Joan Denise Moriarty School of Dance

The Aaron Dwyer Competition 2026 🫶 Aaron Dwyer
🥇Overall results

👑 Junior Ms Title Grace O Leary
👑 Teen Ms Title Keely Ryan

Highest Scoring solos
🏆 Tiny Tots - Bella Murphy
🏆 Mini - Millisa O Callaghan
🏆 Teen - Keely Ryan
🏆 Novice - Joanna Martins

Highest scoring Duo/Trio/Team
🏆 Tiny Tots - Munchkin land
🏆 Teen - HER
🏆 Senior - Let me in

🧨 Firecracker Award - Kaya Junyszek
🎭 Performance Award - Katie Cunningham
🩰 Technique Award - Keely Ryan

Golden Buzzers
🌟 HER - Teen Lyrical Production group
🌟 Let me in - Senior Large Lyrical group
🌟 All coming back to me - Keely Ryan

Judges choice Award
🤩 Sunnieva Bonnet from Reece Woodier

Choreography Award
🏆 Empty Chairs - Karena Walsh

AD Workshop results 🤩
Lyrical workshop
💛 Junior Winner - Millisa O Callaghan
💛 Junior Runner up - Grace O Leary
💛 Senior Winner - Aisling D’Arcy
💛 Senior Runner up - Joana Martins

Contemporary Workshop
💛 Junior Winner - Grace O Leary
💛 Senior Winner - Keely Ryan
💛 Senior Runner up - Katie Cunningham

Jazz Workshop
💛 Teen Winner - Emily Blackshields
💛 Senior Winner - Katie Cunningham
💛 Senior Runner up - Doireann Crowley

MT Jazz Workshop
💛 Senior Winner - Ellen Ryan
💛 Senior Runner up - Rebecca Twomey & Ruth Ní Chaoimh

⭐️ The Aaron Dwyer Competition 2026 ⭐️

We had the best time this past weekend not just the dancing or the incredible results but the time got to spend with our full dance competition team for our last comp of the season. They are the most supportive, Kind and respectful bunch and we just couldn’t be more proud of each of them. We will do a separate post of the overalls because we are absolutely blown away 🤩 A huge thank you to Aaron Dwyer and Laura Tindle and all of the team for putting on yet another flawlessy ran competition with the best atmosphere 🥰🌟
—— Groups
🥇 YAYA
🥇 Grease
🥇 Munchkins
🥇 Dapper Dames
🥇 Her
🥇 Empty Chairs
🥇 Golden Hour
🥇 Sister Act
🥇 Always remember us
🥇 Let me in
🥇 Be our Guest
🥇 The boys are back
🥇 Afraid of the dark
🥇 Wannabe
🥈 Wish
🥈 Roxanne
——Duo /Trios
🥇 Hunger Games
🥇 Lion King
🥇 Starved
🥇 Friend like me
🥇 Let the light in
🥇 Powerpuff Girls
🥇 Bury a Friend
🥇 Do I wanna know
🥇 Stepsisters Lament
🥈 Jessica & Saoirse
🥈 For Good
🥈 Lip Gloss
🥈 Mama I’m a big girl
🥉 Power
🥉 My oh My
—— Solos
🥇 Katie - Jazz
🥇 Katie - Lyrical
🥇 Keely - Jazz
🥇 Keely - Lyrical
🥇 Rebecca - Contemporary
🥇 Rebecca - Tap
🥇 Romae - Contemporary
🥇 Romae - MT Jazz
🥇 Bella - Jazz
🥇 Bella - Lyrical
🥇 Grace - Acro
🥇 Grace - Lyrical
🥇 Sunni - Acro
🥇 Sunni - Commercial
🥇 Kaya - Jazz
🥇 Kaci - Ballet
🥇 Ruby - Lyrical
🥇 Isabelle - Song & Dance
🥇 Milissa - Acro
🥇 Emily - Open
🥇 Ella-Mai - MT Jazz
🥇 Rosie O - Lyrical
🥇 Annabel - MT Jazz
🥇 Isobelle - Lyrical
🥇 Sofia - Song & Dance
🥇 Joana - Lyrical
🥇 Saoirse - Acro
🥇 Evie - MT Jazz
🥈 Grace o Mahony- Lyrical
🥈 Lily - Contemporary
🥈 Ella-Mai - Hiphop
🥈 Grace Murphy - Lyrical
🥈 Cindy - Jazz
🥈 Sofia - Jazz
🥈 Kaci - Lyrical
🥈 Saoirse - Lyrical
🥈 Maggie - Lyrical
🥈 Ruby - MT Jazz
🥈 Ruth - Contemporary
🥈 Julie - Jazz
🥈 Kayla - Lyrical
🥈 Olivia - Acro
🥈 Hayley - MT Jazz
🥈 Michaela - Ballet
🥉 Claudia - Ballet
🥉 Lauren - Lyrical
🥉 Alicia - Commercial
🥉 Rosie - Commercial
🥉 Rosie - Jazz
🥉 Sophie - MT Jazz
🥉 Lauren Martins- MT Jazz
🥉Tara - Lyrical

