February 06, 2012Class Registration UpdatesRegistration is open for adult spring classes and children's summer camps at Glen Echo.
January 26, 2012Thursday 1/26: St Paul's Classes Moved to Hughes
Reminder to all St. Paul's/Kensington Dancers for today: St Paul's Hall is not available to us today, so all classes usually held there will be held today at Hughes UMC in basement. Class times do not change. The address for Hughes UMC is 10700 Georgia Avenue (At Georgia Ave & Plyers Mill Rd)
January 21, 2012NO Clases on Saturday, Jan 21
ALL classes, AM and PM are cancelled for today, Saturday January 21 due to the snow and icy parking lot conditions.
Sat, Jan 21: Weather related changesRockville Students: All classes are cancelled Hughes/Silver Spring Students: Morning classes (9:30, 10:30, 11:30) are cancelled. We will assess the conditions for the 12:30 and 2:30 classes and post a status by 11:30.
January 20, 2012Culkin School follows Montgomery County for Weather ClosingJust a reminder - Culkin School follows Montgomery County Public Schools for emergency and weather closings. If Montgomery County cancels school or extracurricular activity, we cancel classes as well. January 16, 2012Class are ON for Monday 1/16/12Reminder: the Culkin School WILL hold classes on Monday, January 16, 2012. January 15, 2012Congratulations!
A HUGE congratulations to Mattie A for winning her final 1st place in her Prizewinner Reel at Feis na Blian Nua (Kerry Kelly Oster Feis) today. She is our newest Preliminary Championship Dancer! Way to go Mattie!
January 10, 2012Second Tuition Payment DueFamilies who opted for the 3-payment plan for tuition are reminded the second payment is due January 10. Payments can be placed in the envelopes at class, or mailed to The Culkin School, PO Box 1866, Silver Spring MD, 20915. If you would like to pay via PayPal, email Denise at Denise@culkinschool.com and she will send you a money request. Thanks! January 09, 2012Congratulations!
A HUGE congratulations goes out to Caroline I for winning her final 1st place in her Prizewinner Hornpipe at the Cara Feis yesterday. She is our newest Preliminary Championship dancer! Way to go!
December 06, 2011A HUGE Congratulations to ALL Oireachtas dancers!
This weekend was SO exciting for the Culkin School! We had 30 dancers compete; all of whom made us proud! Congratulations to the 11 dancers who qualified for the North American Championships AND the 8 dancers who qualified for the World Championships! Another HUGE shout out to Simone L, who won the U9 Competition. We are so proud of everyone! Also, thank you to our teams! We had at least 6 teams on the podium (TOP 5!!) Woohoo!
December 03, 2011Oireachtas Weekend 12/2-5/11The Culkin School will be well represented at our regional championsips this weekend in Orlando, with 30 solo dancers and a big group of teams (including adult teams) heading down to compete. There will be no classes on Saturday, 12/3 not Monday 12/5 as our staff is with these competitors. Good luck Team Culkin! Follow the competition results at http://idtana-southernregion.com/sro11blog/compinfo.html November 03, 2011Feis Culkin UpdatesJust a reminder to everyone that the best place for updates on Feis Culkin is on the feis website -- http://www.feisculkin.info We'll be posting results, some pictures and any other important updates during the feis, so make sure to bookmark it!
October 30, 2011No Irish Dance Classes on Halloween
Just a reminder that the Culkin School does NOT hold classes on Halloween! Have fun everyne and be safe!
