Welcome to Mountain Eire!
We are located in Woodland Park, Colorado, nestled in the beautiful Rocky Mountains with a Pikes Peak view. Mountain Eire serves Teller, Park, and Western El Paso counties, bringing traditional Irish dance instruction and performance to our rural area above 8,000 feet in elevation. We are members of An Coimisiun le Rinci Gaelacha (the Irish Dance Commission in Ireland), Irish Dance Teachers Association of North America, and the Western Region.
Be sure to like and follow us on facebook.com/mountaineire!!
Be sure to like and follow us on facebook.com/mountaineire!!
Sean Nos Dancing Class being added in January 2025!
Starting January 7th, 2025, Mountain Eire Irish Dance will be offering beginning Sean Nos classes on Tuesdays 5:30 - 6:30pm at $10 per class. Sean Nos is the Irish Gaelic for "the old way," referring to the original cottage dance form that Americans later turned into clogging and tap dance. Sean Nos dancing is low to the ground and not focused on turn out or cross. It is a great form of exercise and a way to start building cardio and muscle endurance!
You will need a pair of shoes with a flat or low heel and a leather or leather-type sole. Tennis shoes and shoes with a rubber sole are NOT good for this dance form as they tend to catch the floor and cause tripping. Shoes can be Oxford style or even men's dress shoe style. Email Mickie at [email protected] for more information or to get signed up for the beginner class.
You will need a pair of shoes with a flat or low heel and a leather or leather-type sole. Tennis shoes and shoes with a rubber sole are NOT good for this dance form as they tend to catch the floor and cause tripping. Shoes can be Oxford style or even men's dress shoe style. Email Mickie at [email protected] for more information or to get signed up for the beginner class.
Mountain Eire helps open for the Colorado Springs Philharmonic concert July 5th, 2015 and 2016, AND we made the front page of the newspaper!!
June 17, 2014 Mountain Eire Sets New World Record!
To celebrate our one-year anniversary, we continued our budding tradition of having an adventurous spirit. 21 of our dancers, ages ranging from 8 to 61, drove to the summit of Pikes Peak, 14,110 feet in elevation, and set a new world record for "HIGHEST ALTITUDE TRADITIONAL IRISH JIG."
We had so much fun, and KRDO News came out and filmed us! The extreme altitude was not as hard on us as we had predicted, and everyone did a great job!
A HUGE thanks goes out to our fabulous road crew, made up of parents and family members, who hauled boards, car-pooled all of our dancers, set up our stage area, ran the music, video-taped and took photos, and packed up all of our gear afterward! We couldn't do it without you all!
You can see the video of our dance at the summit on www.recordsetters.com, or look for the link on our facebook page. See our photo album for more pictures from this awesome event!
To celebrate our one-year anniversary, we continued our budding tradition of having an adventurous spirit. 21 of our dancers, ages ranging from 8 to 61, drove to the summit of Pikes Peak, 14,110 feet in elevation, and set a new world record for "HIGHEST ALTITUDE TRADITIONAL IRISH JIG."
We had so much fun, and KRDO News came out and filmed us! The extreme altitude was not as hard on us as we had predicted, and everyone did a great job!
A HUGE thanks goes out to our fabulous road crew, made up of parents and family members, who hauled boards, car-pooled all of our dancers, set up our stage area, ran the music, video-taped and took photos, and packed up all of our gear afterward! We couldn't do it without you all!
You can see the video of our dance at the summit on www.recordsetters.com, or look for the link on our facebook page. See our photo album for more pictures from this awesome event!
How do I get started?
It's simple!
1) Email us at [email protected] or call (719) 210-4183 to let us know to expect you.
2) Stop by and try out a free class to get a feel for things.
3) Either download and print off the registration sheet at this link, or wait and pick one up at your first class.
4) Turn in your completed registration sheet with a $35 one-time registration fee.
That's all there is to it!
1) Email us at [email protected] or call (719) 210-4183 to let us know to expect you.
2) Stop by and try out a free class to get a feel for things.
3) Either download and print off the registration sheet at this link, or wait and pick one up at your first class.
4) Turn in your completed registration sheet with a $35 one-time registration fee.
That's all there is to it!