Staffs

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Erica Pessanha Borges

Laois Dance Academy Principal, Owner

Contemporary and Ballet Teacher

Laois Youth Dance Ensemble Artistic Director;  Ohr Dance Company artistic director; Laois Dance Platform Director;

Graduate Diploma in Dance with Honours, University of Limerick; Rambert Grades, UK certificate ; Cert. in Dance, Inchicore College

Esker Arts Centre as Facilitator Panel (2023/24), Dance Ireland Artist in Residency Scheme 2021 recipient, Arts Council (working with Maria Nilsson Walker).

YPCE Bursary Award recipient 2021, Arts Council Ireland (working with John Scott, Irish Modern Dance Theatre).

Brazilian born, Erica is a contemporary teacher, dancer, choreographer who specialises in youth dance and diversity. Since the beginning of her work in Ireland, she has strived to develop dance practice in Co Laois, building connections throughout the Irish dance community. She  brought Laois Youth Dance Ensemble and Ohr Dance Company to festivals in Ireland and internationally.

AineAine Winter

Ballet teens

Áine completed her foundation diploma in dance and drama at C.S.N. Cork before training in Professional Musical Theatre at C.P.A Studios, London. Áine has since been featured internationally as dancer and actress in block buster films, TV shows and commercials with companies such as Disney, Warner Bros., BBC, ITV, RTÉ, Supervalu, Glenisk, Sky Sports, Tesco and Apple Inc. Áine has previously partaken in Dublin Youth Dance Festival, The Helix Pantomime, Wicklow ScreenDance Laboratory Festival 2021 and Laois Dance Platform 2021. She also a current member of Ohr Dance Company and The Odd Theatre Company. Along with performing, Áine has recently acted as associate producer for Laois Dance Platform 2022. Áine has a DDE in Imperial Classical Ballet and is currently studying to gain her DDE in modern theatre dance.

Eve Kirby 

WhatsApp Image 2023-07-29 at 6.02.13 PM Hip Hop, Commercial Jazz and Modern dance

Eve is currently at 3rd year of full time dance training at Inchicore College Dublin, where she aims to gain ISTD Dance Teaching Diploma.

She has been dancing since the age of 6, trained in commercial, ballet and hip hop. Eve has been awarded up to second  gold bar in IDTA hip hop examinations and is currently leading Laois Dance Academy ‘Hip Hop Dance crew’.

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