A few spots left for our 3 day Easter Camp for boys and girls aged 3-8 years old. It is running from Tuesday 7th to Thursday the 9th from 9:30am -1:30pm for anymore more information text Sharon at 0857848018

What an amazing weekend for the Joan Denise Moriarty School of Dance ✨
On Friday 20th March, we travelled from Cork to Bradford to take part in a World Record Attempt alongside 1,170 students from across the UK and Ireland 🌍💃 The atmosphere was incredible, and our dancers loved every moment performing with Sigala ahead of the Bradford Bulls v Huddersfield match.
A huge thank you to Kieran from Pro-Excel and Kenneth for their support. A truly unforgettable experience filled with fun, energy, and new friendships ❤️

☘️St. Patrick’s day 2026 “Rio” 🦜❤️✨

We had the best day at the Cork City & Ballincollig St. Patrick day parades again this year 🫶

We are absolutely delighted to have won the “Performance award” in the Cork City Parade 🏆

A massive congratulations to all of our team we are so grateful for all your help with the hair, make up and making sure each child’s costume was perfect.
To our incredible costume department who have been tirelessly working since December bringing our “Rio” theme to life from the staff and no doubt all the parents and children we couldn’t be more grateful for the hours and money that has gone into making sure every single child looks and feels incredible you have out done yourselves yet again and we are so proud to be part of JDM 🥰🫶

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They'll be leading the charge for thousands of performers 🦮

Beautiful photos of Naoise,Kate,Erin and Madeline , we cannot wait for St Patrick’s day ☘️

Fabulous opportunity for a dancer❤️

Applications Open for Joan Denise Moriarty Award with the Arts Council:

The Joan Denise Moriarty Award is offered in memory of former Irish ballet dancer, choreographer, teacher and director Joan Denise Moriarty.

This national scheme supports dancers to achieve their potential through professional training.

Deadline: Thursday 12 March, 5:30pm

Maximum award €5,000

Apply - https://bit.ly/3O4GAvK

A huge thank you to the UCC Confucius institute & for allowing us to be part of this fantastic event. The kids had the most incredible day and we absolutely love taking part in your events 🩵

Aaron Dwyer Final 2026
We are so incredibly proud of all our students this weekend. The difference in these kids since last years final is genuinely insane and we can’t wait to see where they will be by next year 🥹🫶
Thank you to all our teachers and choreographers for all their hard work with our students & thank you to our dance parents for all your hard work between helping with costumes, stoning & the constant driving to classes it doesn’t go unnoticed & we appreciate you 🥰
Half way through day 1 I ended up with no time to take photos on top of everything else so we have any photos from day 2 …. I will have to split myself into 3 from now on 🤣
Results -
🥇 Ella mai - MT Jazz
🥇 Stepsisters lament - MT trio
🥇 Lipgloss - Hiphop Duet
🥇 Evie - Mt Jazz
🥇 Afraid of the Dark - Acro group
🥇 Melissa - Acro
🥇 Be our guest - Acro group
🥇 Wannabe - Commercial group
🥇 Saoirse - Acro
🥇 Powerpuff girls - jazz trio
🥇 Let the light in - lyrical duet
🥇 Ella mai - Hiphop
🥇 Romae - contemp
🥇 Keely - jazz
🥇Angels in tabet
🥇Isobelle - MT
🥇Romae - MT Jazz
🥇Roxanne - Open Group
🥇Empty Chairs - Lyrical group
🥇Golden hour - Lycial group
🥇Grace - Acro
🥇Lauren - lyrical
🥇 Friend like me - Acro
🥇 mama I’m a big girl now - jazz duet
🥇 Grease - MT jazz group
🥇 Keely - Lyrical
🥇 Bella - Jazz
🥇Lion king - Acro duet
🥇Let me in - Lyrical group
🥇Hunger games - open duet
🥇Yaya- Open group
🥇Sofia - Song & Dance
🥈Always remember us - Lyrical group
🥈Wish - lyrical group
🥈Power - commercial duet
🥈Kaya - jazz
🥈Sunni - Acro
🥈Joanna - lyrical
🥈Mr postman - jazz group
🥈 Ruby - MT Jazz
🥈 Kaci - Lyrical
🥈 Bury a friend - open Trio
🥈 Bella - Lyrical
🥈 Ruby - Lyrical
🥈 Michaela - Ballet
🥈 Starved - Lyrical duo
🥈 Dapper Dames - Jazz group
🥈 Sunni - Commercial
🥉 Rebecca - Tap
🥉Annabel - jazz
🥉Nella - Lyrical
🥉Rebecca - Contemporary
🥉Grace - Lyrical
🥉Claudia - Ballet
🥉 Katie - Jazz
🥉 Do I wanna know - Lyrical duo

The very best of luck to all our dancers competing in the Aaron Dwyer Grand finals this weekend. We are so incredibly proud of your hard work and we hope you all have the best weekend in Dublin. Go and dance your absolute hardest but most of all just enjoy performing & spending time together as a team. Be kind, humble & stay grateful we adore you all 🩷🤍💜