A HISTORY OF GRADUATE SUCCESS
Since 1990, the College of Dance is Ireland’s most successful dance educator. The College consistently produces students that gain places to, and win scholarships for, the most prestigious colleges in the United Kingdom and Europe. This pedigree of success is what sets the College of Dance apart from all other dance educators in Ireland.
In the last seven academic years, 100% of all graduating students, who have auditioned for school were offered places. This is a result of both the students’ hard work and ambition but also the dedicated faculty who are experts in ensuring that students are ready for auditions.
It is also common that each year a number of students are awarded scholarships. This is particularly impressive given the increasing competition for places and the reduction in funding many higher-level Colleges face.
Below are an example of some of the higher-level Colleges students have gone onto study at.
Ballet
Rambert School of Ballet and Contemporary Dance
Central School of Ballet
Scottish Conservatoire
Vienna Festival Ballet
Ballet Theatre UK
Jazz
Performers College
London Studio Centre
Urdang
Bird College
Laine Theatre Arts
Barcelona Institute of The Arts
Contemporary
London Contemporary Dance School,
Laban,
Northern School of Contemporary Dance
Scottish School of Contemporary Dance
Fontys Academy
Tilburg
A HISTORY OF GRADUATE SUCCESS
For a student to progress onto joining a professional company or show typically they spend two preparatory years at the College of Dance. After this, they move onto an international higher-level College for a further three-year degree course. Most student progress onto having successful performance careers in companies such as:
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MUSICALS & THEATRE PERFORMANCES
College of Dance students performed in some of the most famous productions in the world, in locations such as London’s West End, Broadway, Europe and touring performances all over the word. Some of the more familiar productions would be:
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RECOLD OF GRADUATING STUDENTS
At the College of Dance, we are very proud of our pedigree of success. Students have gone onto further their studies at some of the worlds’ leading higher-level colleges throughout the world. The table below outlines students who have gained places and the colleges that accepted them.
Rachel Stephens (Galway) – Institute of the Arts, Barcelona | Morea Performing Arts, UK
Ciara Doogan Jones (Kerry) – Northern School of Ballet, UK | Morea Performing Arts, UK | Ballet Theatre UK
Jasmine Farrell (Dublin) – Dance College London (Scholarship)
Caolan Reilly (Co. Kildare) – Institute of the Arts Barcelona (Scholarship)
Alexandra Karcakova (Co. Longford) – Morea Performing Arts, UK
Maeve Howard (Dublin) – Institute of the Arts Barcelona (Scholarship)
Siobhan Glynn (Dublin) – Morea Performing Arts, UK
Sarah Deane (Co. Kildare) – Trinity Laban, UK | Institute of the Arts, Barcelona
Roisin Kinsella (Co. Meath) – Institute of the Arts, Barcelona | Morea Performing Arts, UK
David McGing (Co. Meath) – Brighton Academy, UK | Morea Performing Arts, UK
Kerri Casley (Co. Dublin) – Performers College, UK
Paige Cunningham (Co. Monaghan) – Institute of the Arts, Barcelona, Spain | Morea Performing Arts, UK
Emma Garrett (Dublin) – London Studio Centre, UK
Maeve Hannon (Co. Galway) – Royal Academy of Dancing, UK
Sinead Maguire (Dublin) – Bird College, UK | London Studio Centre, UK | Morea Performing Arts, UK
Lauren Moran (Co. Galway) – London Studio Centre, UK
Laurarose Cashin Hardiman (Co. Mayo) – Ballet Theatre, UK | Morea Performing Arts, UK (Scholarship)
Aoife Cummins (Co. Galway) – Bird College, UK | Morea Performing Arts, UK (Scholarship) | Performers College, UK
Anna Duggan (Dublin) – Bird College, UK | Laban, UK | London Studio Centre, UK | Morea Performing Arts, UK (Scholarship)
Orla Gaffney (Galway) – Bird College, UK | Morea Performing Arts, UK (Scholarship) | Performers College, UK
Lisa Hogan (Co. Offley) | Step- Up, Limerick
Yasmin Orla Wahli (Co, Clare) – Morea Performing Arts, UK (Scholarship)
Aaron Jordan (Co. Meath) – Bird College, UK (Scholarship) | Collins Performing Arts, UK (Scholarship) | Laine Theatre Arts, UK
Evan O’Hanlon (Co. Waterford) – Collins Performing Arts, UK (Scholarship)
Hilary Dunne (Co. Westmeath) – Morea Performing Arts, UK | Collins Performing Arts, UK
Emer Haughton (Dublin) – London Studio Centre, UK
Aideen Lacken (Dublin) – Institute of The Arts, Barcelona | Collins Performing Arts, UK
Lauren McEntee (Co. Meath) – Collins Performing Arts, UK
Kirsty O’Brien (Co. Louth) – Italia Conte, UK | Collins Performing Arts, UK
Aoibhin O’Neill (Co. Kildare) – Bird College, UK
Ciara Power (Galway) – Collins Performing Arts, UK
Alice Reville (Co. Waterford) – Collins Performing Arts, UK
Katie Stowe (Co. Dublin) – Italia Conte, UK | Collins Performing Arts, UK | Laine Theatre Arts, UK
Sean O’Flanagan (Co. Wicklow) – Bird College, UK (Dance /Drama Award)
Georgia Begbie (Switzerland) – Fontys Dance Academy, Netherlands | London Studio Centre, UK
Doireann Daly (Co. Meath) – Laine Theatre Arts, UK
Susan Deane (Dublin) – Institute of The Arts, Barcelona
Caoimhe Ennis (Dublin) – Institute of The Arts, Barcelona
Kate Finn (Dublin) – Institute of The Arts, Barcelona
Micaela Gorman (Co. Louth) – London Studio Centre, UK
Aoife Ledwith (Dublin) – Institute of The Arts, Barcelona
Sine McGoff (Carlow) – Italia Conte, UK.