October 10, 2011Schedule Changes the week of October 10Hi all- a few reminders about this week's schedule: MONDAY - classes WILL be held - even though it is a holiday for some. Thanks everyone! October 06, 2011Irish Seams at The Dress Exchange This Weekend!Irish Seams will be available at the Culkin School Dress Exchange on 8 Oct between 10am & 2pm to assist with new costume orders and alterations. We will also be available to advise on the suitability/alterabilty of used dresses available at the Dress Exchange. Irish Seams will also be available for fitting appointments for dresses, vests, beginner costumes, track suits and alterations at their location (13401 Tangier Place, Rockville, MD 20853) on the following dates from 4pm until 8pm: Friday, Oct 14th (4-8pm) Tuesday, Oct 18th (4-8pm) Monday, Oct 24th (4-8pm) If you are interested, or have any further questions, please contact Irish Seams at irishseams@hotmail.com or 240-997-4583 to schedule an appointment. Each fitting takes approximately 20 minutes to accomplish the neccessary measurements. The dancer should wear clothes similar to the clothing they would wear under the dress/vest at feis or performance. Their hair should also be in a bun or put up to allow clear access to the neck. TRACK SUIT Alert: The last date to order a track suit for O's is 18 October. The last date to order track suits for the holidays is 4 November. The price is the same as last year: $100.00 for the track suit & $75.00 for the jacket only. The fitting set and order forms will be available at the Dress Exchange and the Irish Seams "Open House" fitting dates.
October 03, 2011Dress Exchange at Hughes
This is a reminder that the dress exchange will be held on Saturday, October 8 at Hughes Methodist (corner of Georgia Ave & Plyers Mill Rd) from 10am-2pm. Bring your gently used dance shoes, Culkin gear, Culkin school dress/vest/beginner costume to sell OR just bring yourself to buy those much needed shoes, dresses, vests, etc...Please don't miss out on this opportunity! Be there or be square!
Congratulations!!
A HUGE congratulations to Emily M for winning her 2nd Preliminary first place at the Ryan Feis this Saturday. Emily is now an OPEN Championship dancer, the highest level a dancer can achieve! Way to go EM!!!
September 13, 2011Need dancers for this Saturday!
This Saturday, September 17, our hometown of Wheaton will have its first ever Celtic Festival, hosted by The Limerick Pub and The Royal Mile Pub, and supporting the Wounded Warrior Project. The Culkin School is scheduled to dance at 2:00 and 4:30 and we need some more dancers! Culkin Dancers visit the Yahoo group to sign up and support not only our local community but this worthy cause as well!
Beginner Classes are filling up!The only kids beginner class that is NOT full as of today is the Monday Bethesda 4:00 class! All our other beginner classes for kids are full. Thanks for helping us spread the word! Of course parents there is still room in our Adult Beginner class in Glen Echo.... September 12, 2011Congratulations!!
Another HUGE congratulations goes out to Mary C, who won her last 1st place in her Prizewinner TJ this weekend at the IAA Feis in NJ. Mary is our newest Preliminary Championship dancer! Way to go Mary! Woohoo!
August 24, 2011More Congratulations!
A HUGE congratulations to Michaela L & Thomas A, who both won their final first places in Prizewinner at the Lynn Academy Feis in Atlantic City this past weekend! They are our newest Preliminary Championship dancers! Way to go guys!!
August 18, 2011Beginner Classes for fall 2011-12: Silver Spring and Kensington are fullOur Tuesday Silver Spring and Thursday Kensington beginner classes are now FULL. We still have space in our Monday and Tuesday Bethesda and Saturday Rockville options, though. If you'd like to join our school, please sign up right away! August 07, 2011We are on a roll! More Congratulations...
Congratulations to Alex P, who won his 2nd first place in Preliminary Championships today at the Long Island Feis. He is our newest OPEN Championship dancer, the highest level a dancer can achieve! What a great week for Culkin! Way to go Alex!
August 06, 2011Another Congratulations!
What a week, huh? This is a shout out to Maggie McNamara, who won her 2nd first place at the Preliminary Championship level today at the feis in the Catskills! She is the newest OPEN Championship dancer, which is the highest level a dancer can achieve! Way to go Maggie!!!
August 02, 2011Two New Performances for Labor Day Weekend!The Culkin School will be performing at two local events during Labor Day Weekend: Sunday, September 4, Glen Echo Irish Music and Dance Showcase: We will dance at 12:00noon for 30 minutes. All Dancers, kids and adults, are invited! Dancers, visit the Yahoo group to sign up. Monday, September 5, Kensington Labor Day Parade: This is a really fun parade - it feels like Mayberry! We don't have all the line-up information yet, but will post it as soon as we do. All Dancers, kids and adults, are invited! The costume for this parade will be shorts, Culkin t-shirts/cap sleeves, and sneakers. Dancers, visit the Yahoo group to sign up. SearchLinksCategories
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