Fri | 6:30pm | 2026 Winter | Irish Set Dance – Sean-nós & Set Dance with Maldon

overview

This class is held at PCC SouthEast campus
Dance Shoes
- There’s no official shoe for set dancing. The most important thing is a smooth, non-grippy sole that allows you to glide across the floor.
- Good options include:
  - A tap shoe without the tap
  - Smooth-soled dress shoes
  - Dance sneakers
- Regular sneakers aren’t recommended, as they tend to grip the floor and make turning and traveling harder.
Local option: The Leotard on MLK carries several shoes that work well for set dancing. Let them know you’re taking a dance class and you’ll receive 10% off.
Here’s an article about shoes – some ideas and recommendations.

Week by Week

	Set	Steps	Battering
Week 1 – Jan 9	Clare Plain Set Figures 1 & 2 Videos on week 1 tab	3’s Advance & Retire Step Videos on week 1 tab	Heel drop in the 3’s and Advance & Retire steps Videos on week 1 tab
Week 2 – Jan 16 No class at PCC campus!	You are invited to attend the 3rd Friday Dance at Waverly, 3300 SE Woodword St. Portland, OR	Free to all PCC Irish Set Dance Students
Week 3 – Jan 23	Clare Plain Set Figures 2,3,4	3’s Advance & Retire Step
Week 4 – Jan 30	Corballa Set	3’s	Jig step
Week 5 – Feb 6	Cashel Set	3	Slide (Jig step)
Week 6 – Feb 13	Corballa Set	3	Jig step (123,123,123) Step heel step
Week 7 – Feb 20 No class at PCC campus!	Kilfenora Connemara Clare Lancers Merchant Armagh Lancers	You are invited to attend the 3rd Friday Montlhy Céilí Music: Erik Killops Waverly, 3300 SE Woodword St. Portland, OR	Free to all PCC Irish Set Dance Students
Week 8 – Feb 27	Kilfenora Connemara Clare Lancers Merchant Armagh Lancers	3’s
Week 9 – March 6
Week 10 – March 13

Steps for Set Dancing Playlist: Smooth 3’s practice videos
Clare Battering Playlist: you are welcome to go down the rabbit hole here. This playlist had many videos of Clare Battering steps. The battering is an optional component of set dancing. If you like working on footwork and like the percussive elements of set dancing this is a good playlist to start working on your own. I will teach some battering steps in class, but they do take time outside of class to work on them and get them up to speed. This is a part of set dancing that I ablsoutly love and there are other dancers who prefer the smooth options. It’s completly up to you what you work on.