COMPETITIVE IRISH DANCING
TUESDAYS 5:00-6:00 PM
Taught by Dance Teacher and Coach Alisa Belew
Taught by Dance Teacher and Coach Alisa Belew
Registration: Call or text (415) 924-9100 or email info@healyirishdancers.com
About the Class:
For over one hundred years, the Healy Irish Dance Studio has promoted Irish dance and Irish culture throughout the Bay Area. Established in 1871, the Healy Irish Dance Studio is the longest running Irish dance school in the world. The teaching staff at this family-run Irish dance school has spanned 5 generations.
Our goal at Healy is to teach each dancer to the best of their ability and provide numerous opportunities for learning and success. Dancers will learn traditional Irish dance in a fun and positive environment. Irish dance is a healthy activity that not only provides great exercise, but also increases poise and confidence, improves concentration, increases balance and coordination, and promotes structure and discipline. Our dancers' health and livelihood is extremely important not only during their dance careers, but afterwards as well. Dance classes consist of warm-up, flexibility, and endurance components to ensure proper technique and overall fitness of all dancers at all levels.
We offer all students the opportunity to participate in both solo and team classes. Our dancers have many opportunities to share what they learn in class with their community through competitions and performances. Many Healy dancers compete locally, regionally, nationally, and internationally. Our performances highlights include the San Francisco Giants two Irish Heritage Nights and the San Francisco St. Patrick's Day Parade.
About the Teacher:
Alisa has been dancing since she can remember. Her competitive career began at age 3. She was the Western Region Oireachtas Champion 6 times while she always placed in the top 3 finishers. She competed and medalled annually at the North American Championships and her highest ranking was 4th. Alisa holds a World Championship medal for placing 14th in the Senior Ladies Ceili in 2004. She was an integral part of both training the Senior team and also the Junior Girls Ceili team that placed 5th at the World Championships in 2006. Alisa's professional career began at 16 when she joined the Trinity Irish Dance Company in 1999. She toured for 6 years as one of Trinity's principal dancers to places including Japan, Taiwan, Central America, Puerto Rico, and every North American state. In 2006, she earned her California real estate license enabling her to work at a commercial real estate firm in Marin County. She married her husband Ryan in October 2011. She plans to carry on the family tradition of Irish dance excellence in the Bay Area.
More Information: http://healyirishdancers.com/index.html