The ballerina of my childhood books come to life
An interview with Irish ballerina Niamh O’Flannagain
Ireland actually has quite an illustrious history of ballet.
The founder of the Royal Ballet, Ninette de Valois was born in Wicklow, Monica Loughman from Santry was one of the first Europeans to dance with the Perm State Ballet in Russia and you’ll be happy to learn that Ireland currently has a flourishing ballet scene.
I caught up with the Irish ballerina Niamh O’Flannagain in a quiet Dublin cafe. Graceful, well spoken and long limbed, Niamh is the ballerina of my childhood books come to life.
After four years of training at the prestigious Tring Park School for the Performing Arts, Niamh returned to Ireland and has since danced across the country with Ballet Ireland, in addition to freelance work. Wait a minute, ballerinas freelance? Yes indeed;
Niamh tells me that ballerinas are in high demand in modelling (hint hint slow fashion designers), advertising, music videos and operatic performances.
In addition to studying dance, Niamh also completed a diploma and three…
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