Meet the Instructors

We proud to announce our team of instructors and mentors for the Riverdance Summer School in Boston:

Riverdance Dancer and Summer School Instructor

Six time World Champion and Riverdance Dancer John Lonergan has been one of the very talented instructors at Riverdance Summer School since the first school in July 2015.

Riverdance Dancer and Summer School Instructor

Andy’s professional career started alongside Michael Flatley in his arena tour of Celtic Tiger. He joined Riverdance in 2007 performing worldwide including Radio City Music Hall, New York. Heartbeat Of Home was the next step for Andy and he returns to the show for th 2018 / 2019 tour. He is an avid choreographer, helping create pieces for numerous projects.. (Read more..)

Riverdance Dancer and Summer School Mentor / Chaperone
A top ten World championship medal holder for eight consecutive years, Ciara attended the first Riverdance Summer school and was chosen to dance with the show went on to tour the world. She was head mentor and chaperone for the 2016 and 2017 Summer Schools ( Read more…..)

Riverdance Principal Dancer and Summer School Instructor
Lauren fulfilled her life long ambition by joining Riverdance in 2010 and is the first female from the Festival tradition to become a principle dancer with the show. The highlight of her career to date was as the principle female in Belfast’s Odyssey Arena to a sell out home crowd (Read more…)

Riverdance Principal Dancer and Summer School Instructor

Ciara is an Irish dancing professional who possesses multiple skills as a lead dancer, choreographer, lecturer and television announcer and presenter for major shows and events throughout the world. ( Read More…)

Riverdance Principal Dancer and Summer School Instructor

Maggie began dancing with the Claddagh School of Irish Dance in California and won the 2007 World Irish Dancing Championships. She joined Riverdance in 2011, and is currently performing as the principal dancer.
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Riverdance Dancer and Summer School Mentor / Chaperone

Meghan joined Riverdance in 2007, touring extensively throughout North America, Europe and China. Meghan is a certified TCRG with An Coimisiun Le Rinci Gaelacha in Dublin and now co-owns her own school, The Brennan-Lucey Academy, in Connecticut USA ( Read more ……)

Padraic is the Associate Director of Riverdance and Heartbeat of Home and the Course Director of the Riverdance Summer School (Read more…)