Irish Dance Village

20/04/2026

And the winner is….
IRISH DANCE VILLAGE
are Edinburgh’s Best Dance Group.



Thank you to all the dancers and supporters who have made this success possible. I am delighted and overwhelmed. 💚

15/04/2026

We are delighted to have been nominated for ‘Best Dance Act’ in the
We need your help telling them why we deserve to win.
Please vote using the link in bio.
Some reasons to vote for us
💚we are a community for dancers who are looking for likeminded people to feel a part of something
🩷everyone is always welcome
💚my commitment to you is to create memorable opportunities and build you up as a dancer and a person
🩷we’ve been performing for years (since 2005) to spread some joy wether it’s at Care home facilities, charity events (including ) or community events in Leith.
💚we work to raise the profile of Irish culture and heritage having been a founding board member of Edinburghs Festival of Ireland, and working with Irish Consulate, Edinburgh.

Based we are your friendly, professional Irish dance school and performance troupe

21/10/2025

Lovely coverage of an excellent, culturally rich, family day celebrating the strong Irish connection in Scotland.

This month's edition of The Irish Voice is out now, packed with news, comment and features. Pick up your copy today!

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28/09/2025

What a surprise I got at the top of these stairs ☘️

28/09/2025

One of our most favourite and crowd pleasing dances ‘Nancy Whiskey’ by Gaelic Storm.

28/09/2025

What an honour to perform at this couples special day. Hannah and Ben had a personally special venue to them and it was just gorgeous. We loved dancing for this couple and their guests!

Windlestraw Lodge

28/09/2025

Our most recent wedding was with the beautiful Tristen and Douglas in Carrick Castle, Lochgoilhead wedding venue. We had a lovely time giving the bride her dream request for the wedding - a tribute to her Irish connections.

Huge thanks to Pebblefish Events.

27/09/2025

What a delightful day jigging away with the Irish of Edinburgh! Hosted by the Irish consulate and attended by incredible musicians, lots of families, fuelled by and many more. It was a really fun day and an honour to be invited back for another year.

We made two special announcements today which we can’t wait to share on our socials really soon!

30/08/2025

Irish dance classes at Dance Base

Booking is now open to join us at this incredible venue to try-for-the-first-time or to re-discover Irish dance. Join our friendly classes and take part in shows and social events alongside your weekly classes.
Please get in touch with me or Dance Base if you have any questions.

Looking forward to seeing you in the studio!
Jenn

Book here online:
https://www.dancebase.co.uk/classes/irish-dance-intermediate/
14-16 Grassmarket, Edinburgh EH1 2JU
0131 225 5525
[email protected]

Some useful and helpful links for Irish dancers:
ThThe Irish VoiceiSiamsoir Irish DancersrIrish Heritage Foundation (IHFS - Sc042927)rIrish Dancing MagazineeCelticore Pilates for Irish DancersrIrish Dancing Physical Fitness with Peter O'GradyhThe Irish Dance CoachaLauren SmythaDance Basehttps://www.dancebase.co.uk/classes/irish-dance-intermediate/

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Jennifer has been teaching Performance Irish Dance since 1999 and is the director of Scotland's premier award-winning Performance Irish Dance troupe, Siamsoir and the online community at Irish Dance Village.

28/07/2025

Join us for a fun run in aide of MND Scotland, our nominated charity.

Calling all Irish Dance Villagers, past and present plus pals… get involved, support a great cause and have a great day out at the same time.

💚☘️Let us know you’ve signed up and we’ll add you to our group chat specifically for this event ☘️💚

https://mndscotland.org.uk/events/mnd-scotland-fun-run-glasgow-2025/