http://www.riverdance.com/blog/2012/05/20/john-lonergan-world-champion-interview/ The Irish Dancing Phenomenon Mon, 13 May 2013 22:45:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://www.riverdance.com/blog/2012/05/20/john-lonergan-world-champion-interview/#comment-4235 Eleanor O Brien Sun, 20 May 2012 20:39:32 +0000 http://www.riverdance.com/?p=25567#comment-4235 I cannot express how happy and proud I am . I had the pleasure of teaching John , where he was a pupil in primary school . It was there he got his taste of dancing and took to it like a duck to water . He then joined my school of dancing , and even at an early age of 7 , he was a perfectionist . He entered his 1st Munster under 7 . He performed his 2 rounds brilliantly , then it came to St. Paticks Day . His Dad approached me and said John was not going to dance in that round . I asked why , as this was the final round to determine who would be named Munster champion . His Dad told me that John was not happy with his rocks and was refusing to dance because he wanted his rocks to be perfect . Without going into detail , Johns Dad , Mom and myself managed to persuade John to continue and gave a brilliant performance and took the title of Munster Champion Under 7 . That memory will remain with me always . John was like a sponge soaking up every piece of material possible , and perfected it like a champion . His achievements are beyond words . Congratulations John on this well deserved oppurtunity , long may it continue . Eleanor . xxx

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