The group was started to keep the Line Dance flag flying in Kilkenny. There is a great social aspect to the Line Dancing. It’s a bit of exercise and a social interaction and you do not need a partner to go to classes.

Everyone starts out as a beginner and gradually progress up the ladder to Intermediate /Advanced level. Line Dancing is not for everyone, some come and decide it`s not for them and some come to class and stay for years and years and years.

Line Dancing originally started out with American Country music. In the present era all types of music are used for Line Dancing and people have their preferences of which type they like. Everyone`s tastes differ.

We started running Social night where classes come together to Line Dance socially and interact with each other. We also started running Social Weekends where people from different groups and areas get together for a weekend of Social Line Dancing. The venue we used is Springhill Court Hotel and still use it.

I got involved with the CLAI which is one of the Associations in the country and was involved in running and organising competitions. Some of the Kilkenny dancers got involved in competitions and have had success down through the years. I got the All Ireland Finals to Kilkenny Springhill Court Hotel for 5 consecutive years.

There are about 6 of the original group still dancing. Line Dancing is still alive in Kilkenny and as it is in many other Counties around the country.

There is still a lot of people out there who do not know that Line Dancing is still alive and kicking in the country. There is a very active profile on social media in regards to Line Dancing and it promotes the clubs and groups around the country.

Ray