The Inishfree School of Irish Dancing, started in 1985, is under the direction of World Champion dancer, Sean Reagan, T.C.R.G., who has been teaching for over 20 years. The goal of the school is the promotion of Irish Culture, the enjoyment of the art of dance and for some, the perfection of dance for competition.
The school was started by the Reagan family of Long Island, NY. As members of the family moved about, the school expanded to locations in Connecticut, Texas, New Orleans and New Mexico.
Inishfree NY has many locations on Long Island: Massapequa, Port Jefferson, Selden, Shoreham/Wading River, Sayville, as well as The Bronx and Rockland County.
The dancers perform for fun and entertainment. These performances fund scholarships for our graduating Seniors and also pay the fares of qualified dancers attending major dance Championships that are held throughout the United States, Canada, Scotland, England, and of course, Ireland.
Many of our dancers are Regional and North American Champions. Inishfree has had 1st place winners and many other medalists in all the major overseas competitions including; the World Championships, The Great Britains, the All Ireland Championships, the British Nationals and the All Scotland Championships. In February 2006, 30 Inishfree dancers travelled to Killarney, Ireland to compete in the All Irelands Championships. In April 2006, 20 of our dancers competed in the World Championships in Belfast, Ireland. In July, over 50 dancers were flown to San Diego, California to compete in the North American Championships.
We look forward to continued success at all of these major competitions and local feisanna as well throughout the year.
The Inishfree School sponsors our own Feis in Massapequa, NY each year in February. Over 1000 dancers attend from Long Island, the Tri-state area and other locations in the United States and Canada.
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