Named in honor of Peter Brennan, founder of the Irish band, The Turfmen, this group was formed in early 2007 in order to promote traditional Irish dance. Performing both Ceili and step-dancing, these ladies have entertained local audiences as well as taken part in ethnic parades and several regional Irish festivals.  The ladies are instructed by Cassandra J. Evans of the Thunder on the Plains project, more information below.  For information on booking the Brennan Irish Dancers for fundraising events, local, and regional gigs, as well as special occasions please contact Colleen @ jbmcherman@aol.com or Lynn @ gingergirl113@yahoo.com .

The Thunder on the Plains Project is a company co-founded by Cassandra J. Evans to help positively promote and encourage artistic expression and appreciation of the midwest's heritage - more specifically, the Midwest's Celtic Heritage.  Our primary focus at this time is on Irish Dance for performance as well as offering classroom instruction.  Over time our goals go further into making the Celtic arts more accessible to the community such as sponsoring and bringing in artists to hold workshops on their specific fields as well as holding Ceili's and the like.

Cassandra has been in Irish Dance for over 10 years - her primary focus in the past has been on Ceili Dancing (Irish Social Dancing).  However, over the past five years - she has begun furthering her knowledge on Irish Step Dancing, studying in a workshop and classroom settings under Catherine Shearer-Bishop, Jenny Carroll-Chavez & Colin Dunne, former lead dancer from Riverdance.  Between her pride in her lineage and the joy of sharing it with others - her enthusiasm towards the dance and the music is contagious.

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