Brigitte O’Reilly (Co. Galway) – London Studio Centre, UK | Northern School of Ballet (Scholarship)
Blathnaid Sheppard (Dublin) – Institute of The Arts, Barcelone
Keith Kelly (Dublin) – London Studio Centre, UK
Thomas McHugh (Dublin) – Institute of The Arts, Barcelona
Gareth Moran (Dublin) – Laine Theatre Arts, UK (Scholarship)
Stephen Murray (Dublin) – Central School of Ballet, UK
Rikki McTernan (Co. Kildare) – Bird College, UK
Derek Shannon (Dublin) – Institute of The Arts, Barcelona.
Leah Clarke (Dublin) – London Studio Centre, U.K.
Nicole Flynn (Dublin) – Bird College, U.K. | College of Performing Arts, U.K. | K.S.A, U.K.
Ruth Haverty (Dublin) – Tring Park, U.K.
Megan Jacob (Dublin) – Scottish School of Contemporary Dance
Darragh Keaveney (Galway) – Broadway Dance Centre, New York.
Hayley Jo Murphy (Dublin) – Bird College, U.K. | Performers Dance College, U.K.
Shauna Ridgard (Co. Wexford) – Italia Conti, U.K.
Amy Walsh (Dublin) – Performers Dance College, U.K.
Catherine Walsh (Galway) – London Studio Centre, U.K.
Deirdre Woods (Dublin) – Urdang Academy U.K. (Scholarship) | London Studio Centre, U.K.
Liam Feeney (Dublin) – London Studio Centre, U.K.
Alec Ward (Co. Dublin) – Trinity Laban, U.K.
Rachel Brennan (Waterford) – London Studio Centre, UK
Robyn Byrne (Longford) – Northern School of Contemporary Dance, UK | London Studio Centre, UK
Linda Conlon (Dublin) – Performers Dance College, UK | Urdang Academy, UK
Jessica Cervi (Dublin) – Royal Academy of Music, London
Sophie Hutchinson (Waterford) – Northern School of Contemporary Dance, Leeds | Scottish School of Contemporary Dance
Sean Kavanagh (Dublin) – London Studio Centre
Elspeth McKeever (Galway) – Northern School of Contemporary Dance, Leeds
Simone Murphy (Cavan) – Scottish School of Contemporary Dance
Leah O’Connor (Dublin) – Laine Theatre Arts, UK (Scholarship) | Performers Dance College, UK
Sinead O’Meara (Dublin) – Scottish School of Contemporary Dance.
