About Us
Since opening its doors in 2004, the McGrath Academy of Irish Dance has made it our mission to teach excellence in technique and form. Our instructors go the extra mile in getting each student to reach their highest goals with patience, dedication and choreography that stands out.
McGrath Academy of Irish Dance was started in the 1970’s by Lauren McGrath’s mother, Jeanne McGrath Pearson, a certified Irish dance teacher (TCRG). The academy was reopened in 2004 by her daughter, and current owner, Lauren McGrath Dutton. With over 90 students and seven locations throughout Northern Virginia and Maryland, Lauren has been growing her business and spreading her expertise in Irish dance
Lauren McGrath Dutton
lauren mcgrath dutton
ADCRG: Accredited Irish dance judge with the Irish Dance Commission in Dublin, Ireland.
TCRG: Accredited Irish dance teacher with the Irish Dance Commission in Dublin, Ireland.
2003 World Championship Dancer
Second generation TCRG
Locations
We have several locations to choose from in Virginia and Maryland…
Mcgrath morgan dance studio
1057 West Broad Street, Ste. 218
falls church, VA 22046
Damascus studio
9719 Beall avenue
damascus, MD 20872
McGrath Academy of Irish Dance
Award Highlights
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2019 North American Irish Dance Championships - Vancouver, BC
Ladies 22 and over - Victoria Dunlap - 37th Place
Girls U-18 - Audrey Brown - 28th Place
Girls U-16 - Camille Shepherd - 19th Place and World Qualifier
Girls U-16 - Soph Rankin - 8th Place and World Qualifier
Girls U-14 - Claire Wolstenholme - 36th Place
Girls U-14 - Sophia Savage - 52nd Place
Girls U-13 - Jessie Welgos - 5th Place and World Qualifier
Boys U-13 - Liam Darnell - 5th Place and World Qualifier
Girls U-12 - Reilly Savage - 9th Place and World Qualifier
Girls U-12 - Charlotte Cain - 14th Place and World Qualifier
Girls U-12 - Molly Mostow - 35th Place
Girls U-12 - Nici Gareau - 45th Place
Girls U-11 - Aisling Reynolds - 1st Place National Champion and World Qualifier
Girls U-10 - Libby Augusti - 29th Place
Girls U-9 - Maya Abdrashitova - 25th Place
2019 World Irish Dance Championships - Greensborough, North Carolina
Dance Drama - World Champions
2018 Southern Region Oireachtas - Houston, Texas
Ladies U-22 - Victoria Dunlap - 7th Place
Ladies U-19 - Berith Austin - 8th Place
Girls U-17 - Audrey Brown - 9th Place and World Qualifier
Girls U-17 - Catherine Wraback - 18th Place
Girls U-17 - Mary Kate Gareau - 33rd Place
Boys U-16 - Zander Vann - 6th Place and World Qualifier
Girls U-16 - Val Hodge - 32nd Place
Girls U-16 - Cece Swartz - 62nd Place
Girls U-15 - Soph Rankin - 1st Place Champion and World Qualifier
Girls U-15 - Brigid Nalls - 21st Place
Girls U-15 - Camille Shepherd - 27th Place
Girls U-15 - Mel Brent - 68th Place
Girls U-14 - Morgan Flaherty - 42nd Place
Boys U-13 - Patrick Gareau - 3rd Place and World Qualifier
Girls U-13 - Claire Wolstenholme - 7th Place and World Qualifier
Girls U-13 - Sophia Savage - 25th Place
Boys U-12 - Liam Darnell - 2nd Place and World Qualifier
