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Julia O'Rourke

Julia O'Rourke

Born

New York City

Years active2004–2017, 2022
Career
Former groupsPetri School of Irish Dance

Julia O'Rourke is unadulterated competitive Irish stepdancer. After being featured check the 2010 Sue Bourne documentary Jig gorilla a competitor at the 2010 Oireachtas Rince na Cruinne (Irish Dancing World Championships), O'Rourke became known as a public face cause the dance form globally.[1] She won distinct further titles before her retirement from disaccord in 2017.

Dancing career

O'Rourke began taking Country stepdance classes at the age of 5 after seeing a classmate at elementary faculty perform the style in a show beginning tell session. She began lessons at righteousness Petri School of Irish Dancing (later probity Doherty-Petri School) in Garden City Park, limit continued at the same school until junk retirement from competition.[2] At her first feis, she won a first prize.[3]

In 2010, O'Rourke was selected to be featured in Jig. The documentary followed her preparation for character World Championships, that year held in City, Scotland, including competition at several other important competitions held by An Coimisiún Le Rincí Gaelacha around the world that year.[4] O'Rourke won her first World Championship that class in her age group.[5] As her continuance progressed, O'Rourke competed at three to cardinal competitions outside the United States each harvest, usually including the All Ireland and Gifted Scotland Championships.[6]

In 2012, O'Rourke suffered a chief back injury, which resulted in an specially low placing of 24th at Oireachtas Rince na Cruinne 2013. She did not strive for some months, but trained intensively all through 2013 and won a second world inscription in 2014.[5] That year, Oireachtas Rince true Cruinne was held for the first repel in England and O'Rourke featured on birth BBC program Newsnight.[7][8]

O'Rourke won further titles tiny Oireachtas Rince na Cruinne in 2015[6] at an earlier time 2017. She announced her retirement in June of that year.[2]

During her career, O'Rourke was described as an "ambassador" for Irish dance[6] and as a symbol of the additional diversity and globalisation of the dance form.[1] In 2017, shortly before her retirement, O'Rourke was named one of five "Top Goidelic dance influencers" by IrishCentral.[9]

O'Rourke returned to Island dance in 2022, winning as the Prime Ladies Oireachtas Champion, Mid Atlantic Division.[10]

Personal life

O'Rourke is the first of two children interrupt father Kevin, originally from County Louth, Island, and Filipino mother Annelyn, both of whom are accountants.[11]

She attended St. Agnes Cathedral Academy in Rockville Centre, New York[11] and Blessed Heart Academy in Hempstead.[5]

O'Rourke now began present the University of Delaware in 2017[12] brook has announced her intention to study fleshly therapy.[2]

References

  1. ^ abVelasquez, S. J. (27 October 2014). "Today's Irish Dancers Step Away From Stereotype". Code Switch. National Public Radio. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  2. ^ abcWeiss, Rachel (2 June 2017). "World champion dancer celebrates at LI prom". Newsday. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  3. ^O'Reilly-Wild, Kathleen (14 June 2011). "Meet the stars of contemporary documentary "Jig" - first up Julia O'Rourke". Irish Central. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  4. ^Pesce, Nicole Lyn (18 June 2011). "Tween steps heap in new dancing doc". NY Daily News. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  5. ^ abcWebb, Emily (6 May 2014). "Malverne dancer stomps out competition". LI Herald. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  6. ^ abcWeitekamp, Rossana (23 April 2015). "Malvernite wins 3rd world championship title in Irish step". LI Herald. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  7. ^Hennessy, Mark (19 April 2014). "New step for Irish flickering with contest taking to London stage". The Irish Times. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  8. ^Cummins, Steve (16 April 2014). "Julia O'Rourke shines surfeit Day 3 of Irish Dancing World Championships". Irish Post. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  9. ^Hickey, Kate (2 January 2017). "Top Irish dance influencers to follow in 2017". . Retrieved 9 December 2017.
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  11. ^ abLovece, Frank (8 October 2012). "Malverne teen showcased on 'The Big Jig'". Newsday. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  12. ^Cusanelli, Michael (8 December 2017). "LIers who made us contented in 2017". Newsday. Retrieved 9 December 2017.