Ozanam Youth Group 1 – Tuesday or Thursday 5-6.30pm
Ozanam Youth Group 2 – Wednesday 5-6.30pm
Contact Kim or Tony
Phone: 01-874-2804
Email: admin@ozanamhouse.ie
If you haven’t volunteered before, and wish to find out more about Volunteering and the Ozanam Youth Groups, You can find more information in this post: https://blog.ozanamhouse.ie/2016/05/volunteer-roles-youth-programmes/
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Its been yet another busy week for the youth groups here in Ozanam house. This week one of our groups got to visit fighting words creative work shop thanks to our UNESCO reader in residence Bernadette Larkin. The group let their … Continue reading
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The youth groups searched high and low counting every chick, Easter egg, Bunny and carrot that the Easter bunny had hidden in all the different rooms here in Ozanam house . It was no easy task but we all worked … Continue reading
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With Easter fast approaching the preparations are well underway making Easter baskets to fill with lost of tasty treats . The group have been working hard to get these master pieces ready just in time for our Easter egg hunt! … Continue reading
This week our senior youth service members were invited to the launch of Cecelia Ahern’s new book “perfect ” in the lighthouse cinema in Smithfield. The kind invitation to the event had been sent through our reader in residence Bernadette Larkin.
The interview with Cecelia really inspired our young people to read and even write their own novels in the future !
She gave fantastic tips on how to get the creative stream flowing and helpful tips on how to survive the world of book writing !
All our members received copies of the new book and second in the series , “Prefect”.
In order to fully grasp the new book they were also given copies of the first book in the series “Flawed”.
Cecelia provided some inspiration for all our members and took time to sign each book and answer questions they had about her success and how she achieved it.
A “perfect” night was had by all.
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Here a few of the many great photos from the night of our show! A huge thank you to Orla at White Lane Photography for capturing all the special memories and moments. To see more photos of the night check … Continue reading
THANK YOU all for helping us to raise an incredible €41,150 for our summer youth programmes in Ozanam House Resource Centre
HUGE congratulations to Joanne & Rory dancing ‘The Jive’ – our Ozanam Come Dancing Winners 2017!
WHAT A NIGHT! Ozanam Come Dancing 2017 was held in Liberty Hall on Friday 10th March. A sell out crowd filled the venue and they were wowed and amazed by our 12 incredible volunteer couples who danced the Salsa, the Tango, the Charleston, the Jive, Disco and Paso Doble among others.
Our amazing host Brendan Courtney was joined this year by our dance expert and world ballroom champion David Roberts and of course our celebrity judges Katherine Lynch, sharing her new found expertise from her performances in ‘Dancing with the Star’s and the music legend Mary Black, who also treated us to an iconic musical performance on the night. What a treat it was for us all!
Our volunteer dancers came on board from near and far. We welcomed staff and volunteers from within Ozanam House, staff from SVP House – shared services and East region offices and from some of our supporting companies including McCann FitzGerald, Abbey Capital, Symantec, Danceworld, AIB and Business in the Community Ireland. A HUGE THANK YOU goes to them all for their hard work, commitment and support. They put on a truly incredible show on the night and amazed everyone with what can be achieved after only 9 weeks of lessons.
OUR WINNERS – Massive congratulations goes to Joanne and Rory who danced ‘The Jive’ and are Ozanam Come Dancing Winners 2017!
A huge thank you also to all of our dancers sponsors and to the companies who donated goods and services to the event, to all of our volunteer helpers on the night and to everyone involved for all of your efforts and support in making Ozanam Come Dancing 2017 an incredibly successful evening. We look forward to seeing you all on the stage next year!
Thanks also to Orla Keeshan at White Lane Photography for volunteering her time and taking some incredible photos of the event which can be viewed on a photo album here:
Our fifth year of Ozanam Come Dancing has us welcoming back some familiar faces but we’re also delighted to have some new special guests on board too! All are excited to be a part of the show!
Back again for his third year as our show’s host, we have Brendan Courtney. Brendan is a broadcaster and a fashion designer. Brendan has produced and presented countless TV series including BBC’s “The Clothes Show” as well as RTE’s ‘Off The Rails’ which he fronted for 7 years. In 2012 Brendan co-launched women’s wear collection “Lennon Courtney” which is now exclusively available at Dunnes Stores. His women’s fashion & lifestyle platform & app www.frockadvisor.com is the number one destination for smart, sassy intelligent women. Most recently he launched the fashion discovery app “fafinder” with lots of boutiques to be found in one place.
Another returning face who will be scoring our dancer’s moves is Katherine Lynch. Katherine is best known as a comedian and television personality with many smash hit shows over the years This is her third year on the judging panel so she is amost our resident pro and now fresh off Ireland’s ‘Dancing With The Stars’ where she was hugely successful, we look forward to her a new perspective going into this year’s show. She now has firsthand experience of the time and hard work it takes to pull off a great dance routine!
