Kilkenny School of Irish Dance
A great experience for newcomers and locals around The Hague and beyond
From our smallest Beginners to our World Qualifiers, team Kilkenny brought the house down with their performance at the St. Patrick’s Day Festival on the Grote Markt in The Hague. It’s wonderful to see The Hague embracing the Irish culture, and it is a highlight for both dancers and teachers every year.
Thanks to the Irish Club Netherlands and the Grote Markt for organzing and hosting such a fantastic event. We are already looking forward to next year’s performance.
On Sunday the 3rd of February a diverse group of Kilkenny Dancers -ranging from our youngest beginners to some of our Open Championship dancers- demonstrated their Irish dancing skills to the visitors of the Feel At Home Fair in the City Hall of The Hague. They started with an a capella hard shoe routine, followed by jigs, reels and traditional set dances, giving the international audience a good insight into the different flavors and various techniques of Irish dance.
We hope to see you this coming weekend (3rd February) at the Feel @ Home festival in The City Hall The Hague.
Our dancers will perform at 13:45 and if you would like to join in we hope to see you at 14:30 @ the central Park.
For more information and tickets please visit their website here
On the 8th of December, our senior dancers brought the house down in Leiden with their performance at the Annual International Military Christmas Tattoo.
On a wet winter weekend in December, Amsterdam Schiphol came alive to the sound of taps and beats, as the best Irish dancers in Europe and Asia gathered to compete in the Mainland European and Asian Irish Dance Championships. We could not have asked for more to have this wonderful event on our own door-step. For the Kilkenny Dancers, this certainly proved to be a ‘Home Game’, as the results include two European Champions, two European Trophy Winners and seven World qualifiers!
Seven World Qualifiers:
European Trophy Competitions:
It was also a fantastic first-outing for the Kilkenny team-dancers, who won medal after medal for their 8-, 4-, and 2-hand reels.
All in all, it was a perfect end to the year for all the dancers and a reflection of all their hard work and determination.
The parade of champions can be seen here
On the 3rd of November our senior Kilkenny dancers performed at the benefit Lions Club function in Rijswijk, where they also met the Irish Ambassador to the Netherlands Kevin Kelly who also is a dab hand at pointing the toe.
This Saturday, Kilkenny School of Irish Dance will perform at the Bridging Culture Festival at the Vaillant Theatre, Den Haag.
During the festival, you can enjoy music, fashion, food and culture from around the world. Tickets available at the door. We hope to see many of your there.
Op 27 oktober kan je genieten van een zeer divers programma bij The Hague Bridging Cultures Festival!
Het festival promoot een gevoel van gemeenschap trots en respect voor culturele diversiteit.
Tijdens het festival kan je kijken en luisteren naar muziek, mode, culinair, kunst & cultuur, poëzie en drama. Ook zijn er workshops van ondernemerschap, diversiteit en inclusiviteit.
Afrobeats Party door DJ Eddy!
Kaarten zijn te koop aan de deur.
Irish Dance workshops will be given as part of the Enchantment (De Betovering), the international children’s art festival taking place during the autumn break. Please check the programme at www.debetovering.nl and register for one of the Irish Dance workshops (on 24 or 25 October 2018) below
Starting September 10th a new beginners class for children will start at The Hungry Minds in The Hague.
You can sign up via the Hungry Minds website. If you would like to know more please contact us or Laura.
It was a happy moment for the Kilkenny School of Irish Dance when our very own Esther van der Burg became the first woman in ‘Mainland Europe and Asia’ to become a World Irish Dance medalist. When Esther took to the floor in Glasgow in the category ladies 21-23 years, she wow-ed the judges, just as she has been wow-ing us here in Netherlands for many years.
But there is more great news from Glasgow – not just one World medalist, but two! Fellow Kilkenny dancer, Sandun Verschoor danced his way to the finals of the mens over 22 years.
Esther is now 13th best dancer in the entire world and Sandun is 7th.
Their teachers, fellow dancers and Kilkenny friends could not be prouder.
We’ll have to keep a close eye on those Kilkenny world qualifiers following in their footsteps – Jessica, Bradley, Mia, Amy and Kyra.
