Eileen was born in Sydney to Irish parents and started dancing at the age of 4. Eileen quickly progressed through the grades, winning her first championship at age 6. Eileen was the NSW state and Australian national solo champion and also won many team titles. Eileen also competed at the world championships four times with a top placing of 19th.
Eileen established the Trinity Studio of Irish Dance in November 2003 alongside Rita Maguire ADCRG and had her first national champion in 2004. Since then, she has had the privilege of watching her dancers compete at state and National championships each year, as well as on the world and North American nationals stage. Trinity dancers pride themselves on hard work, being team players and most of all having fun.
Eileen became a qualified Irish dance adjudicator in 2016, taking her all over Australia. She feels very privileged to be able to do something she’s so passionate about as her job.
Eileen feels a deep connection to her Irish heritage through Irish dance, and passes this passion on to her dancers and her daughters.
Katherine has been dancing with Eileen Ashley and the Trinity Studio since its inception in 2003 and officially teaching as a qualified TCRG since January 2017.
Since starting as a beginner at age 6, Katherine competed in Irish dance for 23 years and was successful in winning 9 state championship titles, many ceili team titles and many top 10 placements at the Australian National Championships including 4th in 2004. Katherine was fortunate to travel to the North American National Championships, placing 16th in 2012 and 31st in 2008. She also represented the Trinity Studio at the World Irish dancing Championships in 2013.
Katherine values the team spirit and lifelong friendships shared amongst dancers at the Trinity Studio and hopes to inspire all dancers with her passion for Irish dancing.
Nell began her dancing career at the age of 11 after falling in love with Riverdance and Lord of the dance. She started with the Joyce school, where she quickly developed a passion for Irish Dancing and decided she wanted to become an Irish dancing teacher. Nell moved to the Trinity Studio when she was 14 and continued to progress through her competition levels, competing in nine State and National championships. She achieved a personal best of 2nd in the WA State Championships and 4th in the National championships in 2010. Nell danced with the Aaron Crosbie School in London in 2007, broadening her dance and competition experience. Nell passed the TCRG exam in 2018, and when she isn’t teaching at the Trinity Studio, Nell is an Anthropologist working with remote Aboriginal communities.