Murphy Academy of Irish Dance

We participated in our first Worcester St. Patrick's Day Parade this weekend! It was a huge success. A BIG thank you to VIP Landscaping for providing our float.

We loved that we were able to give our dancers this experience. I remember growing up and marching down Park...

Our dancers took the stage at the historic Mechanics Hall in the heart of Worcester, MA. They performed during the dinner and opening to the Merry Ploughboys, a lively Irish band from Dublin, came to Central Massachusetts to get everyone ready for the start of the St....

We had a wonderful send off for Anna and Erin before their journey to compete in the All Ireland Championships in Killarney, Ireland. A big thank you to Kathy Jo for organizing the big surprise! Our school is wishing them the best of luck as they take the stage. Anna w...

Check out our workshop teacher as February's adjudicator of the month in Irish Dancing Magazine. Click here for the full article

We were delighted to have Sharon McCaul ADCRG of Derry, Ireland return to help our dancers improve their technique and execution of their steps. Sharon was helping our dancers and the dancers of our sister school, the Woods School of Irish Dance in South Boston. Togeth...

We are wishing our dance families and a fabulous 2018! 

This month we performed at two community events: Sutton Chain of Lights and A Book Reading at the Asa Waters Mansion in Millbury. Not only did we get in the Christmas spirit with our dancing, but our studio hosted the first Murphy Movie Night! Dancers came to the studi...

A little elf has arrived just in time to watch our dancers before Christmas. Rosie will be reporting back to Santa on how well our dancers are doing with their steps for the next two weeks.

This weekend we competed in our first ever competition and it happened to be the Regional Championships known as the New England Oireachtas. Miss Erin took the stage and ended up taking 3rd place! She has now qualified to dance at the National Championships in Disney W...

We had such a great time performing at intermission for the Worcester Railers Hockey team at the DCU Center in Worcester. Avery even got to ride on the zamboni and wave to all her dance friends! Thank you to our dance families and friends that attended the game. I thin...