Director

Cormac O'Se was born in Dublin, Ireland, into a family where Irish dancing is a way of life. His father, Seamus O'Se, is Chairman of An Coimisiun le Rince Gaelacha, and his mother, Aine uí She, is director of Dublin's renowned Scoil Rince uí She. Seamus and Aine started their school in 1971, producing eight World Champions, holding twenty-nine World Solo titles, eleven of those being held by Cormac's brother Colm, the most decorated Irish dancer in history. Their students—including their own three children—have been part of Riverdance from its inception.

The O'Shea family has been performing and teaching in Europe and America since 1979. Currently, their show Irish Thunder, created by Aine and Seamus, is performing at Busch Gardens in Williamsburg, Virginia and in Tampa, Florida under the direction of Cormac's sister Dara O'Shea Delap.