Scoil Ard Rince: Celebrating 20 years as one of Queensland’s largest Irish Dancing Schools
Whether you’re a beginner, intermediate or open Irish dancer Scoil Ard Rince is a wonderful choice for your daughter or son. Our school is one of the largest Irish dancing schools in Brisbane and we hold classes on the north and south side of Brisbane. Our dancers regularly compete at monthly feises, State, Australian and World Championships and enjoy great success in both solo and team events.
Our dancers have gone on to join well known Irish dancing shows like Riverdance, Gaelforce Dance and Dance of Desire traveling the world. Our dancers perform across South East Queensland and are available for hire for your next event. So if you’re looking to enrol in Irish dancing in Brisbane or would like Scoil Ard Rince to perform at your next event contact Breeda, Christine or Bridget today.
Latest News
Scoil Ard Rince is expanding to Nambour!
We’re proud to announce that Scoil Ard Rince will now will be offering classes in Nambour. Classes will be held at Embody Performing Arts, Howard Street, Nambour starting early in 2012. Stay tuned for more details!
2012 enrolments are now open
Thinking of enrolling your son or daughter at Scoil Ard Rince? We are now open for 2012 enrolments. But be quick as spots are limited.
Contact Breeda Peirce on (07) 3204 1862 to enrol your child today!
Christmas Concert tickets released
Online tickets for Scoil Ard Rince’s Christmas Concert ‘Celtic Memories’ on Friday December 2nd have just been released and are selling fast.
Get your today before they sell out at www.redcliffeculturalcentre.com.au/book-tickets
Scoil Ard Rince wins 8 Flora Lynagh Medals & Gold Medal
We’re proud to announce that eight of our talented dancers have won a Flora Lynagh medal.
Huge congrats to Caitlin, Isabelle, Jasmine, Ellen, Sharnae, Amy, Maddie and Celia on bronze medals and also to Celia for winning the ‘best in show’ – the gold medal.
To win a Flora Lynagh medal is a huge achievement as dancers are rewarded for their commitment over the year and are considered the ‘best and fairest’ in their age group in Queensland.
Well done guys! An amazing end to another fantastic year.
Scoil Ard Rince wins at the 2011 National Championships
Congratulations to all dancers on the wonderful results at the recent National Championships at the Gold Coast.
Special congrats to our champions and top 5 placing dancers. One solo champion and 3 team champions, we did Queensland proud as only one other dancer in Qld won a title and we were the only school to win team titles.
Chloe Peirce 13 year girls Australian Champion – 5th solo title in seven years which is a huge achievement.
Amy Von Gneisenau – 2nd in the 15 year girls, third year in a row as runner up which is also an amazing achievement.
Declan Carr – 2nd in the 11 year boys, well done Declan.
Liam Sheils – 3rd in the senior men, an absolutely fabulous competition
Madelyn Burke – 4th in the 16 year girls – we had all our 6 dancers in that section placed which not only shows the standard of dancing but is also a reflection of the sportsmanship and support within the class.
Three team National titles which is fantastic…
Under 16 girls 8 hand, Sharnae Harris, Chloe Peirce, Erin Pedersen, Caitlin Gray, Cienna Jewell, Amy Von Gneisenau, Lauren Von Gneisenau and Maggie Hawkins.
Under 19 girls 8 hand, – Madelyn Burke, Roisin Rafferty, Molly Rafferty, Hannah King, Blaze Montgomery, Shona Clark, Tenealer Ryder and Eden Geary.
Under 16 2 hand Choreography – Sharnae Harris and Chloe Peirce.
Photos to come soon!
ReelFit is coming to the Sunshine Coast!
The wait is finally over! The highly anticipated ReelFit is coming to the Sunshine Coast!
Tuesday nights in Maroochydore start September 6 and run from 7:30-8:30pm at Maroochydore Dance & Cheerleading, Corner Beach Road & Duporth Avenue. Click here for map.
Always wanted to try Irish dancing? Looking for new way to get fit and have fun? Try ReelFit – we promise you’ll have a blast!
ReelFit is a Irish dancing class dedicated to teaching the basic solo and ceili dances in a fun environment. Our older students and parents love them!
Classes are $10 each and no bookings required.
For more info visit www.reelfit.com and keep up to date on Facebook: www.facebook.com/reelfit.
ReelFit is coming to Brisbane!
The wait is finally over! The highly anticipated ReelFit is coming to Brisbane!
Wednesday nights in Bulimba start September 7 and run from 7:30-8:30pm at Bulimba Junior Rugby Club, Bulimba Street (off Oxford Street). Click here for map.
Always wanted to try Irish dancing? Looking for new way to get fit and have fun? Try ReelFit – we promise you’ll have a blast!
ReelFit is a Irish dancing class dedicated to teaching the basic solo and ceili dances in a fun environment. Our older students and parents love them!
Classes are $10 each and no bookings required.
For more info visit www.reelfit.com and keep up to date on Facebook: www.facebook.com/reelfit.
FREE Open Day Saturday 20 August 10am-12pm
Scoil Ard Rince is expanding and to celebrate we’re hosting a free open day this Saturday at Maroochydore Dance & Cheerleading, Corner Beach Road & Duporth Avenue.
Want to learn Irish dancing? Come along and try it out for free. Don’t forget to bring your friends!
No bookings required, all ages welcome.
Maroochydore classes will officially begin on Saturday 10 September after the school holiday break.
Contact Breeda Peirce on (07) 3204 1862 for more info.
Sponsor the 2011 National Championships
Parents and friends of Irish dancing, we are looking for sponsors and advertisers for our premier event, our Australian Irish Dancing National Championships at the Gold Coast during September 2011. Very generous rates and a number of options are available.
For further details and information on sponsorship visit our website: www.aidainc.com or contact Cathy Crocker and Breeda Peirce at goldcoast2011@aidainc.com. Advertising deadline is July 31 so be quick or you’ll miss out!
New AIDA website launched
The AIDA website (Australian Irish Dancing Association) is now up and running and well worth a look. There’s plenty of info about upcoming competitions and the National Championships held on the Gold Coast this year in September.
Success for Scoil Ard Rince at the 2011 Irish Dancing World Championships
All of the hard work and determination has paid off for the Scoil Ard Rince dancers who competed at the 2011 Irish Dancing World Championships in Dublin last week.
All dancers performed very well in outstanding levels of competition but huge congrats must go to Chloe Peirce and Celia Shawcross who made it into the recall rounds and placed so highly; Chloe recalled and placed 38th out of 168 in the 13-14 years and Celia placed 25th out of 93 in the 19-20 years. Declan Carr, Ellen Rafferty, Roisin Rafferty, Molly Rafferty and Katie Maloney also danced superbly, with over 150 competitors in each section!
Getting to qualify to the World Championships is in itself an honour and to bring home some medals is absolutely amazing – well done guys!
Chloe also had the honour of meeting the Irish President at the opening ceremony and had her photo taken with the president along with representative dancers from other countries.
Check out the pics in the gallery and see some of the girls’ beautiful new dresses!
We cannot wait for Jig the film
JIG is the remarkable story of the fortieth Irish Dancing World Championships, held in March 2010 in Glasgow. Three thousand dancers, their families and teachers from around the globe descend upon Glasgow for one drama filled week. Clad in wigs, make up, fake tan, diamantes and dresses costing thousands of pounds they compete for the coveted world titles. See the trailer
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