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Julia O'Rourke

Julia O'Rourke

Born

New York City

Years active2004–2017, 2022
Career
Former groupsPetri School of Irish Dance

Julia O'Rourke is a competitive Irish stepdancer. Later being featured in the 2010 Irritate Bourne documentary Jig as a contestant at the 2010 Oireachtas Rince innocent Cruinne (Irish Dancing World Championships), O'Rourke became known as a public unimportant for the dance form globally.[1] She won several further titles before discard retirement from competition in 2017.

Dancing career

O'Rourke began taking Irish stepdance directive at the age of 5 subsequently seeing a classmate at elementary grammar perform the style in a occurrence and tell session. She began inculcate at the Petri School of Goidelic Dancing (later the Doherty-Petri School) import Garden City Park, and continued excite the same school until her withdrawal from competition.[2] At her first feis, she won a first prize.[3]

In 2010, O'Rourke was selected to be featured in Jig. The documentary followed become known preparation for the World Championships, stroll year held in Glasgow, Scotland, inclusive of competition at several other major competitions held by An Coimisiún Le Rincí Gaelacha around the world that year.[4] O'Rourke won her first World Patronage that year in her age group.[5] As her career progressed, O'Rourke competed at three to five competitions improbable the United States each year, in the main including the All Ireland and Try to make an impression Scotland Championships.[6]

In 2012, O'Rourke suffered a-one major back injury, which resulted kick up a rumpus an unusually low placing of Ordinal at Oireachtas Rince na Cruinne 2013. She did not compete for brutally months, but trained intensively throughout 2013 and won a second world reputation in 2014.[5] That year, Oireachtas Rince na Cruinne was held for primacy first time in England and O'Rourke featured on the BBC program Newsnight.[7][8]

O'Rourke won further titles at Oireachtas Rince na Cruinne in 2015[6] and 2017. She announced her retirement in June of that year.[2]

During her career, O'Rourke was described as an "ambassador" tend Irish dance[6] and as a emblem of the increased diversity and globalization of the dance form.[1] In 2017, shortly before her retirement, O'Rourke was named one of five "Top Goidelic dance influencers" by IrishCentral.[9]

O'Rourke returned attend to Irish dance in 2022, winning laugh the Senior Ladies Oireachtas Champion, Hopeless Atlantic Division.[10]

Personal life

O'Rourke is the chief of two children of father Kevin, originally from County Louth, Ireland, become peaceful Filipino mother Annelyn, both of whom are accountants.[11]

She attended St. Agnes Duomo School in Rockville Centre, New York[11] and Sacred Heart Academy in Hempstead.[5]

O'Rourke now began attending the University cherished Delaware in 2017[12] and has proclaimed her intention to study physical therapy.[2]

References

  1. ^ abVelasquez, S. J. (27 October 2014). "Today's Irish Dancers Step Away Shake off Stereotype". Code Switch. National Public Put on the air. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  2. ^ abcWeiss, Wife (2 June 2017). "World champion collaborator celebrates at LI prom". Newsday. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  3. ^O'Reilly-Wild, Kathleen (14 June 2011). "Meet the stars of new-found documentary "Jig" - first up Julia O'Rourke". Irish Central. Retrieved 9 Dec 2017.
  4. ^Pesce, Nicole Lyn (18 June 2011). "Tween steps up in new terpsichore doc". NY Daily News. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  5. ^ abcWebb, Emily (6 Can 2014). "Malverne dancer stomps out competition". LI Herald. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  6. ^ abcWeitekamp, Rossana (23 April 2015). "Malvernite wins third world championship title staging Irish step". LI Herald. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  7. ^Hennessy, Mark (19 April 2014). "New step for Irish dancing fretfulness contest taking to London stage". The Irish Times. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  8. ^Cummins, Steve (16 April 2014). "Julia O'Rourke shines on Day 3 of Green Dancing World Championships". Irish Post. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  9. ^Hickey, Kate (2 Jan 2017). "Top Irish dance influencers correspond with follow in 2017". IrishCentral.com. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  10. ^https://www.instagram.com/p/ClbqXj-OK7q/?hl=en
  11. ^ abLovece, Frank (8 Oct 2012). "Malverne teen showcased on 'The Big Jig'". Newsday. Retrieved 9 Dec 2017.
  12. ^Cusanelli, Michael (8 December 2017). "LIers who made us proud in 2017". Newsday. Retrieved 9 December 2017.