Next Session Starting in January for Children ages 4-12 and Adults
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| Shaun and Aisling Casey congratulate first place 2011 Oireachtas Winner, Katja Behrens and salute all thier dancers for such hard work and wonderful placements for Celtic Steps! |
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| Celtic Steps is now taking reservations for
Saint Patrick's Day!
These slots fill up fast. This year invite some real Irish dancers to your school or business and celebrate with us. Reserve Now...
Oireachtas News Update: Best Oireachtas yet for Celtic Steps! November, 2011 Celtic Steps National & World Champion Figure Teams hold their titles and sweep the 2011 Western Region Oireachtas Figure Choreography Competition with three figure teams earning first place awards and all 8 hand teams recalling. In solos we had 21 world qualifiers, three solo wins, many top five and top ten placements and 85% of recalled dancers!
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Celtic Steps School of Irish Dance specializes in Traditional Irish Solo and Ceili Dancing.
Students of all skill levels, ages, and experience are welcome.
Reserve your free class today. Winter registrations are going on NOW!
Irish step dancing combines the entrancing rhythms of traditional Celtic music with the grace and energy of dance. Instruction centers on the fundamentals of traditional Irish dance -- timing, body position and footwork. Students work to achieve these fundamentals as they learn the basic steps, then progress to learn beginner reel, light jig, and slip jig steps.
Building confidence, social, and team skills, students learn to dance in teams of two, three, four, six, and eight and sixteen. Students learn to dance in unison, developing spatial awareness as they dance the patterns of traditional ceili dances.
Hard shoe dancing, popularized by Lord of the Dance, is usually taught to second and third year students. The unique rhythms of hornpipe and double jig music drive the steps and timing of these dances. Students also learn one or more of the Traditional Set Dances...dances designated by the Irish Commission which are dances to the same music and employ the same steps the world over.
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!!2011 NEWS!! Two teams from Colorado's Celtic Steps School of Irish Dance crowned champs at
2011 World Irish Dance Championships in Dublin.
These same two teams, along with the Jr. Figure team comprised of dancers all under the age of 15, and the Celtic Steps Minor Figure team, comprised of dancers all 12 and under, won FOUR FIRST PLACE SPOTS at this July's National Championships in Nashville, TN!
Colorado
is now home to two World Champion Irish Dance teams and four National Championship dance teams!
Both the
Senior Girl's Figure team of 16 girls and the Mixed Figure team of eight
girls and eight boys each from Colorado's Celtic Steps School of Irish
Dance won first place during their respective competitions at the 2011 World Irish Dance
Championships in Dublin, Ireland.
...(Click Here for press release and more info...)
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| 2011 World Champion Sr. Figure "Salmon of Knowledge" team on stage in Dublin after winning. Back Row L-R: Megann Padgett, Robin Kinzie, Kate Shinnick, Olivia McCartney, Kylee Fehr, Molly Clark, Laurie Shinnick, Hannah Hoffreiter, Marcia Speights, Aisling Toal-Casey, Shaun Casey; Front Row L-R: Stephanie Troup, Eimear Toal, Katie Moore, Sarah Farley, Alena Kane, Jessica Lesser, Liz Withers. (Photo courtesy 2011 World Irish Dance Championships) |
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| Welcome Colorado Springs Groupon customers.
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| Celtic Steps Dancers at St. Patrick's Day Parade |
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| Celtic Steps Dancers forge life long friendships, stay in amazing shape, work hard and have tons of fun growing up together. Register your child for a trial class today. |
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40 Celtic Steps Dancers to
World's in Dublin, IE
April 2011
Celtic Steps Western Regional Oireachtas in Sacramento had 55 recalls!
19 World Qualifiers &
5 First Place Solo Titles and our team dancers
will represent our school this April in Ireland at the
World Irish Dance Championships 2011!
We wish them all good luck!
Katjia Behrens 1st Place WROJosh Garzaniti -- 1st Place WROSean Weller -- 1st Place WROBlaine Donovan -- 1st Place WROLauren Shinnick -- 1st Place WRO
These Oireachtas Teams and others will also dance at the World's in 2011
Junior U15 Figure Team --1st Place
Senior Mixed Figure Team --1st Place
Mixed Ceili Team -- 1st Place
We are so proud of all of our dancers but would like to give a special congrats to our dancers who are world qualifiers and/or who placed in the top ten of their solo categories to qualify to dance at Worlds 2011 in Dublin, Ireland and at the US Nationals in Nashville, TN.
Click Here For a list of our....
TOP TEN DANCERS AND 2011 World Qualifiers!
Click here for news, articles, press releases about our Celtic Steps award winners.
Click here for our photo gallery
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| Shaun and Aisling Casey congratulate the Celtic Steps Mixed Team for taking 1st Place at the Sacramento Oireachtas |
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| Celtic Steps Takes 37 Champion Level Dancers to All Irelands 2010 |
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Throughout the year, there are many opportunities to get involved with Irish Dance and the St. Brendan's Irish Dance Foundation.
Please browse our Web site to learn more about the ways we assist our community - and how you can help!
If you would like our school to perform at your event, school, wedding or cultural festival please visit our appearances and bookings page for more information.
Celtic Steps participates in competitions sanctioned by:
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