Anne-Marie O'Donnell is the founder and Principal director of the O'Donnell School of Traditional Irish Dancing. An accomplished champion dancer, Anne-Marie won many awards throughout North America and Overseas. Upon retirement from competitive dance, she opened the O'Donnell School of Traditional Irish Dancing in 1980 holding professional Irish dance designations in teaching, adjudication, and grade examinations.

She is an active member of the Irish Dance Teachers Association of Canada, the Irish Dance Teacher Association of North America and An Coimisium Rinci le Gaelacha (Dublin, Ireland), and finds time to donate her talents to other non-profit organizations.