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 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. Her daughter, Anne Hall (ADCRG, TCRG), now operates the Denver school and several others in Colorado and New Mexico. Another daughter, Pat Hall (ADCRG, TCRG), teaches schools in Phoenix and Anchorage.

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.

The McTeggart school in Central Kentucky was formed when the Lynch family moved from Texas to Winchester, Kentucky, in 1994. The three daughters had been in the McTeggart school and asked Maureen McTeggart Hall to come to Kentucky to teach them. The school began in their home basement, and in 1997, when they moved to Lexington, the school moved with them. As more dancers joined the school, more space was needed, and practice moved to area churches.

Kentucky McTeggart Irish Dancers, Inc. (KMID) is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization. It was formed in 2001by 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.

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