Find local Irish dance lessons near you

Most private Irish dance lessons near you offer a combination of tutorial and practice sessions that can help build your skill sets and learn new step movements, including sidestep in a jig, hop shuffle hop back, back step in a reel, and more. You can book beginner to advanced courses and pick up essential Irish step dance tips and techniques to improve your balance, coordination, and timing. Here’s a better overview of some Irish dance lessons that you can book through our platform:

Irish step dance lessons

You may choose between the modern and traditional style for Irish step dance courses, distinguished by each performance’s body movements. Most traditional lessons consist of routine practices improving only your footwork and leg movement since the arms are usually left loose during a performance. You can also learn how to produce lively percussive sounds using the flat down technique. As for the modern counterpart, you will most likely discover the same skills, but with the combination of ballet up movements. If you’re planning to level up and join dance competitions, you can also book private coaches who can come up with strategies to hone your competency. 

Irish set dance lessons

Irish set dancing is composed of traditional and non-traditional sets, usually choreographed with a speed and tempo pre-determined by an instructor. This course focuses on teaching you key figures that you will most likely encounter on most performances. Expect to learn about hornpipes, treble jigs, reels, polkas, and more set dances practised by the general dance and performance industry. 

While it’s possible to dance solo, Irish set dances almost always involve dance choreography involving couples. If you need a partner to dance with, we can help you find expert Irish dancers who can practise with you during or after your dance class.

Irish sean-nós dance lessons 

Irish Sean Nos is an old-style Irish dancing style that also produces percussive sounds, similar to step dance. But what makes it different is that it is more freeform in nature and not choreographed. For your Irish Sean Nos dance lessons, your Tasker can guide you to the most common dance steps and patterns, like how you can sway your arms and move your feet or how to shuffle and brush without feeling awkward with the traditional Irish music.  

Irish Ceili dance lessons

Despite being established in the 1500s, Irish céilí has remained a popular Irish dance form. Here, you can get a clear grasp of the most native dance steps you can perform with traditional Irish music. It includes quadrilles, reels, jigs and long or round dances. Mostly danced in a faster tempo, céilí dance practice sessions may be a little more intense. But if you’re an absolute beginner with no dance experience, your instructor will be there to guide you every step of the way regardless of your age or ability.