About the Instructor:

Victoria has been Irish dancing for over fourteen years. She has received over 120 competitive Irish dance awards both nationally and internationally, having competed all over the United States and in cities such as Moscow, Salzburg, and Montreal. She has trained with the McGrath Academy of Irish Dance in Northern Virginia and Tir na Nog School of Irish dance in Moscow, Russia, which was featured in the Irish dance documentary, Jig. She has received instruction from some of the top dancers in the world and biggest names in Irish dance, including Shane McAvinchey and John Morgan. Victoria has been teaching Irish dance in the New River Valley area for over three years and has experience training dancers from the beginner to World Championship levels. She established the New River Irish Dance studio in Blacksburg in August of 2017 to continue spread her love of Irish dance to the New River Valley Area.