The Keltic Dreams are an Irish dancing troupe based in PS 059 (The Community School of Technology) in the Bronx, New York City.
[1] They are led by Dublin-raised Caroline Duggan, who moved to New York after graduating from Trinity College, Dublin to become a music teacher.
[8] They also received $33,000 from the American-Ireland fund and $10,000 from John McColgan, the producer of Riverdance and The Pirate Queen, pieces from which the group often performs.
In Ireland, they performed at Dublin's St. Stephen's Green shopping center and for Irish President Mary McAleese.
[9] The award honors an individual representing the spirit of the festival in exploring connections between ethnic communities in the United States.