Ben Power dancing with Solas
The Pride of Erin is pleased to announce a series of sean-nós (old style) Irish dance workshops!
Sean-nós, a percussive style of dance performed to Irish traditional music, is a form of dance that is much older than the type of Irish dancing more commonly seen today and has a number of characteristics that make it significantly different from its modern cousin. Whether you're new to Irish dance or a seasoned professional, this will be a great opportunity to learn sean-nós dance.
This series of workshops will be taught by Ben Power. Ben, a flute and bodhrán player, singer and sean-nós dancer from Liverpool, England has an M.A. in Traditional Irish Music from Limerick University's renowned Irish World Music Centre, is currently working on a Ph.D. in Ethnomusicology at UCSD and has been principle dance teacher at the Sean-Nós Northwest festival in Portland, Oregon.
Workshop Info
Workshops will be announced here, and by email. Send mail to info@pride-of-erin.com to be included on the mailing list. This opening series of ten workshops has been funded by a grant from the Alliance for California Traditional Arts and will be free of charge to participants. Please RSVP to info@pride-of-erin.com if you plan to attend so we have a headcount for planning purposes.
Shoes: Please bring shoes with smooth, hard leather soles. Thick sneakers and sandals are not recommended. Irish hardshoes or shoes with metal taps are NOT suitable for these workshops.
Workshop Dates
#3 Saturday, February 27, 2010, 3:30-5:30 pm. Location: APA Studios. 5120 Baltimore Drive, La Mesa, CA 91942
#4 Wednesday, March 3, 2010, 7-9 p.m. at the Casa del Prado, Rooms 203 / 204 in Balboa Park. Please arrive on-time. We cannot run late.
#5 Saturday, March 20, 2010, 3:30-5:30 pm. Location: APA Studios. 5120 Baltimore Drive, La Mesa, CA 91942
This project has been made possible by a grant from the Alliance for California Traditional Arts, in partnership with the Walter and Elise Haas Fund, the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, the James Irvine Foundation, and the Metabolic Studio, a direct charitable activity of the Annenberg Foundation.