SOUTH BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — It's almost St. Patrick's Day and Rince Na Tiarna Irish Dance School is gearing up for a weekend full of shows! The dance school is set to perform in over 30 shows alone on Friday and will be spread throughout Western New York all throughout the weekend. It's the biggest stretch of the year for the dancers.
"I've been dancing for 11 years and I've been in the parade for about 9 or 10 of them," Dancer Lachlan Davis said. "It's super exciting. The Irish community here in Buffalo is amazing. The amount of support and how excited everyone gets is truly really incredible."
Along with the events this weekend, two of the dancers from Rince Na Tiarna are heading to Glasgow, Scotland to compete in the world championships next Thursday. Lachlan and his fellow dancer Emerie Ficorilli will be representing the school. This will be Lachlan's second world championship competition and Emerie's fifth.
"I'm super excited, especially this year because we have the most world qualifiers we've ever had," Ficorilli said. "To be able to go with such a big support group is so amazing."
You can catch them at the big event — The St. Patrick's Day Parade — on Sunday. If you don't plan to attend the parade on Sunday, you can watch it live on the 7 WKBW Facebook page, website, mobile app, and on your favorite streaming device.
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