This three-hour workshop will cover all the basics of Irish solo dancing in hard shoes from the ground up. Students will learn how to make percussive sounds with proper form in both jig and hornpipe timing. The focus of the class will be connecting movement and rhythm, and understanding how the dancer becomes musician. This class is most suitable for those who have taken a beginner level step dance class and is meant as a bridge into more intermediate level dancing. By the end of the class, students will put the pieces together into traditional choreography and learn several steps.