Jig and a Swig

Improvers+ – Heavy Shoe 💚

This is a 1-hour weekly class for dancers with 2-3 years of experience in heavy shoe Irish dancing. This class is perfect for confident Improvers+ dancers those who are interested in building their skills and confidence in heavy shoe dancing and introducing new intermediate-level rhythms and footwork! The class focuses on heavy shoe Irish dancing and is perfect for those who... • Are very comfortable with the basics of heavy shoe dancing and rhythms (ie. heavy jig / hornpipe / St Patrick's

Intermediate – Heavy Shoe🕺🏾

This is a 1-hour weekly class for Intermediate level dancers with 2-3 years experience in heavy shoe dancing. This class is perfect for those who are interested in practicing intermediate-level choreography and movements and who... • Are very confident with the basics of heavy shoe dancing and rhythms (ie. Improvers heavy jig / Improvers hornpipe / St Patrick's Day / Blackbird / Improvers / treble reel) • Have previous experience in Irish heavy shoe dancing and looking to get back into it • A

Advanced (Relaxed Pace) – Heavy Shoe 🥁

This is a 1-hour weekly class for Intermediate+ and Advanced level dancers with 4+ years experience in heavy shoe dancing. This class is is the perfect bridge between our Intermediate+ and Advanced classes, and we will be recapping and sharing all of the choreography that has been covered in our Advanced class over the past 2 years. It is ideal for dancers who... • Have previously competed in open/prelim level and above • Are advanced dancers and want to ease back into some advanced choreogr

Intermediate+ – Heavy Shoe 💃🏻

This is a 1-hour weekly class for Intermediate+ level dancers with 3 years experience in heavy shoe dancing. It is ideal for dancers who... • Have been consistently Irish dancing for 3+ years or previously competed at Prelim level and above. • Are confident with heavy jig, hornpipe and treble reels rhythms • Are becoming comfortable with heel drops, drums, boxes, clicks and faster trebles • Are currently very confident in our Intermediate classes and want to take on more of a challenge! In t

Advanced – Heavy Shoe 🎶

This is a 1-hour weekly class for Advanced level dancers with 5+ years experience in heavy shoe dancing. It is ideal for dancers who... • Have been consistently Irish dancing for 4 years or previously competed at championship level. • Former professional or dance teachers who just want to do dance for fun! • Are confident with advanced heavy jig, hornpipe and treble reels rhythms • Are already confident with fast drums, heel drops, clicks, trebles and wanting to take on some more complex rhyth

Course: Improvers – Light and Heavy Shoe 🎻

Note: This course has now started and is unavailable to book. Booking for future Improvers courses will open at the end of February. In the meantime we’d love you to join our all ability Ceili classes This is a 12-week course for Improver-level Irish dancers with a 1 year's experience who want to keep learning Irish dancing in a fun and supportive environment! Each class will cover both heavy and light dancing, so you can build your confidence with both! This is perfect for dancers who are

Intermediate – Light Shoe ✨

This is a 1-hour fortnightly class for Intermediate level dancers who are looking to build on their light shoe technique, skills, style and movements over autumn! This class is aimed at Intermediate dancers who are starting to feel more comfortable with a range of light shoe sequences, movements and jumps! Our New Year classes will cover: • Light shoe technique and skills • Reel, Slip Jig and Jig choreography • Show choreography and performance technique You do not need to remember/know any

Course: Improvers – Light and Heavy Shoe 🎻

Note: This course has now started and is unavailable to book. Booking for future Improvers courses will open at the end of February. In the meantime we’d love you to join our all ability ceili classes This is a 12-week course for Improver-level Irish dancers with a 1 year's experience who want to keep learning Irish dancing in a fun and supportive environment! Each class will cover both heavy and light dancing, so you can build your confidence with both! This is perfect for dancers who are

Course: Beginners – Light and Heavy Shoe 💜

Note: This course has now started and is unavailable to book. Booking for future Beginners courses will open at the end of February. In the meantime we’d love you to join our all ability Ceili classes! This is a 12-week course for beginner-level Irish dancers with a few month's experience who want to keep learning Irish dancing in a fun and supportive environment! Each class will cover both heavy and light dancing, so you can build your confidence with both. This is perfect for dancers who.

