Irish Dance: Las Vegas

Adult Program Coming back in March 2022!  Baby Steps is not on our Spring Schedule.

Scoil Rince Ni Riada (Skoal Reen-ka Knee Ree-uh-duh) Irish Dance: Las Vegas was founded in 2013 by director, Tara Reid ADCRG,  and is open for students of all ages and skill levels. We offer beginner through championship solo classes, beginner and advanced ceili/performance classes for dancers ages 5-adult. We’re back to in person classes.  Dancers learn in a fun and energetic environment and the concepts and skills that our dancers learn can be applied throughout their lives. Our classes are taught by an experienced and fabulous home grown staff of a certified adjudicator, certified teachers and teachers studying for certification. We have a TA program that helps to connect and bond our up and comers with our advanced dancers. 

Our competitive solo and team dancers have placed in the top 10 at our regional qualifiers and have qualified for the National and World Championships!

Sunday

Monday

Championship

3:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Monday 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Invite Only Class. Dancers must achieve Preliminary Championship status in competition or must be of that level if not competitive before moving up into this class. Dancers are prepped for the highest level of competition and performance and teaching and must be dedicated. 

By
Miss Tara and Miss Victoria

Senior Ceili and Performance

5:00 pm – 6:15 pm

Monday 5:00 pm – 6:15 pm

This class is invite only and it builds off of the skills learned in Junior Ceili.

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By
Miss Tara and Miss Brittney

Fit4Dance

6:15 pm – 6:30 pm

Monday 6:15 pm – 6:30 pm

This is a class for our upper levels and it’s a 15-30 minute workout. Workouts will range from hiit, to yoga, to stretching to dance fit. 

By
Miss Tara and Miss Brittney

Novice/Prizewinner

6:30 pm – 8:00 pm

Monday 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm

Novice Prizewinner is a joint level before Championship. This class is championship prep and dancers will not move up into this level without commitment and hard work. This is an invite only class that does not necessarily correlate with competition levels or success. 

Dancers in this class will build on what they learned in Intermediate. They will take on more complicated rhythms and drills and learn steps that are harder in difficulty, both in step and in technique. This is a Championship prep class. 

By
Miss Tara and Miss Brittney

Tuesday

Advanced Beginner

5:00 pm – 6:30 pm

Tuesday 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm

Dancers have completed their first year of dance and/or have finished the first 3/4 soft-shoe dances. 

In advanced beginner, dancers will strengthen those dances. They will also begin “hard shoe,” which is like an Irish tap shoe. They will first learn how to walk and move in them and will learn the basics that will help to set up the dances they will learn. 

Class Info:

Tuesdays at the Studio 5:00-6:30pm

Wednesdays at the Studio 6:15-7:15pm

By
Miss Brittney

Intermediate/Intro to Novice

6:30 pm – 8:00 pm

Tuesday 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm

Introduction into more advanced material. Advanced beginner dances have been learned and practiced. Slow Hard shoe dances and harder drill sets introduced. Soft shoe material increases in difficulty making movements bigger.

By
Miss Brittney

Wednesday

Beginner

5:00 pm – 5:45 pm

Wednesday 5:00 pm – 5:45 pm

Dancers in this class are new to Irish dance! They will learn how to identify and count music, the very building blocks of Irish dance and they will put those together to form their first steps. Irish dance is composed of steps that are done on the right and then repeated on the left.  They will learn their first 3/4 dances in this level before they can move up. 

Dancers move at their own pace and should  not compare their learning style or speed of pickup to anyone else. We move dancers up at the end of the year if they are ready. Many dancers need more time, and a few dancers need less. We want to make sure the dancer is going up into the next level strong and ready to handle it with a good foundation and understanding of the basics. 

 

Class Info: Studio Location Wednesdays 5:00-5:45 pm

                     Grace Valley Church Fridays 5:30-6:15pm

By
Miss Brittney and Miss Nicole

Junior Ceili and Performance

5:45 pm – 6:15 pm

Wednesday 5:45 pm – 6:15 pm

Junior Ceili is the introductory team class at Scoil Rince Ni Riada. Dancers in this class will be invited to join once they have grasped the basic steps needed for this class. Team footwork, arms, patterns and teamwork are taught in this class. Dancers will remain in Junior Ceili until invited to the Senior Ceili Team. Dancers in this class do not need to be competitive but we believe that competition and performance do teach our dancers a lot of really important life skills. 

By
Miss Nicole

Advanced Beginner

6:15 pm – 7:45 pm

Wednesday 6:15 pm – 7:45 pm

Dancers have completed their first year of dance and/or have finished the first 3/4 soft-shoe dances. 

In advanced beginner, dancers will strengthen those dances. They will also begin “hard shoe,” which is like an Irish tap shoe. They will first learn how to walk and move in them and will learn the basics that will help to set up the dances they will learn. 

Class Info:

Tuesdays at the Studio 5:00-6:30pm

Wednesdays at the Studio 6:15-7:15pm

By
Miss Nicole

Thursday

Championship

3:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Thursday 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Invite Only Class. Dancers must achieve Preliminary Championship status in competition or must be of that level if not competitive before moving up into this class. Dancers are prepped for the highest level of competition and performance and teaching and must be dedicated. 

