McWalters-Toland Academy of Irish Dancing

✨Join McWalters-Toland Academy✨

We have spaces available in our Saturday morning beginner class, open to boys and girls from age 3+.

Our beginner class offers small group and 1-to-1 teaching for young dancers to learn the fundamentals of Irish dance in a relaxed and fun-focused environment!🤗

Whether your little one is Riverdance obsessed or simply never stops dancing around the house, why not bring them to give Irish dancing a try? You’ll be amazed how quickly they fall in love with it! ✨

📅Beginner classes return Saturday 19th September
📍Johnstone Scout Hall, 10am-11am

✉️DM us or email [email protected] for more information and to reserve your spot!

We couldn’t start the new season without acknowledging and celebrating 1 whole year of MWT❤️💚 We had lots of fun and treats in class last week celebrating with our dancers and what a year it has been!

From first time feisers to World Championships to countless local performances, we truly haven’t stopped and we couldn’t be more grateful to everyone who has supported our school over the last year and continues to do so.

Whether you’re a parent, a friend or someone who attends or supports the odd fundraiser, thank you so much for all that you do and the opportunities that you have given our dancers.

To our dancers, thank you for being such a wonderful, hardworking, caring and at times hysterical group - we have loved every minute of this last year with you and we can’t wait to watch you and your school continue to grow over the next many many years🤩🥳

Here’s to season 26/27 🤩💪

Swipe along to find some of our favourite memories from the last 12 months - alongside a few of the pics that never quite made it to the socials😅🥰

And for our final All Ireland  2026 post, a huge congratulations to our 2 All Ireland Award Winners🏆❤️💚

These two young ladies have shown incredible dedication and perseverance throughout the year, and their hard work has truly paid off. We couldn’t be prouder of everything they’ve achieved.

🥇 Miss Megan Lucy Ryan 🥇
🏆 B Award WINNER 🏆
🏅 Premiership – 11th 🏅
🏅 Inter Award – 21st 🏅

From the bouncy 8-year-old who simply wanted to fly from one end of our hall to the other to the gorgeous dancer you are today, one thing has never changed, your work ethic and determination to improve🫶

Week in, week out, you take every correction on board (even writing them all down in your notebook!) and we rarely see you sitting down! You’ve turned up, put the work in, trusted the process and now it’s all paying off.

We’re so proud of you and know this is only the beginning. We can’t wait to see what’s next for you! ❤️

🥇 Miss Amelia McMurray 🥇
🏆 Inter Award WINNER 🏆
🥈 Premiership – 2nd 🥈
🏅 Age 13 Open Championship – 16th 🏅

Miss Amelia Mac… We say it all the time but you really are one of the hardest workers in the class. Your transformation over the last year has been incredible but it hasn’t been luck, you have worked so hard on your full performance and now you are owning the stage every month💃

Before you even stepped onto the All Ireland stage, we were already so proud of you.

Another young lady who always turns up, always give 100%, and will give absolutely anything a go - even when we tell you to tie your legs in knots and you think we’ve completely lost it! 😂

We cannot wait to watch you continue to grow and develop. There is so much more to come. 💚

Continuing on with our All Irelands posts - this one is a MAJOR milestone for MWT! ❤️💚

The All Irelands 2026 marked the first time we took our teams onto a competitive stage and what a day it was!

Everyone who knows us knows how much we love and value teams and we couldn’t be happier that our love of teams is being passed on to our dancers👯‍♀️

The memories made, friendships built and skills developed through dancing as part of a team simply cannot be replicated. Watching it all come together on the All Irelands stage after all the work together was a delight!

A special mention must go out to our 3 youngest superstars who took the huge step up to teams earlier this year and worked their socks off to earn their spot!!

You all absolutely smashed it girls and as teachers, you have no idea how proud you made us🥰

Age 10
✨ 2 Hand ✨
🏆 Winners 🏆

✨ 4 Hand ✨
🥉 3rd Place 🥉

Age 12
✨ 2 Hand ✨
🏆 Winners 🏆

Over 12
✨ 2 Hand ✨
🏅 4th Place 🏅

✨ 4 Hand Team A ✨
🥉 3rd Place 🥉

✨ 4 Hand Team B ✨
🏅 5th Place 🏅

This is only the beginning for MWT teams and we can’t wait to see what the future holds ❤️💚

Before we post all about the exciting season ahead, we have to celebrate our team’s FIRST EVER CRDM All Irelands! 🇮🇪

What an amazing weekend we had from start to finish and we’ve couldn’t be prouder of everything our dancers achieved.