Girls U-12 - Jessie Welgos - 1st Place Oireachtas Chmpion and World Qualifier
Girls U-12 - Molly Murphy - 23rd Place
Girls U-12 - Camryn Flaherty - 24th Place
Girls U-12 - Anna Weaver - 33nd Place
Girls U-12 -Karen Nalls - 36th Place
Girls U-11 - Reilly Savage - 5th Place and World Qualifier
Girls U-11 - Molly Mostow - 15th Place and World Qualifier
Girls U-11 - Charlotte Cain - 16th Place and World Qualifier
Girls U-11 - Julia Dunn - 29th Place
Girls U-11 - Nici Gareau - 31st Place
Girls U-10 - Aisling Reynolds - 1st Place Oireachtas Champion and World Qualifier
Girls U-10 - Aisling Reynolds - 6th Place and World Qualifier
Girls U-9 - Libby Augusti - 8th Place
Girls U-9 - Mara Riordan - 14th Place
Girls U-8 - Maya Abdrashitova - 2nd Place
Dance Drama - 1st Place Oireachtas Champions
Ceili Teams
Girls 8 Hand under 15 - 9th Place
Girls 8 Hand under 12 - 6th Place
Girls 8 Hand under 12 - 9th Place
Traditional Sets
U-14 - Ella Gould - 1st Place
U-12 - Lindsey Johnson - 1st Place
U-12 - Lily Nielsen - 3rd Place
U-8 - Madeline Crouse - 2nd Place
2018 British Nationals, England
Girls U-17 - Audrey Brown - 10th Place
Girls U-15 - Soph Rankin - 15th Place
Girls U-13 - Claire Wolstenholme - 16th Place
Girls U-12 - Jessie Welgos - 7th Place
2018 North American Irish Dance Championships - Orlando, Florida
Ladies O-22 - Aerin Raguso - 12th Place
Girls U-15 - Soph Rankin - 20th Place
Girls U-15 - Brigid Nalls - 50th Place
Boys U-13 - Paddy Gareau - 13th Place
Girls U-13 - Claire Wolstenholme - 13th Place
Girls U-12 - Jessie Welgos - 5th Place
Girls U-11 - Reilly Savage - 26th Place
Girls U-10 - Aisling Reynolds - 5th Place
Girls U-10 - Aine Callahan - 13th Place
Dance Drama - 1st Place National Champions
2018 World Championships - Glasgow, Scotland
Senior Ladies - Aerin Raguso - 22nd Place
Boys U-13 - Patrick Gareau - 19th Place
2017 Southern Region Oireachtas - Orlando, Florida
Senior Ladies - Aerin Raguso - 4th Place and World Qualifier
Ladies U-18 - Berith Austin - 19th Place
Girls U-17 - Katia Torres - 49th Place
Girls U-16 - Alyssa Imorde - 10th Place and World Qualifier
Girls U-16 - Audrey Brown - 16th Place and World Qualifier
Girls U-16 - Mary Kate Gareau - 33rd Place
Girls U-15 - Katie Kelly - 35th Place
Girls U-15 - Emily Graves - 50th Place
Girls U-14 - Soph Rankin - 4th Place and World Qualifier
Girls U-14 - Brigid Nalls - 17th Place and World Qualifer
Boys U-12 - Patrick Gareau - 1st Place Oireachtas Champion and World Qualifier
Girls U-12 - Claire Wolstenholme - 6th Place and World Qualifier
Girls U-12 - Sophia Savage - 13th Place and World Qualifier
Girls U-11 - Molly Murphy - 23rd Place
Girls U-11 - Karen Nalls - 26th Place
Girls U-11 - Ann Weaver - 32nd Place
Girls U-11 - Ashleigh Vrablick - 50th Place
Girls U-10 - Reilly Savage - 8th Place and World Qualifier
Girls U-10 - Nici Gareau - 20th Place
Girls U-9 - Aine Callahan - 1st Place Oireachtas Champion
Girls U-9 - Aisling Reynolds - 3rd Place
Dance Drama - 2nd Place
Traditional Sets
Matty Gareau - 9th place
2017 North American Irish Dance Championships - New Orleans, Louisiana
