Biography
Adrian Murphy is the creator of the Modern Irish Dance Education Syllabus which he established in 1999. It offers dancers the opportunity to break out from the boundaries of traditional Irish Dance, presenting the dance world with a new and exciting performance style of Irish Dance.
At the age of 34, Adrian has danced, taught, and choreographed Irish dance shows, holiday programs, dance classes and delivered workshops and master-classes throughout Ireland, Europe, the UK, Australia, New Zealand, and the USA.
Adrian has made regular appearances on UK, Australian and American networks (‘The Good Morning Show’, ‘6pm news’, ‘Nightline’, ‘What Now’, and ‘Trading Places’ to name but a few).
Adrian has also entertained audiences at the Miss World Pageant, The Americas Cup Village, the Annual Celebration of Performing Arts at the Aotea and theatres internationally.
Early Years
- Seven time All Ireland Dance Champion
- Set Dance Champion
- Toured Europe with Ceoltais Ceoltaoire Na Erin
Hit Shows and Productions
- Producer and Head Choreographer, Celtic Dance Force
- Producer and Head Choreographer, Feet Of Fire
- Producer and Head Choreographer, FireDance The Show
Schools, Theatres , Universities
- Founder of Adrian Murphy’s Academy of Dance , Seven Schools across New Zealand and Australia est. 1997, <2000 pupils
- Workshops, Royal Academy of Dance
- Master Class Tours (partners including Dept. Of Dance, University of Nebraska, major dance schools across the USA)
- Variety Performance, Her Majesty’s Theatre London
Sponsors and Supporters
BMW, MoreFM,, Mini Cooper, Buspak, Brebner Print, Sunday News, Mai FM 88.6, Les Mills World of Fitness, NewsTalkZB, NZ Herald, Pead PR
