Dance Classes

Tuesday evening Classes are held at:
Memorial Hall, McKay United Church Hall.
Located in the community of New Edinburgh in Ottawa,
39 Dufferin Street, off Beechwood Avenue and McKay Street,

• Session One: Sept. 11, 2007 to Dec.11, 2007
• Session Two: Jan. 08, 2008 to Mar. 04, 2008
• Session Three: March 18, 2008 to June 03, 2008

Thursday evenings classes at:
Chrichton Cultural Community Centre (right beside Memorial Hall) Room 307

• Session One: Sept. 13, 2007 to Dec.06, 2007
• Session Two: Jan. 10, 2008 to Mar.06, 2008
• Session Three: March 20, 2008 to May 29, 2008

Registration for 2007-2008 season.
We currently have three sessions:

Download the Registration Form

Download the Schedule and Other Information

All classes begin with a warm-up and end with a cool down.

For more information about dance lessons please contact Suzanne at:
  Suzanne (suzanne@tayloririshdance.com) or 613.231.1215.

Footwear

Irish dance has two kinds of shoes: soft shoes or pumps and hard shoes. All dancers begin with soft shoe and typically move into hard shoe during the second year of lessons. Dance shoes are worn with white cotton, Irish dance socks or bubble socks.

To purchase Irish dance shoes and socks please make an appointment with
Rosemary O’Brien at: 613.591.3764. Rosemary is located in Kanata, in Ottawa’s west-end.

What to wear to class?

Dancers should were shorts and a t-shirt or leotard and body suit, proper footwear and hair should be pulled back from the face. We also encourage dancers to bring a bottle of water to class.

School Dress

School Dress
We now have a new school dress! To view please visit the photo gallery. If you are interested in purchasing a school dress please contact Suzanne for more details.

We also have a beginner uniform, which consists of navy blue skirt, green vest, white blouse and Irish dance socks and proper footwear. The beginner uniform is available for $25.00 rental fee.

After two years, dancers move into a school dress, which has a fitted bodice, a skirt that is above knee-length and a shawl. Traditional Celtic designs are embroidered onto the dress. These designs originate from the Book of Kells.