Gaeilge do Rinceoirí - Irish for Dancers
Dates: Wednesdays
Time: 7:30 PM –8:30 PM PST
Location: Online
Tuition: $60 – 4 weeks recurring
Who: Irish Dancers interested in learning Irish
Taught by fellow dancer, experienced teacher, Irish native
Online Group Class via Zoom
Class handouts & Worksheets
Mp3 recordings
Quizlet Links
Level A1 Irish language class geared specifically for Irish Dancers.
The series follows the Level A1 syllabus of TEG (Teastas Eorpach na Gaeilge) and the CEFR (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages). TEG is an internationally recognized Irish Language Proficiency examination that assesses candidates’ skills in reading, writing, listening, and conversation.
CLRG Irish for Grades 1-6 Children/Adults
(basic greetings, introductions, names of dances they are learning, saying goodbye, days of the week, months of the year, counting, colors)
Solo dances – Reel, Jig, Double Jig, Slip Jig, Single Jig, Hornpipe, Light Jig, Set Dance
40 Set Dances
30 Céilí Dances in Ár Rincí Céilí
Dance vocabulary
Céili dance movements (106)
Everyday phrases
Useful phrases
Questions: IrishDanceOahu@gmail.com
Topaic 1: Ag bualadh le daoine – Meeting People
Topaic 2: Cúlra agus áit chónaithe – Background and Place of Residence
Topaic 3: An teaghlach – The Household/Family
Topaic 4: An teach agus loistin – The House and Accommodations
Topaic 5: Caitheamh aimsire – Pass Times
Topaic 6: An saol laethuil – Daily Life
Topaic 7: Buanna agus scileanna – Talents and Skills
Topaic 8: Cúrsaí oibre – Work Matters
Topaic 9: Bia agus deoch – Food and Drink
Topaic 10: Tinneas agus gortuithe – Ilness and Injuries
Topaic 11: Éadaí agus siopadóireacht – Clothes and Shopping
Topaic 12: Laethanta saoire agus taisteal – Holidays and Travel
Topaic 13: Orduithe - Orders
Topaic 14: Ag déanamh socruithe – Making Arrangements
“If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his own language, that goes to his heart.”
Nelson Mandela