Teachers
Francesca Heskett
Principal
Francesca is the principal teacher of Reel Éire School of Irish Dance. At the completion of her BA Honours Degree in Dance from the University of Surrey she set up her school in December 2007 with the help of the Princes Trust Business Programme. Reel Éire has grown from 3 students in its first month to over 120 students to date. Although Francesca has studied many forms of dance from an early age, from ballet, tap, contemporary and vertical dance (suspended 25ft in the air!) to name just a few, it was always Irish dancing that she was most passionate about. Fran has over 14 years of Irish dance experience behind her and is also a IDTA qualified dance teacher. In November 2011 Reel Éire achieved its biggest success yet at the Celtic National and European Championships; Six dancers won their age groups and each of them currently holds a title of Celtic National and European Champion!
Francesca is the principal teacher of Reel Éire School of Irish Dance. At the completion of her BA Honours Degree in Dance from the University of Surrey she set up her school in December 2007 with the help of the Princes Trust Business Programme. Reel Éire has grown from 3 students in its first month to over 120 students to date. Although Francesca has studied many forms of dance from an early age, from ballet, tap, contemporary and vertical dance (suspended 25ft in the air!) to name just a few, it was always Irish dancing that she was most passionate about. Fran has over 14 years of Irish dance experience behind her and is also a IDTA qualified dance teacher. In November 2011 Reel Éire achieved its biggest success yet at the Celtic National and European Championships; Six dancers won their age groups and each of them currently holds a title of Celtic National and European Champion!
Danielle Arthurs
Danielle was a competitive Irish dancer for 16 years within An Coimisiun le Rinci Gaelacha, attending the McGahan Lees Academy of Irish Dance. Danielle’s achievements include top ten in the North American National, Great Britain, All Scotland, European, Southern Region and World Championships. Danielle has also appeared on the live semi-final of ‘Britain’s Got Talent’ as a dancer for the contestant Jimmy Forde, along with 6 other girls from her school.
After achieving a result of 9th place at the Oireachtas Rince Na Cruinne in 2011 (World Championships of Irish dance), Danielle retired from competitive dance and is now a full-time teacher at Reel Éire.
After achieving a result of 9th place at the Oireachtas Rince Na Cruinne in 2011 (World Championships of Irish dance), Danielle retired from competitive dance and is now a full-time teacher at Reel Éire.
