Nora Pickett Irish Dance Academy: $99 for Half-Day or $169 for Full-Day Summer Camp from August 15 – 19, 2016 (Up to 50% Off)

Nora Pickett Irish Dance Academy

Today’s Groupon Vancouver Daily Deal of the Day: Nora Pickett Irish Dance Academy: $99 for Half-Day or $169 for Full-Day Summer Camp from August 15 – 19, 2016 (Up to 50% Off)

Buy now for only $
99
Value $199
Discount Up to 50% Off
Save $100

With today’s Groupon great deal to Nora Pickett Irish Dance Academy, for only $99, you can get Half-Day or $169 for Full-Day Summer Camp from August 15 – 19, 2016! That’s a saving up to 50% Off! You may buy 1 voucher for yourself and 1 as gifts & the Promotional value expires Aug 16, 2016.

Choose Between Two Options:

  • C$99 for five days of half-day summer camp from August 15 — 19, 2016 (C$199 value)
  • C$169 for five days of full-day summer camp includes art, yoga, and rock climbing from August 15 — 19, 2016 (C$309 value)

View the registration form for additional information. Half-day camp is valid for ages 5 — 12 years and full-day camp is valid for ages 6 — 16 years.

This is a limited time offer while quantities last so don’t miss out!

Click here to buy now or for more details about the deal.

In a Nutshell
Full- and half-day camps filled with fun activities including Irish dancing, yoga, art projects, and outdoor activities

The Fine Print
Promotional value expires Aug 16, 2016. Amount paid never expires. Registration required. Subject to availability. Limit 1 per person, may buy 1 additional as gift. Valid only for option purchased. Half-day valid for ages 5 — 12 years and full-day valid for ages 6 — 16 years. Merchant is solely responsible to purchasers for the care and quality of the advertised goods and services.

Nora Pickett Irish Dance Academy
http://www.eireborn.net/
105 Bowser Avenue
North Vancouver, BC V7P 3H1
+16042905323

Irish Step Dance: Watch the Feet
Prepare for your first class with Groupon’s brief look at the long tradition of Irish dance.

Though taut and still from the waist up, the ankles flash and toes feverishly tap to the jovial rhythm of Celtic music. This is the style that Riverdance and Lord of the Dance brought to the world stage in the 1990s, and while it’s not the only Irish dance tradition, it’s probably the flashiest. The step in Irish step dancing refers to an eight-bar segment of music—part of a jig, reel, or hornpipe—which dictates the kinds of moves available to the performer. Rather than artistic interpretation, step-dancing competitions through the ages have tended to reward control, precision, and an encyclopedic knowledge of different steps.

Carrying the Beat

Many of these standards have been passed down from enigmatic figures known as the dance masters. Starting in the mid-18th century, these men would travel from village to village, earning their room and board with local families by teaching the children to dance. Regional styles could vary widely—some prizing nearly silent steps, others explosive sound—but eventually the Gaelic League, founded in 1893 to revive traditional Irish culture and language, standardized things a bit. It created An Coimisiún le Rincí Gaelacha (the Irish Dancing Commission) in 1930, which established rules for competitions and continues to operate today.

Bonus Points

Step dancers often confine their feet to about one square yard. Helen Brennan’s The Story of Irish Dance collects stories of dancers flaunting their skills by dancing amid a tight grid of sticks or even around a fiddle placed on the floor by a trusting musician.
Another popular Irish dance form, ceili, is performed by groups of couples. Though their moves are coordinated, the form is much more forgiving than step dance.

Click here to buy now or for more information about the deal. Don’t miss out!