The Rankin Holland Irish Dance Academy

Senior Spotlight: 💚Eli Lombardo 💚
ELI has been dancing since he was 3 years old after watching Michael Holland and the other boys dance at the Dublin Irish Festival. His favorite Irish dance memory is his first time qualifying for Worlds with all his friends cheering for him. Eli graduated from Hilliard Darby High School where he earned his 4-year academic varsity letter. He was a 4-year varsity swimmer and team captain of the Darby swim team, and competed for USA, Buckeye, and Hilliard Marlins swim and dive teams. Eli will continue his education at Columbus State next year as a sophomore, then Ohio State to major in Spanish and Health Sciences with a focus on Radiology. He plans to attend medical school to become a Radiologist.
🍀We wish you the very best of luck in the future🍀

Big congrats to Emery on qualifying for PC!🤩💜 Keep up the hard work 💪

We are so proud of our dancers for the fabulous performance they put on tonight for the 2026 Rankin Holland recital! Thank you to all of the parents and families who came out, and helped us have a fantastic evening of dancing and fun! 💙🤩☘️

Senior Spotlight: 💚Eryn Malone 💚
ERYN MALONE has been dancing for 10 years. She was inspired to start dancing when dancers from Rankin Holland came to her elementary school and performed for her school. Her favorite Irish dance memories are hanging out with her friends in the dorms at dance camp. She graduated from Upper Arlington High School Summa cm laude, a member of the National Honor Society, the Spanish National Honor Society, and the Cum Laude Society. Eryn also rowed for her high school crew team and had the honor of being a captain of the team this year. She will be attending High Point University and majoring in business in the fall.
🍀We wish you the best of luck and can't wait to see what your future holds!🍀

SENIOR SPOTLIGHT - 💚 Makenna Murer 💚
Makenna began Irish dancing 14 years ago. Her grandpa loved to watch Michael Flatley and suggested Makenna try Irish dancing. We found a dance school close by and tried a 3-day camp, and she has been dancing since. Makenna is a dedicated and accomplished Irish dancer and her commitment to training and performance has helped her achieve success at both regional and national levels. Her favorite Irish dance moment was last year at dance camp playing a game called granny. Makenna graduated from Hilliard Bradley High School and will be attending Miami University in Oxford in the fall.

💚We wish you the best of luck and can't wait to see what you accomplish in the future💚

Team ROKH had an amazing feis day in Queen City!! Lots of awesome placements today for our dancers! 💙🏆 Nationals prep is well under way!

We have another girl moving up in the ranks today! Welcome to OC Lyndon, we are so proud! 🤩☘️💙

Say hello to our newest champ dancer, Dani!! 🤩☘️ Huge congrats to this girl on moving up to PC! 💙

More exciting results from the feis!😍 Lyla 2nd PC 🥈 Ciella, Makenna, and Sarah 2nd in OC 🥈 Keep up the hard work girls!💙🤍

Our dancers had a fabulous time today at the Dayton Feis!! 💙☘️