Senior Ladies - Aerin Raguso - 13th Place
Girls U-16 - Alyssa Imorde - 52nd Place
Girls U-16 - Audrey Brown - 57th Place
Girls U-15 - Emily Graves - 66th Place
Girls U-14 - Soph Rankin - 6th Place and World Qualifier
Girls U-14 - Brigid Nalls - 56th Place
Boys U-12 - Patrick Gareau - 12th Place
Girls U-12 - Claire Wolstenholme - 22nd Place
Girls U-10 - Reilly Savage - 10th Place and World Qualifier
Girls U-10 - Nici Gareau - 29th Place
Girls U-9 - Aisling Reynolds - 11th Place
Girls U-9 - Aine Callahan - 17th Place
2017 All Scotland Championship- Glasgow, Scotland
Girls U-14 - Soph Rankin - 25th Place
Boys U-12 - Patrick Gareau - 19th Place
Girls U-12 Prelim - Sophia Savage - 27th Place
Girls U-9 - Aine Callahan - 7th Place
2016 Southern Region Oireachtas - Baltimore, Maryland
Ladies O-20 - Aerin Raguso - 18th place and World Qualifier
Girls U -15 - Alyssa Imorde - 15th place and World Qualifier
Girls U -15 - Audrey Brown - 24th place
Girls U -15 - Mary Kate Gareau - 29th place
Girls U -14 - Katie Kelly - 21st place
Girls U -13 - Soph Rankin - 14th place and World Qualifier
Girls U -13 - Emily Bills - 51st place
Girls U -13 - Brigid Nalls - 62nd place
Girls U-11 - Claire Wolstenholme - 4th place and World Qualifier
Girls U -11 - Sophia Savage - 30th place
Boys U-11 - Patrick Gareau - 2nd place and World Qualifier
Girls U-9 - Reilly Savage - 2nd place
Girls U-8 - Nici Gareau - 8th place
Girls U-8 - Aine Callahan - 1st place and Oireachtas Champion
Girls U-8 - Aisling Reynolds - 10th place
Ceili Teams
Mixed 4 hand U-12 - 10th place
Girls 4 hand U-10- 24th place
Traditional Sets
Julia Dunn - 9th place
Lily Nielsen - 11th place
Ashleigh Ärablick - 16th place
Gabriella McCoy - 16th place
Kim Lyons - 3rd place
Mary McLoughlin - 5th place
2016 All Ireland Championships, Belfast, N. Ireland
Girls U-9 - Nici Gareau - 50th place
Boys U-11 - Patrick Gareau - 14th place
2016 The Great Britain Championships, Bognor Regis, England
Girls U-13 - Soph Rankin - 47th place
Girls U-9 - Reilly Savage - 35th place
2016 North American Irish Dance Championships - Orlando, Florida
Girls U-13 - Soph Rankin - 50th Place
Girls U-11 - Claire Wolstenholme -36th Place
Boys U-11 - Patrick Gareau - 12th Place
Girls U-9 - Reilly Savage - 24th Place
Girls U-8 - Aine Callahan - 26th Place
2015 Southern Region Oireachtas - Dallas, Texas
Ladies O-20 - Aerin Raguso - 9th place and World Qualifier
Girls U -16 - Berith Austin - 48th place
Girls U -14 - Audrey Brown - 20th place
Girls U -14 - Mary Kate Gareau - 23rd place
Girls U - 14 - Alyssa Imorde -38th place
Girls U -13 - Katie Kelly - 30th place
Girls U -13 - Emily Graves - 31st place
Girls U -13 - Emily Brenner - 65th place
Girls U -12 - Brigid Nalls - 23rd place
Girls U -12 - Emily Bills - 40th place
Girls U-10 - Claire Wolstenholme - 6th place and World Qualifier
Boys U-10 - Patrick Gareau - 1st place Oireachtas Champion and World Qualifier
Girls U-9 - Ashley Egan - 2nd place
Girls U-8 - Reilly Savage - 1st place Oireachtas Champion
Girls U-8 - Nici Gareau - 7th place
Girls U-8 - Aisling Reynolds - 20th place
Ceili Teams
