Emerald Isle Ceili
Catherine will be calling the Emerald Isle monthly ceili and Annapolis Percussive Dance will be performing during the first break at 7:00 pm. https://emeraldisleclub.com/ceilis/
Club Spraíúil at the MD Irish Festival
Come join Amy and Catherine make St. Brigid crosses and mini crankie theaters at the MD Irish Festival. https://irishfestival.com/
MD Irish Festival APD performance
Come see Annapolis Percussive Dancers at the MD Irish Festival. https://irishfestival.com/
Family Ceili
Come dance in a family ceili! Catherine will call beginner ceilis for kids and families. https://irishfestival.com/
Christmastime mumming
Join Annapolis Percussive Dance and Club Spraíúil to bring Christmas cheer and song and Irish music and dance to the community in Annapolis.
Club Spraíúil
This Saturday club meeting will be held at the Club Spraíúil home studio in Capetowne in Arnold, MD. Our specific theme is yet to be determined, but kids can expect a little dancing, a little art, a little music, and a whole lot of fun!
SNOW DATE: 2/20/2027
Emerald Isle Ceili
Catherine will call the Emerald Isle Ceili this night. https://emeraldisleclub.com/ceilis/
Club Spraíúil
Our May 1st meeting will focus on Spring time traditions! This club meeting will be held at The Barn at Hollywood Farm and will have two portions:
1) 10 am-1pm for Club members only! We will be making flower crowns, learning May pole dances, decorating a crankie, and preparing for the May Day Ceili.
2) 1pm-2pm May Day Ceili. This is our fourth annual May Day Ceili! Friends, family, and community members can attend this portion of the club meeting for free. The club members will be running show! They will be demonstrating their may pole dances and wearing their flower crowns! Catherine will call a family ceili. Live music and snacks will be provided!
Maryland Ave Fall Festival
Annapolis Percussive Dance performs at the Maryland Ave Fall festival from 3-4 pm.
Club Spraíúil
This Tuesday is an early release day for Anne Arundel County Schools. Send your kid to us after school for an afternoon of seasonal story telling and shadow puppetry. This meeting will be held at Hollywood Farm.
We will be sharing “spooky” fairy stories from our Celtic Mythology For Kids book, which the kids will then retell to you in a little Halloween themed show that they will be producing. There will be live music and a fog machine; and our 6-foot crankie theater will be installed again at Hollywood Farm! Your kids will be making their puppets and planning out their storytelling during the club meeting.
Parents, family, and friends can arrive at the barn at 5:30 pm for a kid-friendly “spooky” Halloween evening show.
Tenor Banjo Concert
Catherine will be joining Kate Spanos’ performance at the Tenor Banjo Concert. We’ll be dancing a number of set dances, old and new! https://baltimoreirishmusicschool.org/banjosummit
Weekly Dance Classes Start
WEDNESDAYS:
4:00-4:30 Creative Rhythms (age 4-6)
4:30-5:30 Old-style Irish dance Level 2/3
5:30-6:15 Old-style Irish dance Level 1
6:15-7:15 Adult Sean-nós dance Beginners
6:30-7:30 Adult Sean-nós dance Intermediate/Advance (note: the adult beginner and adv class overlaps for 45 minutes so we can all dance together)
THURSDAYS:
4:15-5:00 Old-style Irish dance for Beginner Kids
5:00-6:00 Beginner Tap Dance for Families
Campa Spraíúil | Kid Creations: Music and Dance Drama
Campa Spraíúil | Kid Creations: Music and Dance Drama is a week-long day camp for kids age 8+ located in Annapolis, MD at The Barn on Hollywood Farm. During this fun, music and dance-filled week, kids will be creating their own dance drama based on a tale from Irish folklore or mythology.
There are three components to this camp: music, dance, and art. Camp director, Catherine Brice, will be spear-heading the dancing, and co-director, Amy Healey, will be spear-heading the art/set/prop design. They will be joined by professional musician and fiddle-player, Sarah Collins, who will be in charge of music for the week.
Campers will spend the mornings working closely under the guidance of their camp directors to storyboard their ideas, plan out their set/prop ideas, and work on stage presence and story telling.
Campers will spend the afternoons practicing music, dance, and creating the set/costume pieces. Campers with no Irish music and dance experience will have the opportunity to learn the beginner tin whistle with Sarah and easy beginner dance steps with Catherine. Campers with music and dance experience will have the opportunity to learn new dances with Catherine and practice tunes with Sarah. All campers will lend a hand in the set creation.
Campers are expected to try a little of each camp component, but we will allow kids with a special interest in art, music, or dance to focus their efforts in the area of their main interests.
