O’Grady Quinlan is proud to be the only certified school in the Lehigh Valley that is registered with An Chomhdháil. An Chomhdháil is the largest Irish Dance Organization in Ireland and is world renown for providing dancers for many performance companies such as Riverdance and Lord of the Dance Troupe Members.
At O’Grady Quinlan, we know the importance of positive life values in the overall development of the child as dancer, and young adult. We provide many opportunities for performance and community involvement to aid in teaching your dancer those values and showing the importance of sharing their talent and time with others.
We also love the competitive side of Irish dance at OGQ! The track record of teaching success from the instructors is unique: they have taught over 2,000 students over the years, qualified scores of students for the highest level competitions – including the North American Championships every year since 1993 and the Worlds as early as 1996. Students at O’Grady Quinlan have won regional titles and placed top ten in many major championships worldwide.
O’Grady Quinlan has built solid and lasting ties in the Lehigh Valley and Irish Dance communities across the world. The combined strengths of the teachers at the O’Grady-Quinlan Academy today offer students in Eastern PA and Western NJ with unparalleled Irish dance experience, expertise, resources and possibilities.
O’Grady Quinlan offers students more than two decades of teaching leadership, a top-notch roster of teachers holding Teastais de Comhdháil na Rince Gaelacha (TCRG) or an equivalent Teastais De Coimision na Rince Gaelacha, and adjudicators holding Ard Diploma na Comhdháil na Rince Gaelacha (ADCRG) or equivalent Ard Diploma an Coimisuin na Rince Gaelacha.
O’Grady Quinlan dancers receive world-class Irish Dance training and instruction to equip them to compete, perform, and develop leadership skills that will carry them through life.