Founder

Liz Shannon

Liz Shannon, originally from Boston, MA USA, has trained as a dancer from the young age of three. She grew up in the American dance competition scene. She has extensive training in Jazz, Lyrical, Ballet and Tap. She trained in two different studios as a child and then proceeded to attend Wagner College in NYC where she trained as a dancer. After graduating in 2003, Liz moved to Ireland.

Her dream was to set up an American style dance school in Ireland. In 2006, this came true. Broadway Dance now has three locations, Doolin, Kinvara and Miltown Malbay. Over the years, we have taught thousands of children and adults to dance. We have had students continue to train as dancers and pursue careers in the performing arts. We have achieved many accomplishments in areas such as nationwide and local competition. Broadway Dancers have trained in the USA, UK, Europe. They have received distinctions is their dance exams. They have won scholarships in international dance events such as Move It and have performed in Disneyland. Our students also have the options to sit exams, perform many times a year, compete nationally and internationally, train with different artists in Ireland and abroad.

In 2014, Liz was diagnosed with Myasthenia Gravis, which is a rare disease that affects all her voluntary muscles. Through her hard work and passion and with the help of her teachers, friends, family, dancers and parents, Broadway Dance has manage to stay alive and grow to even stronger levels.

In 2012, Liz set up the Twilight Dance Convention and Competition. This is a nationwide convention that is run by an international staff. IN 2022, LIZ HANDED OVER THE REIGNS OF TWILIGHT DANCE CONVENTION & COMPETITION TO THREE WELL KNOWN & SOUGHT AFTER PERFORMERS, CHOREOGRAPHERS & TEACHERS IN THE DANCE INDUSTRY, WHO ARE NOW LOOKING TO EXPAND THE INCREDIBLE BRAND THAT LIZ CREATED, WITH HER SUPPORT & GUIDANCE ALONG THE WAY. 

Meet the new

DIRECTORS

OF TWILIGHT DANCE CONVENTION & COMPETITION

  • Nathan Cornwell

    Director

    Nathan underwent training at The English National Ballet School in London and later earned a B.A. Honors at the Rambert School of Ballet and Contemporary Dance in London. He has danced with renowned companies including Micheal Clark Company (London), BallettVorpommern (Germany), Rambert Dance Company (London), Laura Macken Dance (Dublin) Irish National Opera (Dublin), and Ballet Ireland (Dublin). Nathan's professional journey features collaborations with choreographers such as Itzik Galili, Brigel Gjoka, Marguerite Donlon, Sabra Johnson, Bryan Arias, Ohad Naharin, and many others.

    As a choreographer, Nathan has crafted pieces for Theater Vorpommern (Germany), Irish National Youth Ballet (Dublin), Resolutions Festival (Dublin), and Valencia Dancing Forward (Spain). Currently, he imparts his expertise in teaching and choreography in Germany and across Europe.

  • Zoë Ashe-Browne

    DIRECTOR

    Irish ballerina Zoë is from Dublin and has been a professional dance artist and choreographer since 2009. She trained at the English national ballet school on a full scholarship and went on to dance for English National Ballet Company, The Royal Ballet of Flanders Antwerp and Company Eastman Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui. She has dance repertoire from William Forsythe, Pina Bausch, Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, Akram Khan, Sharon Eyal, Martha Graham, Alexander Ekman and many more

    Zoë has created choreographies for stage, film, site specific performance and charity events.

    Her choreogprahy has been performed all over Europe, most recently at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, the Gent Festival of Flanders, Electric Picnic Music Festival and Another Love Story Music Festival. This year she was commissioned to create a dance work for the King and Queen of Belgium for their East Flanders regional Fund Charity evening in Gent Opera House (September 2023)

  • Christopher Furlong

    Director

    Irish born, Christopher began Ballroom and Latin dancing at the age of 7; successfully climbing the ranks and becoming an Irish Ballroom Champion. At 11, he started in Shockwaves Stage School where he trained in many other styles of dance such as Ballet, Tap, Commercial and Musical Theatre.

    He attended the College of Dance, Monkstown for his Transition year and during that year he successfully auditioned for Central School of Ballet in London. Graduating in 2013 with a BA hons Degree in Professional Dance and Performance, he then studied an MA in Ballet and Peadogik in the Akademie des Tanzes, Mannheim with an apprenticeship at Staatsballett Karlsruhe under the direction of Birgit Keil.

    Since graduating, Christopher has worked with many companies around Europe including English National Ballet and Ballett Vorpommern in Germany. He has also worked with many choreographers including Youri Vamos, Ludovic Ondinviela, Sabra Johnson, Robert Glumbeck, Vera Sanders, and David Blazequez.