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Julia O'Rourke
Julia O'Rourke | |
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| Born | New York City |
| Years&#;active | –, |
| Career | |
| Former&#;groups | Petri School of Irish Dance |
Julia O'Rourke is a competitive Irish stepdancer.
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After being featured in the Sue Bourne documentary Jig as a competitor at the 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
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 , O'Rourke was selected to be featured in Jig. The documentary fo