August 2018 – Bluegrass Ceili Academy

You've always wanted to try something new, right? Now is the time to dance with our community-based Lexington Irish dance school where you'll find fun, affordable instruction with a certified teacher for both children and adults. Our classes are offered in partnership with Artworks at the Carver School, a community cultural arts program in downtown Lexington. What is our Lexington Irish dance school like? We focus our dance classes on group choreography — known as ceili dancing — for fun, for exercise, for performance and for competition. Registration for 2018-2019 classes will begin in August 22, 2018 at noon via the Lexington Parks and Recreation website. View the full 2018-2019 Kiddie Kapers & Company Program schedule. New this year! We’re adding a pre-school Irish Dance class on Mondays for children ages 3-5. Our Lexington Irish dance school…

Lexington's community-based Irish dance school, Bluegrass Ceili Academy, has been awarded a community arts development grant by LexArts to provide scholarships to dancers for the 2018-2019 class year. "We're truly honored for the generous support of LexArts, through its Fund for the Arts, which is funded in part by the Lexington Fayette Urban County Government," said Academy director Megan Moloney. "With this grant, we'll be able to bring Irish dance to more students in our community, including both children and adults." According to LexArts' website, since its inception, the organization has raised millions of dollars in support of the local arts through its annual Fund for the Arts. In turn, LexArts underwrites general operating expenses for a variety of arts organizations and offers competitive Community Arts Grants for arts projects…

Month: August 2018

Join our community-based Lexington Irish dance school – enroll this week!

Bluegrass Ceili Academy awarded LexArts community arts grant