Congratulations to the Niall O’Leary School of Irish Dance mixed 8-hand adults team:North American Champions 2023 & Regional champions 2014-2023!
Celebrating 25 years!
Now enrolling for year-round Irish Dance Classes for ChildrenAND Adults!
IN-PERSON, HYBRID, ZOOM & VIDEO classes…
NEW and RETURNING students all welcome!
• NYC Winter 2024 Classes click here!
•PhiladelphiaWinter 2024Classes click here!
or go straight to the sign-up page:
nialloleary.com/school/learnirishdance
So you think you can Irish dance?
We can actually show you how to!
Classes in-person in New York, Pennsylvania, Florida, Mississippi, Mexico, and on Zoom and by Video worldwide!
Who are we?
The Niall O’Leary School of Irish Dance is a community of dancers of all kinds of backgrounds, ethnicities, beliefs, who have ONE thing in common:
We all LOVE Irish dance!
We are inclusive, diverse, non-political, non-denominational, and welcoming to all!
Who is Niall O’Leary?
Niall O’Leary TCRG, ADCRG is from Dublin Ireland. A former All-Ireland and World Champion, he founded the Niall O’Leary School of Irish Dance in Dublin in 1995, in New YorkCity in 1996, in Florida in 2007, and Mexico 2012. The School is currently the largest in New York City!
What do we do?
Our core mission is to teach excellence in Irish dance:
But we teach much more than Irish dance:
We also impart the following:
Leadership • Confidence • Critical thinking • Teamwork • Adaptability • Problem-solving
Mindset training • Goal-setting • Commitment • Deportment • Etiquette • Respect • Loyalty
Classes are offered all year round for children and adults at all levels: from beginner to championship in solo step dancing, ceili team dancing and dance drama. Private classes and Workshops are also offered.
What is our passion?
We are passionate about Irish Dance!
Teaching, choreographing, innovating, perfecting…
Teaching difficult skills and perfecting them
Choreographing new dances, new combinations, new moves…’
Innovating both within and outside the tradition: we are at the cutting edge of Irish dance
Perfecting steps, moves, sequences to maximize the dancer’s performance on the day
What is our mission?
Spreading our love of Irish dance!
What is our vibe?
We have fun, but we also take dance seriously
Welcoming • Encouraging • Nurturing
with a focus on:
Technique • Style • Precision • Exactitude
What are our goals?
To train dancers of all ages to achieve a high proficiency in the art of Irish Dance… and to impart our LOVE of Irish Dance, our PASSION and our ENERGY to everyone!
What have we achieved?
Our adults mixed 8-hand ceili team are the current North American Champions
Our adults mixed 8-hand ceili team have been undefeated Mid-Atlantic Region Champions for the last ten years
Our Dance Drama team has placed at the World Championships\
The school also performs annually in the New York City St. Patrick’s Day Parade, Carnegie Hall, Radio City Music Hall, the Jacob Javits Center and the New York City Irish Dance Festival. We also performed at the NY Supreme Court for Unity & Diversity Day 2019.
The first ever dancer from the continent of Africa in the World Irish Dance Championships was one of our students
We run an Irish Dance Festival in NYC!
We ran a feis in NYC for five years
We currently run a Feis (competitive festival) on the Mississippi coast
What do our students think of our classes?
Here’s what two former students had to say:
“It’s so wonderful to hear that the dancing is still going strong. Those were such special times for me. In fact, I recently stumbled upon some old tapes of myself dancing as a child, and it brought back so many fond memories. Your classes had a lasting impact on me, and I’m grateful for the foundation you provided.”
Kara W., NYC
“I’m an Irish dancer at heart. Those were some of the happiest years of my life.”
Natalia C., formerly of Hell’s Kitchen NYC, now living in Belgium.
Why do we want you?!
You already have a passion for Irish dance? Great…we want to help you grow it!
You are just curious and are wondering if this is something you could be good at?
Try it, and allow us to share our passion, our skills, and our LOVE of Irish dance with YOU!
Dancing is tiring, challenging, emotionally draining, but it is also so exhilarating and so much fun!
Why should you want us?!
We can impress you by doing a performance, but let us wow you by teaching you how to do our moves!
Learn from the source…
Learn from the best…
Niall O’Leary TCRG, ADCRG!
Click here to sign-up!
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