Course: Improvers – Light and Heavy Shoe – Technique

You can join this class at any time! This is a 8-week summer course for Improver-level Irish dancers with a 1 year-18 month's experience who want to keep learning Irish dancing in a fun and supportive environment! This summer term, we will be focusing on technique, building confidence with different heavy jig rhythms and light shoe technique. Each class will cover both heavy and light dancing, so you can build your confidence with both! This is perfect for dancers who are already confident with the basics of soft shoe dancing (threes, sevens, jumps, rise and grind) and already have a experience with beginners heavy shoe (shuffles/stamps etc). 🕺 Taught by the brilliant Lauren Young and Emma Owens, with assistance from Paul O'Neill. 🍻 This is a social and supportive class followed by a trip to the pub each week! Note: This course is available as a discounted 8-week block booking. A single-ticket option will become available 1 week before the first class if there is still availability.

Intermediate – Light Shoe ✨

This is a 1-hour fortnightly class for Intermediate level dancers who are looking to build on their light shoe technique, skills, style and movements over autumn! This class is aimed at Intermediate dancers who are starting to feel more comfortable with a range of light shoe sequences, movements and jumps! Our Spring classes will cover: • Light shoe technique and skills • Reel, Slip Jig and Jig choreography • Show choreography and performance technique You do not need to remember/know any specific choreography to join! If you'd prefer to build your confidence and skills at a slower pace, we'd recommend our weekly Improvers+ class on Tuesdays in Waterloo. 🎥 Example choreography level: 🗓️ This is a fortnightly class which alternates weekly with the Advanced Light Shoe class. You're very welcome and encouraged to join both if you're a confident Intermediate dancer and up for a challenge in the advanced class! 🕺 Your teacher will be Jessie Leach, former All-Ireland Irish dancing champion and Riverdance cast member. Note: Classes are structured so that people can drop-in and join at any point in a term. PLEASE NOTE THERE IS NO CLASS ON 25TH MAY (BANK HOLIDAY)

Improvers+ Light Shoe 🧡

This is a 1-hour weekly light shoe class for dancers with over 2 years of experience in Irish dancing. This class is perfect for those who are interested in building their skills and confidence in light shoe dancing, and moving on from Improver steps towards Intermediate-level light shoe choreography, in a supportive and fun environment! This term, we will be covering... • Improvers+ Light Shoe Technique • Introduction to some Intermediate skills • Reel, Slip Jig and Single Jig Choreography This is perfect for anyone who is interested in joining the Intermediate light shoe class next year, and wants to build up their confidence and experience, or for anyone who simply enjoys the beauty of light shoe dancing! Not sure if this class is for you? 🎥 This choreography should look totally manageable: 🎥 This choreography should look more challenging, but still possible with some practice! 🕺 Your teacher will be Rachel Duggan, former CRN World Champion 🍻 This is a social and supportive class followed by a trip to the pub each week! Note: We recommend joining every week to build confidence and get the most from classes, however classes are structured so that people can drop-in and join at any point in a term. PLEASE NOTE THERE ARE NO CLASSES W/C 18TH MAY

Advanced – Heavy Shoe 🎶

This is a 1-hour weekly class for Advanced level dancers with 5+ years experience in heavy shoe dancing. It is ideal for dancers who... • Have been consistently Irish dancing for 4 years or previously competed at championship level. • Former professional or dance teachers who just want to do dance for fun! • Are confident with advanced heavy jig, hornpipe and treble reels rhythms • Are already confident with fast drums, heel drops, clicks, trebles and wanting to take on some more complex rhythms and choreography. • The content will be largely be drills, traditional dancing, with some show choreography each term. This term, we will be covering... • Advanced Downfall of Paris Set Dance • Job of Journeywork Molyneux Not sure if this class is for you? 🎥 This choreography should already look totally manageable: 🎥 This choreography should look a little bit more challenging but manageable full speed with some practice: 🕺 Your teacher will be Paige Turilli, former World Champion solo Irish dancer and rhythm queen! 🍻 This is a social and supportive class followed by a trip to the pub in Waterloo each week! Note: We recommend joining every week to build confidence and get the most from classes, however classes are structured so that people can drop-in and join at any point in a term. PLEASE NOTE THERE ARE NO CLASSES W/C 18TH MAY

