2025-2026 School Year

Name
Days
Location
Derry/Donegal
This is for dancers in all novice learning slow hard shoe and Prizewinner levels.
Monday
4:45 PM to 6:00 PM
Studio Gray
Craoi na Tire Studios
Ceili
For dancers interested in taking a ceili class. Depending on enrollment, will depend on the ceili dance.
Monday
6:00 PM to 6:45 PM
Craoi na Tire Studios
Belfast/Galway
This class if for PC and OC dancers
Monday
6:45 PM to 8:15 PM
Studio Black
Craoi na Tire Studios
Technique Training (Beginner/Novice)
This class is geared toward "technique" exercises-turnout, toe height, point, posture, ect. Dancers will do various activities focused on a specific technique each week. These exercises are then encouraged to continue at home to see improvement in those areas. It is open to anyone, but focuses more on beginner/novice levels.
Tuesday
5:00 PM to 5:45 PM
Craoi na Tire Studios
Derry/Donegal
Class for those in Novice and OPW for all dances and dancers that are working on "slow" hard shoe.
Tuesday
5:45 PM to 7:00 PM
Studio Black
Craoi na Tire Studios
Dublin
Class for those dancers in Beginner 1 and 2 and Novice levels WITH Hard Shoe experience.
Tuesday
5:45 PM to 7:00 PM
Studio Gray
Craoi na Tire Studios
Killarney (Beginners)
Class for Beginner 1 and 2 Students who have no hard shoe experience or are new to Irish Dance. This can be a second day per week option for those looking for more instruction or as an alternative to Saturday Killarney class
Tuesday
5:45 PM to 6:30 PM
Studio Black
Craoi na Tire Studios
Wee Ones
Class for pre-schoolers ages 3-5 (younger if approved by instructor). Must be fully potty trained and able to follow directions. Dance fundamentals taught in a fun, game and story-telling way.
Tuesday
5:45 PM to 6:15 PM
Studio Purple
Craoi na Tire Studios
Introductory Hard Shoe
Introductory hard shoe instruction for those in Killarney Class. New or Continuing students with no hard shoe experience.
Tuesday
6:30 PM to 7:00 PM
Studio Purple
Craoi na Tire Studios
Belfast (PC)/ O Prep
This is for dancers in the Belfast class Preliminary Championship Level and dancers qualified for solos at Oireachtas.
Wednesday
4:45 PM to 6:30 PM
Studio Black
Craoi na Tire Studios
Donegal
This is for dancers who know SLOW hard shoe and have 3/4 dances in Open/PW and PC levels.
Wednesday
4:45 PM to 6:00 PM
Studio Gray
Craoi na Tire Studios
Galway and HS PC Dancers
This is for dancers in the Open Championship level and dancers in High School/College at the PC level.
Wednesday
6:00 PM to 7:45 PM
Craoi na Tire Studios
Trad Set
This is for all dancers who are working on hardshoe. It is a great way to get some extra practice in hard shoe and learn a traditional set dance.
Thursday
4:15 PM to 5:00 PM
Craoi na Tire Studios
Derry/Donegal
Class for those in Novice and OPW for all dances. Dancers who are not yet in OPW and placing in all dances or with teacher placement. Dancers who are learning "slow" hardshoe.
Thursday
5:00 PM to 6:15 PM
Craoi na Tire Studios
Dublin
Continuing class for those dancers in Beginner 1 and 2 and Novice with Hard Shoe experience.
Thursday
5:00 PM to 6:15 PM
Studio Black
Craoi na Tire Studios
Killarney (Beginner)
Class for Beginner 1 and 2 Students over 5 who have no hard shoe experience or are new to Irish Dance.
Thursday
5:00 PM to 5:45 PM
Studio Gray
Craoi na Tire Studios
Introductory Hard Shoe
Introductory hard shoe instruction for those in Killarney Class. New or Continuing students with no hard shoe experience.
Thursday
5:45 PM to 6:15 PM
Studio Purple
Craoi na Tire Studios
Technique Training (PW and Champ)
This class is geared toward "technique" exercises-turnout, toe height, point, posture, ect. Dancers will do various activities focused on a specific technique each week. These exercises are then encouraged to continue at home to see improvement in those areas. It is open to anyone, but focuses more on PW and Champ levels.
Thursday
6:15 PM to 7:00 PM
Craoi na Tire Studios
NANs/O Prep (Solos)
Class for dancers who are planning to compete in solos at Oireachtas 2025
Saturday
9:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Studio Black
Craoi na Tire Studios

October 2025 Workshop

Name
Days
Location
Non-Trad Set-Day
This is for dancers who dance a non-traditional set and are available during the day Friday.
Friday
1:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Craoi na Tire Studios
Non-Trad Set/O-Trad Set-Evening
For dancers dancing non-trad set and available in the evening. All dancers competing in the Traditional set for Oireachtas.
Friday
4:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Craoi na Tire Studios
Oireachtas Ceili
This is for dancers competing in the U12 8-hand in Oireachtas.
Saturday
10:30 AM to 12:00 PM
Craoi na Tire Studios
Beginners/Killarney/Dublin
This is for dancers in soft and hard shoe in Killarney or Dublin class. Working on FAST hard shoe dances.
Sunday
9:00 AM to 10:30 AM
Studio Black
Craoi na Tire Studios
Derry/Donegal
This is for dancers in the Derry level and up who are learning slow hardshoe
Sa 9:00 AM-10:30 AM
Su 10:30 AM-12:00 PM
Craoi na Tire Studios
2025 Oireachtas Soloist/PC/OC
For dancers competing as soloist for 2024 Oireachtas
Sa 12:30 PM-6:00 PM
Su 12:30 PM-4:00 PM
Craoi na Tire Studios