
9 Mendoza, Lauren U 11
9 Zink, Samantha U 12
10 Conway, Michelle U 10
10 Green, Vanessa U 12
10 Conway, Chelsea U 16
10 Howell, Erin U 20
11 Fletcher, Kyle U 11
11 Pletka, Clare U 12
12 George, Emily U 15
14 Noel, Amanda U 9
15 Burke, Rhistyn U 13
18 Beppler, Casey U 12
18 Shahin, Nadia U 15
18 Landfair, Margaret U 20
19 Tobin, Erin Ladies 20 and Over
19 Whelan, Aileen U 20
20 Powell, Melina U 12
21 Ryan, Kinley Rose U 12
24 Cutkomp, Sarah U 10
24 Lyon, Alyssa U 11
24 Kroll, Jamie U 15
29 Hodge, Laura U 11
30 Isaeff, Allyson U 12
30 Tidland, Kaili U 13
36 Jubinski, Victoria U 12
42 Hutton, Sophie U 12
47 Driskel, Julianna U 15
51 Love, Rachel U 14

51

 Mullens, Laura

U 15

 

  • 2005 World  Awards:  2nd place, 3rd place, 2 4th places, 2 5th places in team events. 

  • World  solo medalist include Maggie Darlington 6th, Devon Nishida 12th, Kellene Kaas 8th, Katie Darlington 24th and Chelsea Conway 27th  

  • ·       2005 All Ireland Champions – Under 13 girls team

  • ·       Back – to Back North American Champions in the 16 & Older Mixed Ceili and Under 16 Girls Ceili (2003 & 2004).  2004 North American Champions in U16 Mixed Ceili.

  • ·       The Claddagh School is proud to include over 250 dancers, 80 of who dance at the  level. 

  • ·       We currently have 4 Western U.S. Regional title-holders and  56 regional placeholders.

 

 

 

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