While our main image of Irish dance is the virtuosity of Riverdance, it is, fundamentally, a folk dance. "Old-style" Irish dance is relaxed and accessible, leaving room for individual flare and modification.
In this workshop, we will honor this tradition by using old-style steps to dance as a community, connect with each other, and connect with our bodies. By focusing on this connection, we can also challenge the more harmful and inaccessible aspects of dance, finding new ways to move together joyfully that work for whoever is there. This class is for absolute beginners who have never tried a dance class in their life, experienced dancers looking for another perspective on dance, and everyone in between. Class is gender neutral, queer-friendly, and body positive.
There will also be an opportunity to reflect on the class and the ways movement can be made more accessible to more people.
