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Irish dancing at Veterans Community Park

Lorenzo Liberte, left, and Mary Macchia join hands during a group dance to a traditional Irish song on Sept. 13, 2010. The two are part of a group of Irish dance enthusiasts that gather at Veterans Community Park in Naples for a dance class led by Susanna Haslett.

Photo by KELLI STANKO

Lorenzo Liberte, left, and Mary Macchia join hands during a group dance to a traditional Irish song on Sept. 13, 2010. The two are part of a group of Irish dance enthusiasts that gather at Veterans Community Park in Naples for a dance class led by Susanna Haslett.

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  • Couples dance to classic Irish music at Veterans Community Park in Naples on Sept. 13, 2010. Classes for people interested in learning Irish dance are taught twice a month through December. The classes are for any dance level.
  • Susanna Haslett, front, instructs a group of Irish dance enthusiasts at Veterans Community Park in Naples on Sept. 13, 2010. Classes are taught twice a month through December. What Haslett likes the most about Irish music is the structure and melody and how dancing brings good people together, and is healthy for the spirit. Haslett has been teaching at Veterans Park for about five years.
  • Irish music enthusiast, musician and dancer Susanna Haslett, left, dances with her partner Lorenzo Liberte at Veterans Community Park in Naples on Sept. 13, 2010. Haslett teaches Irish dance at the community center twice a month through December.
  • An Irish dance class practices their steps to classic Irish music at Veterans Community Park in Naples on Sept. 13, 2010. Couples and individuals interested in learning Irish dancing can attend twice a month classes taught by Susanna Haslett, left. Classes run through December and are for any level.
  • Lorenzo Liberte, left, and Mary Macchia join hands during a group dance to a traditional Irish song on Sept. 13, 2010. The two are part of a group of Irish dance enthusiasts that gather at Veterans Community Park in Naples for a dance class led by Susanna Haslett.
  • During Irish dance lessons at the Veterans Community Park Mary Macchia, right, waits with open arms for her dance partner Tom Costin to come to her. The dance the class is working on requires partners to gracefully trade partners. Costin grew up learning Irish dance traditions from his parents and still enjoys meeting new people with similar interest and backgrounds.
  • Lorenzo Liberte, foreground and Terence Connolly, learn new Irish dance steps from Susanna Haslett on Sept. 13, 2010 at Veterans Community Park in Naples.
  • Dancing to classic Irish music at Veterans Community Park's community center in Naples on Sept. 13, 2010. Couples and individuals interested in learning Irish dance can learn from Susanna Haslett during twice a month classes that run through December.
  • Dance students practice their steps to classic Irish music at Veterans Community Park's community center in Naples on Sept. 13, 2010. Couples and individuals interested in learning Irish dance can learn from Susanna Haslett during twice a month classes that run through December. The classes are for any dance level.
  • Susanna Haslett leads a class at Veterans Community Park in Naples on Sept. 13, 2010. Haslett has been teaching at the park about five years.

Twice a month Susanna Haslett instructs a group of Irish Dance enthusiasts at Veterans Community Park in Naples. What Haslett likes the most about Irish music is the structure and melody and how dancing brings good people together, and is healthy for the spirit. Haslett has been teaching at Veterans Park for about five years.

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