Murray Academy of Irish Dance

☘️ REGISTER FOR FALL CLASSES ☘️

Is your child ready to learn something new, stay active, and make friends? Registration is OFFICIALLY OPEN for our fall Beginner classes!

Perfect for boys and girls ages 3.5–11, the classes allow students to experience the rhythm, energy and exercise of Irish dance in a fun, supportive environment. No experience necessary, and no annual commitment!

Pre-Beginners 3.5–5: A great introduction to music and movement while having some fun! 30-minute class
Beginners 4.5–11: Build coordination, learn basic steps, and make new friends! 45-minute class

Location: 10 Continental Dr., Building 2, Exeter, NH

Days and Times:
Pre-Beginners: Mondays and Fridays 4-4:30
Beginners: Mondays 4:30-5:15; Tuesdays 5:15-6:00; Thursdays 4:00-4:45; Fridays 4:30-5:15; Saturdays 9:30-10:30

Hurry! These spots fill up fast. Register now or email us at lisab@murrayacademy.com to schedule a trial visit! Give your child the gift of dance and see why we love Irish Step!

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2026 World Championships – Schaumburg, IL, USA

We could not be more proud of our dancers who represented Murray Academy and the New England Region at the 2026 World Championships, in Schaumburg, IL! It was exciting to see them on the World’s stage after so much hard work in preparation.💚💙 Special congratulations to:

WORLD MEDAL HOLDERS
🏅8th – Ava Krueger, Girls U18
🏅10th – Brielle Maguire, Girls U15
🏅15th – Maeve Marino, Girls U16
🏅4th – Sub-Minor Girls Ceili
🏅8th – Senior Girls Ceili

WORLD RECALLERS
✨13th – Cody Sullivan, Boys U17
✨23rd – Sebastian Lafreniere, Boys U16
✨25th – Ayla Lafreniere, Girls U16
✨41st – Ella Ganly, Girls U11
✨42nd – Scarlett Petrarca, Girls U17
✨45th – Leah McCaig, Girls U11
✨45th – Rowan Wong, Girls U13
✨48th – Shea Wong, Girls U12

TOP 50% –
💫Kelsey Lema
💫Kensington Kirk
💫Leah Rowe
💫Reis Folmar
💫Riley Helling

Many thanks to our workshop teachers, Ferry Academy and Joanne Kavanagh Academy, for all you do for us!

Click on photo above to see our full Worlds 2026 Gallery or click here to see our full results.

2025 New England Region Oireachtas – A weekend of beautiful dancing and huge success for Murray Academy!

Murray Academy’s NERO 2025 U15+ Placers and Solo Champions

Congratulations to our amazing dancers who participated in the 2025 New England Region Oireachtas in Providence, RI! We are so proud of the way they shined on stage and of their results which included:

Six New England Regional champions and six runners-up, with a total of 22 soloists who stood on the podium! Additionally, 24 of our soloists earned the right to compete at the World Championships in Schaumburg, IL this spring!
One champion and a total of 3 dancers on the podium from our Traditional Set dancers. Additionally, 11 dancers cracked the top 10 of their competitions!
Five of our teams took the top of the podium as champions with six runners-up and a total of eighteen teams on the podium!!

This was a very exciting year with another strong set of results for our school. We are so very proud of each of our dancers who worked so hard since August and competed at this year’s New England Oireachtas. It is always a joy seeing their hard work come to life on stage!

Special congratulations go to all our 1^st place soloists this year, including

U9 Boys Champion – Ronen Ives (x2)
U12 Girls Champion—Rowan Wong (x5)
U13 Girls Champion – Kelsey Lema (x3)
U14 Girls Champion – Brielle Maguire (x4)
U15 Girls Champion – Ayla LaFreniere
U19 Girls Champion—Fiona Marino (x2)

What a great Oireachtas for the Murray Academy dancers, teachers and families!

Please see the full solo results summary HERE for all the highlights, including the dancers who are now qualified to compete at the World Championships in Schaumburg at the end of March / beginning of April.

2025North American Championships – Washington, DC

We are so proud of the 40 soloists (including 7 first timers!) who represented Team Murray at the 2025 NAIDC in Washington, D.C. With 9 in the top 10 and 13 qualified for the 2026 Worlds. Our dancers represented Team Murray so well with such positivity, teamwork, and of course excellent dancing! We were happy to see their hard work pay off on stage! A big thank you to the families and teaching staff who put in loads of time and effort to make this possible for our dancers

Special thanks to Matthew Ferry @ferryacademy and Joanne Kavanagh @joannekavanaghacademy, our workshop teachers, for treating our dancers like your own. We couldn’t do any of this without you!

Find the full list of participating dancers and summary of results here.

2025 World Championships – Dublin, Ireland

We are so proud of how our dancers performed in Dublin at this year’s World Championships! Each of our dancers performed beautifully and professionally against the best of the best in his or her age group. In many of the age groups there were anywhere from 150-180 competitors. The stages were fantastic and the music couldn’t have been better; it was exciting to see dancers from literally all over the world come together in competition.

The dancers’ hard work leading up to the event was impressive and inspiring—please join me in extending a huge congratulations to these dancers and their parents, especially to our 4 dancers attending for the first time! Please find this year’s full competition summary here, including our medal winners below.

Top 20 World Medals

12^th Fiona Marino. Ladies 18-19 (2^nd World Medal)
14^th Brielle Maguire, Girls 13-14 (4^th World Medal)

Top 50 Recall Medals

32^nd Shea Wong, Girls 10-11
35^th Scarlett Petrarca, Girls 15-16
39^th Ava Krueger, Girls 16-17
42^nd Rowan Wong, Girls 11-12

Click on photo above to see our full Worlds 2025 Gallery or click here to see our full results.

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