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Irish step dancers in South Windsor ready for Greater Hartford St. Patrick's Day Parade

The school has more than 100 dancers and is seeing more of an interest in Irish step dancing in the area.

SOUTH WINDSOR, Conn. — Scoil Rince Luimi School of Irish Dance in South Windsor is celebrating 10 years of training dancers of all ages and experience levels. 

The dancers will perform in the Greater Hartford St. Patrick’s Day Parade. 

The school has more than 100 dancers and is seeing more of an interest in Irish step dancing in the area. 

“You don’t even have to be Irish to do it, anyone can come and learn,” said owner, Courtney Jay. 

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March is always an exciting time for the dancers, who work hard to perform in the parade each year. Several dancers are also gearing up to compete in the World Championships in Scotland in a few weeks. 

The studio is having an open house on Saturday, March 23 for anyone interested in signing up, regardless of experience or age.

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Lindsey Kane is a reporter at FOX61 News. She can be reached at Lkane@fox61.com. Follow her on FacebookX, and Instagram

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