The McTeggart School

The McTeggart School of Irish Dance was established in Cork, Ireland, in 1939. The first director was Peg McTeggart, the eldest of four sisters, all of them champion Irish dancers.

One sister, Maureen McTeggart Hall (ADCRG, TCRG), emigrated to the United States in 1958. Mrs. Hall began teaching dance in 1976 in Denver, where she lived at the time.

Mrs. Hall now lives in Fresno, California, where she has a school. She travels to teach dancers at her other schools in Lexington, Oklahoma City, Houston, Dallas/Ft. Worth, Salt Lake City and New Orleans. Mrs. Hall has been chairman of the Western Region, a vice- president of the Irish Dancing Commission and a frequent adjudicator at the North American, All-Ireland and World Championships.

Kentucky McTeggart Irish Dancers (KMID)

Kentucky McTeggart Irish Dancers, Inc. (KMID) is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization. It was formed in 2001 by a network of parents to promote Irish dancing for their children and for the community. That year, KMID began leasing a mirrored dance hall at ArtsPlace for classes. In 2004, the organization became a member of the Lexington Arts and Cultural Council.  In August 2010, we moved to our current home, at the McTeggart Irish Dance Studio, 185 Pasadena Drive, Suite 210