Claire Ann Tobin

Claire Tobin is the founder and principal animator of Shake. Claire is following a dynamic career of dance in Dublin. It is to Claire we owe for the active international dance movement which has taken root in Offaly and is building steadily. The Red Embers Troupe owes its unique ethos and sustainability to Claire's warm style of entrepreneurship.  Claire has contintued a great relationship with Charleville Castle since SHAKE's inception in 2006.  She has been mad into Bellydance since she was 20 and has been instructing for over 8 years creating a large following of students and troupe the Najwa Zenya Bellydancers of Bray, Co. Wicklow.  Claire started by travelling to Charleville Castle to spread her infectious enthusiasm in teaching our classes, in which THE RED EMBERS of Charleville Castle, Tullamore were born.

 
Terri Dale

Terri Dale is the principal organiser behind the Shake movement. She has

been the Volunteer Adminitrator at Charleville Castle since 2005. Of British background but born in Canada, Terri holds a Bachelor Degree in Communications & Art and also funds her life's hobbie, Charleville Castle, by working locally for Lowe Alpine. Terri leads the Red Embers Troupe.

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     Lauren Guillery

   Lauren Guillery is a songwriter and performer. She played at Shakefest's first ever Peace Concert in 2008 and has since become the main person behind the Peace Zone idea. Awarded Best International act at the Balcony TV music awards in 2007, she is currently working on the follow-up to her sold out debut EP 'LISTEN!' which was released on Lets Goo records the same year.  Lauren hopes to create a great artist following in support of PeaceZone with the intention of taking their message of Peace past international waters for Peace performances abroad in the future.

  

Anna Westermann

  

 

Anna Westermann had been sent from the University of Burgundy in France to Intern at Charleville Castle in 2004 to work on 2 main projects : a charity auction in profit of the restoration of Charleville Castle and the Mor Festival in 2004. She got involved in the main festival projects as volunteer in Charleville Castle, but decided to be part of a new project : Peace Zone in cooperation with Shakefest when she decided to move back to Ireland.

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ShakeFest - Energy, Movement & Dance

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