Come and meet the dance committee at fairs day this semester! We can fill you in on how our society works and tell you about all of our plans for semester 2? we hope to see some new faces join for the second half of the year!!

We are so excited to have a collab with the Afro society this week! We will host an Afro dance class on Wednesday at 4-5 taught by Angel in the small sports hall in Phoenix.

We hope to see you there !!

We held a dance workshop in collaboration with the musical society on the 7th of december this year at 4-5 in this small sports hall. The style of this workshop was burlesque which was choreographed by Corey. 

We held a dance collab with Disney soc on the 29th of November in the small sports hall in phoenix at 4-5. We learned part of a dance from the Disney movie high school musical which was taught by Clodagh. 

We had a giveaway competition last week starting Tuesday and ending on Friday. This competition was on instagram and required our members to like the post, share it and tag 2 friends in the comments to be in with a chance to win 2 free tickets for mbdc this evening. A winner was announced on friday.

Class timetable for the week of the 6th of November! 

We have lots of rehearsal slots for our MBDC event if the DCU experiment 

Class timetable for the week of the 23rd of October ! 

Timetable is consistent of rehearsals for our event MBDC and for the DCU experiment 

Our class timetable for this week! All classes are €2 this week and are open to all dance soc members ! 

Our class timetable for this week. All classes for our taster week are free of charge and open to all members ! 

Jazz auditions will take place this week .

They will be held Thursday the 5th of October in the SE133 room. 

All are welcome.

Contemporary auditions take place this week.

They will be Wednesday the 4th at 8:45 and they will be held in the small sports hall. 

Irish Auditions take place this week 

Takes place at 6:30 Wednesday the 4th in the ATP hall.

All welcome.

Hiphop Auditions take place this  week 

In the small sports hall ! 

Wednesday at 7:30 

Can’t wait to see you all.

AGM notice for Wednesday the 27th of September ! Our AGM location is set for CB2 and will be held from 6:30pm until 9:30pm.

Welcome back !! We used this poster to help us advertise our meet and greet in the TSI building this week. 

We are having our last AGM of the year next wednesday the 19th of April. At this AGM, we will be electing our new 2023/2024 committee along with announcing our intervarsity choreographers for next year. We will be having a look back at this years intervarsities with a little video and giving out some awards to some of our members that took part in the dance society this year.

Hey! This week we have four day classes going ahead, hiphop, heels, ragaee and Kpop. These will be the last classes going ahead before the study break:) 

We had an EGM last Monday the 27th pf April to elect a new secretary for our committee! We had three candidates going for this role and Corey Lacey was made our new secretary for the rest of the year.

This week we have our first jazz workshop taking place Monday evening between 7.30=8.45pm which will help our dancers improve their jazz technique and it is another opportunity to get involved in the society and make new friends. We continue with our jam packed timetable of weekly day classes.

We present and bring back to you all the Performing Arts Ball! 

The Performance societies ( Music, Dance, Musical, Drama, Trad and DJ) have agreed to organise and bring this ball back to all our members! With a masquerade theme taking place Tuesday 4th April,in the Glenroyal hotel at 7pm! Tickets are €50pp and can be purchased by filling out this google form! Hope you are as excited as we are! Link to get TICKETS

This week's timetable is in collaboration with the fashion society!! Classes this week are based around building confidence through dance:)

THIS WEEKS DAY CLASSES TIMETABLE!

ALL CLASSES ARE 2 EURO

CLASSES TAKE PLACE IN THE SMALL SPORTS HALL IN THE PHOENIX BUILDING 

We had a collab with ESN on the 17th of November, last Thursday. There was a céilí in the small sports hall in Phoenix and the Trad society also joined us and played a few tunes for us to dance to. It was a very successful night of dancing!!

Our final mixed audition will be held on Tuesday, the 15th of November from 7-8 in the small sports hall in Phoenix. This is your last chance to be on an intervarsity team this year! The style is Ballet and point shoes are welcome:)

Best of luck to everyone auditioning xxx

Today we have a Halloween theme jazz class at 4-5 with Clodagh. This is the only Halloween class that we have this week so make sure to pop down. This class is also a collab with @acd.mu! They are making a Halloween themed video with dance soc and more societies so the dance from this class will be recorded.

We have a new exciting week ahead of us before our midterm break? This week we have a Halloween theme for our jazz class on Wednesday at 4-5? Contemporary and twerk on Thursday will be dedicated to breast cancer awareness ? We ask that you wear pink to these classes to show your support and the €2 collected will be donated ? Our hiphop audition at 12-1 on Thursday is an AUDITION FOR OUR MIXED TEAM!! There is no fee for this class as it is an audition. It is open to everyone even if you don’t want to audition but want to take the class, pop down?

