Welcome to the McGonagle School of Irish Dance

Brenda Hamilton Coleman is an accomplished Irish Step Dancer who trained at the world-renowned Smith-Houlihan Academy of Irish Dance. Brenda was the New England Regional Champion in her age category in 1988 and later as a team dancer she won six consecutive national titles for figure choreography. In the fall of 1990 Brenda became a certified instructor of Irish Dance. Brenda started the McGonagle School of Irish Dance (named after her grandmother) in Woburn, MA, in 1993. In September of 1994 she branched out to Nashua and the McGonagle School became the first-ever Irish step dancing school in the state of New Hampshire. The school has grown over the years from 30 pupils to over 100. Students from the McGonagle School have successfully competed in dancing competitions from Montreal, Quebec to Washington, D.C. The McGonagle School has also performed for such groups as the Makem Brothers and the Nashua Symphony Orchestra and can be seen performing at numerous locations throughout the area around St. Patrick's Day.

News

• Fall 2008 Classes will begin the week of September 8th in all locations.
• Classes offered for new students this year with no Irish dance experience are:
  
  Tuesday        Wakefield, MA - Unitarian Universalist Church, 326 Main Street
  3:15pm - 4:00pm New Beginners Ages 5 and up
  
  Wednesday    Woburn, MA - Saint Anthony’s Club, Main Street Woburn
  4:30pm - 5:30pm New Beginners Ages 5 and up
  
  Friday         Nashua, NH - The Dancing Corner, 25 Main Street Nashua
  4:00pm - 5:00pm New Beginner Class Ages 5 and up
  
  
• Class policies are located under the classes tab.
• New Student Registration form
• Returning Student Registration form