Maguire Academy of Irish Dance, Tucson, Arizona

Thank you to the for presenting the posthumously to Darren Maguire. He was honored for his commitment to Irish culture and education in southern Arizona on November 8th, 2025 🍀

Thank you to all who are dancing for Darren at , and thanks to for the beautiful memorial table for those we’ve all lost this year. 💙

We got another chance to honor Darren this weekend at the . There was a reel special in his honor and there were so many dancers, the line spilled off the stage. It was 20 minutes long. 💙

Thank you to for hosting this special, and also for making it non-judged so our former Maguire dancers could participate. ⚜️

One year ago: our last and with Darren. Sad that we’ll never get to make these memories with him again, but grateful for the ones we have ❤️

We’ll be streaming Darren’s wake tomorrow here on our page for those around the world who can’t be with us 💙 please share

A reminder that we’re celebrating Darren’s life tomorrow, April 26th, in Tucson. There will be food, live music, a bagpiper, drinks and ceili. We’d love to see you all there 💙

20th in the world, senior mens 🌍 Ethan Saurey from Celtic Steps AZ, wearing a blue ribbon for Darren at worlds 💙

Thank you for the lovely tribute to Darren the worlds program 💙 🌍