Affiliation

Benefits of affiliation

WIDA affiliates are entitled to:

  • Promotion of your dance school via our teachers directory on our website and our social media channels

  • Access to an international network of Irish dance teachers, dedicated to the development of the sport while retaining tradition

  • Discounted entry for their dancers into local feiseanna 

  • Free entry to WIDA feiseanna

  • Discounted entry for their dancers into national oireachtasaí (World Championships qualifiers) and international events

  • A clear framework for running WIDA affiliated events and classes (syllabi, rules, policies, safeguarding, code of conduct) on an open platform basis and support in hosting feiseanna, workshops and exams

  • Free access to our mentoring scheme

  • Exclusive access to grade 4-11 exams, open to WIDA members only

  • Exclusive access to TCRG & TMRF teachers‘ exams, open to WIDA members only

  • Selective access to the ADCRG, SGD and MRS adjudicator and examiner training programmes

  • Opportunities to represent WIDA at international dance events and to mentor a partner school abroad

  • Opportunities to adjudicate or examine at WIDA events internationally

  • Volunteering opportunities to help shape the organisation and the future of Irish dance

  • Discounted access to the WIDA Ceili Book (early bird price)

  • *Coming soon* Discounted access to accredited training resources

The annual affiliation fee is EUR 150, payable by 01/12 for the following calendar year (e.g. payable by 01/12/2024 for calendar year 2025).

For any enquiry related to affiliation please contact WIDAaffiliation@gmail.com

Our mentoring scheme

WIDA offers a mentoring scheme, targeting dance teachers or dancers of other dance styles who want to learn and teach Irish dance.

Teachers enrolled on the mentoring scheme will be partnered with an existing WIDA teacher or advanced dancer, depending on their needs.

Their mentor can help with the following (depending on the needs of the teacher):

  • Setting up new classes

  • Advising on risk assessments, insurance and police checks

  • Teaching the teacher - intensive delivery of Irish dance classes via in person workshops and remote check-ins, videos and video critiques, correction of technique

  • Choreography - either providing, co-choreographing or critiquing the teacher’s choreography to ensure the teacher has all the tools they need to launch a successful Irish dance class. This could include teaching workshops to teacher and class, particularly for more advanced choreography

  • Support on embarking on the teachers‘ exams process (TCRG & TMRF - or grades 1-11)

  • Answering questions on Feis and exam participation

  • Advisory support on hosting feiseanna and exams

  • Networking within the organisation

  • Support on sourcing shoes/costumes (particularly for more remote regions)

  • Help understanding the WIDA rules and affiliation requirements, code of conduct and organisation‘s policies

  • Sharing insight into Irish tradition, language and culture with other geographical regions

For more information on our mentoring scheme, please contact our Affiliation team here: WIDAaffiliation@gmail.com

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