Aoibhell performed by Kate Spanos at the Local Old Style Concert at the Institute of Musical Traditions in Takoma Park, MD, April 14, 2013.
Local Old Style – Sean Nós Dance Intensive
Local Old Style is an intensive to jump-start a study of Irish sean nós (old style) dance and related forms including classes in Irish set dance and battering, old style solo set dances, Northern Ireland Festival Style, and sean nós for improvisation and musicality, featuring local Irish dance teachers Shannon Dunne, Megan Downes, Kate Spanos, […]
Choreography by Kate Spanos. Belltable Arts Centre, Limerick, Ireland. May 2008.
Photo by Maurice Gunning.
A Reel of Primary Colors
St. Patrick’s Day isn’t just about the green! I’m excited to be featured on Psychology Today in an article by Maureen Seaberg about my “colored movement” synesthesia in Irish dance. A Reel of Primary Colors talks about my bright reels, pastel slip jigs, and earthy hornpipes, and my plans for St. Patrick’s Day this year. […]
Percussive Dance Project 2012
Joy of Motion‘s Percussive Dance Project is coming up on Saturday, January 28, 2012! The show features local tappers, flamenco dancers, flatfooters, and Irish dancers. I’m resurrecting my “Waiting for Conrad” choreography (originally performed at Keeping Dance Alive! 2010 in Chico, CA) for the occasion, and I will be joined by my friends and fellow […]
Beat Retreat
This week I had the pleasure of attending BEAT RETREAT in Afton, VA and Charlottesville, VA. A group of percussive dancers got together for an intensive week of dancing: teaching, swapping steps, partying, and inspiring one another. There were tappers, flatfooters, cloggers, Cape Breton step dancers, Irish step dancers (that would be me!), and body […]
Choreography by Kate Spanos. Performed at Keeping Dance Alive! 2010 in Chico, CA. Photo credit: Derek Ralston.
Video: Waiting for Conrad
“Waiting for Conrad” video is finally here! Performed at Keeping Dance Alive! 2010 in Chico, CA. Choreography by Kate Spanos Music: “Waiting for Conrad” by Shooglenifty (Venus in Tweeds, 1995) Performers: Maria Oliver, Kate Spanos, Shannon Sullivan, Rose Trulin, Kelsey Wilson, Abby Zuppan View all of my videos on YouTube
Reactions: Keeping Dance Alive 2010
I have been blown away by the reactions to our Irish dance piece “Waiting for Conrad” at this year’s Keeping Dance Alive. People really seemed to enjoy it! But this just about takes the cake: anonymous from “Tell It to the E-R” in the Chico Enterprise Record, 2 April 2010: Irish dancers stole the show […]
Choreography by Kate Spanos. Performed at Keeping Dance Alive! 2010 in Chico, CA.
Photo by Derek Ralston.
Review: Keeping Dance Alive! 2010
The Chico Enterprise Record published a review of this year’s Keeping Dance Alive today, with the following snippet about my piece: “Waiting for Conrad,” choreographed by Kate Spanos, was a delightful Irish step performance featuring six talented dancers, including Chico Community Ballet alumna Kelsey Wilson. The performers’ talent was so big that, despite their small […]
Performance at Keeping Dance Alive! 2009 in Chico, CA. Photo credit: Derek Ralston.
Keeping Dance Alive 2009
This weekend is the 18th Annual Keeping Dance Alive! performance at Laxson Auditorium at CSU, Chico. Show times are 6-8 March: Friday and Saturday at 7:30 PM, Sunday at 2:00 PM, and tickets are $14 for students/children, $16 for seniors and $18 for adults. I am performing in “Capoeira and Maculele” with Chico Capoeira, “Chaos […]
Chico Contra Dance
On Saturday (10 January 2009) I went to a contra dance at the Chico Grange Hall, and it was written up in the local Chico News & Review. The dance was called by Mark Goodwin, and music was provided by the Stars of Munster (an offshoot of the Pub Scouts). These dances are great fun […]