Noelle Cavanaugh
Director and teacher
Noelle leads the intro workshops and decides where each dancer starts.
Where every dancer starts
Intro workshop
A Saturday morning workshop for anyone new to Irish dance, ages 5 and up, and adults.
We teach a first reel in socks, show how a class runs and answer questions about shoes, levels and the feis. Families are welcome to stay and watch. The workshop is followed by a placement visit, where you dance in the class that seems to fit.
At a glance
Saturday mornings, about an hour
Classes of up to 14 dancers
Socks are fine
A class
What the workshop is like
A relaxed hour, with no one dancing alone.
- 01
Step 1: Meet in a circle
We learn each other's names and talk about what brought you here.
- 02
Step 2: Stand tall
Posture and the basic stance, taught slowly and in pairs.
- 03
Step 3: A first reel
Four simple steps, counted aloud and then danced to music.
- 04
Step 4: Across the floor
Everyone crosses the hall in a line, a few dancers at a time.
- 05
Step 5: Questions
Shoes, levels, schedules and the feis, answered by the teacher.
Good to know
Clothing, class size and level
What to wear and bring
Leggings or shorts, a fitted top and clean socks. Hair tied back. No shoes needed and no jewelry.
Class length and size
The workshop runs about an hour. Classes of up to 14 dancers, with two teachers in the hall.
Level and moving up
Everyone starts at first steps. At the placement visit the teacher decides the first class, and you move up when your teacher says.
See the levels
Your teacher
Noelle leads the workshop
Come and dance a class with us
Every new dancer starts with the intro workshop and a placement visit. Choose a time and we will tell you what to wear.