The Boyd School of Irish Dancing is a relatively small Irish dancing school based in Swindon, Wiltshire in the UK and run by Ian Boyd A.D.C.R.G. To find out more about Ian, click here.

There are around 40 dancers ranging from complete beginners to Champion dancers, boys and girls from as young as 4, plus the adults have joined in with a Ceili class!.

The dancers take part in organised competitions ("Feiseanna") and displays throughout the year and have fun while keeping fit, building confidence and learning discipline.

Irish Dancing has grown in popularity over the last 14 years since Riverdance, a modern interpretation of traditional irish dancing,  took the world by storm at the Eurovision Song Contest in 1994 (you can see a video of the 1994 performance if you click here).

One of the past successes of the school is Oliver Gemoli who started dancing with The Boyd School of Irish Dancing age 11, inspired by Riverdance, with the ambition to "be a champion" - and went on to do just that before dancing full time, touring the world with Riverdance, and the shows Lord of the Dance and Rhythm of the Dance. For more click here.

The Boyd School of Irish Dancing is registered with An Coimisiún le Rincí Gaelacha, the largest of the governing bodies for irish dancing.