Brennan-Lucey Irish Dance Academy | Irish Dance School CT

Our Academy

Awarded Orange CT's best dance school, The Brennan-Lucey Irish Dance Academy caters to all types of dancers whether it be for fun, exercise or competition. We teach children from ages 3 and up and you truly can start at any age! For toddlers, please inquire about our Intro to Irish Dance class and our Parent and Me classes. Don't forget about our adult classes too; it is never too late to start to jigging! Even if you’re not Irish, it’s an amazing form of dance; its energetic, technical, exciting and great exercise.

The Brennan-Lucey Academy was founded in 2016 when after thousands of performances with Riverdance, countless television appearances, and over 9 years of dancing and teaching side by side, Meghan Lucey-Brelsford and Stephen Brennan became registered TCRG's (teachers) with An Coimisiun le Rinci Gaelacha, the worldwide Irish dancing governing body based in Dublin, Ireland. While Stephen has since moved on to the world of architecture Meghan continues to run the school and shares her love of dance and Irish culture with the youth and adults of today. Morgan Brown joined the teaching staff as an assistant teacher in 2021 and the students fell in love with her. Not only is she an exceptional dancer and a wonderful human but with her exercise science degree she is our strength and conditioning coach and provides dancers with healthy, body positive habits and exercises to help make them become the best dancers they can. In 2024 Erin O'Donnell TCRG joined the teaching staff and is delighted to bring her extensive expertise to the dancers of Brennan-Lucey. She is the Director of the Brooklyn Irish Dance Company, a professional Irish Dance company that both Meghan and Morgan have performed with, and loves teaching both competitive and performance aspects to dancers - she fits right into the Brennan-Lucey family and we are so excited to have her on board!

Dancers from the Brennan-Lucey Irish Dance Academy have performed with the New Haven Symphony, danced on WTNH, competed on both local and International competitive stages with dancers qualifying for the World Championships each year! Brennan-Lucey dancers have won the New England Regional Championships and have placed as high as 2nd in the Nation and 4th in the World! We have performed for many charity events and Irish festivals throughout the area. We hope you caught us at one of our events and please consider us for your next gathering! We love to perform for the community, no matter what the occasion!

Our Academy has a zero tolerance for bullying and gossip. It is essential that any issues or concerns about your child's dance journey be brought solely to the attention of the director. Any discussions of concerns involving your dancer (or other dancers) to other dance parents rather than our director is considered gossip and grounds for dismissal. We strive to be a supportive, safe place for all dancers (and parents) to go on their dance journey at their own speeds.

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Meghan Lucey-Brelsford
TCRG, Owner - Director

Meghan Lucey-Brelsford, a Connecticut native, began dancing at the age of 7. In her competitive career Meghan was awarded numerous titles including National Champion, All-Scotland Champion, NAFC Senior Belt Champion and 6-time New England Regional Champion. She has also placed in the top 5 at every major competition within An Coimisiún, including an incredible 2nd place and silver medal at the World Championships in 2009. Meghan’s professional career began when she joined the cast of Riverdance in 2007. She has toured with Riverdance extensively for an impressive 9 years throughout North America, Europe and Asia and lists her personal highlights as performing at Radio City Music Hall in NYC, NBC’s Riverdance on Ice, and CBS’s The Late, Late Show with James Corden in Los Angeles. She has also enjoyed touring with several other productions including Cherish the Ladies, Celtic Fire, and Women of Ireland. Meghan was also the Dance Captain for Ireland the Show, the Principle Dancer in the Busch Gardens show Celtic Fyre, featured dancer in BKID's production of A Celtic Christmas Story, and featured on NBC’s America’s Got Talent as part of Hammerstep. Meghan spent years teaching at the Riverdance Summer School in Boston and also at CRC (Camp Rice Ceol - the premier Irish Dance summer camp). You can also find Meghan's choreography in local school musicals such as Bailey Middle School's productions of High School Musical, Frozen Jr, and The Wizard of Oz, and the Irish dance section of Wilton High School's production of Legally Blonde. She is the proud recipient of the Global Irish Dance Teacher Award! Meghan thanks her teachers Kathleen, Erin, and Erin for all of their guidance and tutelage throughout the years. Meghan is passionate about teaching and is excited to pass on all that she knows and loves about Irish dancing and culture to the next generation of dancers.

Morgan Brown
Assistant Teacher, Head Strength and Conditioning Coach

Morgan Brown started dancing at the age of 3 in New Jersey. After moving to and from 8 different dance schools across the United States and Germany, she joined the Brennan-Lucey Academy in 2019 and is thrilled to make this school her home. Morgan has competed at two Southern Region Oireachtas, four North American Nationals, and four New England Oireachtas, most recently placing 7th in 2022. Morgan graduated in May 2023 from Sacred Heart University with a Bachelors in Exercise Science and a minor in Business Management. Throughout college, Morgan had the opportunity to compete at the collegiant level of dancing, where the team won both the annual Villanova competition and most recently Nationals. She also had the opportunity go to Dingle, Ireland twice with the team to take part in week long workshops and performances around the county. Morgan has been teaching Irish dance since 2017, has worked with CRC (Camp Rice Ceol - the premier Irish Dance summer camp) as a counselor, and also runs all of our Strength and Conditioning classes. She absolutely loves training dancers and helping them become educated on how their body moves, along with teaching them the best ways to train to maximize their dancing. Morgan is one step away from becoming a Certified Personal Trainer, Strength and Conditioning Specialist, and TCRG.

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Erin O'Donnell
TCRG - Guest Teacher

Erin is the Owner/Director of the O'Donnell Academy of Irish Dance in Brooklyn NY and she is the Co-Founder/Executive Director of the Brooklyn Irish Dance Company. After a successful competitive career medaling both nationally and internationally she spent several years dancing professionally, most notably as an opening cast member of Celtic Fyre and Carol of the King, the Irish Dance Christmas Spectacular, on tour internationally as the lead performer in Night of the Dance, and as part of the US premiere of Fainne Oir on Broadway. She has also performed throughout the United States with many Irish musicians, including Danu, and The Prodigals.

Erin and Meghan met at CRC (Irish Dance camp) when they were around 11 years old. They have since competed together and performed together and their friendship has remained steadfast over the years. Erin is thrilled to come on board as a guest/workshop teacher and cannot wait to work with Brennan-Lucey dancers of all ages - Intro-Adult!