Student Information

What to bring to class

Water bottle, and a notebook to write down steps and/or phone to video.
Wear comfortable clothing you can move in such as shorts and t-shirt.

Dance Shoes

Dance shoes can be found at: Teddy Shoes in Central Square, Mary Devlin, Patterson’s in Burlington, Fays Shoes. I also have some used shoes for sale.

Step Dance
Soft shoes (all dancers): Ghillies (women), dance sneakers, ballet shoes, or jazz shoes. Beginners may wear socks or light sneakers to the first class.
Hard shoes (continuing adults): Irish hard shoes (Fays or Rutherford recommended)

Old Style Step & Sean-nós Dance
Any flat, hard-soled shoe, such as an oxford or dress shoe. This oxford is a dance shoe with a good sound.

Practice Music

One More Time – for step dance practice – each type of dance at slow, medium, and regular tempos
Cover the Buckle – traditional set dances

These are some of my favorites for dancing:
Dylan Foley and Dan Gurney – Traditional Irish Music from the Hudson Valley
Nathan Gourley and Laura Feddersen - Brightly or Darkly
Aoibheann and Pamela Queally - Beyond the Bellows and the Bow
Catherine McEvoy, Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh, Mícheál Ó Raghallaigh – Comb Your Hair and Curl It
Angelina Carberry & Martin Quinn