May 1 2022 - Paloma School of Irish Dance is excited to announce our immediate merger with The Doherty Petri School of Irish Dance!! Esther Pujol and Paloma will maintain their presence in the Lancaster community — we’re not going anywhere! — we’re just joining a bigger family to support our ongoing mission and goals. We will be as steadfast as ever in sharing our love of Irish culture and dance! Look for more information and updates coming soon!
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Founded in 2015, The Paloma School of Irish Dance is located in Lancaster, PA and offers classes for dancers of all levels and ages! We have performed at many venues and Celtic events and have many dancers who compete around North America and the world. We love keeping the tradition of Irish Dance alive!!
Founded in 2015, The Paloma School of Irish Dance is located in Lancaster, PA and offers classes for dancers of all levels and ages! We have performed at many venues and Celtic events and have many dancers who compete around North America and the world. We love keeping the tradition of Irish Dance alive!!
The Paloma School of Irish Dance is a registered member of An Coimisun Le Rinci Gaelacha (The world governing body of Irish Dance.)
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The Paloma School of Irish Dance is a registered member with The Irish Dance Teachers Association of North America.
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The Paloma School of Irish Dance is a registered member of The Mid-Atlantic Region of Irish Dance.
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Our School helps to host The Annual Rose & Shamrock Celtic Festival & Feis! This is Lancaster County's only FREE Celtic Festival. Click here for more details: www.roseandshamrock.org |
Esther Pujol reached the highest level of competitive Irish dancing while training at one of the top schools in North America. She has competed nationally and has had the pleasure of performing at Carnegie Hall as well as with Grammy-award winners Eileen Ivers and Natale McMaster.
She passed her Teacher's Certification Exam through An Coimisiun Le Rince Gaelacha (Dublin, Ireland) in May 2015 and registered The Paloma School of Irish Dance that year. Esther is married and has two sons who both do Irish Dancing. Esther is also the President of the Lancaster Celtic Arts Foundation 501(c)(3) and the Chairperson of the Rose & Shamrock Festival. Esther believes strongly in the importance of using innovation to help others and has pioneered many new ideas to benefit the dancers as well as the community. She opened up one of the first consignment shops of its kind for her dance families, began a unique boys program at her school, headed the inaugural Celtic Night at the Barnstormers, and started many other inventive programs with the goal of serving others and helping dancers build confidence and self-esteem through being successful at Irish Dancing. |