

Give It A Go: Ceilidh with Folk Soc and Irish Dance
28 Sep 2025,
The Bridge
Folk Music Society,Irish Dance Society
The Organisers

For folk musicians, dancers, and anyone else interested; we run a variety of events for both the society and the general (primarily student) public.

The society provides the opportunity to learn or practice Irish Dancing and offers classes covering group ceili, soft shoe, and hard shoe for all abilities. We offer classes every Friday, and anyone is welcome regardless of experience, to take part in sessions of light and heavy styles, taught by our qualified teacher Conor. We are also aiming to hold workshops throughout the year taught by professional dancers from the industry themselves or previous society members. We are part of USD (Union Southampton Dance) and hold auditions for our Competition Squad which competes all over the country for the university. We also take part in Pure Dance, a university-wide dance show held in May each year giving members the opportunity to show off their skills learned all year in team dances choreographed in class, and performed in front of a large audience. The classes we hold are laid-back, fun and perfect for students with no experience in dance or Irish, or for those of you who have danced throughout their lives and want to continue their passion, whilst making new friendships and becoming part of our dance family. Come along and try us out, as one of the fastest growing dance societies on campus!!