TULSA, Okla. – With St. Patrick’s Day approaching, Irish dance troupes across Oklahoma are preparing for performances. One Tulsa dancer is also preparing to compete against the best in the world.
Nikolai Stretch, 15, has been dancing for nine years and has qualified for the 2026 Irish Dance World Championships in Chicago. This will be his second appearance at worlds.
“It’s been pretty fun,” Nikolai said. “I started dancing competitively, I think, when I was seven. I went to my first competitive one.”…