Area dancers to reel, jig their way to Ireland

(Left to right) Frankfort residents Annabel Jalcovik and Kate Gardella, Mokena resident Maura Hanrahan and Tinley Park resident Myra Thompson pose for a picture Thursday, Jan. 31, at Hughes-Farrelly School of Irish Dance.

(Left to right) Frankfort residents Kate Gardella and Annabel Jalcovik, Tinley Park resident Myra Thompson and Mokena resident Maura Hanvahan practice Irish dancing Thursday, Jan. 31, at Hughes-Farrelly School of Irish Dance in New Lenox. The girls are preparing for an international Irish dance competition Feb. 17-23 in Ireland

(Left to right) Myra Thompson and Maura Hanrahan work on their dance alongside Kate Gardella and Annabel Jalcovik at Hughes-Farrelly School of Irish Dance. Photos by Mary Compton/22nd Century Media