Category: Irish Sean-nós Dance

Week Five: practice, practice, practice!

We fine tune the last 4 weeks of material. 

St. Patrick’s Day – Join me for Teatime at 9am, dance a jig for yourself, family or friends, attend a virtual or social distanced event. My plan is to visit The Edgefield, a lovely outdoor venue in Troutdale featuring a few local Irish musicians. 

Do you have a solid practice routine? If not, don’t panic!  

Simply start with five minutes, one step or one dance. Pick a time of day that works for you and decide where you will practice. Example: I will practice the Murray’s #2 for 5 minutes everyday before I have my lunch. This week there are no Keep Her Lits or Woodsheds. Experiment with using the past recordings for this term to keep your material lit. 

It was exactly a year ago that Oregon shut down and we began celebrating and visiting each other on zoom. At the time I was scheduled to play an informal session with all of my favorite people at the Candlelight, neighborhood Chinese-American karaoke dive bar here in Portland. The bartender was so looking forward to our event and was crushed when it was canceled. So, instead he bought 20lbs of corned beef and cooked it all for himself. 

This year I’m excited to be able to hear some live music on St. Patrick’s Day and to have someone else cook the corned beef! 

See you on the virtual dance floor!

Live Zooms | Week 4 [3/15 -3/19]

		Mon	Tue	Wed	Thur	Fri
Social	9am			Tea Time Talk
Class	12pm	Ab. Beg	Improv		Old-Style	Waltz Clog
Class	5pm		Battering		Sets & Calling
Class	6pm		Beg		Inter