Irish Tots
Irish Tots is for our tiniest dancers ages 2 1/2 - 5 (with an adult). This 45 minute class will get toddlers moving and learning at the same time. By incorporating stretching, Irish dance movements, and fun games, our Irish Tots will be moving, learning and ready to show off their Irish dance moves in no time!
Soft Shoe Classes
Beginners - Irish 3 Advanced
All dancers start with Soft shoe dancing was it helps teach the foundational movements that dancers need in Irish dance. In soft shoe classes, girls wear poodle socks and soft shoes (ghillies) and boys wear jazz shoes and black socks. In our Soft Shoe classes we cover different types of dances: Reel, Light Jig, Slip Jig, Single Jig and group (ceili) dances.
Our soft shoe classes are leveled by dance ability and age. If your dancer is new to us, they will start off in Beginners or Advanced Beginners. The classes in level order are:
Beginner
Advanced Beginners
Irish 1
Irish 1 Advanced
Irish 2
Irish 2 Advanced
Irish 3
Irish 3 Advanced
Hard Shoe Classes
Hard Shoe 1 - Hard Shoe 3 Advanced
Dancers who are in Advanced Beginners & up in Soft Shoe classes are able to take a Hard Shoe class as well. All dancers in Hard Shoe must wear hard shoes to class and either poodle socks (girls) or black socks (boys).
In our Hard Shoe classes, dancers learn Treble Jig, Treble Reel, Hornpipe and Traditional & Modern Set Dances.
Our Hard Shoe classes are leveled by age & ability:
- Hard Shoe 1
- Hard Shoe 1 Adv.
- Hard Shoe 2
- Hard Shoe 2 Adv.
- Hard Shoe 3
All dancers who take Hard Shoe are required to also be enrolled in a Soft Shoe Class.
Performance & Competition Troupe
Members of the Performance & Competition Troupe compete in feisanna throughout the year, both as individuals and groups. The additional classes they take focus on technique, advanced steps, and ceili dancing.
Troupe auditions occur yearly in August. Please reach out to Ms. Sara directly if your dancer is interested in auditioning.
Adult classes are for any dancer ages 18 and up, who are interested in Irish dance, have previously taken Irish dance, or who think it would be fun to get together with a great group of people once a week to dance! This is great for anyone who wants to add some movement into their routine each week.