What's New!

Hello Everyone,
This week has been so busy! We had a great set of classes next weekend and I'm already ready for this Friday and Saturday. Miss Emily has successfully rearranged her work schedule and will join us for class each Saturday morning, so we can look forward to seeing her this weekend. Emily and I have danced together for many many years, and it will be great to teach together for Rince na Sidhe! As I mentioned in the Fall Kickoff Class, Emily is an accomplished ballerina, so if anyone would be interested in a ballet class, let me know so we can consider adding it to the schedule. Ballet technique is a great supplement to what we learn in Irish dance class.

The most important order of business right now are DANCE SHOES! As I mentioned on Saturday, there is a wonderful shop around the corner from classes at St. Boniface called Marianne's Consignments. She is an Irish Dancer herself, and also has children who Irish dance. Her shop is well-stocked with lightly used Irish dance shoes for a great price. Buying used shoes is a great idea, especially for the hardshoes, which are extremely difficult to break in when brand new. Please follow the link on the right to the Rochester Consignment main website, and scroll down until you find Marianne's. There is a lovely picture of a Trinity Irish Dancer, as well as a map of her location. She is open on Saturdays at 11AM! I would like everyone to have softshoes (ghillies) by nextweek, and hardshoes by the beginning of October!

As previously mentioned, we're working on the PARENT'S MANUAL for everyone to have, and when it's finished, I'll post the entire document on the blog. This will provide everyone with an easy place to go for school policies, information, etc. If anyone can think of details to add to the manual, let me know!

As always, thanks for being so great! We'll see you all on Saturday. Check out the dancer and parents of the week at the bottom of this page!

Mary