Irish Dancing in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn 11209
Update: August 2024
1) Buckley School of Irish Dance at St. Patricks Church – 511 Fourth Avenue (97th Street and 4th Avenue) Brooklyn (718) 965-9424 bernadettekash@gmail.com
– For boys and girls ages 5 and up – $50 a month for one child (discount for two or more)
– Need: black, soft Irish dancing shoes (Fayes Irish Dance Shoes) (you can use the ballet shoes from Payless to start – see video above). The older children all have the shoes as you can see from this video.
Classes take place in the St. Patrick’s Monsignor Park Center (located behind St. Patrick’s Rectory). Parking is available on 97th Street.
Beginner classes: Tuesday 3:30 PM to 4:30 PM.
Progressively Advanced classes: Tuesday 4:30 PM to 7:30 PM
2) Donny Golden’s School of Dance at 476 – 76th Street. 917-734-2725 (See videos on Facebook here) Class is on Wednesday at 5:00 pm.
3) O’Malley Irish Dance Academy at The Knights of Columbus in Marine Park 3051 Nostrand Avenue (See instagram)
4 years old and up – boys and girls (Facebook page says 3 1/2 yrs old)
Lady Gaga shared a video on her twitter page of the O’Malley dancers dancing to her music.
The dance teacher, Maureen O’Malley Byrnes made the local paper recently. The teams looked amazing at the Great Irish Fair and parades in the Rockaways.
Phone: 718-375-6433 E-mail: omalleyvida@aol.com See a lot of awards on their Facebook page.
They have a Summer Dance Program:
(Also adult Irish Step Dancing Classes are at 8:00 pm for adults).
Need Irish dance shoes – Fayes Irish Dance Shoes
Tip: Once Upon A Child is a store in SI and NJ. that sells “gently used” items…dance shoes for around $5
See other dance classes in Bay Ridge