The Cass-Barrington Academy of Irish Dance

06/09/2026

🌟New dress for Tess!

This was such a fun one!😊 Tess and her mom gave us complete creative freedom on this dress, choosing not to know a single thing about the colors, style, or design. There’s something exciting about the anticipation that comes with seeing your brand new costume for the first time!

Laura sure does have an incredible gift for creating something special and unique for every one of our dancers. The magic that she and Anthony have when working together in the planning, design, and ex*****on process has resulted in some one-of-a-kind masterpieces, and once again they did not disappoint! Tess looks gorgeous, and we can’t wait until we see it on stage!

A massive thank you to Anthony and the entire team at for bringing this vision to life. This dress is proof that sometimes the best decision is simply trusting the creative experts and letting their artistry shine. ✨

06/03/2026

🎓Alanna Herrera🎓

CONGRATULATIONS to our 2026 high school graduate!!

Alanna walked through the doors of CBA at the tender age of 5, and has forged an absolutely sensational dance career through the years. Between competition and recreational avenues, Alanna has built an impressive resume in Irish dance. Her competitive success has landed her Regional and National team titles, top solo placements and qualifications, World recalls and medals, and countless podium placements. Performing has been a highlight for Alanna, with years of experience participating in shows, parades, tv appearances & interviews, exhibitions, media shoots, and more! The years of friendships, memories, and life lessons are truly invaluable.

We are so proud to celebrate this milestone and all that you have accomplished both on and off the dance floor, and we couldn’t be more proud to call you our own. Your devotion, hard work, and passion for Irish dance have been an inspiration to everyone around you, and it has been a joy to watch you grow into the incredible young woman you are today.

👩🏻‍🎓Congratulations on your high school graduation, and best of luck as you take your next (dance) steps at Blinn College!

(📸scroll to the end to get a peek at baby Alanna!😊)

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05/10/2026

🌷Happy Mother’s Day!

No better crew than our CBA mamas!! We are grateful for you, and the amazing mothers that ALL of you are!

We love you!

05/05/2026

A moment for our 2025 NATIONAL CHAMPS as we prepare for this years North American Irish Dance Championships in Orlando, FL!

🏆Mixed 4-Hand 16&O- 1st Place!

Congratulations to this quad for bringing home the title at the 2025 NAIDC in Washington, DC! We’re extra stoked to share this first place win with our friends at ! 👏🏻

Training is well underway for this years North American Nationals, and we are super excited to head off to Orlando this July with our 4-Hands, 8-Hand, and soloists!

Back to the studio to set more goals… See you in Florida!☀️


July 1-7th | Orlando, FL

04/28/2026

🤩New level alert!! Welcome to Open Champs, Olivia!

Big congrats are in order for this young lady who has knocked it out of the park in the prelim level, and collected an impressive handful of wins to qualify for opens!

We’re so proud of her progress, and eager for more growth and success coming her way!

Congratulations, Olivia- keep up the good work! 👏🏻

04/26/2026

Update: Wow, we are just overwhelmed with gratitude! In less than a day we exceeded our goal and will now be able to replace all of our stolen audio equipment. So with that we are going to close the fundraiser. THANK YOU so very much for helping make us whole again. We are forever grateful and so blessed to be part of such a supportive community!

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On March 26th, we learned that a break-in had occurred at the facility we've held our dance classes at for the past 10+ years.

Many valuable items were stolen from the various people who rent out the building, including all of our dance school's audio equipment that we use for classes, performances, and other events throughout the year.

Unfortunately, our small business liability insurance does not cover this kind of loss.

Two complete sets of professional-grade, high-quality speakers, microphones, cables, connectors, adapters, and other materials (totaling well over $1,800 USD in value at the time the items were originally purchased) were stolen from us. This equipment took us years to accumulate over time, and unfortunately these items have increased in cost over the years.

With that, we are humbly turning to our community and network to ask for help as we try to replace these items. If anyone is willing and able to donate and help us buy back our stolen audio equipment, we would be forever grateful! Every little bit helps!

With sincerest gratitude,

The Cass-Barrington Academy of Irish Dance

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04/24/2026

⭐️DOTM!⭐️

A big round of applause for our dancer of the month, Owen! 👏🏻

Ambitious and driven at his young age, Owen approaches every class focused and with purpose, always arriving prepared and ready to take on whatever is asked of him. He listens carefully to his teachers, applies corrections right away, and consistently returns knowing his steps, showing a level of commitment beyond his years. Owen enjoys performing, and his confidence and stage presence make him a joy to watch! He’s always looking up to older dancers and mimicking their moves, and we can already tell he’s on track to becoming a star! We’re looking forward to watching his journey unfold!

Congrats Owen, keep up the great work!💙🧡

04/07/2026

💙No better group than this one right here!

It takes a strong, supportive and dedicated village to back a successful dancer or team, and we got blessed with the absolute best families at CBA. Thank you for the behind the scenes effort it takes to get your dancers to be the best they can be. Watching them step onto the biggest stage in the world makes it all worthwhile!

Bonus- they’re ALWAYS down for a good time, too. 😉

(Not pictured- some of our 4-Hand crew!)

04/07/2026

🌎🏅Senior Ladies Ceili- 4TH IN THE WORLD!!!🏅🌎

What do you get when you combine 8 motivated girls with 8 different back stories, one common goal, and a whole lot of enthusiasm?! A WORLD MEDAL!

We are absolutely thrilled that we got to end our week on this high note! Huge congratulations are in order to this group of ladies for not only earning a recall in the prestigious Senior 8-Hand category, but for a phenomenal 4th place finish amongst an elite group of teams. We are so proud of the journey they’re on- from the commitment & accountability, to valuable lessons & bonding… We are looking forward to a bright future ahead!

💙🧡CONGRATULATIONS, LADIES 19&O CEILI TEAM: Charlotte, Kaela, Gillian, Keira, Tess, Bennett, Vivien & Regan.

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04/05/2026

🌎🏆Michael Pixton- 4th in the WORLD!!🏆🌎

We’re bringing home another globe!!! 👏🏻 Congratulations to this superstar for finishing 4th place in the Men’s 19-20 age group at the World Championships! What a fantastic group of young men, and a talented competition to watch. Congrats to all of the competitors, and cheers to their teachers who pour so much into them. We are proud of you, Michael!!

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