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Ottawa Irish Dance Company

Dance classes · Britannia and Bayshore

About the place

The studio specializes in traditional Irish dance and has run since 2018. 1 2 The youngest class lasts 30 minutes a week and focuses on creative movement, rhythm and counting, using games, songs, instruments and props in a non-competitive setting. 3
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In the Ulster program, students hear Irish greetings, learn their first dance routines, and graduate once they can perform a beginner jig and reel in soft shoes with teacher support. 7
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In the next program, classes last 60 minutes, dancers learn a softshoe slip jig, and in January they start hardshoe moves similar to tap dancing. 13
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Key facts

Ages3+ years 26
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Class timesMonday 5:15–6 p.m. 30
Wednesday 5:15–6:15 p.m. 32 plus 1 more
Opening hours (Google)Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 5–9 p.m.; Wednesday 5:30–9 p.m.; Friday, Sunday closed; Saturday 9 a.m.–2 p.m. 19
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Location1101 Baxter Rd Unit 2, Ottawa, ON K2C 3R8 18
Trial classfree 28

The place does not publish its fees.

Ireland 26

Ages3–4 years 26
Class times
Saturday9–9:30 a.m. 27
Trial classfree 28

Ulster 29

Ages5–6 years 29
Class times
Monday5:15–6 p.m. 30
Trial classfree 28

Connacht 31

Ages7+ years 31
Class times
Wednesday5:15–6:15 p.m. 32
Trial classfree 28

Locations and hours

Ottawa Irish Dance Company

1101 Baxter Rd Unit 2, Ottawa, ON K2C 3R8 18

Opening hours 19
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Monday, Tuesday, Thursday5–9 p.m.
Wednesday5:30–9 p.m.
Friday, Sundayclosed
Saturday9 a.m.–2 p.m.

Britannia and Bayshore

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Where these facts come from

  1. www.ottawairishdance.ca · published by the place
    1. Empowering dancers to become the best versions of themselves since 2018.
    2. Ottawa Irish Dance Company is a family friendly dance studio specializing in traditional Irish dance.
    3. Ages 3 -4
    4. Free Trial Class!
    5. Ages 5 - 6
    6. Ages 7+
  2. www.ottawairishdance.ca/programs/ireland · published by the place
    1. Dancers in the Ireland program participate in classes once a week for 30 minutes.
    2. The curriculum of this class focuses on creative movement, rhythm and counting and not on
    3. Teaching makes use of games, songs, instruments and props. Students are taught to say hello,
    4. This program is meant to be non-competitive and fun, however if parents and students wish
    5. 9:00 AM to 9:30 AM
  3. www.ottawairishdance.ca/programs/ulster · published by the place
    1. In this program students are introduced to the Irish language, and learn to say hello,
    2. goodbye and thank you to their teachers in the Irish language each class.
    3. as learn their first dance routines. Students are invited to try competition at the Beginner
    4. level however this is always optional. Dancers graduate from the Ulster program when they have
    5. learned their beginner jig and reel in soft shoes, and can perform those dances with
    6. support from their teacher. At this level, students are invited to perform at public performances
    7. 5:15 PM to 6:00 PM
  4. www.ottawairishdance.ca/programs/connacht · published by the place
    1. stage. Classes are 60 minutes in length to allow students to continue to develop attention
    2. Dancers learn or review their jig and reel in this class and start to dance
    3. independently from their teacher. Students are then introduced to the softshoe slip jig, and in
    4. January dancers start learning hardshoe moves (similar to tap dancing)
    5. to prepare them for the treble jig.
    6. 5:15 PM to 6:15 PM
  5. www.google.com/maps · Google listing
    1. 1101 Baxter Rd Unit 2, Ottawa, ON K2C 3R8
    2. Tuesday 5–9 p.m.
    3. Wednesday 5:30–9 p.m.
    4. Thursday 5–9 p.m.
    5. Friday closed
    6. Saturday 9 a.m.–2 p.m.
    7. Sunday closed
    8. Monday 5–9 p.m.