Beginners – Irish Set Dancing Class – Galway Ceili Club 👯

Join our one-off all-abilities Irish Set Dancing Class with the Galway Ceili Club! Joe - founder of the Galway Ceili Club - will be leading a social set-dancing session suitable for total beginners! He's is coming to London especially to share set dancing with the Jig and. Swig community. Everyone at Jig and a Swig is welcome to join - whether you're a total beginner or have been jigging for years! This is a beginner-level class. You don't need to have done any set or ceili dancing before, we're starting with the very basics and will help each other out! Note: This is a social as much as a class. We've put aside 3 hours so that we can cover the sets at a nice relaxed pace, and will take plenty of breaks. There's no need to dance for the whole thing and we wrap up earlier if we're exhausted! The session will be followed by a social at the iconic Irish pub, Brendan the Navigator, where there'll be a trad session at 7pm, food, drinks and a chance can show off our new moves! About Galway Ceili Club: The club was born from a passion for bringing set dancing out of the shadows and into the heart of Galway’s vibrant social scene. And they’ve succeeded. Locals and visitors alike rave about the energy, connection, and sheer fun these evenings provide. 🎥 🗞️ Read more: See ya on the dance floor! Jessie and Joe x

Improvers+ Light and Heavy Shoe 🇮🇪

This is a weekly 1-hour class for Improvers+ level dancers with 2 years experience in Irish dancing. This class will cover both heavy and light shoe, and is perfect for dancers who are very confident with the basics and looking to build on their skills and learn some new choreography! To join this class you should already feel very confident with... • Light shoe basics (jumps, threes, evens, backs, points, spins) • Heavy shoe basics (shuffles, tips, stamps) You will also feel somewhat comfortable with... • Light shoe moves (points, switches, leaps) • Heavy shoe rhythms (beginners treble reel, heavy jig, hornpipe) This term we will be learning... • Improvers+ Heavy Jig • Improvers+ Slip Jig 🎥 Example Choreography: Heavy Jig: Reel: Whilst we encourage people to join every week to build on skills and steps, you are also welcome to drop-in and join half-way through a term. 🕺 Your teacher will be Jessie Leach, former All-Ireland Irish dancing champion and Riverdance cast member. 🗓️ This course is available as an early-bird discounted block-booking until the first class. 🗓️ Single tickets for specific dates can be purchased. You can purchase a one-off ticket or purchase a class pass and use towards your classes. Please note: This is not a course, so emails will not be sent out after each class. You are welcome to join on a drop-in basis, however we recommend joining weekly to build confidence and skills! PLEASE NOTE THERE ARE NO CLASSES ON 4TH AND 25TH MAY (BANK HOLIDAYS)

All-ability Irish Ceili Dancing 👯‍♀️

This is a 1-hour weekly Irish Ceili class for dancers of every ability! Newcomers are always welcome, solo or with a pal! In Spring, we will be learning at lesser-known or 'forgotten' ceili and figure dances! 👯‍♀️ These weekly classes are the perfect way to welcome new dancers, introduce a pal to Jig and a Swig, keep fit and offer new teachers the chance to give ceili teaching a try. This class will cover 1-2 different ceili dances each week, help you get your heart pumping and mix and mingle with jiggers and swiggers of all levels. Please bear in mind that we won't be going through the footwork in detail within this class, so if you're new to Irish dancing you can simply walk/skip the dances, and we will offer alternative footwork. Advanced dancers should know that there may be total beginner Irish dancers in this class, as it is an inclusive class for all-abilities to dance together! If you'd like to dance with the footwork, we'd recommend spending some time before looking at the footwork so you have a feel for what's involved: Some of the moves we'll use in every ceili class include... • Threes • Sevens • Rise and grind 🎥 Take a look at this video before the class to help you get your footwork ready: 🕺🏻 The regular teacher will be Joshua Ruddock, former world-champion ceili dancer. 👯‍♀️ Automatic 15% discount if you book two individual tickets together for your pal! (not with a pass) ☘️ WHAT IS CEILI? ☘️ Irish Ceili dancing is a group form of Irish dancing from anywhere between 6-100+ people at a time! They're set dances that have been danced for hundreds of years. The Siege of Ennis might be the most well-known, but there are actually 30+ different traditional Irish ceili and figure dances, and dozens more which are being discovered in historical writings. Here is some inspiration: Enjoy! 💃🏻🕺 PLEASE NOTE THERE AR

Improvers – Light and Heavy Shoe 🎻

These is an 11-week course for Improver-level Irish dancers with a 1 year's experience who want to keep learning Irish dancing in a fun and supportive environment! Each class will cover both heavy and light dancing, so you can build your confidence with both! This is perfect for dancers who are already confident with the basics of soft shoe dancing (threes, sevens, jumps, rise and grind) and already have around 6 month's experience with beginners heavy shoe (shuffles, bangs, basic treble reels, simple heavy jig). Over the 11 weeks we'll be covering... • St Patrick's Day Set Section • Improvers Reel • Treble reel rhythms, basics, technique and ceilis! 🕺 Taught by the brilliant Lauren Young, assisted by Mairead Clarke and Rachel Duggan. 🍻 This is a social and supportive class followed by a trip to the pub each week! The 7pm and 8pm class will cover exactly the same material. 🗓️ This is available as a block course and a drop-in. PLEASE NOTE THERE ARE NO CLASSES W/C 18TH MAY

