Classes, Current Classes, Irish Sean-nós Dance

Tue | 6:30pm | 2026 Winter | Set Dance

overview

Class Held at:

2400 NE Alberta Street, Portland, OR (upstairs)

Week by Week

SetSteps
Week 1 – Jan 6Armagh LancersSlide/Jigs/Polka step:
down23’s
Week 2 – Jan 13Armagh Lancers
Monthly Céilí – Jan 16Kilfenora Plain
Ballyvourney
Lancers
Connemara
North Kerry Set
Waverly
3300 SE Woodward St
Portland, OR
Jan 20No Class
Week 3 – Jan 27Corballa SetReel steps:
up23’s
advance & retire
Jig Step: down23’s
Week 4 – Feb 3Corballa Set
Week 5 – Feb 10
Week 6 – Fen 17
Week 7 -Feb 24
Week 8 -March 3

week 1

Week 1 – The Armagh Lancers Set

we will learn the Armagh Lancers.
This set will be familiar to some of you who were in class last year. It also shares many similarities with the Clare Lancers Set. If you are taking the PCC class we will be learning the Armagh Set, this week which is also a jig set.

The Step | Down 23’s

The Set | Armagh Lancers Set

  • Start: none Transition: none Finish: none
  • Step: Down jig 
  • Order: 1st Top/2nd Top/1st Side/2nd Side (1st sides are on the left of 1st Tops)

Fig 1 Square & Swing Corner Jigs 136bars

  • 1. Active Follow & Opposite advance & swing in the center
  • 2. Active couples Square (pass r only, follows in the inside/leads on the outside)
  • 3. All Swing your corner
  • 4. Swing partner

Fig 2 Lines Jigs 136 bars

  • 1. Active couple R in R Advance & turn the follow (4 bars) & swing (4 bars)
  • 2. Active couples Square (inactive couple split to from a line)
  • 3. All Advance and Retire twice in Lines of 4
  • 4. Swing partner at home

Fig 3 Big/Little Christmas Jigs 136 bars

  • 1. All Big Christmas (4 bars) & Switch (4 bars) break away & square your set
  • 2. Active couples dance the Visitation
  • 3. All R hand Star with your corner
  • 4. Little Christmas with your corner (6 bars) and open up (2 bars) (Active couple end up on the left)

Fig 4 Follows Star Jigs 136 bars 

  • 1. Follows Advance
  • 2. Leads Advance
  • 3. Follows R Star (Leads dance on outside going r)
  • 4. All Swing (Follows moving to R)

Fig 5 Chain & Line up Jigs 168 bars

  • 1. All Chain (12) & Line up (behind active couple) (4)
  • 2. Weave & Cast off (4) in to lines (4)
  • 3. Lines Advance
  • 4. Dance to partner (4) Swing (4)

week 2

Week 2 – Armagh Lancers  

Review the Armagh Lancers from Week one.

  • Kilfenora Plain
  • Ballyvourney
  • Lancers
  • Connemara
  • North Kerry Set

week 3

Week 3 – Corballa Set





week 4

Week 4 – Corballa Set





week 5

week 6

week 7

week 8