Setdance Workshop 2023

Register for the 9th Irish Setdance Weekend in Frankfurt

Friday 3rd to Sunday 5th November 2023!

3 Céilithe, 2 Workshops, Session

Price

Weekend price: EUR 100

Location

The 9th Irish Setdance-Wochenende do the ISDF (Irish Set Dancers Frankfurt am Main) findet will be held from 3. – 5. November 2023 once again in the Haus der Baugewerkschaft: 

IG Bauen-Agrar-Umwelt,
Olof-Palme-Str. 19,
60439 Frankfurt
Entrance at the corner of Lurgiallee and Olof-Palme-Str. ,  1st floor

Directions/Parking

You can easily get to the building with public transport (RMV) from the main underground station "Hauptwache"in the middle of Frankfurt am Main. Take the U2 line in the direction Gonzenheim/Nieder-Eschbach and get out at the stop „Riedwiese/Mertonviertel“ . The U2 runs every 10-15 minutes. If you can, get in the last carriage so you only have to walk  50 m back to the street-corner, and from there cross the street  and go up the stairs to the Haus der Baugerwerkschaft. 

Late at night, you can use taxis or the nightbus, line N3 - bus-stop „Sebastian-Kneipp-Straße“. 

We have arranged free parking  from Friday noon through to Sunday evening in the parking area in front of the Haus der Baugewerkschaft.

Hotels

A contingent of 20 rooms have been reserved in the „relexa-Hotel Frankfurt/Main“ (300m – ca. 5 minutes from the dance location) up to 01.09.2023. The prices per person, incl. breakfast buffet are valid from Friday to Sunday: 

• Single room (en-suite): 79 €/night
• Doubleroom  (en-suite) with double occupancy: 46 €/night/person

Prices before Friday and after Sunday: 

• Single room (en-suite): 107 €/night
• Doubleroom (en-suite): 139 €/night for 2 people

WLAN and the „fitnessclub-relexa-sports-fun“ are included in the room price

Will book the rooms for you, but we need to know before 1st September 2023. The hotel details are: 

relexa hotel Frankfurt/Main
Lurgiallee 2,
60439 Frankfurt
Telefon: +49 69 95778 0
Telefax: +49 69 95778 878
E-mail: [email protected]
More information can be found here: https://www.relexa-hotel-frankfurt.de

NOTE: it is very advisable to ask us to make a reservation quickly as the hotel prices in Frankfurt am Main are anything but cheap. 

Additional hotels not too far away: (no guarantee of room price or availability) 

Hotel Sandelmühle: https://www.sandelmuehle.de
Landhaus zum Stöffche: http://www.landhaus-stoeffche.de/de
Hotel Heddernheimer Hof: http://www.heddernheimerhof.eu/de
TRIP INN Frankfurt Nordwestzentrum: https://tripinn-hotels.com/nwz

Meals

Unfortunately we cannot offer any meals directly where we dance, but.....

Meals on Friday

There are a number of delivery services and restaurants close by:: 

Restaurant und Bar im Hotel relexa: https://www.relexa-hotel-frankfurt.de
Thai Wok: https://thaiwok-restaurant.de/merton
Sandelmühle – Restaurant: https://www.sandelmuehle.de
Landhaus zum Stöffche: http://www.landhaus-stoeffche.de
Zur Speisekammer: http://www.speisekammer-frankfurt.de
Zum Lahmen Esel: http://www.lahmer-esel.de
Ginnheimer Wirtshaus (Brewery): http://www.ginnheimer-wirtshaus.de

There are also a number of different cafes and fast food places in the Nordwestzentrum https://www.nwz-frankfurt.de/shops/ 

• Reachable with bus line 29 (just 3 stops). 
• Park-house: 0,50 € per half hour .

Please check the opening times just before you arrive in town.

Meals on Saturday

We've organised the following for you: 

Noon:
The relexa-Hotel offers a buffet lunch with a wide selection of salads, cold and warm appetisers, various main courses and deserts if 25 or more people take part. Cost:  26,00€ per person

The meal (incl. 1 soft drink) and any additional drinks must be paid in the Hotel immediately after the meal. 

Lunch time in the relexa Hotel 12:00h – 14:00h

Evening

The relexa-Hotel once again offers a buffet in the evening with a wide selection of salads, cold and warm appetisers, various main courses and deserts if 25 or more people take part. Cost:  29,00€ per person

The meal (incl. 1 soft drink) and any additional drinks must be paid in the Hotel immediately after the meal. 

Dinner time at the relexa Hotel: 18:30h – 21:00h

We ask you to request lunch/dinner by Tuesday the 10th October 2023 either through the Online-Form by mail to the Irish Setdancers Frankfurt .

The Teachers - Pádraig & Róisín Mc Eneany

Pádraig began dancing at the age of five and Róisín at the age of 3 or 4. Both ended up dancing in competitions and first learned from, then danced with Connie Ryan. They toured the USA as members of the Slievenamon Set Dancers, as well as appearing on television many times.

They also taught several different classes from the early in the 1990's. In 1994 Connie asked them to take over his Cape May workshop in New Jersey, which they still teach to today. After Connie passed away in 1997, they took over his dancing class. Today they travel extensively, teaching in many different countries.

Pádraig and Róisín are well known for their attention to detail, maintaining the special features of each set, and for their traditional steps. They watch over their classes and always help the dancers dance sets as they were traditionally danced.

They currently hold regular dancing classes in Cobblestone in Dublin.

Slieve Aughty Céilí Band

Slieve Aughty (SLIABH EACHTAÍ – Irish - pronounced “SLEEVE ok Tee” or “ACH tee/tea) is a relatively large mountainous area (by Ireland`s standards) and located in the region between East Clare & South Galway. The highest point in Elevation of this region is Maghera which by a fantastic coincidence is one of the primary origins of the Tulla Ceili Band and in particular, the house of P. Joe Hayes.

There is an unverified suggestion for the word “EACHTAí” means enchanted but origins of very old Irish words are sometimes difficult to verify. However, the music from the Slieve Aughty group is not unverified and provides the enchantment required to fixate the dancers & listeners alike for periods of up to 3 hours at a time, with maybe a welcome cup of tea & cake or buns around the half time mark. This allows for a diversion to the senses. From the intense pleasure to the ears and eyes, the transfer to the taste buds lasts for the duration of the Tea Break until the music and dancing has been restored.

The Slieve Aughty group has been playing music as a group for a very few short years. We think about 8 in all. It has come to life out of necessity because not all venues can fit a full 10-piece Ceili band without someone falling off the stage and thus it is much easier to manage 3 people! 

The 3 members of the group are from the general area of South Galway/East Clare and play mostly in the Slieve Aughty region but their music has also been heard in faraway places such as France, Switzerland and  Germany.