The Team
What makes a great camp is a great team! We're proud of our people.
From top-notch Irish dance instructors to highly trained professionals in outdoor activities, at Reels in the Rockies, you're in good hands.
ALL STAFF VETTED AND BACKGROUND CHECKED.
Irish Dance Instructors:
Claire Greaney
Claire returns for 2023! Claire started dancing at 5 years of age with the Hession school in Galway, Ireland. Claire is regarded as one of the most successful Irish dancers on the planet. She is a 6 time World Champion and also holds 5 All-Ireland titles, 7 Great Britain, 3 British National, 2 All Scotland, 2 Irish National and 13 Connacht titles.
Claire has also performed in many shows including the popular Trad on the Prom. Claire gained her TCRG certificate in 2018. She is delighted to return to Reels in the Rockies for another year.
John Lonergan
John returns for 2023! John started dancing at 6 years of age and is a 6 time World Champion! At 18 John joined Riverdance and was promoted to Dance captain in 2018. He has been involved in the Riverdance summer school since it started and is proud to help develop the next generation of Riverdancer's. In 2019 John opened his own school - The John Lonergan Academy of Irish Dancing in his hometome in Cork and has already had much success.
John is delighted to return to Reels in the Rockies for a second year.
Camp Directors
Cara Casey O'Loughlin
Mark O'Loughlin
Mark and Cara live in Calgary with their two children Molly and Audrey. On top of running a successful Irish Dance school for many years they have been running Reels in the Rockies for over 5 years now. They are proud to bring Irish Dancers together in a non competitive environment to enjoy nature and make life long memories and friendships. After a few difficult years during Covid-19 and a forest fire that led to cancellations, Mark and Cara are excited to host campers again at the full scale Reels in the Rockies camp for many more years to come.