Claddagh Association of Adult Irish Dance

Claddagh Association of Adult Irish Dance The Claddagh Association of Adult Irish Dance is a local dance group based at Our Lady of Grace Parish Hall, Prestwich M25 1AS

The class welcomes adults of any age and any level of ability including complete beginners. No special footwear is required at the beginning; soft flat shoes of any description are fine. Teaching is undertaken by many class members as we have many years of Irish dancing experience under our collective belts! Step dancing - this is what most people think of as the ‘Riverdance’ style of dancing. It

involves dances in both 'light' and 'heavy' shoes and includes dances such as the reel, the jig, the slip jig, the hornpipe etc. Fior Ceili - There are two types of Irish ceili dancing one is ‘set ceili’ and the other is 'fior ceili'. The Claddagh Association concentrates on fior ceili which is danced in light shoes and is more akin to step dancing as it draws on the same basic footwork. Members of the Claddagh Association are happy to give demonstrations at social events in order to promote the enjoyment of Irish dancing in a wider audience. We can offer demonstrations of any or a mixture of the dancing styles mentioned above. If required we can also include sections for audience participation where one of our members will ‘call’ the dances allowing people to participate so extending the enjoyment. Over the past two decades we have danced at numerous events - too many to list here but the following are some examples:
•Weddings
•Birthday and anniversary celebrations
•Association dinner dances
•Festivals
•Care venues such as nursing homes and establishments for health care and learning disability.
•Cultural events where overseas visitors are introduced to the art of Irish dancing. The main achievements of our group are its longevity and friendliness. We have been established for over 25 years and many of the members have been involved from the beginning. We are always refreshing the way we do things and all our members contribute to the great Claddagh atmosphere and ethos of Love, Loyalty and Friendship.

Claddagh colleens getting into the Christmas spirit at O’Shea’s! It’s not all about dancing!
07/12/2024

Claddagh colleens getting into the Christmas spirit at O’Shea’s! It’s not all about dancing!

Everyone welcome to our family ceili next Saturday night. Just send me your name and I will reserve tickets.
10/11/2024

Everyone welcome to our family ceili next Saturday night. Just send me your name and I will reserve tickets.

Getting to grips with The Siege of Carrick!
17/06/2024

Getting to grips with The Siege of Carrick!

17/06/2024

What a great class tonight! Lots of fun and learning. Well done and thanks, everyone, for your commitment and enthusiasm.

17/03/2024

St Patrick's Day at last 😁. First up the raising of the Tri Colour at Rochdale Riverside 1. Dancing and singing alongside a beautiful Ukrainian choir and Jack and Siobhan Whitworth and our High Cauled Cap.
A truly enjoyable event.

17/03/2024

Saturday night took us home to Our Lady of Grace, Prestwich. What a brilliant night, the hall was full and the music was brilliant by Rioghnach Connolly and her band. This talented band played or found all the tunes we needed to do our exhibition spot.
A great night which began and ended in Croma 😋💚

2024 - next up was Nazareth on Saturday. Absolutely lovely event dancing, singing and we were joined by Sister Rose Ita ...
17/03/2024

2024 - next up was Nazareth on Saturday. Absolutely lovely event dancing, singing and we were joined by Sister Rose Ita who sang beautifully. It was an honour to spend time with the lovely people who live at Nazareth House and their families. Thank you for the invitation Maxine. 💚 How did we end up in that gin bar 🤣

The Claddagh Association of Adult Irish Dance were happy to support a lovely St Patrick's event this evening to raise fu...
16/03/2024

The Claddagh Association of Adult Irish Dance were happy to support a lovely St Patrick's event this evening to raise funds to allow youngsters to go to Lourdes.
A great evening of dancing and a new first - dancing a reel to a live version of 'Tell me ma'! Well done ladies and thank you for the invitation to dance. Irish coffee was a bonus 😊

2024 - Claddagh Association of Adult Irish Dance once again supported the St Patrick's Day parade and danced their hear...
11/03/2024

