Irish dance can be expensive for families so purchasing used shoes and costumes can help. The Blakey Okanagan teachers have setup a share site for selling used costumes. 

So very many Canadians are descended from Scottish, Irish or Welsh immigrants to this country.   Hence, “Celtic”.  We treasure the musical traditions of those people who settled here. We embrace the values of hard work, education and loyalty.

Our good times together, whether through dance, piping and drumming or fiddling are highlights of each season. In the Okanagan valley, we celebrate our heritage in many ways through the activities of fourteen different groups, bands or organizations, under the umbrella of the “parent” organization, Kelvern Celtic Society.

The Irish Women's Network of BC was formed in 1998 to connect Irish women and women of Irish descent in British Columbia for conversation, networking opportunities and mutual support by coordinating events and activities, encouraging local gatherings based on similar interests and by connecting women across the Lower Mainland through email, Facebook and Twitter.

Western Canadian Irish Dancing Teachers Association Inc. is a non profit group that the teachers of the Blakey Okanagan School of Irish Dance are members of. The WCIDTA organized the Oireachtas every year so that the Irish Dancers in our region can qualify for Nationals and Worlds competitions. 

The Irish Dance Teacher's Association of North America (IDTANA) operates in tandem with An Coimisiún le Rincí Gaelacha (CLRG) in Dublin, Ireland.  The emphasis of the IDTANA is to promote Irish Dance throughout North America. Annually, the IDTANA sponsors the North American Irish Dance Championships (NAIDC) during the first week of July.  

The objective of An Coimisiún is to preserve and promote Irish Dancing, including step dancing, céili dancing and other team dancing, and also to promote the use of the Irish language.