Rooted in Dublin. Thriving in Florida.
The Watters School of Irish Dancing is a fully accredited school with CLRG, the worldwide Irish dance commission — home to World, National and Regional champions, and to plenty of dancers who simply love to dance.
Myra Watters
Myra is from Dublin, Ireland, and studied Irish dance for many years with Terry Gillan, Philip Owens, Elaine Kavanagh and Ann Murphy. She competed internationally and became a World champion team dancer and a World medalist solo dancer.
Myra toured the world with Michael Flatley's Lord of the Dance and Feet of Flames, among many other professional shows, rising to the position of Dance Captain in both. She starred in the 1999 presentation of Lord of the Dance at Epcot, Walt Disney World in Orlando.
Today she is an accredited Irish dance teacher, adjudicator and grade examiner registered with An Coimisiún le Rincí Gaelacha, and judges regularly on the international Irish dance competitive circuit.
Megan Novak
Megan began dancing at age five at the Erickson Academy of Irish Dance in Ohio. In 2007 she moved to Florida and joined the Watters School of Irish Dancing, where she reached open championship level in solo dancing and danced on dance-drama teams that placed first at World, National and Regional competitions.
Megan earned her TCRG certification in 2022 and is a fully vetted and accredited instructor with CLRG. She taught with Legacy Irish Dance Academy in Savannah, GA, before returning to Florida to join the Watters teaching team. Outside the studio, Megan is a Certified Flight Instructor and holds a bachelor's degree in Biology.
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A proud tradition of champions.
The Watters School enjoys a great deal of competitive success. We have won multiple World, National and Regional titles, are multiple-time national and regional céilí and solo champions, and qualify many solo dancers for the World Championships each year — including podium placers.
- World, National & Regional titles
- Multiple national & regional céilí champions
- World Championship qualifiers every year
- Host school of The Orlando Feis
Come dance with us.
Whether your dancer dreams of the Worlds or just wants to have fun with friends, there’s a place for them at Watters.