August 18, 2010
Beginner Registration 2010-2011 Dance Season
We are now accepting beginner students for our 2010-2011 dance year. Please contact us via the website or by calling the number at the top of our home page. Beginner classes are held on Monday evenings from 4:45-5:15 at the Jewish Community Center in West Hartford.
August 18, 2010
Torrington Feis 2010
We are looking forward to running the Torrington Feis October 9th and 10th 2010. Please mark the date on your calendars! More information regarding committees to follow.
March 26, 2010
March Season
Thank you to our parents and dancers for a successful Ceili and Show season! It was a pleasure to see our dancers perform with such joy and energy and the positive feedback from your performances was much deserved.
Thank you to our parents for the time and energy that you put into our Ceili this year. It was a fabulous night!
March 26, 2010
April Class Schedule
Please remember the that JCC will be closed the next two Mondays, March 29th and April 5th. Make-up classes will be held on Thursdays, April 1st and April 8th following a regular Monday schedule.
Our April break will be the week of April 19th and 23rd. There will be no classes on these two dates.
Thank you!
July 25, 2009
Class Registration 2009-2010
We mailed out registration information this week to all returning students and incoming beginner students. If you are interested in registering your child for beginner classes please contact us via our website or by calling Regina Coogan at 872-3781 and we will send out registration materials. Our classes this year will be held on Monday and Friday evenings (all levels will meet on Monday nights and additional classes will be held on Friday evenings for our more advanced dancers). See you all in a few weeks!
October 02, 2008
Feis Information
We encourage our students to get involved in competitions throughout the region during the dance year. You can visit www.petersmithschool.com to view a complete listing of available feisana. There are many local venues this Fall. Beginner II students can check with the Coogan School Staff to see if they are ready to attend competitions. As alway, dancers should get approval from the teaching staff prior to changing dance categories or performing new dance steps at feisana. Thank you!
August 18, 2010
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We are now accepting beginner students for our 2010-2011 dance year. Please contact us via the website or by calling the number at the top of our home page. Beginner classes are held on Monday evenings from 4:45-5:15 at the Jewish Community Center in West Hartford.
Teachers
Brenda Coogan | Regina Coogan | Sarah Hobson
Miss Sarah Hobson, Instructor, T.C.R.G.
Miss Hobson is an accomplished dancer and teacher, winning six New England Championships, placing in the top ten at the North American Championships and medaling at the Worlds and All Ireland Championships three times. Sarah started her dance training at the Griffith Academy and she completed her competitive dance years with the Broesler School. Sarah recently completed her certfication examination and is now a registered T.C.R.G. with The Irish Dance Commission Dublin Ireland, The Irish Dance Teacher's Association of North America, and the New England Irish Dance Teacher's Association. She has been a teacher with the Coogan School since 1998 when she began her student teaching career and her role as a Senior Staff Member over the past three years has proved to be an invaluable asset to our dancers. In addition to her dance career, Miss Hobson studied voice for 13 years and is a former Connecticut State music competition winner. She also trained for many years in the areas of tap, jazz and ballet. Sarah is currently a student at Eastern Connecticut State University where she is majoring in English.