Get your toes tapping with our percussive Irish dance workshop in Lexington

Get your toes tapping with our percussive Irish dance workshop in Lexington

Bluegrass Ceili Academy, Instruction, Irish Dance Classes in Lexington
We're honored to announce that Bluegrass Ceili Academy is one of the sponsors of an exciting Irish dance workshop in Lexington coming this January 13-14. Whether you tap, clog, Irish dance or just enjoy a good toe-tapping tune, we invite you to spend your weekend with us making music with your feet.  Join us as we bring acclaimed dancer and instructor Mary Beth Taylor to Lexington from Dublin, Ireland, for two days of traditional old style Irish sĂ©an nos and set dancing classes. Visit our Workshop info page for the schedule, registration fees and class descriptions.  What are you going to learn over the two-day workshop?  The older styles of Irish dancing we'll study are perhaps less athletic and demanding on the dancer’s body than its modern competitive counterpart, but…
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Take Irish dance classes in Lexington this winter at Movementlust

Take Irish dance classes in Lexington this winter at Movementlust

Instruction, Irish Dance Classes in Lexington
Join us during the Artworks winter break for our first Bluegrass Ceili Academy Irish dance winter intensive. We're continuing our adult Irish dance classes in Lexington through December and January with a new partner. Our Irish Dance Winter Intensive classes for adults will focus on material for performance and/or competition and is open to dancers ages 16 & older. While previous experience is not required, these classes will prepare dancers for performance this spring during our annual Irish dance March madness.  The class will also introduce material for competition beginning in 2018. We're excited to partner on these new Irish dance classes in Lexington with the team at Movementlust in downtown.  Their new studio provides the perfect place to keep our feet moving through the winter months. Our Irish dance classes add…
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7 reasons to take Bluegrass Ceili’s Irish dance classes in Lexington

7 reasons to take Bluegrass Ceili’s Irish dance classes in Lexington

Bluegrass Ceili Academy, Instruction, Irish Dance Classes in Lexington
You've always wanted to try something new and different -- for yourself or your child.  Maybe you danced as a child and now you miss the music and the fun...either way, NOW is the time to sign up for Irish dance classes in Lexington with Bluegrass Ceili Academy! Click here to register through Lexington Parks & Rec now! Our Irish dance classes for both children and adults focus on few things: fun, friendship, art and sport. Here are 7 reasons you'll want to join us! 1. Irish dance gets you moving! Our classes are a great way to get some exercise every week.  We'll warm up with stretches and then work on dance basics -- foot placement, turnout, movement -- and work our way up to choreography.  Don't worry if you…
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Get ready! Registration for Lexington Irish dance classes opens next week.

Get ready! Registration for Lexington Irish dance classes opens next week.

Instruction, Irish Dance Classes in Lexington
You've always wanted to try something new, right? Now is the time to try our Lexington Irish dance classes where you'll find fun, affordable instruction with a certified teacher for both children and adults. Classes are offered in partnership with Artworks at the Carver School, a community cultural arts program in downtown Lexington. What are our Lexington Irish dance classes like? We focus these dance classes on group choreography — known as ceili dancing — for fun, for performance and for competition. Registration for 2017-2018 classes will begin in August 23, 2017 at noon via the Lexington Parks and Recreation website. View the full 2017-2018 Kiddie Kapers & Company Program schedule. New this year!  We’re adding a third class, Irish Dance Beginners, on Wednesday evenings.  For those with no experience who want to give Irish dance classes…
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Give our Lexington Irish dance classes a try in 2017!

Give our Lexington Irish dance classes a try in 2017!

Bluegrass Ceili Academy, Instruction
It's a new year and there are plenty of new resolutions out there -- here's one you can stick with: giving our Lexington Irish dance classes a try in 2017! With a variety of different classes to try, we're sure you'll find something to stick with. Want to take weekly classes?  Register through Lexington Parks & Recreation for our super fun, super affordable spring session at Artworks at the Carver School. No previous dance experience necessary, however students with previous dance or Irish dance experience are welcome. Beginning January 30, sign up for our 6 p.m. Children's Irish Dance class or our 7 p.m. Adult Irish Dance class. Registration is open now -- look for our classes under "Cultural Arts" on the Parks & Rec website. Want to try our free monthly…
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9 reasons to take Bluegrass Ceili’s adult Irish dance classes in Lexington

9 reasons to take Bluegrass Ceili’s adult Irish dance classes in Lexington

Instruction, Irish Dance Classes in Lexington
You've always wanted to try something new and different... or you danced as a child and now you miss the music and the fun...either way, NOW is the time to sign up for adult Irish dance classes in Lexington with Bluegrass Ceili Academy! Our Irish dance classes for adults focus on few things: fun, friendship, art and sport. Here are 9 reasons you'll want to join us! 1. Irish dance gets you moving! Our classes are a great way to get some exercise every week.  We'll warm up with stretches and then work on dance basics -- foot placement, turnout, movement -- and work our way up to choreography.  Don't worry if you haven't danced before -- if you can skip (think back to elementary school gym class!) you already have…
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