The Keltic Dreams are an

Irish dancing Irish dance refers to a group of traditional dance forms that originate in Ireland, encompassing dancing both solo and in groups, and dancing for social, competitive, and performance purposes. Irish dance in its current form developed from vari ...

troupe based in PS 059 (The Community School of Technology) in the

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.Wallace, Kelly
"An Unlikely Irish Troupe From The Bronx"
CBS, 17 March 2009. They are led by

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-raised Caroline Duggan, who moved to New York after graduating from Trinity College, Dublin to become a music teacher. The troupe consists of boys and girls ages between 7-11 in elementary school. They have performed for the senator of Newark, on '' The Late Late Show'' in Ireland, the New York City St. Patrick's Day Parade, and the St. Patrick's Day Parade in

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, New York City. They have performed in

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and

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as well. Local boxing events were held to help raise funding to send the troupe to perform in

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in 2007. They also received $33,000 from the American-Ireland fund and $10,000 from John McColgan, the producer of ''

Riverdance ''Riverdance'' is a theatrical show that consists mainly of traditional Irish music and dance. With a score composed by Bill Whelan, it originated as an interval act during the Eurovision Song Contest 1994, featuring Irish dancing champions Je ...

'' and '' The Pirate Queen'', pieces from which the group often performs. A documentary about the group, '' A Bronx Dream'', has been broadcast on Showtime in the US. In Ireland, they performed at Dublin's St. Stephen's Green shopping center and for Irish President

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. They were the recipient of the first "Building Bridges" award at the Irish Connections Festival near Boston in June 2006. The award honors an individual representing the spirit of the festival in exploring connections between ethnic communities in the

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References

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