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Sean-nós Dance

This course welcomes all skill levels and focuses on dancing in jig time. Sean-nós is a grounded, often improvised style of dance. You’ll learn dance steps, routines, and improvisation techniques through fun exercises and games.

Mondays & Wednesdays 7:30 AM

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week 1

Week 1

Drills

  • Stuff-les 8/4/1
  • Stuff-les with tap 8/4/1
  • Heels 1234 / 123
  • Balls 1234 / 123

Advance & Retire – Right / Left

week 2

Week 2

Advance & Retire – Right / Left


week 3

Week 3


  • Creep along

week 4

Week 4

Woodsheding all three steps and working on transitioning between steps.


  • Drills
    • ball catch drop (123’s forward)
    • ball drop drop (heels back)
  • Woodshed
    • All the steps

week 5

Week 5

  • All the steps!

week 6

Week 6


week 7

Week 7


week 8

Week 8


Irish Sean-nós Dance, Old-Style Step Dance, Past Classes

2023 June | Thu 6pm | Hornpipes!

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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 1

WEEK 1 | Class notes

week 2

WEEK 2 | Class notes

week 3

WEEK 3 | Class notes

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.

week 4

WEEK 4 | Class notes

week 5

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Advanced, Irish Sean-nós Dance, Past Classes

2022 Summer 2 | Sean-nós Beginners | Tue 5pm

week 1

  • Connemara Jig Basic
  • Stamp and Stamp
  • Heel and Toe
  • Cross Step (left and right)

week 2

  • Circle Step
  • 3 Heel and Toe Side Step
  • 2 Heel and Toe Side Step
  • 1 Heel and Toe Side Step
  • Heel Toe Heel

week 3

week 4

week 5

Final Order of Steps

AAngle Step Right and Left
AStamp and Stamp in place
BSide Step 3 Heel and toes
B2 Heel and toes in place and 2 heel and toes turning
A2Heel toe heel
A2Cross clock
B2Slide
B2Single Heel and Toe in place
A3Cross to the left
A3Circle Step
B3Cross to the right
B3Lead around in a circle