Beginner Reel
Music: Reel
Speed: 123 or 113
Beginner Light Jig
Music: Light Jig
Speed: 115
Beginner/Intermediate
Slip Jig
Music: Slip Jig
Speed: 118 or 113
Beginner/Intermediate
Heavy Jig
Music: Treble Jig/Heavy Jig
Speed: 92
The Brennan-Lucey Irish Dance Academy is an Irish Dancing School that teaches classes in Connecticut, USA. Locations are in Fairfield in Fairfield County, CT and in Milford and Hamden in New Haven County, CT. Each Irish Dance class is taught under the instruction of Riverdance champion dancers and registered and certified TCRGs with CLRG Stephen Brennan and Meghan Lucey. Our teachers include a World Champion and National Champion and are proud to be the Principal Dancer and Dance Captain of Riverdance as well as performing in Lord of the Dance. The Dance Academy pulls students from Westport, Stratfrord, Southport, Wilton, Easton, Weston, Trumbull, Redding, Newtown, Seymour, Hamden, Orange, Fairfield, Bridgeport, Black Rock, Devon, Milford, Shelton, Ansonia, Woodbridge, Bethany, New Haven, West Haven, North Haven, East Haven, Wallingford, Cheshire, Meridon, Derby and Middlefield in Middlesex County.
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Classes offered both in person and virtually, pre-recorded AND live on zoom!
The Brennan-Lucey 2nd Annual Holiday Showcase!
Friday December 17th 2021
7pm-8pm
Lauralton Hall
and/or
YOUR LIVING ROOM!
What is a 'Holiday Showcase'?
A Holiday Showcase is a more relaxed version of a recital where dancers perform fun Irish dance routines to holiday themed music wearing silly holiday themed outfits! This is a great 'first performance' for new dancers as it is still on the big stage but in a more relaxed environment. The Holiday Showcase is the perfect way to get into the Holiday spirit while watching some great Irish dancing with friends and family!
The 2021 Holiday Showcase has the following options:
VIRTUAL OPTION:
EVERYONE school wide will be participating in the virtual option as we will be choreographing a fun holiday themed routine in every dance class. The week of December 6-9 we will film each class doing their routine in the studio. Meghan will then edit all of the classes routines into one big movie. The YouTube link will go live on Friday December 17th at 7pm! Tickets are available in our online shop. It is $20 per family to purchase access to the link and you can share the link among family/friends.
IN PERSON OPTION:
Those of you who have signed up to dance in person as well will show up to Lauralton Hall at 6:30pm dressed and ready to go for a 7pm show. The dancers will perform the same routine we have been practicing in classes with whomever has chosen to participate in person as well. All the same costumes will be worn from the time of filming. Tickets will be $20 per adult, $15 for kids 3-18, free for under 3, and dancers participating in the showcase do NOT have to purchase a ticket. To ensure social distancing back stage, there will be no back stage and dancers will remain seated with their families for the entirety of the show and will be called up to the stage from the audience when it is their turn. Once a final headcount of 'in person' dancers has been taken an email will be sent with ticket information. We will most likely have to limit the amount of tickets per dancer/family as the venue is on the smaller side and also to ensure we have a smaller group of people in one gathering. If you are participating 'in person' but want to watch the virtual showcase as well feel free to do so! You would purchase a ticket for the virtual option online in our shop and I will ensure the link stays live for a few weeks so everyone has time to watch it!
What to Wear
There are no performance outfit requirements for this showcase. Please wear anything holiday themed that you 'hopefully' already own! Think, holiday themed sweaters, dresses, skirts, leggings, hat and mittens, Santa hats, reindeer antlers, face paint etc. Anything goes and dancers do NOT have to match anyone else in the class. Parents please use your discretion as to whether it is dance class appropriate i.e. things are not falling off (pin hats/headbands into hair), skirts/dresses are not too long so dancers trip etc.
As always, please email us with any questions!
Tickets
Virtual:
For the price of one recital ticket, ($20) the whole family can watch the holiday showcase! Yes really, the whole family, feel free to send the zoom code to grandma/grandpa, aunts/uncles etc! We will provide the YouTube link to you once you purchase a ticket. The cost of tickets are to offset the studio editing software and the time spent editing the movie together. We are looking forward to hosting an in person Holiday Showcase in the coming years! Tickets will go on sale below after December 1st!
In Person: Tickets will be $20 per adult, $15 for kids 3-18, free for under 3, and dancers participating in the showcase do NOT have to purchase a ticket. To ensure social distancing back stage, there will be no back stage and dancers will remain seated with their families for the entirety of the show and will be called up to the stage from the audience when it is their turn. Once a final headcount of 'in person' dancers has been taken an email will be sent with ticket information. We will most likely have to limit the amount of tickets per dancer/family as the venue is on the smaller side and also to ensure we have a smaller group of people in one gathering. If you are participating 'in person' but want to watch the virtual showcase as well feel free to do so! You would purchase a ticket for the virtual option online in our shop and I will ensure the link stays live for a few weeks so everyone has time to watch it!
