authentic, fun Irish dancING: we are proud to be gainesville’s home for irish dance.

Youth options are Mondays, Wednesdays, & Saturdays!

Adult options are Mondays and Saturdays.

Our busy Irish Dance program includes School Steps, Ceilis, Figure Dances, and traditional-through-contemporary Set Dances.

Classes are organized by student ages and experience levels, beginner to open champion.

Students can compete in feises worldwide as well as perform show-style choreography year-round. We host master teachers from Riverdance, Fusion Fighters, Lord of the Dance, and more!

Certified director Sarah Ingley completed University of Limerick’s Education and Health Sciences Irish Dance postgraduate program in 2025. She toured across the U.S., lead dancing with Nashville’s Christmas With The Celts, as shown on PBS. She is a four-time UF guest lecturer for world-renowned Riverdance (for which our Academy most recently opened in 2025.) She starred in Dancing with the Celts throughout Florida and danced with the Ireland’s multi-platinum The High Kings as well as Gaelic Storm (of Titanic Hollywood film fame).

Academy dancers perform year-round with the likes of dance superstar David Geaney, Oklahoma-based, world-touring Celtic Throne, and Grammy winning superstars like Cherish the Ladies! Busch Gardens Tampa booked us for six mainstage “Christmas Town” performances in December 2022. We perform most every month: local shows, festivals, and competitions abound for even beginning dancers!