PATRICIA SILVER, TMRF
OWNER AND TEACHER
ALL CLASSES ARE TAUGHT BY PATRICIA-ANN R. SILVER, AN AWARD WINING IRISH DANCER AND CHOREOGRAPHER. SHE STARTED HER DANCING CAREER OVER FIFTEEN YEARS AGO WITH THE MAHONEY SCHOOL OF IRISH DANCE, UNDER IRISH DANCE TEACHER, MAUREEN MAHONEY (TCRG). MS. SILVER HAS HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO PERFORM THROUGHOUT NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, AND PENNSYLVANIA IN THE PA RENAISSANCE FAIRE'S CELTIC FLING, THE FRINGE FESTIVAL, THE KIMMEL CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS, THE PHILADELPHIA MUSEUM OF ART, THE NATIONAL CONSTITUTION CENTER, OCEAN CITY’S FIRST NIGHT, REVEL, RESORTS, AND BALLYS CASINO, AS WELL AS IN IRISH FESTIVALS AND PARADES.
IN 2002, PATRICIA BEGAN TEACHING IRISH DANCE. SINCE THEN, HER DANCERS HAVE PERFORMED THROUGHOUT SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY AND PENNSYLVANIA. OVER THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS, DANCERS FROM THE MIST OF IRELAND SCHOOL HAVE COMPETED IN FEISEANNA AND HAVE WON NUMEROUS TITLES BOTH LOCAL, NATIONAL, AND INTERNATIONAL.
DURING THE 2007-2008 ACADEMIC YEAR, SHE ATTENDED THE ATTENDED THE DELAWARE COMMUNITY COLLEGE IRISH DANCE CERTIFICATION PROGRAM. SHE HAS ALSO ATTENDED MASTER CLASSES, INCLUDING THOSE TAUGHT BY COLLIN DUNNE, SEEKING TO EXPAND AND INCREASE HER RANGE AND BREADTH OF IRISH DANCE EXPERIENCE AND ABILITIES.
SHE NOW SERVES AS THE PRESIDENT FOR THE MIST
OF IRELAND ASSOCIATION, A NON FOR PROFIT TO HELP RAISE MONEY FOR THE DANCERS TO HELP DEFRAY COST OF SENDING THE DANCE TEAM TO THE CAID EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS IN 2018.
ALL MIST OF IRELAND DANCERS HAVE OPPORTUNITIES TO PERFORM AND COMPETE IN THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. PERFORMANCES AND COMPETITIONS ARE ALWAYS ENCOURAGED, BUT NEVER REQUIRED.
OWNER AND TEACHER
ALL CLASSES ARE TAUGHT BY PATRICIA-ANN R. SILVER, AN AWARD WINING IRISH DANCER AND CHOREOGRAPHER. SHE STARTED HER DANCING CAREER OVER FIFTEEN YEARS AGO WITH THE MAHONEY SCHOOL OF IRISH DANCE, UNDER IRISH DANCE TEACHER, MAUREEN MAHONEY (TCRG). MS. SILVER HAS HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO PERFORM THROUGHOUT NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, AND PENNSYLVANIA IN THE PA RENAISSANCE FAIRE'S CELTIC FLING, THE FRINGE FESTIVAL, THE KIMMEL CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS, THE PHILADELPHIA MUSEUM OF ART, THE NATIONAL CONSTITUTION CENTER, OCEAN CITY’S FIRST NIGHT, REVEL, RESORTS, AND BALLYS CASINO, AS WELL AS IN IRISH FESTIVALS AND PARADES.
IN 2002, PATRICIA BEGAN TEACHING IRISH DANCE. SINCE THEN, HER DANCERS HAVE PERFORMED THROUGHOUT SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY AND PENNSYLVANIA. OVER THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS, DANCERS FROM THE MIST OF IRELAND SCHOOL HAVE COMPETED IN FEISEANNA AND HAVE WON NUMEROUS TITLES BOTH LOCAL, NATIONAL, AND INTERNATIONAL.
DURING THE 2007-2008 ACADEMIC YEAR, SHE ATTENDED THE ATTENDED THE DELAWARE COMMUNITY COLLEGE IRISH DANCE CERTIFICATION PROGRAM. SHE HAS ALSO ATTENDED MASTER CLASSES, INCLUDING THOSE TAUGHT BY COLLIN DUNNE, SEEKING TO EXPAND AND INCREASE HER RANGE AND BREADTH OF IRISH DANCE EXPERIENCE AND ABILITIES.
SHE NOW SERVES AS THE PRESIDENT FOR THE MIST
OF IRELAND ASSOCIATION, A NON FOR PROFIT TO HELP RAISE MONEY FOR THE DANCERS TO HELP DEFRAY COST OF SENDING THE DANCE TEAM TO THE CAID EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS IN 2018.
ALL MIST OF IRELAND DANCERS HAVE OPPORTUNITIES TO PERFORM AND COMPETE IN THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. PERFORMANCES AND COMPETITIONS ARE ALWAYS ENCOURAGED, BUT NEVER REQUIRED.