Aifric Ni Chaoimh (Luxembourg / Dublin) – London School of Contemporary Dance, UK
Clare Duffy (Dublin) – Urdang Academy, UK
Philomena Fitzpatrick (Dun Laoghaire) – Central School of Speech and Drama | London College of Music
Eugenia Tynan Pratas (Dublin) – Scottish School of Contemporary Dance
Ellen O’Riordan (Dublin) – Tring Park, UK (Scholarship)
Ryan Andrews (Dublin) – Bird College, UK (Scholarship)
Richard Browne (Dublin) – Urdang Academy, UK (Scholarship) | Performers Dance College, UK
Christopher Furlong (Co. Offaly) – Central School of Ballet, UK | Prague Ballet Masterclasses (Scholarship)
James Hatton (Co. Dublin) – Scottish School of Contemporary Dance | London School of Contemporary Dance
Shane Landers (Carlow) – Laine Theatre Arts, UK (Scholarship)
David Long (Mullingar) – Urdang Academy, UK (Scholarship)
Gary Sheridan (Dublin) – Laine Theatre Arts, UK (Scholarship)
Gary Carolan (Galway) – Laban, UK
Lea Carroll (Dublin) – Urdang Academy, UK | Bird College, UK (Scholarship)
Keith Cosgrove (Dublin) – Performers Dance College, UK
Louise Fitzpatrick (Monaghan) – Urdang Academy, UK (Scholarship)
Aoife Lavin Kelly (Navan) – Scottish School of Contemporary Dance
Conor Lyons (Waterford) – Laine Theatre Arts, UK | Bird College, UK
Niall Madden (Co. Meath) – Bird College, UK (Scholarship) | London Studio Centre, UK | Bank of Ireland Millennium Scholar
Emily Mason (Waterford) – Urdang Academy, UK | Performers Dance College, UK
Jenna Nolan (Dublin) – Scottish School of Contemporary Dance | Laban, UK
Katie Noonan (Dublin) – Arts Educational School, Tring Park, UK
Ciara O’Brien (Dublin) – Bird College, UK
Bianca O’Connor (Dublin) – Performers Dance College, UK | Millennium, UK
Elaine O Donoghue (Dublin) – Performers Dance College, UK | Scottish School of Contemporary Dance
Sophie Tanza Quinn (Dublin) – Urdang Academy, UK (Scholarship) | Bird College, UK
Oliver Rea (Carlow) – Urdang Academy, UK
Michele Reynolds (Dublin) – Performers Dance College, UK
Claudine Van den Burgh Cooke (Dublin) – Rambert School of Ballet and Contemporary Dance, UK
Rachel Daly (Tralee) – Urdang Academy, UK
Carol Heffernan (Dublin) – Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts (Scholarship)
Paul Kinsella (Dublin) – Bird College, UK (Scholarship) | Bank of Ireland Millennium Scholarship.
Sadbh Lawlor (Dublin) – Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts.
Sarah Morris (Gorey) – Bull Alley, Liberties College, Theatre and Performance Studies, Dublin
Claire O’Connell (Dublin) – Stella Mann College, UK | Scottish School of Contemporary Dance
Shauna O’Reilly (Dublin) – Performers College, UK
Grainne O’Reilly (Cavan) – Scottish School of Contemporary Dance
Sarah Ryan (Dublin) – Scottish School of Contemporary Dance
Rachel Tracey (Dublin) – Laine Theatre Arts, UK
Donna Duffy (Dublin) – Scottish School of Contemporary Dance,
Grace Guildea (Drogheda) – Scottish School of Contemporary Dance,
Lucia Kickham (Enniscorthy) – Fontys Academy, Tilburg, Netherlands
Tara Landers (Carlow) – Fontys Academy, Tilburg, Netherlands
Chloe McCormack (Dublin) – Scottish School of Contemporary Dance
Catherine O’Connor (Tralee) – Urdang Academy, London, UK
Jill O’Neill (Dublin) – Scottish School of Contemporary Dance
Laura Raymonde (Dublin) – Scottish School of Contemporary Dance,
Leeann Teeling (Dublin) – Fontys Academy, Tilburg, Netherlands | Urdang Academy, London, UK (Scholarship) | Bank of Ireland Millennium Scholarship
Declan Gardiner (Galway) – Urdang Academy, UK (Scholarship) | Performers Dance College, UK
Laura Griffin (Dublin) – Laine Theatre Arts, UK | Arts Educational, UK (Scholarship) | Performers Dance College, UK (Scholarship) | Urdang Academy, UK
Clare Ivory (Dublin) – Performers Dance College, UK (Scholarship)
Gillian Keogh (Dublin) – Performers Dance College, UK
Grace Morgan (Dublin) – Performers Dance College, UK
Diarmaid O’Meara (Tipperary) – Central School of Ballet, UK | Bank of Ireland Millennium Scholarship
Roslyn Rochard (Tipperary) | Merce Cunningham, New York
Grainne Turley (Monaghan) | Scottish School of Contemporary Dance
Lisa Whitehead (Dublin) | Scottish School of Contemporary Dance
Bronagh Corry (Dublin) – Millennium, UK
