Laura Cass-Barrington started Irish dancing at the age of 6 in Buffalo, New York. She won her first title in Ceili dancing at the age of 8 and continued to compete at the highest levels for both solo and team dancing, earning her multiple awards including a 15-time World qualifier, multiple podium placements at regional championships, a top National competitor, 7 regional team titles, and was ranked as one the “top 50 best dancers in the world.”
Competing throughout the USA, Canada, Ireland, Scotland and England inspired Laura to pursue a professional career which lead to countless TV appearances and professional productions. She has shared the stage with internationally acclaimed artists including Michael Londra, Eileen Ivers, Carlos Nunez, The Blaggards and Gaelic Storm. She was a performing member of Colorado’s “Strictly Irish,” and has been a regular guest artist at The Nine Fine Irishmen in the New York, New York Hotel in Las Vegas. She has also been a dancer at Disney’s “Raglan Road,” and has toured Spain, China and Germany with Gaelforce Dance.
In December 2017, Laura hung up her competitive shoes and passed her T.C.R.G. examination to begin teaching alongside her husband Owen Barrington, and her older sister Erin Cass, at the Cass-Barrington Academy of Irish Dance, where she continues to pass on her knowledge and love of dance to the next generation, all while being a licensed and certified Dental Assistant in Houston, Texas. In October 2023, Laura successfully passed her A.D.C.R.G. examination and is licensed to adjudicate Irish Dance competitions globally.
Competing throughout the USA, Canada, Ireland, Scotland and England inspired Laura to pursue a professional career which lead to countless TV appearances and professional productions. She has shared the stage with internationally acclaimed artists including Michael Londra, Eileen Ivers, Carlos Nunez, The Blaggards and Gaelic Storm. She was a performing member of Colorado’s “Strictly Irish,” and has been a regular guest artist at The Nine Fine Irishmen in the New York, New York Hotel in Las Vegas. She has also been a dancer at Disney’s “Raglan Road,” and has toured Spain, China and Germany with Gaelforce Dance.
In December 2017, Laura hung up her competitive shoes and passed her T.C.R.G. examination to begin teaching alongside her husband Owen Barrington, and her older sister Erin Cass, at the Cass-Barrington Academy of Irish Dance, where she continues to pass on her knowledge and love of dance to the next generation, all while being a licensed and certified Dental Assistant in Houston, Texas. In October 2023, Laura successfully passed her A.D.C.R.G. examination and is licensed to adjudicate Irish Dance competitions globally.