The Scott-Ellis School of Irish Dance is Williamson County’s first Certified Irish Step Dance school. We are a fully-certified, comprehensive Irish dance school providing a fun, well-balanced, and challenging educational environment of traditional and modern Irish dance, from beginner to championship level. Students from ages 3 to Adult have the opportunity to take Irish step and Irish social dancing (ceili dancing and set dancing). We teach not only the technique and style, but the art, culture, music and history associated with Irish dance. Numerous local and regional performance and competition opportunities are available for all students, not just our top dancers. We also provide Irish music instruction with opportunities for performances.
The Scott-Ellis School of Irish Dance was founded by Wendy Ellis Windsor-Hashiguchi in 1997. Named in honor of her Irish great-grandmother, Katie Scott, the Scott-Ellis School of Irish Dance is dedicated to teaching dancers and future dance teachers with excellence. Wendy has helped trained several dancers who have gone on to obtain their TCRG certifications.
Wendy has taught in various locations around Middle Tennessee and Southern Kentucky for over 12 years and is called upon regularly by area schools and other businesses to teach after school programs and Irish dance lessons. She has been the Irish dance instructor at Vanderbilt University since 1997.  The school moved to its’ own facility in Brentwood, TN in 2006 and teaches exclusively Irish dance and music.

Our dancers have numerous opportunities to perform in and around middle TN and have participated in workshops with some of the top dancers in the world including Colin Dunne (Star of Riverdance on Broadway), Eileen Martin (Riverdance), Colleen Farrell (Lord of the Dance). Our dancers have also been featured in tv specials, commercials and promotional videos.