Weber Irish Dance
Teacher Feature
Sheila O'Connor
Sheila took over the dance school in 2022 after the well earned retirement of founders Toni & Madeleine Weber. She was, first, their student, then a teacher and now proudly the dance director. She continues to run the school with the traditions established when the school first began. When not teaching dance, Sheila is a special education teacher and case manager in the public school system.
Kate Schwartz-Jakocko
Kate is proud to have been a Weber Irish dancer and a student of Madeleine and Toni Weber. She has been teaching with Weber since she was in high school. She values the collaborative ethic and performance centered aspects of Weber Irish Dance. When not teaching dance, Kate is a high school social studies teacher and a mom to three kids who are second generation Weber dancers.
Katie Olifirowicz
Katie danced with Weber Irish Dance from 1st grade through her senior year of high school and continued dancing for four years with her college’s Irish dance club. She was invited back to Weber post-graduation as a dance teacher working with the Choreography students (although you may see her occasionally in regular classes). Outside of dance, Katie works as Project Lead within the IT space assisting companies with their digital transformations.
Mary Pat Campbell
Mary Pat is a second generation irish dancer whose passion for dance was ignited when she met Toni Weber. Since that day, she has continued to find ways to keep dancing. Mary Pat started teaching for Weber in high school and never stopped- it is now one of the joys of her life to teach with lifelong dance friends and share her love of dance with new generations. Mary Pat is also a proud Weber dance mom. Off the dance floor, Mary Pat works as a sustainability engineer, building strategies to help clients understand and reduce their environmental impact.
Claire Doherty-Kral
Claire started dancing with Weber Irish Dance in the St. Barnabas basement as a student. There, Madeleine Weber and Sheila O'Connor were her first dance teachers. She started teaching for Weber during high school and is happy to still be involved today. Weber's focus on traditional dance and cooperation is what she loves most.
Lauren Whalen
Lauren danced with Weber Irish Dance through high school, starting to teach during that time as well. She returned to teaching with Weber in 2019. Her favorite part of teaching with Weber is watching students grow through the years, both in skill and in teamwork with one another. During the day, Lauren is a Manager of Digital Media Services at Dealer Inspire, which is a part of the Cars.com family.
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