Story by Moira Staples, Maia Schwing, and MaKenna Sharpe - Jonathan Law High School
When someone brings up Irish dancing, what comes to mind? St. Patrick's Day? Riverdance? Leprechauns?
While these are all reasonable associations, this is only part of the reality for Irish dancers in Southern Connecticut.
The Lenihan School of Irish Dance has classes all over the state. Their dancers have had great success competing locally, nationally, and even globally.
Assistant director Meghan Lenihan has made a name for the school through her success as a teacher and the reputation of her dancers. Lenihan feels that this tradition has a perfect balance of physicality and grace.
