Music is the heart and soul of the dancing, and a family of musicians evolved into a family of dancers. The Kelly Irish Dancers had their origins in the family living room as the music came together for St. Patrick's Day one year. The children and grandchildren could not help dancing to the rousing tunes flying around the room. Before long, the mothers and grandmothers learned the dancing too, and with the addition of a few more friends, a dance school was born.

Since 2001, the Kelly Irish Dancers have delighted audiences in retirement homes, schools, and around the community with their light-hearted traditional Irish Step Dancing. Dancers of all ages perform together in an art form that brings young and old together in toe-tapping fun.

The instructors, Margaret Evans and her sister, Terrie Drahman, have danced together for over ten years. They have studied Irish Step Dancing at various locations around the country, and plan to add music and story telling to the classes offered by the Kelly Irish Dancers. Classes take place in the historic Valley Prairie Grange Hall in Chattaroy, Washington.