Author: Tew Academy of Irish Dance

My name is Richard Tew. I founded Tew Academy of Irish Dance over 15 years ago and have been teaching all over Texas since. For most of the time we have been open, we have concentrated our classes in the Houston area. I am a registered associate teacher with An Chomhdhail (pronounced An Cogal). They are based out of Dublin, Ireland. We are background checked and have experienced with teaching ages three through adult.

Theater/performance technical class offerings for beginners!

If you are interested in what goes on behind the scenes of a theatrical performance such as sound production, lights ect. We are offering a new class for you!

Not everyone wants to learn to dance or act, but they might like the technical side of things: setting up a stage or performance space, running the mic and stereo cables, setting up mics, running a sound board, learning about lighting, etc. If that’s you, we are starting a class you might be interested in.

These classes are for teens (13-19) and are hands on and will offer opportunities for students to help set up and run sound at local performances, gaining valuable experience in the process.

Classes will be based out of the Jet Pac studios (they are not offering the class, they are just the class location) in Clear Lake. Practical classes will also take place at performance venues in the Clear Lake-League City area.

If you want to learn more, contact Richard Tew by emailing rttew@yahoo.com!

Upcoming events!

Please pass this to anyone you know who wants to join us for free ceili dance classes (dances for couples and groups) starting next Monday evening 6:30-7:30 p.m. for a basics class at Chelsea’s in Clear Lake. No dance experience required but you should be in good physical condition to learn.

We are pleased to announce we are going to be hosting regularly-occurring public performances every six weeks at church venues throughout the Clear Lake-League City-Friendswood area starting in Oct. Our performances will expand into Houston over the next year! Enjoy performances from local dancers, musicians and singers! More information to follow. If you have interest in joining our school and participating in some of our exciting new opportunities as a dancer or someone who just wants to learn about the production side of shows and theater, (the first and only in Houston), please email rttew@yahoo.com.

Coming in early 2023

Happy to announce we will host the first “Rocket City Feis” Saturday, Feb. 18 in Houston (Clear Lake). The date was just approved. Looking forward to it! More specifics will come this weekend. This is an open platform feis, run under the rules of An Chomhdhail. I need volunteers to help make this as successful as possible. Please let me know if you want to help out. Thank you.

A conservative approach to dance!

Come join for the challenge, the culture and our approach.

We are not like many other dance schools. We take a respectful, conservative approach to dance. No inappropriate attire, not over-priced custom requirements and no dancing in bars or teaching things outside of dance. We are only interested in teaching authentic Irish dance.

Though we are not a religious dance school, we apply principles that respect our dancers, their families and their sensibilities.

Come join for our culture, fun, challenges and triumphs.

Classes for kids and adults, Clear Lake, League City and Downtown Houston!

rttew@yahoo.com.