Sean-nós & Set Dance with Maldon
Specializing in easy to follow step by step instruction for all levels
All the courses on the site.
Willie Keane’s Advance & Retire Step
Woodshed – Left Side
Step 1 – Lead Out
Tip down Tip down shuff-le 1 2
Hop tip down shuff-le 1 2
Hop tip down shuff-le 1 2
Hop tip down shuff-le 1 2
Hop tip down shuff-le hop back
Tip down tip down shuff-le hop back
Tip down tip down treble hop tip down treble hop
tip down shuff-le hop back
Drill 1 – “Hop tip down shuff-le 1 2”
Drill 2 – “Tip down tip down shuffle-le hop back”
Drill 3 – Second half of step
Calling for Sets
Dive into the art of calling dances with our energizing 8-week course! Whether you’re a dancer looking to take the mic or simply eager to master the craft, this step-by-step program will guide you through everything—starting with calling your very first dance and building up to creating an unforgettable night of calling. Are you ready to bring the dance floor to life? Let’s do this!
Saturdays 11:30 AM
1/18 – 3/8
$120 for 8 weeks
2400 NE Alberta Street, Portland, OR
You have the freedom to choose your desired level for this course or challenge. I will be providing weekly lessons to guide you in learning, and I will also post video lessons for each step. By the end of the year, my aim is for you to have a collection of 52 weeks of Set dance and battering for sets lessons. The approach to this course is entirely up to you – whether you prefer to learn one step per month or per week.
Some of you might be keeping past material lit and some may be learning it for the first time. Where ever you are at we have the support you need.
We will explore hornpipes, both traditional old style and Sean-nos inspired steps. Over the month each of will work on creating our own steps and style for dancing to hornpipes.
Week 3. Find a tune that you like dancing to and put steps to the tune. Hornpipe steps, reel steps, jig or slide steps. You can create steps or create a routine or just improv to the tune.
The month of April we will be learning sets from Connemara.
Irish Set Dancing
Saturday 4-6pm
Waverly United Church of Christ
3300 SE Woodward St, Portland, OR, United States, Oregon
$10 general, $5 students
Last Saturday Céilí ~ 4-7 ~ Live Music
Saturday April 1, 2023
Our set of the week is: The Connemara Set
Footwork for the Connemara. The Connemara step and the stamp and stamp step. The stamp and stamp step can help you travel when you are first starting out it might be hard to travel across the floor and I find this step easer to move further. I used it for years until I was able to dance the Connemara step fully.
Connemara Set
The Connemara set is a nice 4 figure set. The first sides are on the right of first tops.
We reviewed the Seit Doire Cholmcille (Derry Set). We covered this dance in February. Videos and instructions can be found on the February class page under the week 1 tab.
We also danced 3 figures of the Inis Oirr Set.
Sat. April 8, 2023
Set of the Week: The Claddagh Set
This another Connemara set. It was taught by Seamus O Meoloid a great set dancer and Sean-nós dancer. The set was revived in Ráth Chairn, Co. Meath. There is a Gaeltacht in Ráth Chairn.
“n 1935 a number of families from the Connemara Gaeltacht were transplanted east to Ráth Chairn to live on land acquired by the Land Commission. It continues today as a thriving Gaeltacht, where Irish is spoken and its traditions embraced through dance and music.” from Ireland XO.
My hope is to keep working on this set and have become one of Portland’s regular dances.
If there is time we will review the Connemara and The Derry set.
Sat. April 15, 2023
Our set of the week is: Foraer a Neaintín (Connemara Jig)
If there is time we will review the Claddagh set.
Sat. April 22 2023
Mini Céilí
We might not get to them all but we will try.
Quarterly CCE open house and fundraising event. Our quarterly Saturday Rambling House returns for an half-day event featuring a General Meeting of the branch followed by instrumental sessions, singing circles, and music & dance workshops. Potluck and full céilí dance to follow! This is a great opportunity to introduce members of the wider Portland community to Irish cultural traditions while bolstering our current MÓD community with convivial conversation, moving music, superb singing, deft dancing, and FOOD!