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Esther Pujol, Artistic Director, Stage Manager

Esther Pujol reached the highest level of competitive Irish dancing while training at one of the top schools in North America.  She has competed nationally and has had the pleasure of performing at Carnegie Hall as well as with Grammy-award winners Eileen Ivers and Natalie MacMaster.  She passed her Teacher's 

Certification Exam through An Coimisiun Le Rince Gaelacha (Dublin, Ireland) in May 2015.  Her students have gone on to achieve Regional titles as well as top placements in North America.  The Performance Troupe was Esther's vision and she is privilaged to work with so many talented contributors and cast members! 

Christy King, Musical Director

 Christy King began Irish Dancing at age 6 and has performed ever since with The Celtic Martins.  Christy also plays the fiddle, the cello, & the bagpipes, and performs with her family band "The Celtic Martins" all over the East Coast.  She is a teacher and co-founder of the Keystone Fiddlers Band and a member of the Martin Sisters Band.  She actively teaches music lessons and is the musical director for the Paloma Performance Troupe.

Emily Phipps, Costume Coordinator

Emily is the mother to 4 beautiful girls, 2 of whom dance in the performance troupe. She loves to run marathons and spend time with family. Emily works as a sign language interpreter for many different organizations. In her spare time, she enjoys directing the chaos costume changes backstage during performances.