By
Miss Tara

Senior Ceili and Performance

5:00 pm – 6:15 pm

Thursday 5:00 pm – 6:15 pm

This class is invite only and it builds off of the skills learned in Junior Ceili.

Visit official page

By
Miss Tara

Fit4Dance

6:15 pm – 6:30 pm

Thursday 6:15 pm – 6:30 pm

This is a class for our upper levels and it’s a 15-30 minute workout. Workouts will range from hiit, to yoga, to stretching to dance fit. 

By
Miss Tara

Novice/Prizewinner

6:30 pm – 8:00 pm

Thursday 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm

Novice Prizewinner is a joint level before Championship. This class is championship prep and dancers will not move up into this level without commitment and hard work. This is an invite only class that does not necessarily correlate with competition levels or success. 

Dancers in this class will build on what they learned in Intermediate. They will take on more complicated rhythms and drills and learn steps that are harder in difficulty, both in step and in technique. This is a Championship prep class. 

By
Miss Tara and Miss Victoria

Friday

Combo Intermediate-Championship

3:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Friday 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Combo class Intermediate level to Championship level class.

High level class. Invite only. 

By
Miss Tara

Junior Ceili and Performance

5:00 pm – 5:30 pm

Friday 5:00 pm – 5:30 pm

Junior Ceili is the introductory team class at Scoil Rince Ni Riada. Dancers in this class will be invited to join once they have grasped the basic steps needed for this class. Team footwork, arms, patterns and teamwork are taught in this class. Dancers will remain in Junior Ceili until invited to the Senior Ceili Team. Dancers in this class do not need to be competitive but we believe that competition and performance do teach our dancers a lot of really important life skills. 

By
Miss Tara

Beginner

5:30 pm – 6:15 pm

Friday 5:30 pm – 6:15 pm

Dancers in this class are new to Irish dance! They will learn how to identify and count music, the very building blocks of Irish dance and they will put those together to form their first steps. Irish dance is composed of steps that are done on the right and then repeated on the left.  They will learn their first 3/4 dances in this level before they can move up. 

Dancers move at their own pace and should  not compare their learning style or speed of pickup to anyone else. We move dancers up at the end of the year if they are ready. Many dancers need more time, and a few dancers need less. We want to make sure the dancer is going up into the next level strong and ready to handle it with a good foundation and understanding of the basics. 

 

Class Info: Studio Location Wednesdays 5:00-5:45 pm

                     Grace Valley Church Fridays 5:30-6:15pm

By
Miss Tara

Advanced Beginner

6:15 pm – 7:00 pm

Friday 6:15 pm – 7:00 pm

Dancers have completed their first year of dance and/or have finished the first 3/4 soft-shoe dances. 

In advanced beginner, dancers will strengthen those dances. They will also begin “hard shoe,” which is like an Irish tap shoe. They will first learn how to walk and move in them and will learn the basics that will help to set up the dances they will learn. 

Class Info:

Tuesdays at the Studio 5:00-6:30pm

Wednesdays at the Studio 6:15-7:15pm

By
Miss Tara

Saturday

Private Lessons/Studio Rentals

2:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Saturday 2:00 pm – 6:00 pm

The space between 8am and 2pm at our Studio location is open to private lessons and/or studio rentals by appointment only. You can sign up for available times via the sign up genius. If any times accidentally overlap, the first booking will retain the appointment. 

Must pay in full PRIOR to the rental or private lesson and cancellations 24 hours or less will not be granted a refund. 

*For private lessons: The time booked is the time for the lesson. If the dancer is late, the lesson still ends at the agreed upon time unless there is no class or booking afterwards and the teacher is willing and able to stay. It is at their discretion and we ask that  you respect their time. If, for whatever reason, the teacher is late, the lesson will extend in order to give the dancer their full time or they will make up for it at a later date. 

*For the studio rental. We are offering a major discount at $12/hour for the rental until August 1st. Studio rentals will go back to normal pricing after. 

Payment is through our Venmo. 

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Ceili dances are social dances that have been passed down the generations-some of them from 1500 AD! They range from groups of 4 dancers to 16 and are danced at social functions as well as at competitions and are danced the world over. We have fun getting our dance parents and members of the public up for these dances at our parties and performances. I think they are surprised by how easy and fun it is to partake in these dances. Our Under 15 girls four hand placed 12th and our Under 12 girls four hand placed 10th at our Regionals this past November. They, and the rest of our competition teams are starting to place quite well at competition.

Our performance team has performed all over the valley and beyond, from parades and festivals, to weddings and corporate events, to The Smith Center with The Chieftans and the Henderson Pavilion with The High Kings and Solas! We have an annual tour where we perform for assisted living facilities, schools, and hospitals. This day(s) is often the most rewarding of all of our yearly performances. 

Scoil Rince Ni Riada Irish Dance: Las Vegas aims to take every student where they desire to go- whether it be for fun and exercise, performance, competition, or all of the above. We are a big family here, and we work to build each other up to be the best we can be and to achieve any goals that we set. If you believe, you CAN achieve! Our support system is second to none. Join us!

*Scoil Rince Ni Riada is certified with An Coimisiun le Rinci Gaelacha in Dublin, as well as IDTANA and Western Region Irish Dance Teachers Association.