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Ellie Marchessault, Lead Dancer
Ellie is a 3rd grader whose passion for Irish dance has grown over the past two years. She is often dancing around wherever she goes and enjoys creating her own routines. Her grace and athleticism can been seen in her favorite dance the reel. Ellie loves the color pink, watercolor painting, crocheting, animals, writing, hiking, and spending time together with her family.
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Emerald Guerra-Groves, Lead Dancer
Emerald has been dancing for five years, she is at a Preliminary Championship level, enjoys performing and dance competitions, reading, drawing, singing, loves dressing up, loves Irish music and dancing on stage is her favorite.
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Jase Lawrence, Lead Dancer
Jase has been dancing since age 3 and has competed in the most prestigious competitions across the US, Ireland, Scotland and London, including the World Championships in 2024 and 2025. Jase is a 3x Mid-Atlantic Region Champion and has competed in the North American Irish Dance Championships for the past 5 years. Jase has also attended Riverdance camp for the past 4 years and loves performing for an audience! He has been part of the Paloma Performance Troupe since its inception and is excited to be back on stage, performing with his friends! Jase also plays the fiddle and drums and when he’s not dancing, he enjoys tennis, Pokémon and his animals (cats, dogs and fish)!
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Kelsey Breeden, Lead Dancer
Kelsey has been dancing since the age of five. She is in her second year of Irish dance and recently entered the Preliminary Championship level of competing. She has a goal to one day compete in the World's competition in Ireland.