RIDA/Classes

Rinceoirí Irish Dance Academy

The Rinceoirí Irish Dance Academy (RIDA) is a school of Irish dance and Irish step, founded in September 2004. We run classes of various levels - from absolute beginners to upper intermediate. The classes of Irish dance and step are conducted by experienced instructors performing in the Rinceoirí Irish Dance Group. The training starts in soft shoes. Having successfully acquired basic steps, the students advance to hard shoes.  You can learn both solo dances and group dances, the so called ceilí. Since RIDA is co-operating with a fully qualified lector of Irish dance, Lisa Delaney – Galal ADCRG, we can participate in international competitions of Irish dance. The most talented dancers can become regular members of the Rinceoirí Irish Dance Group. We also organize cultural events for all dancers, such as several-day spring  training, a summer school if Irish Dance and an annual public performance of Rinceoirí and the Rinceoirí Irish Dance Academy.

We hope that apart from the joy of movement, you will find new friends.

• we enrol children from 5 years of age
• there is no upper age limit
• dance courses start during September - beginners are offered a free trial month
• courses are taught by two instructors, therefore it is possible to attend the class and enrol during the school year
• courses are held in Prague, Pilsen and Davle
• if the number of students is high enough, we can run workshops or courses out of Prague
• you will need comfortable clothing  - shoes (we can give you advice), enough water and a small towel
• every class starts with a warm-up and muscle stretching. In the following part, we focus on the technique of Irish dancing, team dancing, solo dancing, step variations of various rhythm patterns and at the end of the school year we prepare choreographies for all classes to show what they have learned. We finish every class with stretching.