ADULT IRISH STEP DANCE – Continuing beginner (4-week session)
UPDATED 03/09/2023
Blackstone River Theatre will offer a 4-week session of classes in IRISH STEP DANCE FOR CONTINUING BEGINNER ADULTS with instructor Kevin Doyle on Tuesdays, April 4, 11, 18, and 25, from 6:00-6:50 PM. Classes are geared towards continuing beginner adults and needs a minimum of 9 students, with a maximum of 15. Fee is $100 per student for the 4-week session. Pre-payment necessary! Come and explore some close-to-the-ground rhythms of beginner Irish step dance with instructor Kevin Doyle as you will continue to learn some steps of the jigs and reels that his mother brought with her from County Roscommon. Please wear loose, comfortable clothing. No special shoes are need for this class.
Kevin Doyle is a National Endowment for the Arts National Heritage Fellow. He achieved this highest honor awarded to an American traditional artist as a dancer devoted to and inspired by steps brought to the United States by his Irish born mother in the the 1930s. A lifelong dancer and performer, Kevin was a U.S. Champion Irish step dancer in his early competitive years, and has been entertaining audiences ever since with his traditional style of "close to the ground" rhythms and intricate foot work as an artist, a choreographer, producer, and teacher. He was a long-time member of Pendragon and currently leads Kevin Doyle’s Roscommon Soles while being a guest dancer with several internationally-known Irish groups. Doyle's regional and national work includes Brian O'Donovan's Christmas & St. Patrick's Day Celtic Sojourn.
HOW TO REGISTER
If you are interested in the adult beginner Irish step class, please:
1. E-mail brt@riverfolk.org to pre-register and then,
2. Put a check payable to Blackstone River Theatre in the mail ASAP to: Blackstone River Theatre, 549 Broad Street, Cumberland, Rhode Island 02864
If you are interested in the adult beginner Irish step class, please:
1. E-mail brt@riverfolk.org to pre-register and then,
2. Put a check payable to Blackstone River Theatre in the mail ASAP to: Blackstone River Theatre, 549 Broad Street, Cumberland, Rhode Island 02864