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Ann Healy, ADCRG, TCRG
Patti Ann Ranum, ADCRG, TCRG
| Ann Healy
A.D.C.R.G., T.C.R.G.
Ann Healy has been
involved in Irish Dance
throughout her lifetime.
As a young girl, she
performed in tap and ballet
groups, but her love for
Irish dance was of utmost
importance. As a Physical
Education instructor, Ann
taught in many parochial
schools. She included Irish
dance as part of the curriculum
which introduced thousands
of young children to the art
form. She took her T.C.R.G. exam
in San Francisco in 1967.
She went back to Ireland for
her A.D.C.R.G. exam in 1971,
which made her the first American
adjudicator in the Western Region.
| Patti Ann Ranum
A.D.C.R.G., T.C.R.G.
Patti Ann Ranum was born and
raised in the world of Irish
dancing. Throughout her competitive
Irish dance career, she won
numerous medals and trophies,
including first place in Senior
Ladies at the first ever
Western Regional Oireachtas.
She was the first dancer from
the West coast to represent the
Western Region at the World
Championships in Ireland. She
received her T.C.R.G. from An
Comision in 1981 and her A.D.C.R.G.
in 1997. Her knowledge of dance is
not limited to Irish. She has had
extensive training in various types
of dance, including, ballet, jazz,
Scottish, and tap. She has raised five
children to whom she will pass the
legacy of the Healy School on.
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Teacher Assistants:
Christina Ranum : Christina began Irish dancing at age 2. Throughout her competitive
career, she won first place in the Western Region Oireachtas 12 times and consistently placed in
the top ten at the North American Championships. Christina reached a lifetime goal at the
World Championships in Belfast in 2000 by placing 16th. She attended the University of Michigan
and during her study, she took Irish dance classes from 2-time World Champion Tim O'Hare
and Megan Sanders. In 2002, she received her B.S. in Movement Science from the University of Michigan. In addition to helping
her mom in dance class, Christina has been touring for 5 years with a pops concert entitled A Celtic
Celebration in Baltimore, Detroit, Ft.Worth, Indianapolis, Knoxville, Milwaukee, Naples, Ottawa,
Pittsburgh, St.Louis, Virginia, and the National Symphony at Kennedy Center.
Alisa Ranum: Alisa has been dancing since she can remember. Her competitive career began
at age three. She was the Western Region Oireachtas Champion 6 times while she always placed
in the top 3 finishers. She competed annually at the North American Championships and always
placed in the top 20 competitiors. Alisa holds a World Championship medal for placing 14th in
the Senior Ladies Ceili in 2004. Not only did she participate in the team, she helped train the other members of the team.
Alisa's professional career began at 16 when she joined the Trinity Irish Dance Company in 1999.
She is able to tour the world doing what she loves and she continues to thrive as one of their principal dancers. She plans to become a T.C.R.G.
in the future so that she can carry on the family tradition of Irish dance excellence in the
Bay Area. Currently, she resides in Chicago and is a full-time member of the Trinity Irish Dance Company.
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