McBRIDE SCHOOL OF IRISH DANCE

CELEBRATING OVER 50 YEARS OF IRISH CULTURE THROUGH DANCE

LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA

DEDICATED TO IRISH DANCE

ABOUT OUR SCHOOL

Why Choose the McBride School

At the McBride School of Irish Dance, we are committed to each and every dancer at every level and all ages! Our mission is to enrich and fulfill the lives of our dancers, families and community through Irish Dance.  New to Irish Dance?  The McBride School offers beginner classes for all ages, including adults in select locations.  Experienced Irish Dancer?  The McBride School offers classes that reinforce your knowledge and skills, while encouraging and supporting your development in all levels of Irish Dance, from Advanced Beginner to Open Champion.  Adults who have danced before as children or teens are very welcome to jump back into dancing with the McBride School!  Go to our Adult/Teen page for more information.

​Irish Dance is a fun and engaging way to form good healthy habits, including discipline, dedication, team work, physical fitness and, most importantly, friendships. Our teaching staff is dedicated to assisting and encouraging all our students to reach for, work for, and achieve their goals in Irish Dance.  Ready to Start Dancing?  Contact us HERE!

Competition and Performances

Competition can be an enjoyable and exciting part of the Irish Dance experience.  For those who choose to compete, our instructors strive to promote a healthy spirit of teamwork and support between our dancers, both in the studio and on the stage.  As our dancers progress in their skills, they will be given opportunities to compete at the local, regional, national and international level.  A list of upcoming competitions can be found HERE.

Opportunities are also available for all McBride Dancers to participate in shows and performances, where a dancer can also gain the confidence and recognition that comes from performing in front of an appreciative audience.  However, dancers are not required to perform or compete if they choose not to.  Dancing just for fun can be its own reward.  Looking for Irish Dancers for your Public or Private Event, go to our Performance Page HERE.

Friendship, Family, Fitness and Fun

The McBride School of Irish Dance is built upon teamwork and friendship; our dancers are our family!  We enjoy traveling, competing and performing together.  Our goal is for all our students to experience the joy of Irish dancing, while encouraging them to their full potential, both as dancers and as individuals.  We encourage hard work and determination while promoting, and fostering friendships, and fitness.  Soft shoe and hard shoe rhythms and techniques are combined with the strength, toning and flexibility that Irish dancing provides, offering both a high impact and high energy aerobic workout. We strive to give our dancers a strong foundation in music, rhythm, and movement, while allowing them to advance at their own pace.  We make it a priority to maintain a teaching environment that is supportive, focused and fun!

No matter whether you are thinking of dancing competitively or for recreation and exercise, Irish Dancing is a very rewarding activity that develops character, teaches fitness, instills dedication and builds confidence, all while making friendships and memories that will remain long after the dance shoes are taken off for the very last time.  There is something for everyone at the McBride School of Irish Dance! We invite you to join us today!
Ann McBride, ADCRG
Ann McBride began dancing at a young age under the tutelage of Peggy O'Neill in Glasgow, Scotland.  After immigrating to the United States, Ann continued her dancing  with Maureen McTeggert Hall, and the McTeggert School.  Maureen trained and encouraged Ann to pursue her TCRG and ADCRG credentials, which she received in 1967 and 1975, respectively.  Annie has also been awarded certification by An Coimisuin as a and is a well known Adjudicator who is sought after to judge locally, nationally and internationally.  Ann has also served as Vice President of the Western U.S. Region Council. 

Ann founded the McBride School in 1967, and the school has been going strong ever since.  She has been training dancers in all levels of dancing, from brand new beginners to World Qualifying champions for over 50 years.  In addition, Annie has trained many new TCRGs in the Bay Area and across the Country, including her own daughter, Eileen McBride Parker.
Eileen McBride - Parker, TCRG
​​Eileen McBride-Parker began her dancing career at the age of 4, and continued to dance competitively until she successfully sat for and received her TCRG accreditation in 1997.  Since then, Eileen has been Co-Director of the McBride School of Irish Dance, and along with Annie McBride, she instructs the McBride Championship dancers and teams.  

Eileen truly enjoys teaching her students, and finds their dedication, drive and dancing achievements very rewarding.  Under Eileen's instruction, the McBride School has had many dancers, teams, dramas and choreographies successfully compete in the Western Region Oireachtas, the North American Irish Dance Championships, the All-Irelands, and World Irish Dance Championships. 

Whether they are entertaining or competing Eileen is very proud that her students always give 110% each and every time they step out on the stage to dance. 

CERTIFIED BY AN COIMISIUN LE RINCE GAELACHA    (Irish Dance Commission)

The McBride School of Irish Dance was founded in 1967 under the direction of Ann McBride, ADCRG and has been providing quality Irish Dance instruction for over 50 years.  With their combined experience and passion for teaching, Ann McBride and Eileen McBride-Parker take great pride in passing their love for Irish Dance and Culture to their dancers. 
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The McBride School is accredited and registered with An Coimisiun Le Rince Gaelacha (CLRG - the Irish Dance Commission) and the Irish Dance Teacher Association of North America (IDTANA), Western U.S. Region. 

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