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Julia O'Rourke shines on Day 3 of Irish Dancing World ...!
Julia O'Rourke
Julia O'Rourke | |
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| Born | New York City |
| Years active | 2004–2017, 2022 |
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| Former groups | Petri School of Irish Dance |
Julia O'Rourke is a competitive Irish stepdancer.
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After being featured in the 2010 Sue Bourne documentary Jig as a competitor at the 2010 Oireachtas Rince na Cruinne (Irish Dancing World Championships), O'Rourke became known as a public face for the dance form globally.[1] She won several further titles before her retirement from competition in 2017.
Dancing career
O'Rourke began taking Irish stepdance classes at the age of 5 after seeing a classmate at elementary school perform the style in a show and tell session. She began lessons at the Petri School of Irish Dancing (later the Doherty-Petri School) in Garden City Park, and continued at the same school until her retirement from competition.[2] At her first feis, she won a first prize.[3]
In 2010, O'Rourke was selected to be