Weekly Newsletter July 24 - 30 - It's Dayton Celtic Festival Week!
MCGOVERN IRISH DANCE WEEKLY NEWSLETTER
WEEK OF July 24 - 30
SAVE THE DATE
July 26 - Dayton Celtic Fest Performers Practice
July 28, 29, 30 - Dayton Celtic Festival
Sept. 30 - Indian Lake Moose Oktoberfest
October 7 - 8 - CRN West Region Regional Championships - Kalahari Resorts
STUDIO SCHEDULE UPDATES
Dayton OH Studio
July 25 - Tuesday
No Classes - Brixx Performance
July 26 - Wednesday
All Performers Practice 7:00 - 8:30 (approx end time)
July 27 - Thursday
No Thursday Classes due Committee & Volunteer Event
Troy OH Studio -
No Class on Tuesday due to the Brixx Performance
Lafayette IN Studio
No Classes - Tippecanoe Facility Wide Event
PERFORMANCE ALERTS
Sign up for all performances here:
Tuesday July 25
Brixx Performance DARBT 7PM/Perform 7:30
Friday July 28
DARBT 11:00AM @ Riverscape
Living Dayton show on WDTN-TV on July 28th (featuring the festival). Dancers need to show up fully dressed including shoes.
Dayton Celtic Fest - Deadline to sign up is July 24
We will be performing on the Key Ads all 3 days. There will also be times we dance in with Father Son & Friends, those times will come out shortly.
Friday July 28
11:00AM Living Dayton Promo Filming
6:00-6:30 (DARBT 5:30) on the Key Ads stage
Saturday July 29
4:10-4:40 (DARBT 3:30) on the Key Ads stage
Sunday July 30
12:00-12:30 (DARBT 11:30) on the Key Ads stage
Costumes for the Whole Week
Girls/Women
Black and Pink Skirts and shirts for girls
Wigs, bows, poodle socks
Both pairs of shoes
Beginner girls will wear what they have been wearing to all of our previous shows
Boys/Men
Black trousers, black pink performance shirt, both pairs of shoes. Kilt up if you have one (black kilts please) solid black socks that come up mid calf at least.
Celtic Festival is Downtown Dayton at the Riverscape
Website is https://daytoncelticfestival.com/
Festival Parking:
We have no dedicated parking for you this year. Suggestions are as follows:
Transportation Garage at the Dayton Convention Center
4 block walk north on Jefferson Street to festival site; you will run into the back of the Key Ads stage
Pay lots adjacent to festival grounds
Parking garage at 17 W. First Street
Approx 1 block west of Key Ads Stage location
Other parking options here: https://www.downtowndayton.org/parking-transportation/
Workshops, Special Sessions & Reel Irish Dance Camps
WORKSHOPS, DANCE CAMPS & SPECIAL CLASSES
Irish dance camps are a fun way to learn a lot about Irish dance in a short amount of time. Dancers will work on the foundation of basic Irish dance skills including proper footwork, rhythm, and team work in a fun loving nurturing environment.
Click HERE to sign up for any of the Reel Irish Dance Camps
Dayton OH Schedule
Beginner Camp Schedule
Tuesdays 4:45 - 5:30 - August 1,8, 15, 22, 29
Thursdays 5:45 - 6:30 - August 3, 10, 17, 24, 31
Saturdays 1:30 - 2:15 - August 5, 12, 13, 19. 26
Advanced Beginner Camp Schedule
Tuesdays 7:00 - 7:45 - August 1, 8, 15, 22, 29
Thursdays 6:30 - 7:15 - August August 3, 10, 17, 24, 31
Lafayette IN Schedule
Friday September 8
6:00 - 6:45 Beginner
6:45 - 7:30 Advanced Beginner/Adults
Saturday September 9
11:15 - 12:00 Beginner
12:15 - 1:00 Advanced Beginner/Adults
Sunday September 10
1:00 - 1:45 Beginner
1:45 - 2:30 Advanced Beginner/Adults
2023/24 McGovern Irish Dance Registration
Parents - Please make sure you fill out the appropriate studio form linked below. The sooner you can do this, the sooner I can organize the classes etc. It would be greatly appreciated if you could do that this week. If you need help with class recommendations, please let me know.
Dayton Studio Performance Class - Tuition Clarification
This class meets on Weds and Saturday, you can choose to go only 1 day per week or both days. The tuition will be $45/month for 1 day, or $55/month for the 2 days.
Discounts
In order to receive the term discounts, registration must be completed and paid for on or before Aug 30, 2023 for the Dayton Studio and Sept. 5, 2023 for Troy and Lafayette studios
After that date there will be no discounts and the Annual Registration Fee goes up as well.
Each family will be charged an Annual registration fee of $40. "
Early bird registration will reduce this to $30 per family, please check the Info Packet Below for the studio you are dancing in
If you happen to be dancing in more than one location, there will only be one Annual Registration fee.
Early Bird Registration means that you have registered and paid for your classes (either term in full or the first month on or before August 30) Registration fee covers 2 practice shirts per family, additional shirts are $10 each. Tshirts will be $25 each after August 30
Once your registration is received, your GoMotion account will be updated and you will receive an email letting you know you have been registered
Registration fee covers 2 practice shirts per family, additional shirts are $10 each. Tshirts will be $25 each after August 30
INFO PACKETS AND REGISTRATION FORMS
DaytonOH Studio
Info Packet Registration
Troy OH Studio
Info Packet Registration
Lafayette IN Studio
Info Packet Registration
Join us for an Open House!
Dayton OH | Troy OH | Lafayette IN
We would love to meet you at our studio locations for an Open House!
We would love to have you at your studio locations for the Open Houses. This would be a great time to bring a friend along to see if they would love Irish dance too!
At the Open House, we can help you with your registration, and your friends can
Meet the instructors
Try a "mini class"
Register for the 2023/24 Season
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New dancers that register at the Open House will have their Annual Registration Fee discounted!
Feel free to copy and paste this link to your social media accounts or send to your friends and invite them to our Open House Events
Link
https://sites.google.com/mcgoverndance.org/open-house/home?authuser=1
Jump'n Jig Registration
Jump'n Jig is the Preschool Irish Dance program for children ages 2 - 5 years old, offered at all of our studio locations. Fall registration is open for our Jump'n Jig classes as well. If you would like to get started, please visit www.preschoolirishdance.com for all of the info
Those of you that are currently registered may receive a "conflict error" if that happens, please email me and let me know which class you want to be placed in and whether you will be paying Term in Full or Monthly and I will set everything up for you.
JUMP’N JIG OPEN HOUSES
Join us at our Jump'n Jig Open House! Each of our studio locations will be offering an Open house where you can meet the teachers, try a free class and have a little fun dancing and singing with your little one!
Jump’N Jig is the perfect choice for ages 2-5 and is designed for preschoolers to develop coordination, self-esteem, and social skills through
dance, music, and play.
