2025 weekly classes

In this class, I will share old-style Irish dance steps from my personal repertoire that I’ve collected or created over many years. This is an intermediate-level class — some step dancing experience is required. As always, I will include a warm-up, technique, personal background/context for these steps, and perspectives on musicality and performance style.

Online classes are scheduled for Eastern Time. A Zoom link will be emailed to you 24 hours before the start of the first class. (Please make sure I have your correct email address.) Each class in this series will be recorded and made available to students for one week, before the next class.

This 60 minute class invites students to come into deeper presence and awareness — with a movement experience that fosters grounding, release, creativity, and energy flow. Drawing from somatic practices such as Bartenieff Fundamentals, Polarity Yoga, and dance improvisation, this is a restorative and enlivening class — set to slow airs, waltzes, and other lyrical selections from traditional Irish and Celtic music. Come nourish yourself with a gentle reboot! No experience necessary!

Online classes are scheduled for Eastern Time. A Zoom link will be emailed to you 24 hours before the start of the first class. (Please make sure I have your correct email address.) Each class in this series will be recorded and made available to students for one week, before the next class.

Private lessons in traditional and old style Irish step dance and sean-nós dance:

I offer private lessons in Boston, or online via Zoom. My rate is $85/hour (online or at my home), or $110 (in studio). Please email me if you are interested in working together one-on-one!

Instructional Videos

For Irish step dancing instruction, check out Footnotes, my living archive and online library of steps, with repertoire for all levels.

For an in-depth sean-nós dance tutorial, starting with beginner basics and moving into more complex rhythms, consider ordering my Musical Feet videos, which are available on DVD, or with streaming and downloadable options.

An online gathering to dance through the old-style step dance repertoire of Dan Furey, James Keane, and Céline and Michael Tubridy. These gatherings are FREE, and they take place on the 3rd Saturday of each month with a rotation of teachers hosting from Ireland, the US and Japan. 9 am Eastern time / 2 pm Irish time

The Zoom link will be shared in Kieran’s newsletter before each monthly meeting.