Sean-nós on the Hill

Madeline Stevenson has been practicing traditional Irish percussive dance (Sean-nós, old-style step, and set dancing) and concertina on Capitol Hill since 2013. She joined the Shannon Dunne Dance Company in 2016 and has performed at festivals throughout the region and nation. 

She is the 2023 U15 Mid-Atlantic Fleadh Champion and has competed three times in the Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann ("All Irelands"). In 2024, she became the first American to place in the All-Ireland U18 Sean-nós competition in Wexford. 

In 2022, Madeline launched Sean-nós on the Hill to introduce young children to traditional Irish dance and music through instruction, play, community, performances, and local gatherings of traditional Irish artists.