Rising Tide Irish Dance Academy

Happy St. Patrick’s Day to all! For a second year in a row we are sidelined from celebrating St. Patrick’s Day the way we love to. But, It’s St. Patrick’s Day so of course [...]

In January 2021, our dancers had the opportunity to participate in the 8th annual Halifax Celtic Festival — and the first virtual version. This performance opportunity was welcome after a long [...]

We can’t say anyone is surprised, but that doesn’t take the sting of disappointment away as we announce our feiseanna won’t be happening in 2021. We were so looking forward to [...]

Our first dance captains have taken their turns – and survived! A new initiative this year, beginning in the Advanced Beginner class, Rising Tiders take turns being a dance captain each [...]

To make sure our dance studio continues to be a safe place, we have updated our COVID-19 plan to reflect the current legislation and best practices. Please note that this plan is accurate as of [...]

Registration for the 2020/2021 dance year at Rising Tide is now open. We hope you can find all the information you need here, but don’t hesitate to contact us with questions. Registration [...]

We hope everyone is as excited as we are to get back to the studio. Classes resume in the studio on Monday, June 8. To help you imagine what class will be like with our new procedures, [...]

Today begins National Dance Week in Canada. This week we are celebrating all of the wonderful gifts and experiences dance has given us at Rising Tide. Dance brings us so much joy, purpose and [...]

Classes at Rising Tide are suspended until further notice. No classes or activity of any kind will take place in-studio until we are through this phase of pandemic response. Our hearts are heavy [...]

Feising is fun and super important as Irish dancers but let’s face it, going to feiseanna can be pricey too – especially when you have to travel to most feiseanna like we do (but we’re [...]