Irish Dance for all in Melbourne's west

Irish Dancing Classes

 

 

New, vibrant & exciting, experience irish dance with a

simple system making learning clear & easy for all.

 

Children can develop at their own pace in our classes, making life-long friends & enjoying learning irish cultural dances whilst they grow their knowledge & begin learning brilliant basics! 

Embracing the idea that anyone interested in irish dance should be able to have access to terrrific training, both traditional & with workshops to access to new teaching concepts, we have brought a new irish dance teaching system to Melbourne. Artz Collective become part of global organisation, WIDA, the World Irish Dance Association. WIDA was established in 2004 and now has membership in over 20 countries. W.I.D.A. aim is to encourage those who have an interest or a history in Irish Dance to assist in teaching the next generation of teachers & dancers - luckily for us here in Australia so far from the world organising body, no matter where that may be in the world.

This way of teaching allows students to move up through their levels & progress along through an easy to follow system, not reliant on children competing in competitions to "grade out" of their current class, and regardless of their financial background.  

Students can easily elect to do grade exams to move up through their levels, or competitions, or both! Our students have opportunities to dance at events in Melbourne & at local displays. Forget what you've seen on TV about expensive dresses, fake tan & outrageous bouncing wigs! Here at Artz Collective, Altona North's only Irish dance school, competitions are completely optional & a simple class uniform is all that's required to participate in all of the above!

From our tiny preschoolers to our adult students, all ages are welcome at the Artz Collective, as we actively encourage everyone to have a go. Whether you are dancing for fun, for fitness or just a way to meet new faces, we know you will love being a part of our dynamic & friendly irish dance family.

Irish Dance Class times:

Preshoolers Jiving Juniors Jump 2,3: Wednesdays 4:00pm - 5:00pm & Saturdays 9:30am - 10:30am

Beginners 5-7yrs Wednesdays 5:15pm - 6:15pm

Beginners - Primary / Intermediate 7-12yrs: Tuesdays 7:15pm - 8:15pm & Wednesdays 6:30pm - 7:30pm 

Adult Beginners Wednesdays 7:30pm - 8:45pm

Body Dynamics (Strengthening, Flexibility & Conditioning): Saturdays 11:30am - 12:15pm

Artz Collective recommends all our irish dancers do at least one Ballet class per week to strengthen their core postural muscles & improve their foot usage in all fo their tricky footwork!

Grade 2 Ballet 7-10yrs: Wednesdays 5:00pm - 6:00pm

Grade 3/4 Ballet 9-12yrs: Thursdays 5:45pm - 6:45pm

Pre-Primary Ballet 5-7yrs: Saturday 11:30am - 12:30pm

Grade 1 Ballet 6-9yrs: Saturday 12:30am - 1:30pm

Ballet Extention: Saturday 9:00am - 10:00am (must have ballet experience) 

Adults Ballet Classes:

Mondays 6:30pm - 7:30pm Absolute Beginners Basic Starter Class

Saturdays 10:00am - 11:00am Beginners "Next Steps" Ballet Class

Thursdays 7:30pm - 8:30pm Adult Ballet Barre & Centre

Tap Dance is also terrific for developing better Hard shoe (or Jig Shoe) dancing at a faster pace than simply irish dance lessons alone,  for both young & not-so-young dancers!

Find the Tap Dance Class to Match Your irish Dance Class:

Thursday 4:15pm - 5:00pm Tap Dance Basics for Beginners

Thursday 5:00pm - 5:45pm Tap Dance Higher Preliminary Levels

Saturdays 9:30am - 10:00am Tap Dance Beginners for 6yrs & Under

Tuesday 6:30pm - 7:30pm Adults Tap Dance Beginners

Tuesday 7:30pm - 8:30pm Adults Tap Dance Intermediate - Pre-Advanced 

Questions? Give us a call or shoot us a quick email.