The Keltic Dreams

The Keltic Dreams are an Irish dancing troupe based in PS 59 in the Bronx, New York. They are led by Dublin raised Caroline Duggan, who moved to New York after graduating from Trinity College, Dublin, to become a music teacher. [cite news | url = http://www.dogonews.com/dogo_news/2008/03/the-keltic-drea.html| title = The Keltic Dreams - an Unusual Irish dance troupe | publisher = DogoNews | date = 2008-03-15 | accessdate = 2008-04-05] [cite news | url = http://www.ireland.com/newspaper/ireland/2007/0519/1179498317881.html| title = Riverdance and teacher's accent led group to step it out Irish-style | publisher = The Irish Times | date = 2007-05-19 | accessdate = 2008-04-05] The troupe consists of boys and girls ages between 7-11 in Elementary School. [citation | last = Gewertz | first = Daniel | title = Cover story; You don't have to be Irish ... to love this Celtic festival | newspaper = Boston Herald | page = E4 | date = 9 June | year = 2006 ] They have performed for the senator of Newark, on the Late Late Show in Ireland, [Cite web | url = http://www.rte.ie/tv/latelate/20070518.html | title = RTÉ Television: The Late Late Show] the New York City St. Patrick's Day Parade. [cite news | url = http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/14/nyregion/14educ.html | title = For Bronx School's Dancers, the Moves Are Irish | publisher = New York Times | first = Elissa | last = Gootman | date = 2008-03-14 | accessdate = 2008-04-05] and the St. Patrick's Day Parade in Queens. [cite web | url = http://queens.about.com/cs/holidays/p/st_patricks.htm | title = St. Patrick's Day Parade in Queens - Woodside and Sunnyside | accessdate = 2008-04-05]

Local boxing events were held to help raise funding to send the troupe to perform in Ireland in 2007. [cite web| url = http://www.hotboxingnews.com/NEWS2007/news0227073.htm | title = "Irish" Andy Lee on "Erin Go Brawl" PPV Duddy-Bonsante headlines St. Patrick's Day Eve show at MSG | date = 2007-02-27 | accessdate = 2008-04-05] They also received $33,000 from the American-Ireland fund and $10,000 from John McColgan, the producer of Riverdance and The Pirate Queen, pieces from which the group often performs. McColgan is in the process of making a documentary about the group. Once in Ireland, they performed at Dublin's St. Stephen's Green shopping center and for Irish President Mary McAleese, whom they also presented with a pair of Irish dancing hard shoes.fact|date=April 2008

They were the recipient of the first "Building Bridges" award at the Irish Connections Festival near Boston in June of 2006. [cite web | url = http://www.irishabroad.com/news/irishinamerica/news/IrishDancersStepOutforDonors.asp | title = Irish Dancers step out for Donors | accessdate = 2008-04-06] The award honors an individual representing the spirit of the festival in exploring connections between ethnic communities in the United States.

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External links

* [http://www.thekelticdreams.com The Keltic Dreams official website]