Buncrana girl wins top prize at the Irish HipHop Championships

By Oisin White
Published 8th Oct 2024, 12:33 GMT
Ellie Duffy with the judges at the Irish HipHop championshipsplaceholder image
Ellie Duffy with the judges at the Irish HipHop championships

Ellie Duffy is the 12 and under All Ireland HipHop champion

Ellie Duffy from Buncrana has been crowned  All-Ireland champion at the Irish HipHop Championships. 

The 12 year old, who dances with Elite Dance Academy in Buncrana, brought home five awards from the championship in  Tralee at the weekend.

Ellie, who has been training for eight years, began dancing when she was four years old. 

Over the weekend  she won the All Ireland Solo Champion, All Ireland Double Champion, Overall Junior Champion and Crew Champion with Evolution Crew at the 12 and under category. Ellie then went on to win Judges Choice Dancer of the Championships after performing a number of different routines for the judges.placeholder image
Over the weekend  she won the All Ireland Solo Champion, All Ireland Double Champion, Overall Junior Champion and Crew Champion with Evolution Crew at the 12 and under category. Ellie then went on to win Judges Choice Dancer of the Championships after performing a number of different routines for the judges.

 Ellie Duffy with the awards she won at the Irish HipHop Championships

“We are so so proud of Ellie,” said her mother, Ciara Duffy.

“She puts her heart and soul into dancing and trains so hard. She's a very determined young girl and it’s just brilliant to see it paying off for her. We are just delighted for her.”

Ellie is now training for the Irish HipHop Idol competition in Dublin in December and is also looking ahead to the World Championships next summer.

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