Course: Improvers – Light and Heavy Shoe – Technique

You can join this class at any time! This is a 8-week summer course for Improver-level Irish dancers with a 1 year- 18 month's experience who want to keep learning Irish dancing in a fun and supportive environment! This summer term, we will be focusing on technique, building confidence with different heavy jig rhythms and light shoe technique. Each class will cover both heavy and light dancing, so you can build your confidence with both! This is perfect for dancers who are already confident with the basics of soft shoe dancing (threes, sevens, jumps, rise and grind) and already have a experience with beginners heavy shoe (shuffles/stamps etc). 🕺 Taught by the brilliant Lauren Young and Mairead Clarke. 🍻 This is a social and supportive class followed by a trip to the pub each week! Note: This course is available as a discounted 8-week block booking, or you book individual sessions using a class pass or a simple one-off booking.

Course: Beginners – Light and Heavy Shoe – Next Steps 🇮🇪

This is an 10-week course for beginner-level Irish dancers with a few month's experience who want to keep learning Irish dancing in a fun and supportive environment! Each class will cover both heavy and light dancing, so you can build your confidence with both. This is perfect for dancers who... • Already have a bit of beginners experience • Are getting comfortable with the very basics of soft shoe dancing (threes, sevens, jumps, rise and grind), and are interested in starting some simple heav

Course: Progressing Beginners – Light and Heavy Shoe 💜

This is an 11-week course for beginner-level Irish dancers with a few month's experience who want to keep learning Irish dancing in a fun and supportive environment! Each class will cover both heavy and light dancing, so you can build your confidence with both. This is perfect for dancers who... • Already have 3-6 months of recent beginners experience • Are getting comfortable with the very basics of soft shoe dancing (threes, sevens, jumps, rise and grind), and have some basic experience with

Advanced+ Rhythms 🥁 ✨

This is a 1-hour class for confident Advanced heavy shoe dancers who are interested in learning some of the fun and unique rhythm sequences. This is perfect for those who are confident in our Advanced Heavy Shoe classes and are keen to take on some advanced meaty rhythms/push themselves rhythmically. The classes will be standalone, covering different rhythms each week. There are 5 sessions in April and May. Taught by Jessie Leach and Joshua Ruddock. 🍻 This is a social and supportive class followed by a trip to the pub each week! Not sure if this class is for you? This choreo should look super challenging but something to aim for!

Advanced Rhythm – Technique 🥁 ✨

This is a 1-hour class for aspiring Advanced heavy shoe dancers who want to build their confidence with trebles and rhythms. This is perfect for those who take our Relaxed Advanced/Intermediate+ classes, and are keen to build their confidence doing back trebles, front trebles, fast drums, complex boxes and other more advanced rhythmic moves. The classes will be standalone on Thursday 16th and 23rd April, covering the technique of different rhythms each week. It is a chance to get a bit of extra practice and technical support on some of the moves that come up regularly in advanced steps! Taught by Jessie Leach and Joshua Ruddock. 🍻 This is a social and supportive class followed by a trip to the pub each week! Not sure if this class is for you? This choreo should look super challenging but something to work towards in the next year or two!

Course: Beginners – Light and Heavy Shoe – Technique

Join Course: Beginners - Light and Heavy Shoe - Technique 🇮🇪 for dance from £60.

Course: Absolute Beginners – Light and Heavy Shoe – Next Steps

Improvers+ Light and Heavy Shoe – Technique

Course: Absolute Beginners – Light and Heavy Shoe – Next Steps

Intermediate – Light Shoe – Technique

Taster Session – Irish Dancing for Absolute Beginners – London Irish Centre

Refresher Session: Garden of Daisies Set Dance – Intermediate

Refresher Session: The Blackbird Set Dance – Improvers+

Advanced+ Riverdance Rhythms

Refresher Session: St Patrick’s Day Set Dance – Improvers

Course: Progressing Beginners – Light and Heavy Shoe – Technique

Refresher Session: King of the Fairies Set Dance Intermediate+/Advanced ‍

Course: Absolute Beginners – Irish Dancing Footwork Basics

Refresher Session: St Patrick’s Day Molyneux Set Dance – Advanced

Course: Progressing Beginners – Light and Heavy Shoe – Technique

Beginners – Riverdance Routines