The Australian Irish Dance Company was formed in October 1996 in response to public demand for an Australian Irish Dance Company able to provide quality and exhilarating performances along similar lines as the international successful shows “Riverdance” and “Lord of the Dance”.
The Director of the Company is Ray Ayres, one of Australia’s best know dance choreographers and leading exponent of Irish Dance in Australia. Ray has toured America, Japan and China with the Irish group “The Chieftains”.
The Company brings together a wealth of talent from dance schools within Victoria, all successful in competitions at state, national and international levels.
“All those international Irish Dancers have been here and they’re great…but these are our very own Aussie dancers and they’re fantastic!!” – Denise Drysdale- Every Sunday
Irish Dancing (Every 2nd Sunday)
Ballarat Irish Murphy's
4:30 - 6:00pm. - 22/02/09
Silent Movies Organ Concert
Her Majesty's Theatre
TBA
Performances, both corporate and private by members of the Company include:
- Grand Prix Ball
- Royal Children’s Hospital Good Friday Variety Concert
- TV Week Logie Awards
- Australian Pops Orchestra Concert Series, Melbourne Concert Hall & Sydney Opera House
- Grollo Family Wedding
- Alfred Hospital Charity Concert
- Parliament House
- Grand Final Edition of Footy Show (players review)
- ROVE Live (St Pat's Day Special)
- International Singer Performer Dominic Kirwin (Regional Tour)
- Last Sunday of the Month Concert - The Art Gallery of Ballarat
- Austrian Club - Harvest Festival
- St Patrick’s Day Celebrations - Murphy’s Ballarat
Plus many more (see functions page for full list)
