Dance Fever at Shannon Airport as Kerry troupe departs for World Dance Championships
Friday, 28th June 2024: There was dance fever at Shannon Airport this week as the Cassie Leen Dance Company arrived at the airport ahead of their trip to Blackpool, UK, to compete in the World Dance Championships.
The Kerry-based troupe of 28 dancers hail from Tralee and Listowel and are aged between 3 and 18 years old. Ahead of their departure, they treated other passengers to some free style moves as excitement for the competition ramped up.
Over the weekend, the group will compete in competitions, attend workshops and enjoy polishing up on their skills at social dancing and live music events at the annual competition.
Speaking at Shannon Airport ahead of their flight, Cassie Leen, owner of The Cassie Leen Dance Company said the group were excited to be embarking on this adventure, with it being the first time competing for many of their young dancers. Discussing why they had decided to fly from Shannon to the competition, Ms. Leen said they “fly from Shannon for the fun, the duty-free shopping and the easy experience where check-in is done within minutes”.
Wishing the group well, Niall Kearns, Airport Director said: “There was great excitement in Shannon Airport as the Cassie Leen Dance Company danced their way through Departures. On behalf of all the team here at the airport, we are wishing them the very best of luck at the competition this weekend and look forward to welcoming them back to Shannon, where they will hopefully have some silverware in tow!”