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One sectionpage®March 11,1981 Cincinnati, OhioNews A Display Advert! Classified Advertising661-8352 vi*' * 6619100wwK' v: ^Ii -aBY CONNIE VICKERYStsff Writer • ?As sure as everyone i® Irish on St. Patrick’s Day the young Hibernian Dancers will spread some Irish magic and good will through the March 17 holiday.They are not leprechauns, but they make most people wish they were Irish every day the year.Fifty-one Hibernian Dancers, primarily girls who range in age from four to 26 years, will be jigging and reeling up a storm. They will perform for greater Cincinnati organizations, like their sponsor, the Ladies Auxiliary of the Ancient Order of Hibernians. 1AOH1. and in establishments of traditional St.Patrick’s Day celebration, like Hap’s Old Irish Pub in Hyde Park.Like everyone caught up in the spirit of the Irish holiday, the dancers will perform in the annual AOH parade this Sunday, March 15, in downtown Cincinnati.Representing the Western Hills area for the first time are 15 youngsters: Jenny Duffy, Maria Reis, Mary McKenzie, Patti McGeever, Tom McKenzie, Maureen Joyce, Kathleen Thomas, Heather Olohan, Julie Noble, Colleen Tracy and Teresa, Julie and Brigid Horne. Jill and Sean Tierney are the children of parade Grand Marshal Patrick Tierney,Price Hill.©- - .. . V T1 . .t Vf rrfu a , , ... .* ^ J * 4. * ' ... . ™ ' | 14911 Gt§*tn City Suburb** inc. AH ftlftHSRiMrvilDon DraMy photo*' M “ ’ . ’ ‘ ' ’ ■ , '• ’ S' . ,At left, Mary McGing, Hibernian Dancers instructor, gives Sean Tierney, 5, some special help. Above, from left, Jill Tierney, 8, Jenny Duffy, 12 and Coleen Tracey, 10, three of the west side dancers who perform with the Irish folk dancing group, present a preview of the upcoming parade attraction.Oakley resident Mary McGing, 24, a dietician by profession., but an. Irish dancer at heart. She will travel to Ireland this summerbecome a certified teacher in the art.If she passes a complicated test on me history, steps and tunes to Irish jigs, reels and hornpipes, McGing’s troupe will be eligible to compete in even more midwestern U. S. and Canadian competitions.Although, there was no competition lastHibernian Dancers have won sixthen follows up with a visit to Dayton for herown. lessons.TbptChmg the dancers in two groups and bringing them together for a performance can make it difficult, she said. But, in their first dance this holiday, the 37 who performed did wellblue ribbon awards for dancing excellence Cincinnati's annual International Folk Festival.At the age of 7, McGing’s Irish parents enrolled her in the first classes of the AOHHibernianTHE HIBERNIAN Dancers are students ofies Auxiliary-sponsoredDancers. After years of lessons, McGing took over. She teaches the west side and east side children in two groups, one day a week each,The girls dance in white costumes with 11 colors of embroidery,,, and wear an emerald green cape with tiara brooch. They wear white ankle socks and shoes like ballet slippers. The boys wear white shirts and ties and kilts, like the Irish do for dancing. The style is definitely Irish,“The littler ones are very proud of their Irish heritage,’’ she said, and. it shows in their enthusiasm for dancing. “But everybody usually has a. little Irish blood in them.”
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The Price Hill Press
Cincinnati, Ohio, US
Wed, Mar 11, 1981
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