Virtual St. Patrick's Fest' 2021 6:30 - 7:30 PM

McConnell Dancers are one of the oldest Celtic Irish dance groups in North America. Originally founded in Ireland over 80 years ago, the school was established in Winnipeg, Canada in 1947.  McConnell Dancers are recognized for their unique, high calibre, performance-style dancing which encompasses both traditional and contemporary forms of Irish Dance.  McConnell School of Dance is a member of Cumann Rince Náisiúnta (CRN), based in Dublin, Ireland and their award winning dancers compete at the CRN World Irish Dance Championships in Ireland.  McConnell Dancers were founding members of Folklorama and have performed at the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, and with well-known performers such as “The Irish Rovers”, “Tommy Makem”, and “The Irish Descendants”. The group has travelled the world to perform at International Dance Festivals, Peru (2007), Costa Rica (2009), Bulgaria (2011), Disney World (2012), Ireland, (2013), Peru (2016).   In August 2013 they were honored to be the only Canadian Irish dance troupe to be invited to perform in Ireland as part of The Gathering in Dublin and Limerick, Ireland.