2024 - Claddagh Association of Adult Irish Dance once again supported the St Patrick's Day parade and danced their heart out along the streets of Manchester. Many laughs and new memories made. 💚. A big thank you to longstanding dancers and our new dancers.
Irish World Heritage Centre

12/02/2024

A lovely celebration cake tonight to wish the one and only Pat Fallon a happy 90th birthday. Pat is a valued member of the Claddagh Association of Adult Irish Dance and can still swing you off your feet 😆. Happy birthday for Friday Pat, keeep dancing 🎊🍰🥳🍾💚

Better late than never! Christmas 2023, a great night at Croma, Prestwich. Lovely food, great service and a truly enjoy...
20/01/2024

Better late than never! Christmas 2023, a great night at Croma, Prestwich. Lovely food, great service and a truly enjoyable night for the Claddagh Association of Adult Irish Dance

Happy New Year to all the Claddagh community, past and present. Last night was just ACE: 31 dancers including 6 new memb...
09/01/2024

Happy New Year to all the Claddagh community, past and present. Last night was just ACE: 31 dancers including 6 new members who impressed us all with their enthusiasm and positive attitude.
Here’s a couple of pics of us listening carefully to Chris going through the 4-hand reel.
Well done and welcome to Adam, Allison, Caitlin, Liz, Moire and Savannah! We are looking forward to seeing you again soon!

Fantastic night with everyone from Claddagh….elves, festive fun, mince pies, secret Santa, dancing and lots of money rai...
12/12/2023

Fantastic night with everyone from Claddagh….elves, festive fun, mince pies, secret Santa, dancing and lots of money raised for Alzheimer’s UK.
Thanks, as usual to Teresa for organising our annual Elf Night and to everyone who donated.
If you’d like to be part of this wonderful group, join us on our next new starters evening - Monday 8 January 2024 at Our Lady of Grace church hall in Prestwich from 7pm.
All ages and levels of ability welcome!
Elf costume optional 😂

03/12/2023

Thank you everyone for your congratulations on our success last week. It is the support of friends that keep us going 😁 💚

Well done Ladies ☘️☘️
27/11/2023

Well done Ladies ☘️☘️

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Our Lady Of Grace, Prestwich
Manchester
M251AS

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Monday 7pm - 9pm

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What a great class tonight! Lots of fun and learning. Well done and thanks, everyone, for your commitment and enthusiasm.

St Patrick's Day at last 😁. First up the raising of the Tri Colour at Rochdale Riverside 1. Dancing and singing alongside a beautiful Ukrainian choir and Jack and Siobhan Whitworth and our High Cauled Cap. A truly enjoyable event.

Saturday night took us home to Our Lady of Grace, Prestwich. What a brilliant night, the hall was full and the music was brilliant by Rioghnach Connolly and her band. This talented band played or found all the tunes we needed to do our exhibition spot. A great night which began and ended in Croma 😋💚

A lovely celebration cake tonight to wish the one and only Pat Fallon a happy 90th birthday. Pat is a valued member of the Claddagh Association of Adult Irish Dance and can still swing you off your feet 😆. Happy birthday for Friday Pat, keeep dancing 🎊🍰🥳🍾💚

Great Claddagh night out at the Irish World Heritage Centre watching The Kilkennys yesterday. Happy Easter everyone!

It was a busy St Patrick's Day for Claddagh dancers this year but very enjoyable. We started at Riverside 1 in Rochdale dancing the 4 hand reel after the flag raising. Then it was off to Lisburn Court in Stockport where it was a privilege to entertain and involve residents in the celebrations. Finally a ceili at St Edwards in Lees Oldham which was enjoyed by many across all age groups. All the above and the Parade in Manchester made it a great celebration 2023 ☘☘

Pat Fallon

8 hand with the 8 Hand Jig

Four hand Humours of Bandon

A little example of our fun at the gig rig on Saturday afternoon in Drogheda

We flew across to Manchester to Christ the King, Newton Heath. Our second venue on 16.03.18! 11pm start and great to have Michael Coin and some of St Wilfreds musicians to play for us.

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