North Atlantic Steps

A handful of the many lovely photos captured by Ed Dinep at our Spring Ceilidh yesterday! They truly capture the joy of the day 🎶

At long last, the Spring Ceilidh is here! Follow the balloons outside of 6004-A W. Broad Street to find the stairs up to the studio! There is additional parking in the rear lot. See you today at 2pm! 🎈 🎻

Tomorrow’s the big day! Come join North Atlantic Space from 2pm to 4pm at The Dance Space (6004-A W Broad Street) for an afternoon of dancing, community, and — of course! — live music! We are located above Mekong restaurant with ample parking in the back. Hope to see you there 🎵 ☘️

Here at North Atlantic Steps, we seek to lift each other up as dancers in a welcoming and non-competitive environment. You’re never too late to start learning dance, and never too old to continue. Our student body represents a diverse range of ages, goals, and abilities and we love to welcome new students in. Curious to learn more? Come to our Spring Ceilidh this Sunday, May 10th, from 2-4pm at at The Dance Space!

Tickets and information linked below 🎵 ☘️

https://www.northatlanticsteps.com/store/square-dances

We are just six days away from our Spring Ceilidh here at North Atlantic Steps! Torn on what shoes to wear? Even a simple pair of sneakers will do — but if you have leather soled shoes or anything with a slightly smooth sole, those will work too! 🎶 👞 Haven’t got your ticket yet? Link in bio!

Up next for our Spring Ceilidh musicians is Annabelle Bugay, owner and director of North Atlantic Steps, who will be playing piano and calling dances 🎶 🎹 👞

Annabelle first began Irish dancing at the age of six under the An Cor Rud School of Irish Dance in Richmond, Virginia. A competitive dancer for many years, she reached the open championship level before deciding to follow her passion for old-style step dancing and social dancing.

She lived in Limerick, Ireland for two years where she learned Sean Nós (old-style) Irish dancing, before moving to Sydney, Nova Scotia where she completed her BA in Music and Folklore at Cape Breton University.

Today, Annabelle lives in Richmond, VA where she runs North Atlantic Steps, a recreational Irish and Cape Breton step dance school for adults.

With only two weeks until North Atlantic Steps’ Spring Ceilidh, what better way to get excited than to meet our musicians? Meet Wayne Hill, our resident fiddler at NAS! 🎻 🎶 ☘️ (to hear Wayne play, get your tickets to the Spring Ceilidh here: https://www.northatlanticsteps.com/store/square-dances)

Wayne’s had the good fortune to enjoy a lifetime of music making with family and friends. Along the way a love for chamber music evolved into a passion for fiddling’s many connections with folk music around the world. An avid composer, his column for Fiddler Magazine (since 2022) always includes his compositions for fiddle in a variety of styles.

He’s always 100% in with his fiddle and guitar in a wide variety of genres and settings: including performing, recording, composing, teaching for the Williamsburg Montessori School, and, since 1992, performing, recording, and composing (winning two Emmys for the latter) for The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.

Our first Open House of the month is tomorrow, January 7th at 6pm! Come learn some beginner old-style Irish dance and meet our current students — there’s still time left to claim your spot here https://forms.gle/oq4UGUY91HcnuATD7

The Dance Space
6004-A W Broad Street
RVA, 23230