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Class | Irish Set Dancing
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Irish Set Dance
Discover the Joy of Irish Set Dancing! Whether you’re a novice or an experienced dancer, these classes are designed for everyone. Step-by-step instruction makes dancing accessible and enjoyable for all skill levels.
What You’ll Learn:
- Foundational Footwork: Start with essential steps and percussive “battering” moves unique to Irish Set dancing.
- Partner Techniques: Breakdown of footwork for leads and follows for movements such as house, dance at home and battering while housing. With or without a partner.
- Set Dancing: Put it all together and explore set recourse and calling and memoization tips to get you ready for the dance floor.
Online
Tue & Thur 5:30 PM
- 8 Weeks (starts 10/1)
- Zoom Link
In-Person
Tues 6:30 PM
- 8 Weeks (starts 10/1)
- 2400 NE Alberta Street
classes
Online Class Playlist
clare steps
Clare Steps Playlist
sets
- Ormond Set
- Caledonian Set
- Inis Oirr Set
connemara
Connemara Steps
members only
Links to reference material on the site.
music
Practice Music
Maldon’s Spotify Profile – I have many playlists that you can save to your own account or save the link. The are organized by tune, by set dance and by ceili nights. The tune playlists are great if you are practinging your steps and want a playlist of tunes.
Maldon’s YouTube Profile – I have many playlists here as well. They are organized by sets, tunes, dances and more. Save them to your own youtube account for easy reference or save the link. Youtube you can slow down the video if you want to practice at a slower speed.
Download tunes for practicing at home.
Reels
Class | Irish Old-Style Step
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Irish Old-Style Dance
Irish old-style step dance classes focus on teaching the traditional dances that paved the way for modern step dance and the Riverdance style. These dances share a similar structure but are performed close to the ground. Unlike sean-nós dance, old-style step dance incorporates choreographed steps executed on both the right and left foot, usually lasting 8 bars each and repeated on both sides for a total of 16 bars. Join us to learn these timeless dances that have been passed down through generations.
The class recording tab included all the live zoom classes for this course. Each dance we will cover has it’s own page as well so you can go directly to that tab to work on each dance. The members only page had links to additional material related to this course. The tunes tab has streaming playlists and recording that you can download for practicing.
Online
Mon & Wed 5:30 PM
- 8 Weeks (starts 9/30)
- Zoom Link
In-person
Tue 7:30 PM
- 8 Weeks (starts 10/1)
- 2400 NE Alberta Street
class recordings
All the live zoom classes
JOJW
Job of Journeywork
The job of journeywork with Céline Tubridy and Michael Tubridy. Music by Michael Tubridy, flute. Recorded for the DVD ‘Irish Traditional Step Dances’, Dublin : Michael Tubridy, 2007.
- 01:53 Slow tempo with voiceover 05:12
- First step – the leadout 05:13 Set – right foot
- 05:54 Set – left foot
- 06:37 Finishing step
Céline and Michael Tubridy learned this dance from the Clare dancing master Dan Furey.
Helpful links and resources
- My youtube Playlist of the Job of Journeywork – this playlist had videos of other versions as well as the Tubridy’s video.
- The Job of Journeywork – Link to the Tubridy’s instructional video.
- A selection of Irish traditional step dances / Michael Tubridy – Michael donated the book and DVD of old-style step dances and you can have access to the written notes here. This is a very useful tool as it has all the steps written out with words, dance notation and the sheet music. Job of Journeywork is on page.
- Full Tubridy Playlist
joe's hornpipes
Joe’s Hornpipes
choreography
Step creations or choreography
| TUNE | STEP |
| A1 | |
| A1 | Lead out – JOJW first half 2x |
| B1 | Joe – ground cuts |
| B1 | |
| A2 | 2 tricks rocks / heels |
| A2 | |
| B2 | JoJW Bunny Hop |
| B2 | |
| A3 | Joe – Drum |
| A3 | |
| B3 | JOJW Finish stamp |
| B3 | |
| A1 | 1234 patern |
| A1 | |
| B1 | heels / drums / heels |
| B1 | |
| A2 | tip down shuffle 12 hop back stamp |
| A2 | |
| B2 | Cut & Kick |
| B2 | |
| A3 | drums / ground cut |
| A3 | |
| B3 | 3 full shuffles / heels / JOJW ending |
| B3 | |
| A1 | Murry #1 / Classic Joe (Murrary side & heels) |
| A1 | |
| B1 | Ground Cut or Cross with tips |
| B1 | |
| A2 | Rock |
| A2 | |
| B2 | tip cut / ground cut / kick cut |
| B2 | |
| A3 | Heels |
| A3 | |
| B3 | Murry #2 |
| B3 | |
| A1 | Ground cut / heels / rock |
| A1 | |
| B1 | tip cut / cut & kick |
| B1 |
members only
Membership links related to this course
- Course: Job Of Journeywork – Full course page
- Dance: Job of Journeywork – Dance page
- Hornpipe Page
- Hornpipe Creations
- Joe O’Donovan hornpipes course
tunes
Downloads
Job of Journeywork practice music – A part only, B part only, Full tune with an extra A. These are in a google folder. You can download them or save them to your own google drive.
Playlists or Streaming
Spotify Playlist for the Job of Journeywork. Feel free to save it to your own Spotify account for future reference.
Class | Sean-nós Dance
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Irish Sean-nós Dance
This course is suitable for dancers of all levels, from beginners to advanced. We will focus on sean-nós jig steps, providing material tailored to each skill level. Throughout the course, you’ll learn steps, improvisation techniques, and variations. By the end, you’ll have a set routine and the opportunity to explore improvisation or freeform dancing.
Sean-nós, which means “old-style,” is a highly improvisational and rhythmic dance form that stays close to the ground. Unlike traditional Irish step dancers, sean-nós dancers swing their hips and use their arms to express the music. Historically, dancers performed solo on small surfaces like the hardwood of a half door or the top of a barrel, leading to steps confined to a small space. In sean-nós dance, the dancer and the musician are closely connected, with the dancer interpreting the music through their movements.
Online
Mon & Wed 6:30PM
- 8 weeks (starts 9/30)
- Zoom Link
In-person
Mon 7:30PM
- 8 weeks (starts 9/30)
- 2400 NE Alberta Street
classes
Class Playlist
practice
Deep Dive
Whole Dance
Roisin’s Steps
- Connemara Step
- Stamp & Stamp
- Heel & Stab
- Cross Step
- Circle Step
- Zig Zag
- Side Step
- Heel Toe Heel
- Drum
choreography
Step Creation and Improvisation
- Step Spreadsheet
- Variation List
- Yuka – Heel Stab/Connemara/Zig Zag (2x)
- Marianne – 2 Connemara’s/Zig Zag to side (2x)
- Kathy – Heel Stab (same pattern as cross step)
members only
- Whole Connemara Course
- Spring Course with step creation & improvisation
- Reels Lesson 1 | Connemara Step
- Reels Lesson 2 | Stamp & Stamp
- Reels Lesson 3 | Heel & Toe
- Reels Lesson 4 | Cross Step
- Reels Lesson 5 | Circle Step
- Reels Lesson 6 | Zig Zag
- Reels Lesson 7 | Side Step
- Reels Lesson 8 | Heel Toe Heel
- Reels Lesson 9 | Drum
- Reels Lesson 10 | Finishing Step
- Whole Thing
music
November Triplets
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