Dancer's Association - Parades

The St. Patricks Day parades this year will be:

• Alexandria
• Gaithersburg
• Washington D.C.  

The parades are open to dancers of all levels. The parade attire for beginners is a  short,navy, fully pleated skirt which can be ordered through the J.C. Penney catalogue, white turtleneck, plain white long sleeve blouse and Maple School sweatshirt. Dancers also wear sheer nylons or tights, white poodle socks and white keds I will be placing one order for Maple School sweatshirts, t-shirts and dance shoe bags. If you need one please fill out an order form and either mail it or bring it to class. The order deadline is February 1st. The order form is online on the Marketplace page of our website. In order to have the items in time for the parade the deadline is February 1st, 2006.

Also new this year is the option of wearing the new Maple track suit instead of the sweatshirt in the event of inclement weather. The track suit must be orderd by

I will also be ordering  Maple School t-shirts for summer performances and The maple school dance shoe bag( roll bag ). they have discontinued making this item but they have 30 left that we can order. This will be the only order between now and the summer performances so if you need a t- shirt please order it now. If you have any questions please let me know.

More details will be emailed soon about parade times and locations and about inclement weather attire. Look for the E-Vite invitation in your email, and please R.S.V.P. Additional details will be sent via E-Vite. In case it is cold dancers wear layers. Sweatshirts can be worn over maple School costumes

Alexandria Parade Sponsors:		Washington, D.C. Parade Sponsors:
Ann E. O'Neil, Inc. of Falls Church Jack Taylor's Alexandria Toyota McEnearney Associates Realtors Union Street Public House Irish Dancers Association of Greater Washington		Caddie Tours - Travel Specialists to Ireland DC Friends of Ireland Irish Channel Restaurant and Pub Maple School of Irish Dance

see photos page for more parade photos