Boston Percussive Dance

Studio space is available at Kieran Jordan Dance for hourly or weekly rental slots.

Beautiful private space for dance, music, theater, fitness and wellness.... classes, rehearsals, private lessons and more.

400 square feet of open space at 1310 Hyde Park Ave. in Hyde Park, Boston
Sprung floor with marley (all dance shoes permitted)
Air conditioned
Public transportation and free parking
Details at http://kieranjordan.com/studio/

studio : Kieran Jordan Kieran Jordan Dance is a boutique Irish dance studio, and fitness, wellness, and creative space located in Hyde Park, Boston. The studio opened in January, 2017 as a dedicated home for KJD classes, dance company rehearsals, and community arts events.

Tomorrow, I'm starting a Beginner Irish Set Dancing class (Thursdays from 6:30 - 8:00 pm at Kieran Jordan Dance studio, 1310 Hyde Park Ave, Hyde Park, Boston). Give yourself an hour and a half of movement, music, and old-fashioned fun. This class is for total beginners (no dance experience needed), adults of all ages, genders, orientations, backgrounds. You may come with or without a partner. See details here. Please let me know if you're coming! http://eepurl.com/czAbZD

Irish Set Dancing Class for Beginners and Upcoming Events

Musical Feet Volume 2 by Kieran Jordan — My second sean-nós Irish dance instructional video is here! This one features six chapters of jigs and one chapter of reels. Designed for all levels. Try a single chapter for only $3.95, or purchase the whole program as a download or DVD!

Musical Feet Volume 2: The Next Step — available now for streaming and download!

Traditional Irish Step Dance classes, plus Sean-nós (old style) Irish Dance workshops NEXT WEEK ... Kieran Jordan's Summer Evening Intensive returns to Green Street Studios! Full details, plus the FALL CLASS SCHEDULE, are available here: http://kieranjordan.com/classes.php?id=classes/weekly.php

Kieran Jordan Classes 2015

Hello Boston Percussive Dancers! As many of you know, I (Kieran) have been raising money for floor maintenance and other repairs for what is now simply called "Studio 3" or the percussive dance studio at Green Street. If you still use this space to teach, rehearse, or dance, consider making a donation. We are just about $300 away from our goal! Many thanks to everyone has contributed! For full details, and to make an online donation, please visit here: http://eepurl.com/bjIxgf THANKS!

Green Street Studios' Percussive Dance Floor

From our friend Josh Hilberman, this speaks to all of us who seek studio space, create communities, and make a living teaching dance. http://blogorhythms.wordpress.com/2014/09/26/shuf-fle-step/

SHUF-FLE STEP! Before you mock a disaffected teen girl throughout a 75-minute class for appearing lazy, it's probably not a bad idea to find out in advance that she is the kickboxing champion of Belgium. The kid ...

APPALACHIAN ROOTS: IRA BERNSTEIN & RILEY BAUGUS Ira Bernstein & Riley Baugus entertain friends at the Cook Shack in Union Grove, NC

Attention tap dancers:
Beantown Tapfest is back! August 9-10
Check out the 2014 faculty, register for classes, and purchase tickets for ON TAP - Beantown Tapfest Faculty Showcase at
www.beantowntapfest.com

RI Irish step dancer Kevin Doyle named to National Heritage Fellowship by NEA BARRINGTON, R.I. — The National Endowment for the Arts announced Wednesday morning that Kevin Doyle, an Irish step dancer from Barrington, will receive a National Heritage Fellowship, the nation’s highest honor in the folk and traditional arts.

From Boston Percussive Dance Co-directors, Julia Boynton and Kieran Jordan:

In 2009, we joined together with a shared vision to establish a "home" for percussive dance. Taking on a lease in Studio 3 at Green Street Studios, we created Boston Percussive Dance, with a shoe-friendly sprung floor and a welcoming environment for tap, Irish dance, flamenco, and other forms of percussive dance. We have had five wonderful years in this space, and we are grateful to our entire community of students, teachers, and friends at BPD.

As Green Street Studios transitions into a new lease at 185 Green Street, we, as co-directors of Boston Percussive Dance, find ourselves in need of different rental situations for our individual teaching needs. Boston Percussive Dance as an entity will be closing at the end of June, but our separate companies — Julia On Tap and Kieran Jordan Dance — will continue, with Julia's classes relocating to the Deborah Mason School of Dance in Somerville and Kieran's programs continuing in various locations throughout the Boston area, including Green Street Studios. We look forward to continuing our creative partnership — by co-producing percussive dance events in the future — and to building our individual teaching and performance projects in spaces that fit our long-term goals and needs.

In addition, we are pleased to announce that Green Street Studios will be taking over the ownership and maintenance of our hardboard sprung floor, so Studio 3 can keep on dancing! Percussive dancers interested in renting the space can contact GSS directly.

Thank you to everyone who has danced with us at Boston Percussive Dance! Feel free to share your photos and memories from BPD here, and please continue to use this page as a resource for percussive dance classes and events.

Seeking a few volunteers for our show day on Sunday, May 18th! Set-up, clean-up, ticket sales at the door, etc. Volunteers can see the show for free! Please email Kieran or Julia if you are available. Thanks :)