May52017 by Megan MNo Comments
A year of firsts for our community-based Lexington Irish dance school

A year of firsts for our community-based Lexington Irish dance school

Bluegrass Ceili Academy, Instruction, Irish Dance Classes in Lexington
With our Spring Recital in the books, we have wrapped up the first year since we've opened our doors as a Lexington Irish dance school and joined a thriving local community. And what a year it's been!  We thought it might be fun to take a look back at some of our major milestones! April 2016 [caption id="attachment_451" align="alignleft" width="300"] A small but enthusiastic group at our very first free class![/caption] On April 13, we taught our first class in Lexington...in a bar. That's right! Thanks to our friends at McCarthy's Irish bar downtown, we've offered a number of free Irish dance classes to the community at the Spiders Well.  You can read more about that here or here. On April 24, dancers from four schools joined together for an afternoon…
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Apr62017 by Megan MNo Comments
Irish dance March madness gives way to a busy April!

Irish dance March madness gives way to a busy April!

Bluegrass Ceili Academy, Community
It's hard to believe that Bluegrass Ceili Academy's Irish dance March madness has come and gone and we're already into the month of April!  This past March was our first St. Patrick's season as the newest dance school in Central Kentucky.  Our dancers stepped onstage for the first time for a number of local performances and we had a BLAST all month long!  Take a look at some of the highlights: (And yes, that's your Academy director dancing *with* a fractured heel...The show must go on!) What's next after Irish dance March Madness? While we love our month of Irish dance March madness, we're looking forward just as much to this April as we celebrate spring at Lexington's Kite Fest and our dancers take the stage again for the Kiddie Kapers &…
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