Newtown Dancers To Perform  At Irish Evening

The Gray School of Irish Dance of Newtown will present “An Emerald Ball” at the Amber Room Colonnade on Stacy Road in Danbury Saturday, March 17, at 7 pm. All proceeds from the evening will go toward scholarships for local students who train and compete in Irish dance. This gala evening will begin with cocktails and hors d’oeuvres followed by a three-course buffet dinner including corned beef and other selections.

Music will be provided by James Daniel Entertainment, and will feature traditional Irish music, and a variety of contemporary and classic dance standards. Famous Irish dances will be called out, offering plenty of opportunity to dance to favorites and add some new steps to a repertoire, all under the direction of world-renown Irish dance teacher and adjudicator Iris Gray Sharnick.

The highlight of the evening will be a performance of solo and ceili dancing by the Gray School Champion Dancers, featuring New England and North American champions, and All-Ireland and All-World medalists. More than 50 Newtown dancers will participate.

Tickets are $65 per person, dress is semiformal. Tables of ten are available. For an invitation, call the Gray School at 270-7001. Contributions only can be made to Dancer’s Travel Fund and mailed to Gray School of Irish Dance, 3 Simm Lane, Newtown CT 06470.

The Gray School of Irish Dance is under the direction of Iris Gray Sharnick, ADCRG; Maura Gray, ADCRG; Philip Owens, ADCRG; Terry Gillan, ADCRG; and Anne Jacocks, TCRG. The Gray School is home to New England and North American Champions, as well as All-Ireland, All-Scotland, and All-World medalists. Classes are offered in Danbury, Newtown, and East Lyme.