New to our panel this year is David Roberts. He’s the one who will be looking to see if our dancer’s toes are pointed and that they’re in step. David has danced for most of his life and has been All Ireland senior ballroom dancing champion 13 times and can boast the title of US Open classic ballroom champion to his name. David has also appeared on the original Come Dancing series on the BBC and is currently a championship adjudicator and a member of the All Ireland board of ballroom Dancing.
Last but certainly not least, we are ecstatic to be welcoming Mary Black as the final judge on our panel. For the last 25 Years Mary has been a dominant presence in Irish music, both at home and abroad. She has shared stages, tv shows and recording studios with some of the most revered performers of her time. Mary has been a great supporter of SVP over the years and performed on this year’s Christmas CD in aid of the Society. A little birdy also tells us that Mary may even share her amazing talent with us and sing a few songs!!
We hope you have your tickets for what will be a great show!
With just ONE WEEK until Ozanam Come Dancing 2017, our event coordinators, Roberta and Claire, are hard at work behind the scenes getting the final details ready. Of course this includes making sure the winner’s trophies are nice and clean and score cards are ready! They’ve travelled many miles to be apart of this big event, as Roberta is from Milan, Italy and Claire is from Michigan in the United States. They’re looking forward to seeing who will be triumphantly holding up the trophies on the night of the show!
Our dancers our in their final week of practice before the week of the show. They’ve come a long way since the beginning but are still rehearsing vigorously to perfect their steps. This week we sat down with them to get a sense of how they’re feeling about their upcoming performance.
Dariusz & Deirdre
What three words best describe your dance?
Deirdre: Fast, exciting and cheeky
How do you feel now compared to the beginning of rehearsals? (more confident, more nervous?)
Deirdre: Much more confident! Dariusz and I have really become good friends!
Who are you most looking forward to seeing in the audience on the night?
Deirdre: My fiance. I want to make him proud.
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Shane & Pauline
What three words best describe your dance?
Shane: Fast, complex, great
Pauline: Fun, energetic, Latino
How do you feel now compared to the beginning of rehearsals? (more confident, more nervous?)
Shane: More confident….which makes me more nervous!!
Pauline: Excited about the night!
Who are you most looking forward to seeing in the audience on the night?
Shane: My work colleagues, providing the dance goes well!!
Pauline: Jessica, my daughter
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Greg & Aoife
What three words best describe your dance?
Aoife: Energetic – Risky – Amusing
How do you feel now compared to the beginning of rehearsals? (more confident, more nervous?)
Aoife: If I’m honest, I’m worried that our friends and family could be disappointed. We have made a lot of hype about the show and have a lot of people coming to see us. I feel like the dance will be over so fast because of the way the song is edited. That said, I’m sure they will see the bigger picture and realise it is all for a good cause!
Who are you most looking forward to seeing in the audience on the night?
Aoife: My grandmother. She just turned 90 2 weeks ago and is making a special effort to come along to the show – luckily there is wheelchair access.
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Johnny & Helen
What three words best describe your dance?
Johnny: Elegant, fast, but smooth!
Helen: Elegant, smooth and hopefully graceful!
How do you feel now compared to the beginning of rehearsals? (more confident, more nervous?)
Johnny: Now that we know the whole routine it is better – just need lots more practice!
Helen: Much better now that we have the whole routine, although we still need to have a full run through to the final track!
Who are you most looking forward to seeing in the audience on the night?
Johnny: My Mum and Dad – they are great dancers and it is lovely watching them dance at family get together’s. I hope I do them proud.
Helen: My daughters – I think they will be very surprised watching me on stage as I am more used to watching them in various plays and shows in the past!
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Brian & Ciara
What three words best describe your dance?
Brian: Fun, hilarious and fast
How do you feel now compared to the beginning of rehearsals? (more confident, more nervous?)
Brian: Much more confident and more relaxed about it all
Who are you most looking forward to seeing in the audience on the night?
Brian: All my family and friends
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Kevin & Margo
What three words best describe your dance?
Intense, Exciting & Vivacious.
How do you feel now compared to the beginning of rehearsals? (more confident, more nervous?)
We are both more confident now we know the steps but the thoughts of Liberty Hall is actually terrifying! – Will need something to calm the nerves!
Who are you most looking forward to seeing in the audience on the night?
We have great support from all our family and friends and a big thank you to them all for buying the tickets. Our grandson Craig is also coming along so it will be awesome to have him there.
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Anthony & Lada
What three words best describe your dance?
Jazzy, energetic, old-school
How do you feel now compared to the beginning of rehearsals? (more confident, more nervous?)
More nervous, but at the same time more confident and excited
Who are you most looking forward to seeing in the audience on the night?
Anthony: my family!
Lada: My little sister
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