Milwaukee Irish Fest Summer School

I’m so excited to be here teaching at Milwaukee Irish Fest Summer School. I have a long history with this festival. I first attended as a set dancing student in 1999. It’s a delight to return as a teacher.

Most of my adult students in the sean-nós dance class are set dancers. They have decades of dance experience but no access to a local sean-nós teacher. Our class focused on learning foundational steps and skills for building a dance practice at home. We talked about strategies for learning and practicing independently. We also talked about many aspects of culture related to sean-nós dancing and traditional music.

Here are some handy links to resources for my students:

• A short playlist of slow hornpipes and slow reels for practice

• Basic steps covered in class

• A playlist of sean-nós dancers discussed in class

• Intermediate sean-nós steps

• A playlist with examples showing the evolution of Irish dance history

  Online sean-nós dance classes from other teachers:

• Irish Dance Online

• Maldon Meehan

• Siobhan Butler

• Edwina Guckian