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Catherine Redmond
TCRG Certified
Catherine is originally from Dublin, Ireland. She began her dance career with Patrick Farrington and later moved to the Mary O’Connor School of Dancing. She competed for many years at Open level and went on to take the TCRG (Irish dance teachers certificate) with An Chomhdháil in 1991. She moved to the Netherlands in 1992 and set up the Redmond School in 1999.
Catherine has been teaching Irish Dance in the Netherlands for the last 25 years. In that time she has produced many European Champions and was the first school in Mainland Europe to have a dancer win a world Medal at the CLRG World Championships. She is proud of all the dancers that have been through the school in the last 25 years—some have left lasting impressions upon the school, and some are still dancing with the intention of taking their TCRG and continuing to share the love, fun, and company that comes with dance.
Here’s to the next 25 years!
Renske Burghout
TCRG Certified
Renske Burghout was born in Amsterdam. In 2001, Renske started Irish dancing with the Redmond School of Irish Dance. She competed successfully on an international level before deciding to move to Limerick in 2007 to study the MA in Traditional Irish Dance Performance at the Irish World Academy, University of Limerick. Having completed her degree with First Class Honours, Renske was one of the part-time tutors on the BA in Irish Music and Dance at the Irish World Academy and Blás International Summer School for three years. Living in Ireland for five years, Renske had the opportunity to collaborate with renowned choreographers such as Breandán de Gallaí and Michael Ryan.
Renske toured as a professional dancer with ‘Ragús – The Show’ from 2009 until 2017, including tours in Japan, Europe, and China. In 2016, she completed her TCRG exam and started teaching with the Redmond School. Beside dancing, Renske holds a B.H.Sc. in Physiotherapy and has worked as a physiotherapist in The Netherlands and South Africa. Combining her dance and physiotherapy experience, Renske is especially interested in improving injury prevention and body awareness in Irish dance performance.
Ciara Andringa
TCRG Certified
Ciara’s passion for Irish dance began at the age of three under the guidance of Catherine Redmond. Ciara excelled in Open level in both solo and céilí team competitions during her dance career. Her hard work led her to become European and Asian Champion for her age group in 2021. During this period, Ciara was also part of an Irish Dance show group performing all throughout the Netherlands.
Demonstrating her commitment to teaching the next generation of Irish dancers, Ciara successfully completed her TCRG examination in Dublin, Ireland, in 2025.
In addition to her dedication to Irish dance, Ciara graduated with honours in 2024, earning a master’s degree in Business Administration. She currently works for an IT consultancy firm, managing marketing for prominent technology partners such as Microsoft and Google.
