Meet Your Irish Dance Teacher

Kathleen Clinton, Nee McCauley

Teacher for Adult Programs

Kathleen started her dance career at the age of 2 with a classical French ballet company in Toledo, Ohio. Her family moved to Michigan in 1965 which is when she started dancing for the Borgo Sisters in Royal Oak. She took her first Irish Dance lesson at the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick in Detroit with the Breda McGowan School of Dance.

She competed for 11 years in solo, ceili, and figures. in 1974 she competed in her first World Championship in Dublin, Ireland, where her figure team medaled and earned best overseas dancers. She retired in 1980.

In 2015 she joined The Shannon Irish Dance Academy. During her time here, she’s risen to Open Championship level and competed across the globe at regional, National and the World Irish Dance Championships.

She is a teacher of 20 years at the Wolcott Metropark. She has also coached grade school cheerleading and dance teams.

She enjoys sharing her passion for Irish dancing with everyone she meets. She has a deep love for Ireland, Irish Culture and trys to visit her family there every year.