Gaelic Origins Mission
To build a community around the love of Gaelic (Irish/Scottish) culture and dance, to blend performing art and athleticism through dance, and foster habits of excellence in our students by encouraging passion and fun while heavily emphasizing discipline, consistency, and effort.
About GO! ID
Get to know us
Gaelic Origins is an Irish dance school focused on fostering a community around the Gaelic (Irish/Scottish) culture. We offer Irish dance classes for all ages, as well as community dance events. We focus on spreading a love & awareness of the Gaelic culture through dance while prioritizing building habits of excellence through discipline, consistency & effort. Gaelic Origins LLC is owned & operated by Fiona Hershberger, TCRG, & offers classes at our home studio in O'Fallon IL and the Nichols Community Center in Belleville IL catering to the St Louis Metro East and Scott Air Force Base community. GO! ID is excited to provide you & your dancer with a wonderful dancing experience!
About
"Ms. Fiona" Hershberger
TCRG
Fiona Hershberger, “Ms. Fiona”, is a certified Irish dancing teacher through the Irish Dancing Commission, CLRG. Although originally from Troon, Scotland, she fell in love with the rhythm of Irish dance after watching Michael Flatley’s Lord of the Dance as a child. She has been dancing for over 20 years, beginning her dance career with her sister in Germany, where their father was stationed with the Air Force, and has been teaching for 15 years. She studied with instructors & choreographers from all over the world, & competed in regional, national & even worldwide championships. Her primary focus is on spreading a love & awareness of the Gaelic culture through dance while prioritizing habits of excellence through discipline, consistency & effort. She is so excited to bring Irish dance to the Metro-east and local military community.
