Adult Classes

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A Note from the Teacher:

     "As someone who trained and competed as an adult, I completely understand the difficulties of juggling an endeavor such a dance class with the responsibilities of life.  I also realize the limitations but also the incredible capabilities our bodies have as we age.  My goal in teaching Adult classes is to offer traditional Irish Dancing in a way that continues the beautiful heritage of the dance but also pushes each dancer to their best level of fitness and do all this with the grace required to cater to busy adults.  It is typically one of my favorite classes to teach."   
                                                   
                                           -Esther

Seen Below is an example of the type of the Material that will be taught in class:  (Featuring adult dancers from the Culkin School of Irish Dance.)

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Schedule: 
Wednesdays (starting Tuesdays in Fall 2022):
​Beginners 8-9pm
(see class description below)
Cost:  $10 payable on an as-you-go basis
Advanced 8-10pm
(see class description below)  
Cost:  $15 payable on an as-you-go basis
*Adults are also invited and encouraged to attend the "Child" classes if they wish to advance to a higher competitive level
(i.e. Championship Level.)

Location: 
Celtic Center of Lancaster
1285 Manheim Pike
Lancaster, PA

Required Attire:  
Athletic Clothing (preferably no long-loose pants as it is important to see the footwork.)  Socks, dance sneakers, or actual Irish dance ghillies for footwear.

Beginner Curriculum: 
Basic Irish dance technique and moves, basic solo steps in soft shoes and ceili dances (i.e. group dances as seen in the video above.)  This class is appropriate for those people
with no previous dance experience.
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Advanced Curriculum:
Please note that this class is combined with
the Beginner class for the stretching, drills, soft shoe solos & ceili dances.  During the last hour we focus on more advanced soft shoe as well as hard shoe.

Performances:
Adults are encouraged to participate in our shows.  A costume is available for purchase and special numbers are taught for the Adults to perform during our shows.

Competitions:  
Competitions are optional for adult dancers.  Some adults choose to not compete while others choose to compete in Adult category competitions and others choose to compete in the "Youth" Categories.