Local Irish dancer takes 6th at dance championships in Dublin

McNulty Irish dancer McKimmon Engelhardt, 11, won Sixth Place at the World Championships of Irish Dance held Easter week in Dublin, Ireland. His placing indicates an outstanding improvement of six ranks from 2010, the first World Championships wherein he was old enough to compete.

A twice-reigning U.S. Midwest Champion, McKimmon has been a member of the McNulty School of Irish Dance for the past five years and attends classes in Aurora, Villa Park, Naperville, Glen Ellyn, and Palatine, Ill.

The Sugar Grove native is a fifth grader at Holy Angels School in Aurora and a member of the Holy Angels football and basketball teams. He has two sisters and a brother, all members of the McNulty School of Irish Dance.

McKimmon and the McNulty School of Irish Dance extend their gratitude to everyone who came out and supported him for this exciting occasion, especially Ballydoyle Restaurant & Pub in Aurora for sponsoring him and another World qualifier, Colleen McCoy of Aurora, for the 2011 World Championships.

Founded in 1971 by Barbara McNulty T.C.R.G., the McNulty School has grown to become one of the most active schools in the Midwest, with classes in more than 15 locations across Chicagoland, Bloomington, and Rockford, Ill., as well classes in Wisconsin and Iowa. The McNulty School of Irish Dance seeks to preserve the rich traditions of Irish music and dance by celebrating them now and passing them down for future generations

Please visit www.mcnultyirishdancers.com or contact mcnultydancers@aol.com for more information on our upcoming summer classes and workshops for preschool, youth, teen and adult levels.