Scoil Rince Ni Riada Irish Dance: Las Vegas

Nationals 2026 - Boys U16

8th Place and World Qualifier 🎉

Sam has worked incredibly hard to achieve this placement at his second Nationals. After missing the recall at Nationals last year, Sam set big goals for himself and is working constantly to improve and push the limits. From year to year we've seen him progress and mature in his dancing. He hasn't been discouraged when he hasn't made the recall at majors in the past. He just fights harder.

Keep up the hard work, Sam, and you'll reach those big goals.

Nationals 2026 - Ladies 22&O B

42nd Place 🏅

Our lovely Lauren has been juggling her Masters degree and medical school applications all while keeping up her dancing enough to recall in the Senior Ladies competition this year. Shortly after Nationals she headed to Kentucky to start this next chapter of her life.

Well done, Lauren, and best wishes on your next adventure.

✨First Nationals ✨

The lovely sisters, Alli and Anna, got to experience their first North American Irish Dance Championships together in Orlando, Florida.

Alli qualified for Open Championships and Nationals in February. She danced two lovely rounds in her gorgeous new dress.

Anna competed in the Traditional Set competition dancing Job of Journey work. She got the recall and placed 14th overall.

We are so proud of the work both Alli and Anna put in to prepare for this competition. Every experience on stage is always valuable and worth more than results alone.

Well done ladies!

It's always bittersweet when one of our dancers is heading off to do amazing things.

Lauren is heading to The Kentucky College of Osteopathic Medicine after Nationals 🥼🩺 and planning her wedding after her recent engagement! Our younger champs have really looked up to Lauren and she will be missed dearly in class.

Congrats on all of these new adventures ahead, Lauren! We will miss you. It's definitely not goodbye, just see you later.

BENNETT, welcome to 💫 OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS💫!!!

Bennett got not one, but two wins in Scottsdale at the end of May moving him into Open Championships. We are thrilled!

Congrats Bennett!!

Congrats to Jillian and Samson on some fabulous dancing today at the hosted by The Scariff Locklier Leonelli School of Irish Dance, Utah.

Well done!

MAKAYLA, welcome to 💫 OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS💫!!!

Makayla competed in Prelims a total of 6 times taking home her last first at the recent . Makayla has improved tremendously over the last year and is an incredibly hard worker. We are so proud of her and look forward to watching her grow and be challenged in Open Champs.

A few more by from the Las Vegas Celtic Festival and Highland Games.

Amazing pictures taken by at the Las Vegas Celtic Festival and Highland Games.