Claddagh Association of Adult Irish Dance

Claddagh Association of Adult Irish Dance The Claddagh Association of Adult Irish Dance is a local dance group based at Irish World Heritage Centre in Cheetham Hill.

We abide by our motto of Love, Loyalty and Friendship. The class welcomes adults of any age and any level of ability including complete beginners. No special footwear is required at the beginning; soft flat shoes of any description are fine. Teaching is undertaken by many class members as we have many years of Irish dancing experience under our collective belts! Step dancing - this is what most pe

ople think of as the ‘Riverdance’ style of dancing. It involves dances in both 'light' and 'heavy' shoes and includes dances such as the reel, the jig, the slip jig, the hornpipe etc. Fior Ceili - There are two types of Irish ceili dancing one is ‘set ceili’ and the other is 'fior ceili'. The Claddagh Association concentrates on fior ceili which is danced in light shoes and is more akin to step dancing as it draws on the same basic footwork. Members of the Claddagh Association are happy to give demonstrations at social events in order to promote the enjoyment of Irish dancing in a wider audience. We can offer demonstrations of any or a mixture of the dancing styles mentioned above. If required we can also include sections for audience participation where one of our members will ‘call’ the dances allowing people to participate so extending the enjoyment. Over the past two decades we have danced at numerous events - too many to list here but the following are some examples:
•Weddings
•Birthday and anniversary celebrations
•Association dinner dances
•Festivals
•Care venues such as nursing homes and establishments for health care and learning disability.
•Cultural events where overseas visitors are introduced to the art of Irish dancing. The main achievements of our group are its longevity and friendliness. We have been established for over 25 years and many of the members have been involved from the beginning. We are always refreshing the way we do things and all our members contribute to the great Claddagh atmosphere and ethos of Love, Loyalty and Friendship.

Fabulous Claddagh night out to see Erin in Legally Blonde. So much talent on show. We loved it! 💚
24/02/2026

Fabulous Claddagh night out to see Erin in Legally Blonde. So much talent on show.
We loved it! 💚

Preparing for a fabulous collaboration with the Irish musicians and writers. Our Irish Pulse is set to be a great showca...
02/02/2026

Preparing for a fabulous collaboration with the Irish musicians and writers. Our Irish Pulse is set to be a great showcase of talent from all 3 groups.
What a great class tonight. Thanks everyone for your hard work and commitment.

Really busy evening at Claddagh. 36 dancers and all worked really hard. Welcome and well done to our new starters: Maisy...
20/01/2026

Really busy evening at Claddagh. 36 dancers and all worked really hard. Welcome and well done to our new starters: Maisy, Marie, Leah, Julia, Alex, Niamh and Jade and to our recent returners, Katie and Sophie. Thank you all for showing such enthusiasm and a positive attitude to teaching and learning and for embracing the ethos of Claddagh.

04/01/2026

Happy New Year, everyone!
Looking forward to seeing all our dancers back at class on Monday 12 January at 7pm.

15/12/2025

Another wonderful evening with Claddagh. Thank you to IWHC for hosting our Elf Night.
Merry Christmas and all the very best for 2026!

Elf night in full swing! Thank you to everyone who took part, helped on the night, donated, bought raffle tickets and do...
15/12/2025

Elf night in full swing! Thank you to everyone who took part, helped on the night, donated, bought raffle tickets and donated prizes. Special thanks to Michael, Christina’s dad, who played the accordion and made the evening so special.
Well done to Chief Elf, Teresa, for organising and to Chris for calling the ceili. And of course to Pat Fallon for his tremendous contribution to 2 worthy causes - Derian House Children’s Hospice and Alzheimer’s UK - who both received £3000.
Watch this space for the final total raised by all the elves, also for Alzheimer’s UK.
4 other charities will also receive a donation from Claddagh…Dream Flight, MND, RADAR and Andy’s Man Club.

Plenty of swinging at tonight’s class! 😂😱
17/11/2025

Plenty of swinging at tonight’s class! 😂😱

Another full house at class last night! Well done to all three ceili teams for their fantastic performances. Thank you a...
11/11/2025

Another full house at class last night! Well done to all three ceili teams for their fantastic performances. Thank you all for your hard work and commitment and for all the support you show to each other. Well done also to our 3 new starters Lu, Jenny and Rosemary who are already embracing Irish dance with joy and enthusiasm and welcome back to Sophie and Anne Marie. Great to have you back.
Last but not least, thanks to Chris for her expert guidance with all the ceili dances. See you all next week.

Another fabulous evening of Irish dance …31 of us coming together to enjoy some happy chat, serious ceili practice and t...
08/09/2025

Another fabulous evening of Irish dance …31 of us coming together to enjoy some happy chat, serious ceili practice and the challenge of learning Jockey to the Fair.
Tonight we said goodbye to Mary who is moving on to pastures new and we welcomed back Christina.
Thank you to everyone for all your hard work and enthusiasm tonight and for your commitment to Claddagh.

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Irish World Heritage Centre, 1 Irish Town Way, Cheetham Hill
Manchester
M80AE

Opening Hours

Monday 7pm - 9pm

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