Ben Power dancing with Solas
Local Sean-nós Dance
The Pride of Erin is recently completed series of sean-nós (old style) Irish dance workshops taught by Ben Power and funded by a grant from the Alliance for California Traditional Arts
Sean-nós, a percussive style of dance performed to Irish traditional music, is a form of dance that is much older than the type of Irish dancing more commonly seen today and has a number of characteristics that make it significantly different from its modern cousin.
Workshop Info
Thanks to all the dancers who participated in the workshop series and made them such a success! The grant has finished and Ben Power will be offering ongoing classes now. If you would like to join us, please visit the new sean-nós website, seannossouthwest.com, for class schedules and information.
This project was made possible by a grant from the Alliance for California Traditional Arts, in partnership with the Walter and Elise Haas Fund, the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, the James Irvine Foundation, and the Metabolic Studio, a direct charitable activity of the Annenberg Foundation.