Some wonderful results aside, our team experienced so many special milestones and “firsts” over the weekend! From dancing at a major for the very first time for so many of our youngest dancers - who all had an absolute ball!! - to first time stepping out in stunning solos for some of our older girls🤩🤩

We say it so often but we are so grateful to have a class of such committed and hardworking dancers with the most supportive team behind them! It was so lovely to see the team turn up every day to support one another and celebrate everyone’s success! It’s these special moments with your team that you’ll remember when it’s all over🤍

All the hard work in the lead up more than showed in the results - every dancer that took to the stage for their award, prelim or premiership smashed it! Congratulations to each and every one of you🥰 No matter any result, watching the excitement of you all taking to that big stage is the best reward✨

✨ Miss Lara Kerr ✨
🥉 A Award – 3rd 🥉
🏅 B Award – 4th 🏅

✨ Miss Ella Spiers ✨
🏅 A Award – 8th 🏅
🏅 B Award – 9th 🏅

✨ Miss Amber Walsh ✨
🥉 A Award – 3rd 🥉
🏅 B Award – 10th 🏅

✨ Miss Keeva ✨
🥈 B Award – 2nd 🥈

✨ Miss Kirsty Greig ✨
🥉 A Award – 3rd 🥉
🏅 B Award – 14th🏅

✨ Miss Ava Shields ✨
🥈 B Award – 2nd 🥈
🏅 Inter Award – 4th 🏅
🏅 Premiership – 6th🏅

✨ Miss Elisa Corkindale ✨
🏅 B Award – 6th 🏅
🏅 Inter Award – 6th 🏅
🏅 Premiership – 7th 🏅

✨ Miss Orla Charity ✨
🏅 Inter Award – 7th 🏅
🏅 Prelim Championship – 10th 🏅
🏅 Premiership – 14th 🏅

✨ Miss Eryn Jack ✨
🏅 Prelim Championship – 5th 🏅
🏅 Premiership – 5th 🏅

🔥 OUR LAST FUNDRAISER OF THE SEASON — let’s make it the best one yet! 🔥

Come along and kick off the summer with our Family Fun Night ☘️✨
There’ll be quizzes, games, music, laughs and plenty of fun for all ages!

📍 St. Margaret’s Church Hall, Johnstone
📅 Friday 5th June 2026
⏰ 7PM

We’re fundraising to help cover travel costs for our upcoming All Ireland Championships 🇮🇪💚

✨ BYOB
✨ No tickets required
✨ Everyone welcome

Bring your friends & family along for a brilliant night and help support our dancers 💃🕺

For more information, send us a DM 📩

Please like, share & spread the word 🤪☘️

🌎 F I O N A L Y O N S🌎

Finally, to round off our incredible Worlds results…

We have our wonderful Fi. Fiona, no matter what life throws at you, your unwavering commitment and love for our sport has always shone through. After one of the toughest years, you stepped out, danced the championship of your life, and achieved your goal of bringing home a Globe. We couldn’t have asked for anything more ✨

As your teachers, we are unbelievably proud of you, and it is a privilege to also call you our friend. We are always grateful for you, but especially so over this past year. Little Fiona would look at you now with nothing but pride and admiration, knowing you made it to this moment 🤩

The true definition of a Phoenix, Miss Fiona Lyons 🔥 Courage, strength, and resilience in every step.

Enjoy every single moment of your success - it is so well and truly hard earned and deserved 🤩

Fiona Lyons 2ú 🌎🥈

🌍C H L O E R O B E R T S O N🌍

Following on with our Worlds updates, what an unbelievable day we had on Friday with our 2 senior girls.

Beginning with our stunning Chloe. Chloe, before a step was danced on Friday, we couldn’t have been prouder of the work and dedication you have shown in preparation for this year. While you have always been utterly dedicated to your sport, you have given more than anyone will ever know this year and to see you grow into the stunning performer that has graced the stage this year has been truly wonderful.

To see you finally, after all these years, achieve your Globe was a moment we will never forget and is nothing short of what you deserve🌍🤍

As teachers, we are honoured to have someone like you within our school for our younger dancers to look up to - the definition of a true Champion, always working, always gracious and always dancing for the love of it all🤍

As someone who we personally get to also call one of our best friends, we couldn’t be happier and more grateful to have you in our lives. You have done so much for us over the years that will never be forgotten. Enjoy every single moment of this special time, everyone around you knows how much it means🥰

Chloe Robertson 3ú 🌍🥉

🌍🏅 Amelia McMurray 🌍🏅

Yesterday was a special day for our school as Amelia took to the stage to dance not only her own first World Championship, but also the first World Championship by an MWT dancer and she more than delivered❗️

Taking home an amazing 23rd place in a gorgeous competition, alongside some outstanding marks in each of her rounds. Results aside, this girl has pushed herself to the max over the last 2 years to turn herself from a beginner whose nerves ate her up almost every time she was on a stage to one of the most graceful, hardworking and resilient dancers we’ve ever had the pleasure of teaching.

The most amazing role model to all those amongst her in the class even while still being so young herself. This is only the beginning for you Miss Amelia Mac but for now, enjoy every moment of earning your medal as you have more than worked for it🤍🌍🫶