Irish Step Dance Classes

Irish step dance is one of the most popular traditional dance forms to come from the Emerald Isle. Popularized recently by shows such as Riverdance, this form is both challenging to perform and exhilarating to watch. It is divided into two forms: soft shoe and hard shoe. Soft shoe consists of intricate flexible footwork, and fast flexible leg work with leaps and high kicks. Hard shoe boasts fast percussive rhythms, intricate footwork and extreme precision. When step dancers perform together, it is an impressive sight to say the least.

Youth Irish Dance

Our Youth students progress through a structured Irish dance curriculum by passing graded exams that cover the traditional material for their level.

Beginner-Level: The starting point for new Irish dancers. Geared for children. No experience necessary. Dancers learn basic soft shoe techniques and simple traditional Irish dance choreography.

Advanced-Level: This level designates that an Irish dancer is proficient in soft shoe Irish step dancing. More specifically though, an Irish dancer will be assigned to one of the groups below based on their Irish dancing abilities:

• Advanced Beginner: For the Irish dancer with some Irish dance experience (usually at least 6 months to 1 year). At this level, the Irish dancer will begin hard shoe Irish dance training. The Irish dancer should be familiar with all of the basic soft shoe techniques.
• Primary Level: Irish dancers in this level hone their skills in the foundations learned in the Beginner levels. Dancers will also be introduced to more advanced choreography and techniques for solo and group performances.
• Intermediate Level: For experienced Irish dancers proficient in Primary level Irish dance techniques. Usually, the Irish dancer has 5 or more years of Irish dancing experience and can perform challenging choreography in both hard shoe and soft shoe as a solo dancer or within a group.
• Open Level: The highest level for Irish dancers. Irish dancers at this level have mastered all the motions of hard shoe and soft shoe Irish step dance. They know all of the traditional Irish dances and can perform professional-grade choreography as a solo dancer or within a group.

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Adult Irish Dance

Our adult students mainly learn Irish dance for recreational purposes. But they are also given the same opportunities to perform in public venues, just like the youth. The adult curriculum is structured as follows:

• Adult Beginner Irish Dance: The starting point for most adult Irish dancers. No experience necessary. We will teach you everything from the ground up.
• Adult Advanced Irish Dance: The student should have dancing experience and be comfortable with picking up dance steps quickly. Generally speaking, this class is geared for adults with at least 1.5 to 2 years Irish dancing experience.

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