Freshman Elizabeth Eddy featured in 'Biddeford-Saco-OOB Courier' and 'Bangor Daily News'

The Biddeford-Saco-OOB Courier and The Bangor Daily News featured articles on March 14th and 25th, respectively, about UNE student Elizabeth Eddy, a freshman medical biology major from Saco, who will be competing at the Irish Dancing World Championships March 28, 2013, at the Hynes Convention Center in Boston.  Eddy is the only Maine female in her age category to qualify for the 2013 Worlds. She will compete against about 125 other dancers who qualified in competitions around the world.

Eddy was introduced to Irish dancing when she was 5 years old and began training more competitively at the age of 9.  She now dances with the elite Murray Irish Dance Academy in Exeter, New Hampshire.

The World Irish Dancing Championship is the largest and most prestigious Feis in the world, attracting competitors from as far away as Ireland, Great Britain, New Zealand, Australia and South Africa.

Read the Bangor Daily News article

Read the Courier article

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