Brightburn Academy of Irish Dance

09/14/2026

✌️🏆✌️GOLD RUSH FEIS—DAY 2✌️🏆✌️

Podium placements again for two of our champs, plus a recall for our prelim! Day 2 was fantastic, well done, dancers! Roll on, Oireachtas!👯

09/13/2026

🥇👯🥇WINNERS OF THE FAMILY TWO HAND SPECIAL🥇👯🥇

These two made the CUTEST pair for the Family Two Hand Special & we are so grateful that they were awarded first by THE Molly Bennett herself! 🫶. Such a special Daddy/Daughter moment that they will always remember!

Meanwhile, Little Miss had a great day on stage with some of the best dancing we have seen from her lately, earning fifth place out of ten in both her prelim soft shoe & hard she rounds! Way to go! Keep up the hard work!

And the Mister is holding his own on stage as well! Earning medals in every dance he participated in today, including a first in his hornpipe!🥳

09/13/2026

09/13/2026

🏆🥇🏆FIRST PRELIM FIRST🏆🥇🏆

This GIRL! She JUST got into prelim in April and is SMASHING her goals by already earning her first FIRST PLACE at the Rose Courtney Feis in Colorado this weekend.

She has been killing it in class lately, which is a sure sign that she is actually killing it at home with stretches, drills, and full runs while no one is looking. Well, that work in the dark is surely PAYING OFF!

Congratulations on your first Top Of The Box and on all of the growth in character that has taken place over these past few months!

08/29/2026

🍹😎OUTDOOR STAGE ENERGY😎🍹

Huge thank you to Sawmill Market for inviting us to perform through the Summer of 2026! The drinks, the beats, the vibes…top-notch, as always! Our dancers thrilled the crowds and we wouldn’t want to spend our summers any other way.😎

Until next Summer, Sawmill! 🖤

08/15/2026

👯‍♀️CEILI TEAM DEVELOPMENT CLASS END OF SUMMER PARTY👯‍♀️

Spending summer days working on our foundational skills & technique, while building stronger ceili & team proficiency! These kids and adults built friendship and knowledge that will last a lifetime! Grateful to celebrate the conclusion of this summer’s program with a team-building celebration.🎉

07/19/2026

🏆🏆🏆WIN #3 & SHE IS OPEN🏆🏆🏆

AMAZED at this girl who only started Irish Dance about 2 1/2 years ago, flew through grades, then was barely in prelim for one year and today…TODAY!…she has her third overall win and is officially an OPEN CHAMP!👑🏆🤌🤩

What an incredible weekend for our u12 superstar! She competed this morning and placed 2nd in a large competition, then WON her supplemental competition out of even MORE dancers! As if this wasn’t enough, we are also very proud to say she is the winner of the Maureen McTeggart Hall Perpetual Cup for a Trad Set Special. What a gal!😍. Thank you so much to McTeggart Oklahoma for hosting this feis weekend! We are so grateful.🥹❤️

Welcome to Open Champ, firecracker! 🧨

07/07/2026

♥️🇺🇸🏅44th IN NORTH AMERICA 🏅🇺🇸♥️

This girl never ceases to amaze, and she’s done it again in Orlando, Florida today at the North American Irish Dancing Championships placing 44th out of a staggering 132 dancers in her age category!

Clare gives every aspect of her life 110% and Irish Dance is no exception. Her consistent dedication to this sport has not only caught the attention of those around her, but has helped her earn this incredible placement in a tough competition! Not only that, but Clare continues to mine each of these experiences for wisdom, knowledge of herself, maturity, discipline, and always, always continued growth.

Well done, Clare Padilla ! We can’t wait to see where all your Irish Dance journey will continue to take you in the future!

07/04/2026

🇺🇸♥️🏅12th IN NORTH AMERICA FOR OUR U15 BOY🏅♥️🇺🇸

Three fantastic rounds from our man Max today at the North American Irish Dance Championship in Orlando, Florida!

We are over the moon for this guy who continues to work tirelessly and consistently to improve every aspect of his dancing. This guy is relentless! Proud of him, thrilled with his rounds and placement, and excited to get back into it in the studio soon.🔥

Well done, Max! You are truly one of a kind and we are so grateful!

06/30/2026

🇺🇸❤️🇺🇸CELEBRATING OUR NEWEST PRELIM + OUR NATIONALS SEND OFF PARTY🇺🇸❤️🇺🇸

We welcomed our newest dancer today who comes to us alllllll the way from Germany 🇩🇪! Our dancers gave her a warm Brightburn welcome and she is already picking up our choreography like a pro! So grateful to have her new, sweet face around the studio….welcome, kiddo!❤️

While we celebrated her return to US soil and all things RED, WHITE, AND BLUE we also sent our two dancers off to the NORTH AMERICAN NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS! We want to wish Clare and Max the very best of luck in their rounds at Nationals! They have worked hard and they are both such a joy to watch on stage. Dance with your who,e heart, you two!