24th Annual NYC Irish Dance Festival #NYCIDF25Curated by Festival Director Niall O’Leary TCRG, ADCRG Sunday May 4, 202512noon-6pmRain or Shine!
Other fun dance events to look forward to in 2025: Sunday May 13: BZH Interceltic Festival bzh-ny.org Saturday June 2: NYC Multicultural Festival multiculturalfestival.nyc Performance by the Niall O’Leary School of Irish Dance Check out our Presenting Partner:  Founded in 1973, The Irish Business Organization of New York continues to lead the way in terms of business networking. For five decades, the IBO has created vibrant networks across the tri-state area supporting, guiding and enlightening waves of Irish and Irish American business leaders. The IBO provides a forum for Irish and Irish-American businesspeople and their friends and colleagues. Through its regular networking meetings, the IBO holds more than 25 events a year including monthly evening events, monthly business breakfasts and other member events such as marching in the NYC St. Patrick’s Day parade, a summer party, and a special holiday gathering. The IBO is also a partner in the Graduate Gateway, an initiative designed to support professional graduate visa holders from Ireland find employment opportunities in New York.
Pier I on the Hudson River, end of West 70th Street, westside of Manhattan (enter at 68th Street) LIVE Irish dance and music, with talks, performances, workshops, and general excitement! This annual celebration of Irish dance features traditional and contemporary Irish dance from notable professional and student talent from around the region. Audiences can immerse themselves in Irish arts and culture with participatory workshops, music sessions, Irish language conversations, and social dancing for all ages, among many other offerings. The evening ends with a lively céilí for all, with live music!
Info from the 2024 NYC Irish Dance Festival announcement: featuring: Niall O’Leary Irish Dance Troupe Contemporary Irish Dance Darrah Carr Dance ModErin: Modern Dance meets Irish Dance Kahiry Bess Tap and Irish Dance Niall O’Leary School of Irish Dance Traditional Irish Dance with special guest performance by: The McGough Academy of Irish Dance, featuring former North American Champion Christina Wiltz LIVE music by: Dan Foster (fiddle) Colin Forhan (guitar, banjo) and Kieran McCarthy Fell (flute, whistle) Niall O’Leary (accordion, spoons) No cover charge…All Welcome! Thank you to our presenting partners: NYC Parks Dept Summer on the Hudson The Irish Business Organization of NY Killoran-Clancy-Whelan branch of Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Eireann Manhattan branch of Conradh na Gaeilge Program: MAIN STAGE: 12 noon Stretching to Music 12.30pm Social Dancing Hour: learn some easy Irish group dances! 1.30pm Ceili Beag: a burst of fast social dancing with LIVE music! 2pm Niall O’Leary School of Irish Dance Performance Classes for children and adults in NYC, Philadelphia, and beyond! 2.30pm Celtic Tap Improv Masterclass w/ Niall O’Leary Learn a percussive improvisational dance using elements of Irish AND Tap footwork! Improvising AND lifting your legs! 3.30pm Special guest performance: The McGough Academy of Irish Dance, featuring former North American Champion Christina Wiltz 4pm Ceili Mór cuid a haon part one with live music: everyone out on the dance floor! Sos Beag: a short break from the Ceili Mor for a performance by 4.30pm Darrah Carr Dance performance ModErin: Modern Dance meets Irish Dance 5pm Ceili Mór cuid a dó part two with live music: everyone out on the dance floor! 5.30pm Niall O’Leary Irish Dance Troupe performance Professional Irish dance performances at weddings, parties, corporate events 6pm end Other special activities around the Pier: 3pm Pop-Up Gaeltacht: with special guest Vivienne_in_NYC Vivienne has over 152k followers on TikTok and over 31k followers on Instagram promoting the Irish language! A Pop-Up Gaeltacht is a bilingual conversation in Irish and English hosted by Gaeltacht NYC and the Manhattan branch of Conradh na Gaeilge All welcome to come along and go away with a few new phrases as Gaeilge! 4pm-6pm Trad Music Session and Dance Jam All musicians welcome! A tradition for the whole family to enjoy! This annual celebration of Irish dance features traditional and contemporary Irish dance from notable professional and student talent from around the region. Audiences can immerse themselves in Irish arts and culture with participatory workshops, music sessions, Irish language conversations, and social dancing for all ages, among many other offerings. The evening ends with a lively céilí for all, with live music! No cover charge…All Welcome! Supported by the Irish Arts Center www.irishartscenter.org Will be a fun day, hope you can join us! Niall O’Leary Irish Dance Troupe
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