Director

Classes 2007-08

Preschool Classes

Instruction for children currently in Preschool. Move to Irish music as we practice all of the elements of Irish Dance in games and rhymes, making dance shapes with our feet, leaping, skipping, and learning left and right.

New Beginner Classes

Instruction for children new to Irish dance, Kindergarten and up. Students will build strength and establish familiarity with the music as they begin with the fundamentals essential to traditional Irish dance, including feet placement, body alignment and basic steps of the easy reel and easy jig.

Beginner I Classes

Instruction for children successfully demonstrating all beginner level dances, with a solid understanding of techniques and steps. Students will begin hard shoe skills with emphasis on rhythm and timing, moving on to more advanced reels, jigs and hornpipe.

Beginner II Classes

Instruction for children new to Irish dance, Kindergarten and up. Students will build strength and establish familiarity with the music as they begin with the fundamentals essential to traditional Irish dance, including feet placement, body alignment and basic steps of the easy reel and easy jig.

Advanced Classes; Novice through Championship

Having mastered the essential elements of Irish dance technique, students will be expected to learn quickly, expanding their repertoire of soft and hard shoe dancing to include traditional set dances.

Open Classes

Typically, dancers study a minimum of five to seven years to reach open classes. With a high standard of dance, requiring fitness and commitment, dancers can be brought to compete at the national and international levels. This is the beginning of the standard necessary to perform at a professional level.

Ceili Classes

Traditional Irish Ceili dances with an emphasis on precision team-dancing technique.

NB. Competition will be open to all students at registered feiseanna according to age and proficiency levels, beginning with successful completion of beginners classes and a minimum age of 6. No one will be required to compete and membership of the school is not dependent on competition. More detailed information regarding feiseanna and competitions will be available to students and families as they near completion of the New Beginner classes.

For placement, please contact us.