Sarah Crowley (Co. Kerry) – Urdang Academy, UK | Millennium, UK
Amanda Ebbs (Dublin) – Urdang Academy, UK
Áine Kavanagh (Co. Wexford) – London School of Contemporary Dance, UK
Eoin MacDonncha (Co. Galway) – Rambert School of Ballet and Contemporary Dance | Bank of Ireland Millennium Scholarship
Siobhan MacDonnell Byrne (Dublin) – Urdang Academy, UK (Scholarship) | Millennium, UK
Aoibhinn McGinnity (Monaghan) – London Studio Centre
Danielle Ng (Dublin) – London Studio Centre, UK
Emma O’Neill (Limerick) – Millennium, UK
Robert O’Shea (Dublin) – London Studio Centre, UK | Millennium, UK (Scholarship) | Urdang Academy, UK
Katie Brandon Byrne (Co. Wicklow) – Stella Mann, UK (Scholarship)
Ailish Claffey (Co. Wicklow) – Laban Centre for Movement & Dance, UK
Amaelle Cunningham (Belgium) – Urdang Academy, UK (Scholarship)
Fiona Farrell (Dublin) – London Studio Centre (Scholarship)
Kate Hanlon (Dublin) – Performers Dance College, UK
Rachel Hanson (Dublin) – Hammond School of Ballet, UK
Alan Kelly (Co. Dublin) – Laine Theatre Arts, UK (Scholarship) | Bank of Ireland Millennium Scholarship
Wesley Kelly (Dublin) – Performers Dance College, UK (Scholarship) | Millennium Bank of IrelScholarshiprship
Emily King (Dublin) – Stella Mann, UK (Scholarship)
Ruth Neligan (Co. Kildare) – Arts Educational School, Tring Park (Scholarship)
Neil O’Brien (Dublin) – Contract for US Tour of On Eagle’s Wing
Diane Reddington (Dublin) – Laban Centre for Movement & Dance, UK
John Quilty (Dublin) – Rambert School of Ballet & Contemporary Dance, UK (Scholarship)
Nicola Watson (Co. Dublin) – Urdang Academy, UK (Scholarship)
Shauneen Beggan (Co. Fermanagh) – University of Ulster, Derry, Northern Ireland
Amy Cahill (Dublin) – Institute of the Arts, Barcelona (Scholarship)
Orlaith Carr (Co. Kildare) – Laine Theatre Arts, UK | Performers College, UK | Studio Centre, UK | Urdang Academy, UK
Jessica Concannon (Co. Wicklow) – Institute of the Arts, Barcelona (Scholarship)
Saoirse Delaney (Dublin) – Tring Park, UK
Sarah Kate Fanning (Dublin) – Laine Theatre Arts, UK | Performers College, UK | Urdang Academy, UK
Liza Frisby (Co. Dublin) – Tring Park, UK
Elizabeth Gordon (Co. Dublin) – Tring Park, UK
Emma Gorman (Co. Louth) – Performers College, UK
Hannah Greene (Dublin) – Institute of the Arts, Barcelona (Scholarship)
Sarah Hanly (Dublin) – Performers College, UK
Becky Hynes (Dublin) – Institute of the Arts, Barcelona
Megan McEvoy (Co. Wexford) – Institute of the Arts, Barcelona (Scholarship)
Aifric McKinley (Dublin) – Institute of the Arts, Barcelona (Scholarship)
Eva O’Riordan (Dublin) – Tring Park, UK
Molly Smith (Dublin) – Tring Park, UK
Cian Hughes (Co. Meath) – Central School of Ballet, UK (Scholarship) | Rambert School of Ballet & Contemporary Dance.
Kevin O’Dwyer (Dublin) – Laine Theatre Arts, UK | Performers College, UK | Urdang Academy, UK
Aoibheann Cooke (Dublin) – Urdang Academy, London, UK (Scholarship)
Caoilfhionn De Bhaldraithe (Dublin) – Laban Centre for Movement & Dance, UK
Sinead Donagh (Newry) – Northern School of Contemporary Dance, Leeds, UK
John Fenix (Dublin) – Urdang Academy, London, UK (Scholarship)
Clare Graham (Dublin) – Merseyside Dance & Drama Centre, UK
Amy Leonard (Dublin) – Merseyside Dance & Drama Centre, UK
Annette Pattison (Dublin) – Laine Theatre Arts, UK
Ria Purcell (Ballinasloe) – Urdang Academy, London, UK (Scholarship)
Jon Smith (Dublin) – Performers Dance College, UK (Scholarship)
Caitriona Pattison (Dublin) – Laine Theatre Arts, UK (Scholarship)
John Walsh Brannoch (Limerick) – Laine Theatre Arts, UK | Bank of Ireland Millennium Scholar
Iain Dowling (Dublin) – Rambert School of Ballet & Contemporary Dance, London
Clarissa Michaux (Kerry) – Rambert School of Ballet & Contemporary Dance, London
Brendan O’Connor (Tullamore) – Fontys Academy, Tilburg, Netherlands
Fiona O’Brien (Monaghan) – Fontys Academy, Tilburg, Netherlands
Anna Wilson (Dublin) – London Studio Centre, UK
Marija Pavic (Croatia) – Scottish School of Contemporary Dance | MA in Dance, Limerick University
Justin Walsh (Kerry) – Lord of the Dance – Worldwide Tour
Alan Joey O’Neill (Dublin) – Laine Theatre Arts, UK (Scholarship)
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