Students learn the traditional Irish dance music taught in the traditional Irish way. This method has stood the test of time in Ireland and we find it works very well for us.
Irish step dancing and set dancing taught the way it was taught in Ireland, with respect for the Irish culture and for the fun of the dance itself.
Classes in the Irish language, the oldest vernacular in Europe, Cooking and Irish crafts like knitting and crochet, Singing and poetry too.
October 3 First week of the semester
October 19 SLIA Annual General Meeting at 7pm. We will share photos of the FLeadh. Bring yours too, so we can share back and forth.
We will discuss the Midwest Fleadh here in St. Louis. We will need many volunteers for our Fleadh on May 12, 13, and 14th.
October 31 NO CLASS Halloween! Enjoy and be safe!
November 5th Performance at Soulard School
December 16th Performance at Our Lady Queen and Mother
Our school is in the Immaculate Conception Building at 2934 Marshall Ave. It's at the crossroads of Marshall and Anna, near the Schlafly Brewery in Maplewood.
Our director is Mrs. Helen Gannon, from Limerick in Ireland. We teach Irish music, dance, song, language, lilting and more. We absolutely love what we do, and it shows. Many of our teachers are themselves world champions. Just this summer, we brought a group of students to Ireland for the All Ireland Fleadh Cheoil in Ennis and our students represented St. Louis very well. You would have been proud to see them!
We are JUST home from an amazing trip to the Emerald Isle. We brought a large group of students and their parents and we had an amazing time. We toured around a little, visiting Bunratty Castle, the Burren, Ennis, Lahinch. We travelled to Dublin to play a concert for the US Ambassador to Ireland and the kids got to have tea with him. We headed south to the Rock of Cashel, watched an amazing concert by Brú Ború and stayed for a session with the members of Brú Ború.
September 4th Fundraiser at Riley's Pub We start the day with an Irish breakfast that transitions into a BBQ; SLIA students and teachers play music throughout the day.
The 2017 Midwest Fleadh Cheoil will come back to St. Louis for one year. We will host it on the weekend of May 12th at the BALLPARK HILTON HOTEL in downtown St. Louis.
