Flying Irish Studio offers "Pirate Irish Dance Boot Camp"

ASHBY - Attention Irish Dancers who want to have fun while improving their skills: The Flying Irish Studio of Ashby will be running a summer dance camp from Aug. 20 through Aug. 24. This year the camp will focus on conditioning and drills to improve each dancer's technique and stamina. To keep things interesting, camp will have a pirate theme.

The half-day camp (9 a.m. to noon) is open to campers ages 10 and up with approximately two years of Irish Dance experience. Cost is $175 for the session. For information, call (978) 386-2325 or visit www.irishstepdancing.com. Registration closes Aug. 10; limited to 20 participants.