Mixed 8 hand U-10 - 1st place and Oireachtas Champions
Mixed 4 hand U-10- 8th place
Girls 4 hand U-10 - 15th place
Traditional Sets
Nick Lalli - 7th place
Karen Nalls - 12th place
Kim Lyons - 2nd place
2015 The Great Britain Championships, Bognor Regis, England
Girls U-8 - Reilly Savage - 28th place
2015 North American Irish Dance Championships - Providence, RI
Ladies O-20 - Aerin Raguso - 48th Place
Boys U-10 - Patrick Gareau - 11th Place
Girls U-9 - Ashley Egan - 19th Place
Girls U-8 - Reilly Savage - 8th Place
2014 Southern Region Oireachtas Championships - Orlando, Florida
Ladies U-20 - Aerin Raguso - 5th Place and World Qualifier
Ladies U-18 - Victoria Dunlap - 18th Place
Girls U-15 - Emily Harrison - 34th Place
Girls U-15 - Berith Austin - 43rd Place
Girls U-13 - Mary Kate Gareau - 24th Place
Girls U-13 - Alyssa Imorde - 39th Place
Girls U-12 - Madeline Albaneze - 10th Place and World Qualifier
Girls U-11 - Emily Bills - 54th Place
Girls U-10 - Mariah Butterfield - 2nd Place and World Qualifier
Girls U-10 - Margo Albaneze - 4th Place and World Qualifier
Girls U-9 - Claire Wolstenholme - 6th Place
Boys U-9 - Paddy Gareau - 4th Place
Girls U-8 - Reilly Savage - 2nd Place
Girls U-8 - Nici Gareau - 8th Place
Girls U-8 - Ashley Egan - 9th Place
Ceili Teams
Mixed 8 hand U-10 - 4th Place
Mixed 4 hand U-15 - 10th Place
Mixed 4 hand U-10 - 9th Place
Mixed 4 hand U-10 - 16th Place
Adult Mixed 4 hand - 2nd Place
Traditional Sets
U-12 - Joseph Lalli - 8th Place
U-11 - Theresa Lalli - 21st Place
2014 North American Irish Dance Championships - Montreal, Canada
Ladies U-18 - Victoria Dunlap - 48th place
Girls U-10 - Margo Albaneze - 16th place
Girls U-10 - Mariah Butterfield - 27th place
Boys U-9 - Paddy Gareau - 14th place
Girls U-8 - Reilly Savage - 14th place
2013 Southern Region Oireachtas Championships - Washington, DC
Senior Ladies - Ariel Raguso - 7th place and World Qualifier
Ladies under 19 - Aerin Raguso - 9th place and World Qualifier
Ladies under 17 - Erin Howell - 17th place
Ladies under 17 - Victoria Dunlap - 39th place
Girls under 15 - Jenna Spedden - 14th place and World Qualifier
Girls under 15 - Ashleigh Cummiskey - 54th place
Girls under 14 - Emily Harrison - 25th place
Girls under 14 - Cali Carter - 38th place
Girls under 14 - Shannon Grady - 44th place
Girls under 12 - Mary Kate Gareau - 32nd place
Girls under 12 - Cara Grady - 39th place
Girls under 12 - Alyssa Imorde - 51st place
Girls under 12 - Audrey Brown - 53rd place
Girls under 11 - Madeline Albaneze - 5th place and World Qualifier
Girls under 10 - Kayleigh Grady - 39th place
Girls under 9 - Margo Albaneze - 2nd place
Girls under 9 - Mariah Butterfield - 3rd place
Girls under 8 - Reilly Savage - 8th place
Girls under 8 - Anna Grady - 17th place
Ceili Teams
Girls 4 hand Under 15 - 64th place
Mixed 4 hand Under 10 - 17th place
Traditional Sets
Under 16 - Virginia Bixby - 5th place
Under 12 - Keely Cook - 18th place
Under 10 - Meredith Endres - 8th place
Under 8 - Patrick Gareau - 1st place
Under 8 - Claire Wolstenhome - 7th place
Under 8 - McKenna Ill - 17th place