The Rankin Holland Irish Dance Academy

Next we have Madelyn Murer who placed 18th in North America in Girls U16B, 2nd in Mid America in her split, and received a top 10 mark in all 3 rounds!🤩 (and only 1 away from a world qualifying spot 🌎) After dealing with a repeated foot injury after Worlds, Maddy was left with less than a month to prepare, and we’re so proud of all the hard work she was able to put in. We’re ready to start the grind for Oireachtas to keep pushing more and more 💪 And thank you to for her stunning new costume 💚

Next up we have Ciella Rosati who got her first nationals recall, placing 40th in Girls U15C!🤩 Ciella moved up 28 spots from last nationals and has continued to improve each month. She works on every correction you give her in and out of class, and we’re excited to start working for Oireachtas for even higher goals! So proud of her 💙

Next spotlight we have Lyla Lombardo who got her first nationals recall, placing 54th in North America in the U9 Girls!🤩 We’re so proud of Lyla and her improvement from last nationals. She is a hard worker and has so much potential yet to come 💙 Thank you to for her gorgeous new look 😍

We’re kicking off a few Nationals spotlights over the next few days, starting with Aurora Palmer, who placed 8th in U7 Traditional Set! 🤩 Aurora had an incredible first nationals and and we couldn’t be prouder of her. 💙 So much yet to come!

We are so proud of the incredible dancing our ROKH crew brought to the NAIDC this year!! 💙🔥 Huge congrats to all of our dancers!

Aurora 8th, Under 7 Traditional Set 🏆
Lyla 54th, Under 9 Girls 🏆
Ciella 40th, Under 15 Girls 🏆
Maddy 18th, Under 16 Girls 🏆
Riley 18th, Under 16 Boys 🏆
Eli 11th, Under 18 Men 🏆
Makenna 43rd, Under 19 Ladies 🏆
Molly 18th, Adult Traditional Set 🏆
Sandra 11th, Adult Traditional Set 🏆
Adult Ladies 4 hand, 6th and 9th 🏆
Adult Ladies 8 hand Under 40, 3rd 🏆

Huge congrats to the rest of our competitors for leaving it all on the stage 🔥 Emery, Xavier, Nora, Zoe, Helen, Cassie, Ashley, Melissa, Sarah, Samantha, and Julia!

3rd today for Makenna in a combined O19 OC comp 🤩 So proud of this girl!💙 2 more weeks of hard work leading up to nans 💪

3rd today for Ciella in a strong U15 OC comp at Louisville feis 🤩 So proud of all the hard work this girl has continuously put in 💙🤍 Now, the final push going into nans!💪

Senior Spotlight: 💚Eli Lombardo 💚
ELI has been dancing since he was 3 years old after watching Michael Holland and the other boys dance at the Dublin Irish Festival. His favorite Irish dance memory is his first time qualifying for Worlds with all his friends cheering for him. Eli graduated from Hilliard Darby High School where he earned his 4-year academic varsity letter. He was a 4-year varsity swimmer and team captain of the Darby swim team, and competed for USA, Buckeye, and Hilliard Marlins swim and dive teams. Eli will continue his education at Columbus State next year as a sophomore, then Ohio State to major in Spanish and Health Sciences with a focus on Radiology. He plans to attend medical school to become a Radiologist.
🍀We wish you the very best of luck in the future🍀

Big congrats to Emery on qualifying for PC!🤩💜 Keep up the hard work 💪

We are so proud of our dancers for the fabulous performance they put on tonight for the 2026 Rankin Holland recital! Thank you to all of the parents and families who came out, and helped us have a fantastic evening of dancing and fun! 💙🤩☘️