Come Join us for another fun week of dance classes in the Small Sports Hall!! All classes are €2 

Also note, there is an opporuntity to audition for Heels and Afro Mixed Intervarsity team during those respective day classes for anyone that is interested !

Happy dancing!!!

Tomorrow, we have an exciting collaboration with the Korean Society!!! This collaboration will be a KPOP class in the small sports hall in Phoenix from 1-2pm. 

We can't wait to meet with members from the korean society and learn kpop:)

Intervarsity auditions are held this week from the 10th-13th of October. We have contemporary on from half 7-half 8pm on Monday, Hiphop on a Wednesday at half7 - half8pm, Irish on Wednesday at half 8 - half 9 pm all in the small sports hall in Phoenix. Jazz auditions are on thursday in the education building starting at 7pm and finishing at 8pm.

Best of luck to everyone auditioning!!

Hey Everyone!

This is this weeks timetable for dance classes. Pop down to the small sports hall when you are available and dance with us! Classes are now 2 euro per class and can be paid in cash, revolut (@diana1mudance) or paypal. We also have a very exciting collab coming up with Korean Society for a K-pop class! Hope to see you guys there. 

Come Join us next week for our Taster Week Dance Classes! Starting Week 3, 3rd- 7th October 

If you are unsure about what of dancing you like, next week is the week to try as many as you like for FREE! Our day classes are always held in the small sports hall in phoenix and they are great way to spend your breaks between lectures and get involved in our society! We are excited to meet you all :) 

Follow our Instagram for more info @mudancesoc

Fairs day this year takes place on the 28th and 29th of September in Phoenix from 10am - 4pm. We will be showing videos/pictures from previous intervarsities and dance events that have taken place throughout the yearS. We will also be talking about what we have planned for the next year including day classes/events and a QR code is displayed on the table as a quick and easy way to register with dance soc on mulife this year! The committee are really looking forward to welcoming new faces and answering any questions that you guys have for us!

-Clodagh Farrell (PRO)

Hey Everyone,

ICE-SKATING Blanchardstown event is POSTPONED this evening due to Storm Barra. Our New date for the trip is rescheduled to NEXT THURSDAY 16TH December 2021- same time.

More info to follow on our Instagram and Email !! Hope everyone stays safe :)

Hey beautiful dancers!

Due to unforeseen circumstances, todays 3-4PM commercial class will be postponed until next week! It will now be a rehearsal slot for anyone who wants to pop down and rehearse/ jam with us! 

Hi everyone! Our Annual General Meeting is taking place on Wednesday the 6th of October at 6:30pm in JHL1! It will be a chance to meet us all, find out what we get up to here in Dance Soc and get an opportunity to put yourself forward for a role on our committee- our First Year Rep! Looking forward to seeing plenty of you there for our first in person event since 2020! 

MEET THE JUDGES.

JUDGE 2: ELAINE MOYLAN!

Hey everyone I’m so excited to be one of the judges for the lip synch battle this year! Lip synchs are such a great opportunity to perform and embody a song. You can have a lot of fun with it which is definitely what I look for when judging! Best of luck to all those performing it takes guts to put yourself out there but enjoy it and I can’t wait to see all the amazing lip synch assassins Maynooth has to offer!” 

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MEET THE JUDGES:

JUDGE NUMBER ONE... MS BUKKY ADEBOWALE!

"Hey everyone, my name is Bukky and Im a biomedical science graduate at mu and currently the VP for Student Life at MSU I’m really into music, musicals and love being dramatic I typically, joined dance soc when I was in college so I’m really excited to be a part of this fab event and see all the amazing acts. Yall better bring your A Game cause I’m readyyyyy!"

JOIN US THIS FRIDAY FOR THE EVENT!

Despite the negativity and tumult in the South Bronx, Hip Hop heads were able to rise above their environment and create a positive form of release. Instead of substances and violence, their energy was redirected to values like originality, creativity, identity, respect, and community. 

The same way that our religious, ethnic, familial backgrounds inform our way of being in the world. Hip Hop was the way that people could be in a way that felt right to them. Deejaying, Emceeing, Breaking and Dancing, and Graffiti, weren't just hobbies, they were sanctuaries, as much as the art forms within Hip Hop have evolved over the decades, the core tenants of the culture remain. 

The Bronx in the 70's, was a rough, dangerous place to grow up. The youth were surrounded by drugs, crime, poverty, gang violence, and overall struggle, yet they were best neglected by mainstream institutions. 

