Premier Houston Irish dance school, with locations in Spring, Katy, & The Heights. Come learn from the best!
Performace, recreational, and competitive training for kids & adults, by certified champion instructors. At the Cass-Barrington Academy of Irish Dance we believe that each student deserves the opportunity to learn and discover the positive life-changing lessons and experiences that Irish step dancing has to offer. Over the years, we have produced many champion level dancers, with some having gone
07/01/2026
🇺🇸2026 North American Irish Dance Championships | Orlando, FL
Over the next six days, we get to watch the most incredible talent in both music and dancing that Irish Dance has to offer! Best of luck to our soloists and teams that are taking the stage this week!
Let’s go, Team CBA!!!💙🧡
06/25/2026
🌟CBA does Riverdance!!
💃☘️Last weekend, Riverdance made its way through Houston during its 30th Anniversary Tour, and with 5 full shows over 3 days, our CBA dancers and families made appearances at every single performance!
We all had so much fun, and truly enjoyed the incredible production that Riverdance is. We especially loved watching our very own Owen Barrington reminisce and relive his Riverdance touring days from the audience!😉
A special thank you to members of the cast for taking your spare time to talk with, inspire, and take photos with some of our dancers. These moments are the ones that the littles will carry with them forever, and we certainly think we have some future touring stars on our hands! 🤩
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We all know that our dance dads are special, and CBA has some of the BEST!!! To all of our MVP fathers, we love you and are so grateful for you! Thank you for pouring your love and support into your children’s passions!
👔HAPPY FATHER’S DAY!☘️
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06/18/2026
🎸Live Music Capital Feis | Austin, Tx
Rounded out the double Feis weekend with another incredibly successful day! CBA smashed it, and had a day full of fun!
Congrats to each one of our dancers for a fantastic showing, and thank you to Inishfree Austin for another great Feis day!
🎶Highlight of the weekend: listening to the phenomenal tunes all day long, compliments of Roen Fraser… you were fab!
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06/17/2026
⭐️Texas Capital Championships & Feis | Austin, Tx
CBA knocked it out of the park on day 1 of this double Feis weekend! Congratulations to our little first Feis dancers who began their competitive days with a bang, our grades dancers who unlocked new levels and brought home way too many medals to count, and our champ level dancers who rocked the stage on the final stretch to NANs!!
Proud of this group for an awesome Feis day! 💙🧡
Thank you Inishfree Austin for hosting, and for all the work you put into the weekend!
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🌟New dress for Tess!
This was such a fun one!😊 Tess and her mom gave us complete creative freedom on this dress, choosing not to know a single thing about the colors, style, or design. There’s something exciting about the anticipation that comes with seeing your brand new costume for the first time!
Laura sure does have an incredible gift for creating something special and unique for every one of our dancers. The magic that she and Anthony have when working together in the planning, design, and ex*****on process has resulted in some one-of-a-kind masterpieces, and once again they did not disappoint! Tess looks gorgeous, and we can’t wait until we see it on stage!
A massive thank you to Anthony and the entire team at for bringing this vision to life. This dress is proof that sometimes the best decision is simply trusting the creative experts and letting their artistry shine. ✨
06/03/2026
🎓Alanna Herrera🎓
CONGRATULATIONS to our 2026 high school graduate!!
Alanna walked through the doors of CBA at the tender age of 5, and has forged an absolutely sensational dance career through the years. Between competition and recreational avenues, Alanna has built an impressive resume in Irish dance. Her competitive success has landed her Regional and National team titles, top solo placements and qualifications, World recalls and medals, and countless podium placements. Performing has been a highlight for Alanna, with years of experience participating in shows, parades, tv appearances & interviews, exhibitions, media shoots, and more! The years of friendships, memories, and life lessons are truly invaluable.
We are so proud to celebrate this milestone and all that you have accomplished both on and off the dance floor, and we couldn’t be more proud to call you our own. Your devotion, hard work, and passion for Irish dance have been an inspiration to everyone around you, and it has been a joy to watch you grow into the incredible young woman you are today.
👩🏻🎓Congratulations on your high school graduation, and best of luck as you take your next (dance) steps at Blinn College!
(📸scroll to the end to get a peek at baby Alanna!😊)
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🌷Happy Mother’s Day!
No better crew than our CBA mamas!! We are grateful for you, and the amazing mothers that ALL of you are!
We love you!
05/05/2026
A moment for our 2025 NATIONAL CHAMPS as we prepare for this years North American Irish Dance Championships in Orlando, FL!
🏆Mixed 4-Hand 16&O- 1st Place!
Congratulations to this quad for bringing home the title at the 2025 NAIDC in Washington, DC! We’re extra stoked to share this first place win with our friends at ! 👏🏻
Training is well underway for this years North American Nationals, and we are super excited to head off to Orlando this July with our 4-Hands, 8-Hand, and soloists!
Back to the studio to set more goals… See you in Florida!☀️
July 1-7th | Orlando, FL
04/28/2026
🤩New level alert!! Welcome to Open Champs, Olivia!
Big congrats are in order for this young lady who has knocked it out of the park in the prelim level, and collected an impressive handful of wins to qualify for opens!
We’re so proud of her progress, and eager for more growth and success coming her way!
Congratulations, Olivia- keep up the good work! 👏🏻