Clan Rince School of Irish Dance teaches traditional and contemporary Irish step dance at its Kensington studio on Adams Avenue in San Diego's Normal Heights neighborhood, training students ages five through adult at 4226 Adams Ave in the 92116 ZIP. North American Champion Jeannie Thornton, an ADCRG registered with An Coimisiún le Rincí Gaelacha in Dublin, founded Clan Rince in 1998 and continues to lead instruction alongside Alisa Dosch and Rori Ritchie. Adams Avenue's Irish cultural presence extends beyond the studio — Clan Rince dancers regularly perform at The Ould Sod, the neighborhood's Irish pub on Adams, during St. Patrick's Day celebrations and community events throughout the year. The name Clan Rince — pronounced “clan rinka” — translates from Gaelic as “dance family,” and the school's competitive track has produced regional title holders, national medalists, and world-level competitors. Two Clan Rince alumni, Layla Giles and Ellie Mendler, currently perform in the touring company of An Irish Christmas, and 10 Clan Rince students joined the cast for a hometown performance at San Diego's Balboa Theatre in December 2025. The school accepts both recreational and competitive students, with programming that includes solo and team choreography, performance commissions for private events, and participation in parades and community-service appearances across San Diego. Clan Rince's Kensington location sits in the heart of the annual Adams Avenue Street Fair, one of San Diego's largest free music festivals, and is part of an Adams Avenue corridor of movement-based instruction that includes The First Dance Place in neighboring North Park. A second studio in Vista serves North County families, but the Kensington campus at 4226 Adams Ave remains the flagship location where the school has built its competitive reputation over more than 25 years.