Desperate for a way to escape their everyday struggles, they invented their own art forms. These art forms, which the youth embodied in the way they dressed, talked, moved, and expressed themselves, soon became a lifestyle. A way to live. The lifestyle and culture became known as hip Hop. 

HISTORY OF HIP HOP DANCE. 

Hip Hop is a style of Dance with a deep historical and social root in American African Culture.

It's part of a whole culture of Hip Hop, which started in the 1970's in the Bronx, New York. 

Happy International Women's' Day to all of our amazing women, you are all phenomenal in your own beautiful ways. 

"Feminism isn't about making women strong. Women are already strong. It's about changing the way the world perceives that strength" - G.D Anderson

"Always be a first rate version of yourself, instead of a second rate version of somebody else" - Judy Garland

Hey beautiful dancers!

Due to some unforeseen circumstances our live commercial class will not be going ahead this evening. 

Please keep an eye out for our other AMAZING classes & events this week! 

Apologies for any inconvenience caused, 

With love, 

MU Dance x

PLEASE NOTE

Stretch and Strength with Rebecca will now take place at 7:30PM on Tuesday instead of 6PM, this should give you a nice break between lectures! 

If you cannot make it and have already booked in, please let us know and we can send you on the recording if you would still like to take part! 

Lots of love, 

MU Dance x

HUGE THANK YOU to everyone who joined us at our Zoom social night last night, it was so lovely to be able to sit down, chat with everyone, and play some games, it is these sort of events that help us get through the hard times and we could not be more thankful that we get to spend them with you all!

Please do keep an eye out as we will 100% be hosting more events like this in the future! 

Hi guys, 

Be sure to check out our timetable of classes this week! Plenty of super fun classes to get involved in ???

Hi guys! 

In honour of Disability Awareness Week we are having a stretch class with dim lights and soft music for those who experience sensitivity to light/sound. 

You can join through the events section on MU Life. 

Hope to see you there! ?

Hey everybody! 

Leah here, your Dance Society President! 

How are we all? We hope you're enjoying your week and your time here at Dance Soc so far, you have all been amazing attributes to our society so far and we cannot wait to meet you guys in person in the near future! 

If anyone needs to chat at any stage or if they are finding it difficult, we are hoping to set up a support session every weekend, where we can all come together as a community to chat, meet new people, share ideas, and have some fun. Would you guys be interested? Let us know! 

If you haven't seen yet, we are delighted to announce that we are hosting a very special guest workshop tonight at 7PM. The amazingly talented Jessie Thompson will be joining us for an Experimental class! This is a huge opportunity for you all to come along and learn something new, Experimental is what you make it, there is no right or wrong! 

A little bit about Jessie:

Jessie Thompson is a dance Artist from Dublin Ireland,

Specialising in experimental and hip hop. After starting to dance in Dublin from the young age of 11, Jessie began to travel to train with professionals and studios in La,London, Poland and studied Classical in an established school in Ireland for two years aswell as hip hop for 4 years,to then go on and perform with company’s such as Boardgame, Fly dance company and was further asked to choreograph for festivals like Snap Barcelona, Dance2Connect. Jessie has choreographed and danced for numerous Irish artists including Gemma dunleavy,Wild Youth and Loah, and abroad, with Chris Lee in China for the New Year Gala Tv Show and with Crying out loud Company in Belfast Arts Festival 2020. Currently Jessie is teaching a lot around Ireland and working on her new founded event BattleofZen fusing all styles together to create a stronger community of dance in Ireland’s younger generation.

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Hey guys,

Just letting you know that I've sent out the link to the hiphop audition so it should be in your emails! Best of luck!!

-Rebecca (Secretary)

Hey everyone, 

Just to let you know that I will be sending out the video of the steps for the Irish Dancing audition tomorrow at 6:30pm and you will have to send it back to the Maynooth Dance Soc email address by 10pm. Best of luck to everyone! 

-Rebecca (Secretary)

Hey everyone, 

Auditions for the lyrical intervarsities team will take place tomorrow at 7pm-9pm through zoom. You will need to send a video of you doing the choreography to the maynooth dance soc email address before 10pm. Hope to see plenty of you there!! xx

Here is the link: 

https://us05web.zoom.us/j/84274956257?pwd=MVpwdjFxQlBra1NjWSs5VlJiV3JlQT09&fbclid=IwAR144AdyCmfoutVTs4uj3HLXaQtrcaJQPyTrKIGuseX2Ca2fZsPZGmPTMmU#success

Meeting ID: 842 7495 6257

Passcode: lyrical