Ottawa Irish Dance Company is a family friendly dance studio specializing in traditional Irish dance. We are located in the Centre-West of Ottawa, between the Carling and Maitland Queensway exits at: 2-888 Lady Ellen Place.
We offer two studios with professional sprung floors and mirrors. Our upstairs space is over 1900 sq ft, and our downstairs space is 800 sq ft.
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Our mission is to make Irish dance and culture as accessible as possible, so we offer a unique payment structure. Students sign up for the year but parents pay in monthly instalments.
You can read more about our programs below!
Studio Directors:
Siobhan Fleury, TCRG
Christie Glover, Associate Teacher
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Honorary Directors:
Suzanne Taylor, TCRG
Patty Fleury, TCRG
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Teaching Staff:
Caitlin Crockard
Catherine Errington
Stephanie Rivest
COVID -19 Precautions
OIDC takes social distancing and COVID -19 precautions very seriously! Please review the studio precautions below and feel free to contact us with any questions or concerns.
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Students should arrive no earlier than 5 minutes before their scheduled lesson wearing a mask.
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Students should line up outside the space on the markers in the parking lot. Note that students under 18 may line up with a parent outside the building, but all students must wait for a teacher to indicate that they may enter the studio space safely.
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Students will enter one at time through the studio door, and exit through the garage door.
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Students will be asked to sanitize their hands, then wash them upon entering the space.
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Students are asked to bring minimal belongings into the space, such as dance shoes, a filled water bottle and required athletic gear. Items are stored in the designated spots in the studio which are regularly sanitized between dancers.
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Please arrive dressed and ready to dance, there is no access to the washroom to change or fill up water bottles.
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Dancers must remain distanced from each other and the teacher at all times.
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Class sizes will be limited and extra time has been built between classes to allow for sanitation and cleaning.
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Gloves, masks and hand sanitizer are available.
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The waiting area is closed until further notice. Parents may pick up dancers outside the studio door after their class has finished.
