Set Dancing
Please note: Most classes run @ September - June. Please contact the individual venues for times and scheduled dates.
Mondays
Knights of Columbus Hall, Cranston RI
2nd Floor
1047 Park Avenue
Cranston, RI
7:00PM - 9:00PM, Admission $7.00. Sets taught by Barry and Pat Callahan with guest teacher Annie Hennessey. No experience or partner necessary - all are welcome! For more information, contact Barry Callahan at SetDance.Man@verizon.net or 508-339-6231.
ICCNE
200 New Boston Drive
Canton, MA
6:30PM with Cait Diamond. Set dancing is a form of social dancing which has been popular in Ireland for over 150 years. Sets are danced by four couples in a square, and usually consist of three to six figures with a short pause between each. They are descended from the French quadrilles, which were brought to Ireland by the British army in the nineteenth century. Irish dancers adapted the figures to their own music and steps to form dances with great drive and enjoyment. After a period of decline in the fifties and sixties, sets are very popular today in Ireland and in Irish communities throughout the world. No previous dancing experience or partner required! There is a $5 cover charge with all proceeds going to the Irish Cultural Centre. Cáit can be reached at 781-686-1951.
The Burren Pub
247 Elm Street
Davis Square
Somerville MA.
Beginners 7:30PM, everyone else 8-10PM. $6.00. Teacher - Ger Cooney. For further information, please see The Burren Pub at www.burren.com or contact Ger Cooney at (617) 776-6896 or cooneybrowne @yahoo.com.
Tuesdays
Comhaltas Set/Ceili Dance Workshops
Canadian-American Hall
202 Arlington Street
Watertown, MA.
7:30 – 9 p.m.
Taught by Sally Harney. Please contact Sally at (508) 668-3479 for information and class fee.
Merrimac Valley Dance Co.
11 Progress Avenue
(off Rte 129)
Chelmsford, MA
(978) 250-9100
7:00-9:00PM
Taught by Eileen Dugal. Cost: $10.00. Contact Eileen Dugal at (603) 882-9399 or email Eileen at eileen_ken_dugal@yahoo.com.
Irish American Club
616 Middlesex Turnpike
Billerica, MA
8:00-10:00PM
Sponsored by the O'Shea/Chaplin School of Irish Dance. Taught by Rita O'Shea. Cost $5.00. For further information, contact Rita O'Shea at (781) 665-3110.
Wednesdays
Harney Academy of Irish Step Dancing
945 Main Street
Walpole, MA 02081
(508) 660-8369
Through weekly classes, adults and students of all ages come to learn and pass on these wonderful folk dances of Ireland. Classes are offered on Wednesdays the Harney Academy of Irish Step Dancing, 945 Main Street in Walpole, MA from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. Please come and join Sally Harney as she guides adults and students through a series of new and old Ceili sets. For more information, www.harneyacademy.com.
Harrington's
17 Water Street
(off Rte 129)
Wakefield, MA
7:30-9:30PM
Sponsored by Eileen McClelland and Frank Keane. Sets are called - no formal instruction. $7.00 includes dancing and light refreshments. For further information, please call Eileen at (781) 883-5046. Website:www.irishthymes.com/irishdance.html#harringtons or Frank at frank@joyofsets.com.
Fridays
South Shore Ceili Club
Congregational Church
48 Winthrop Avenue
Wollaston/Quincy, MA
7:30-9:30PM
Taught by Sheila Berry and Ronnie Baron. Cost $5.00. For further information, please cotact Sheila Berry at (508) 697-7255.
Step Dancing
Also - please see Dancing Schools tab for further venues.
The Blackstone River Theatre 549 Broad Street, Cumberland, RI 401-725-9272 or www.riverfolk.org for more information. Class begin in January, April and October.
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