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We offer several series of classes during the year, typically in an 8-week format. Some series are intended to get you started in set dancing with classes tailored for newcomers. Some will allow those who've been dancing for a while or had an introductory class to gain the next level in set dancing. WATCH THIS SPACE for information on our next set of classes.
Following each class, open dancing
will begin at about 7:30 p.m. (7:00 p.m. when no classes are in session) Class participants are encouraged to join in
the dancing (at no extra charge) throughout the evening.
This continues a
long tradition of weekly dancing which began at Nash's
Irish Castle in 1991. Nash's, alas, is no more, but
this web page survives for now.
Important:
See the note below about parking.
Held on Wednesday evenings, dancing begins at 7:00 PM, (7:30 if classes are in session.)
We ask for a free-will offering of three dollars each week to offset our rental costs.
This is waived for paid class participants.
Note: parking behind the old Elm Grove Inn (now the Silver Spur) is no longer permitted. You can be ticketed if you park there.
Please park on street or in lot behind the Town Bank, across the street and a little East of O'Donoghue's. It's on the North side of Watertown Plank Road, East of the Dry Cleaning business, at 13150 Watertown Plank Road. We may park there any Wednesday, after 5:30 PM.
Set dancing is held year-round at
at O'Donoghue's Irish Pub in Elm
Grove. Periodic e-mail updates are sent throughtout the
year. See Contacts to be added to our
list.
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Monthly Dances with Live Music |
Regular dances are held
on the fourth Saturday of the month (exceptions below) at the
ICHC.
Come at 7:00 p.m. to learn the Set of the Month. Dance to live music from
8:00 p.m. until 11:00. $8.00 free will offering requested. Tea and
snacks are provided. Beer and soda are sold to benefit the ICHC.
Please bring a treat to share if you can.
Date
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Event |
Music |
Set of the Month |
March 27 |
Monthly dance at ICHC |
Áthas |
Williamstown |
| April 24 |
Monthly dance at ICHC |
The Cosmic Otters |
Moycullen |
| May 22 |
Monthly dance at ICHC |
Twin Cities Ceili Band |
Newmarket Myserts |
| June 26 |
Monthly dance at ICHC |
Ceol Cairde |
Kilfenora Plain |
| July 24 |
Monthly dance at ICHC |
Myserk |
West Kerry Polka |
| August 19-22 |
See you at Irish Fest! |
Bushels of bands |
Scores of sets |
| September 25 |
Monthly dance at ICHC |
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Fermanagh |
| October 23 |
Monthly dance at ICHC |
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Rosscahill |
| November 27 |
Monthly dance at ICHC |
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Labasheeda Reel |
| December 25 |
No Monthly dance |
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SETS IN THE 'BURG annouces spring classes:
This is the dancing real folk do in the pubs in Ireland, and there are no curly wigs or high steppin' involved!
No previous experience, no partner, not even talent required. It's social dancing, for fun, for fitness, for adults. But especially for fun! Beginners definitely welcome! Come and learn the Limerick Orange & Green set.
Instructor is Mike McElroy, a long-time dancer with great "coaching methods."
Session starts Monday, March 22, and continues on each 2nd and 4th Monday (March 22, April 12, 26, May 10, 24, 2010.)
7 - 8:30 pm.
Here's your link for complete info.
WHERE: At the Roadhouse Bar & Grill at 1302 Washington Ave., 5 Corners, in Cedarburg. (see Venues, below)
For more information call Kathy at 262-377-8639, or email info@setsintheburg.org.
The
Irish Cultural and Heritage Center (ICHC)
is at 2133 W. Wisconsin Ave., Milwaukee (just west of Marquette U.).
Click for map.
Park
free in lots off 23rd St. south of Wisconsin Ave. Westbound: take I-94
west to 25th St. Exit,
Go north on 25th Street to Wisconsin Avenue. Then right (east) to 23rd
Street. Eastbound: take
I-94 east to 35th St. exit, go
north
(left) to Wisconsin Ave., east to 23rd St. Parking is available in lots
south (and slightly West)
of the center. Take 23rd St. south to alley to enter.
O'Donoghue's Irish Pub is at 13225
Watertown Plank Road in Elm Grove. Click for map.
If you are coming from the west, O'Donoghue's is less than two miles east of
Brookfield Square (I-94). Exit I-94 and go north the next road after Bluemound
Road (US 18). This is Watertown Plank Road. Then turn right and after you
cross the RR tracks, look for the pub on the right just past the Elm Grove
Inn.
Coming from the East:
If you are going west on I-94 or I-894 take US 45 north (at the zoo
interchange) to the Watertown Plank Road exit. Then go two miles west (left) on
Watertown Plank. When you see a church just ahead, veer left and look for the pub
on your left.
Parking
is available on nearby streets and lots. Please use these rather than the
lot adjacent to the pub.
Finbar MacCarthy's Irish Pub, 3315 County Road I ("aye!"), Saukville, WI 53080. Phone: 262-284-9808. Finbar's is just a tad North of the corner of State Highway 33 and County I, where I meets Cold Springs Road, and across STH 33 from The Bog (golf course.)
Click here for a map to Finbar's
The Road House Bar & Grill, 1302 Washington Ave (Five Corners) Cedarburg. Corner of Highway 60 and 181 (76th Street/Wauwatosa Road) Phone 262-387-0399.
Click here for a map.
Here are the web sites of some of the bands and musicians that have played for us at our dances. Please support your local musicians!
Below, you should see four scrolling graphic images containing email addresses and phone numbers for contacting us.
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SetMke.org maintains a low-volume mailing list to keep the set dance community informed of our events and activities.
To be added to (or removed from)
the e-mail list please
send a message to the address below. Indicate what address you'd like to add, or remove.
Please also mention if you'd like to be on our local (weekly dances, etc), regional (Monthly dances and larger events), or national (Our largest events, which tend to interest people further away from Milwaukee) list.
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