Workshop schedule
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   Workshops to date

2023 ​ 

13 May 2023

Workshop  | Reels from Co Mayo - intermediate
Venue | The Cobblestone, Smithfield, Dublin

​21/26 March 2023

Workshop 1 | Adult class - mixed folk dances
Workshop 2 | Afternoon ceili - mixed folk dances from Ireland, Scotland, Brittany, France
Venue | Lorag Community Centre, South Belfast
Sponsored by: The Belfast Festival of Learning 2023

​March 2023

Four dance workshops in Schools around Belfast, preparing kids for their first ceili.
As part of: The Belfast Children's Festival 2023
Sponsored by: Young at Art

​04 February 2023

Workshop 1 | Maggie Pickens - beginner
Workshop 2 | 2-hand dances from Donegal
Venue | Cygnet Theatre, Exeter

​21/22 January 2023

Workshop 1 | May Allen Slip Jig - beginner
Workshop 2 | Little Dutch Dance - upper beginner
Workshop 3 | Maggie Pickens - intermediate 
Workshop 4 | Reels from Co Mayo - intermediate
Venue | SDTA Dance Studio, Park Rd, Glasgow

​2022 ​ 

13 November 2022

Workshop | Maggie Pickens - Part 2
Venue | The Cobblestone, Dublin

​2 October

Workshop | Maggie Pickens - Part 1
Venue | The Cobblestone, Dublin

28-31 July

I cannot begin to say what an amazing experience it was to be back at the Grand Bal in France, teaching and performing with Bal Feirste. ​

​06+13 March

Workshop | Intermediate/advanced - King of the Fairies Set Dance
Venue | Online for Comhaltas Japan

February - March - 4 sessions

Workshops | Irish/Polish collaboration in dance, with Cooltura
                   - Sponsored by the Council - uniting communities
Venue | Ormeau Road, Belfast

2021 ​ 

12+13 November  

Workshops | Set dancing / 2-hand / old-style step dancing
Venue | Michendorf, Germany - dance-irish.de

31 October  

Workshop | Intermediate level - Light Jig from Joe McGuiggan
Venue | Online for Comhaltas Japan

1 July 

Workshop | Beginner level - Reel steps from Joe O'Donovan
Venue | Created for Folk-LT 21 - an online festival in Lithuania
Video  | Click here to view the recap video

​June - 3 sessions

Workshop | Intermediate level - Maggie Pickens Part 2
Venue | Online for Comhaltas Japan

​May - 3 sessions

Workshop | Beginner level - Maggie Pickens Part 1
Venue | Online for Comhaltas Japan

14 May 

Workshop | Beginner level - Maggie Pickens - online tutorial
Venue | Created for Féile Róise Rua 
​Video | Available to watch or study here

​14 March

Workshop | Madame Bonapart Set Dance
Venue | Online for Comhaltas Japan

20 February

Workshop | Beginner Hornpipes 
Venue | Online for the Inter Varsity Folk Dance Festival - IVFDF

2020

​14 April 

Workshop | Beginner Hornpipes - postponed 
Venue | Tulla, Co Clare

29 March

Workshop | Maggie Pickens - postponed
Venue | Cobblestone Bar, Smithfield, Dublin 

8 March

Workshop 1 | Beginner Hornpipes
Workshop 2 | Maggie Pickens (Intermediate level)
Venue | Inter Varsity Folk Dance Festival, Nottingham

​11 January

Workshop 1 | Free taster session  
Workshop 2 | Donegal Hornpipe steps from Seamus Kerrigan 
Tea/coffee | chat & network
Venue | Function Room, The Woodville Arms, Lurgan

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2019

13 April

Workshop | Madame Bonapart Set Dance
Venue | Shannon Dunne School of Dance, DC

​Shannon Dunne Dance

27 April

Workshop 1 | Jockey to the Fair Set Dance
Workshop 2 | Patrick Tuohey Reel Steps
Venue | Catherine Marafino's Studio, Maryland

​22 July

Express Workshop | Sean nos jigs - beginner level
Venue | Le Grand Bal de L'Europe - website

27 August

Workshop 1 | Free taster session 
Workshop 2 | The Blackbird Set Dance 
Tea/coffee | Chat & network
Venue | Function Room, Woodville Arms, Lurgan

2018

12 January

Workshop 1 | Free taster session
Workshop 2 | Dan Furey "Easy Reel"
Tea/coffee | Chat & network
Venue | Woodville Arms, Lake St, Lurgan

15 September

Workshop 1 | Free taster session
Workshop 2 | "Single Time"
Tea/coffee | Chat & network
Venue | Woodville Arms, Lake St, Lurgan

24 July

Express Workshop | Slip Jig - beginner level
Venue | Le Grand Bal de L'Europe - website

6 & 7 May

Workshop 1 | Beginner Hornpipes
Workshop 2 | Maggie Pickens
Venue | Castletown Set Dancing Weekend www.halfdoorclub.org

7 April

Workshop 1 | Hornpipes steps from Seamus Kerrigan
Workshop 2 | The Little Dutch Dance
Venue | Shannon Dunne School of Dance, DC

​Shannon Dunne Dance

26 March

Workshop | Job of Journeywork Set Dance 
Venue | Kieran Jordan's Dance Studio, Boston

28 March

Workshop | Reel Steps from Mayo
Venue | Jackie O'Riley School of Dance, Boston

3 March

Workshop | The Little dutch Dance, a solo Mazurka
Free Dance session | Open Floor 
Venue | Sunflower Public House, 65 Union St, Belfast

13 January

Workshop 1 | Free taster session
Workshop 2 | Dan Furey Slip Jig
Venue | Woodville Arms, Lake St, Lurgan

2017

18 September

Workshop 1 | Free taster session 
Workshop 2 | Dan Furey Jig
Venue | Lurgan Town Hall, Co Armagh, BT66 8DY

9 November

Workshop | Guest Tutor - Patrick O'Dea
                  Garden of Daisies Set Dance
Venue | Lurgan Town Hall, Co Armagh, BT66 8DY

15 August

Workshop 1 | Sean nos reel steps
Workshop 2 | Connemara set with steps
Venue | Crawley Set Dancers, England

26 July 

Express Workshop | Beginner Hornpipes
Venue | Le Grand Bal de L'Europe - website

10 June

Workshop | Madame Bonapart Set Dance
Venue | YMCA, 4 Carnegie St, Lurgan, Co Armagh

1 April

Workshop | Guest Tutor - Brenda O'Callaghan of Sligo
                  Solo Hornpipe Steps - Intermediate Level
Venue | Lurgan Town Hall, Co Armagh, BT66 8DY

14 January

Workshop | Light Jig from Joe McGuiggan 
Venue | Lurgan Town Hall, Co Armagh, BT66 8DY

2016

13 November

Workshop | Guest Tutor - Nic Gareiss of USA
                  "Dance the Tune"
Venue | An Droichead, Cooke St, Belfast BT7 2EP