The end-of-week performance will be held on Friday at 7:30 pm at Hollywood Farm. After the Friday evening performance, campers and their friends and families will be invited to stay for a small family ceili. Kids can take home their props and costume pieces after the production
BRING TO CAMP
Packed lunch (we have very limited refrigerator space)
Water bottle
Sandals (for sprinkler time on hot days)
Dance shoes (or shoes with a smooth sole for dancing)
Sun hat
Sun screen
Bug spray
Sunglasses
Change of clothes just in case we get too wet in the sprinkler
Art smock (or wear clothing that you don’t mind getting dirty with paint)
CAMP WILL PROVIDE
Back up bug spray and sunscreen
Tap water for refilling bottles (city water)
Cooler for keeping water bottles cold
Daily snacks (cheese sticks, clementines, crackers, Gatorade, etc)
Art and craft supplies
Tin Whistle
REGISTER TODAY!
Tuition for camp is $450.
Campa Spraíúil | Kid Creations: A Festival of Irish Story Art
Kid Creations: A Festival of Irish Story Art is a week-long day camp for kids age 8+ located in Annapolis, MD at The Barn on Hollywood Farm. During this fun, art-focused week, kids will have five daily art projects, each centered on a different piece of Irish folklore: a tune, song, poem, or short story.
The five daily art projects will include the following:
1) Mini-sculpture design/diorama
2) Mural painting
3) Book design and binding
4) Mask-making with cardboard and paper mache
5) Make your own mini movie
The week will culminate in an Irish Story Art Festival on Friday at 7:30 pm at The Barn on Hollywood Farm. The campers will be hosting the art festival for their friends and family to admire all their hard work over the week. Kids can take home their art projects at the end of the week.
This camp is perfect for kids who like arts and crafts. No experience in the art forms listed above is required to join camp. Register today!
BRING TO CAMP
Packed lunch (we have very limited refrigerator space)
Water bottle
Sandals (for sprinkler time on hot days)
Sun hat
Sun screen
Bug spray
Sunglasses
Change of clothes just in case we get too wet in the sprinkler
Notebook
Pencil
Art smock (or wear clothing that you don’t mind getting dirty with paint)
CAMP WILL PROVIDE
Back up bug spray and sunscreen
Tap water for refilling bottles (city water)
Cooler for keeping water bottles cold
Daily snacks (cheese sticks, clementines, crackers, Gatorade, etc)
Art and craft supplies
REGISTER TODAY!
Tuition for camp is $450.
Flatfooting and Clogging Workshop with Becky Hill
Becky Hill will be teaching us some basic flatfooting and clogging routines. Workshop participants should have some percussive dance experience and be fluent in shuffles and pitter patters because we are going to jump right into the steps!
Emerald Isle Ceili Performance
Catherine Marafino Brice will be calling this evening’s ceili at the Emerald Isle Club.
Annapolis Percussive Dance will provide a short dance performance during the first break (7:00pm-7:30pm).
Baltimore Irish Music School Recital
Baltimore Irish Music School Spring dance and music recital at the Creative Alliance in Baltimore. 2pm-4pm. https://baltimoreirishmusicschool.org/
Start Spring Semester
Start Spring Semester
Thursdays:
Kid's beginner old-style Irish step: 4:00-4:45 pm
Beginner Tap for kids and families: 4:45-5:30 pm
Level 1 old-style Irish step: 5:30-6:15 pm
Start Spring Semester
Start Spring Semester
Wednesdays:
Creative Rhythms: 4:00-4:30pm
Old-style Levels 2/3: 4:30-5:45pm
Adult Sean-nós: 7:00-8:00 pm
Chesapeake Children's Museum Performance
Join Annapolis Percussive Dance at the Chesapeake Children’s Museum for a family concert at 2pm.
St. Patrick's Day nursing home performances
Annapolis Percussive Dance will perform at several local nursing homes.
Start Winter Semester
Start Winter Semester
Thursdays:
Kid's beginner old-style Irish step: 4:00-4:45 pm
Beginner Tap for kids and families: 4:45-5:30 pm
Level 1 old-style Irish step: 5:30-6:15 pm
Start Winter Semester
Start Winter Semester
Wednesdays:
Creative Rhythms: 4:00-4:30pm
Old-style Levels 2/3: 4:30-5:45pm
Adult Sean-nós: 7:00-8:00 pm
"Wren-boying" Christmas Trail
Join Annapolis Percussive Dance as we travel around Arnold, Maryland, bringing Irish music and dancing to our neighbors and to The Annapolitan Assited Living Center and Sunrise Senior Center. We’ll be singing Christmas carols, dancing, and demonstrating our new crankie theater.
Concert: Baltimore Irish Music School
Catherine Marafino Brice will be the featured artist in the evening concert from 7-8 pm at The Green Room in Hampden. There is a youth-led Irish trad session from 6-7pm, a concert from 7-8pm, and Catherine will call a beginner ceili from 8-10pm.
Start Fall Semester
Start Fall Semester
Thursdays:
Beginner Tap for kids and families: 4:30-5:30 pm
Kid's beginner Old-style Irish: 5:30-6:30 pm