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Des Plaines Irish Dance School Sends Four to World Championships

Des Plaines resident Claudia Morrison qualified for the world championship dance competition in the Girls U11 division.

Morgan Delack, Patch Staff

Posted Tue, Jul 30, 2013 at 7:24 am CT|Updated Wed, Jul 31, 2013 at 12:37 am CT

The Dillon-Gavin School of Irish Dance in Des Plaines is home to several world-qualifying dancers, the Daily Herald reports.

The school sent several dancers to the North American Irish Dance Championships this year and the following four qualified for Worlds:

Ronan Donahue, 13, Park Ridge: Boys U13 National Champion
Patrick Holbrook, 12, Niles, Boys U13, 5th place
Kristjan Gudmunsen, 12, Niles, Boys U12, 4th place
Claudia Morrison, 10, Des Plaines, Girls U11, 11th place

The 2014 World Championships in Irish dancing will be held in London next April.

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