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One audio cassette. Interview with Kathleen Rondeau and her daughter Chanda about learning stepdancing. Chanda worked as an apprentice with her mother. They discuss learning step dancing (jigs, horn pipes, and reels); immigration from Ireland; lack of Irish dancing in Florida; Irish dance music; and the Gaelic language. The Folk Arts Apprenticeship Program began in 1983 with a NEA grant of $22,000. The program provided an opportunity for master folk artists to share technical skills and cultural knowledge with apprentices in order to keep the tradition alive. Apprentices must have had some experience in the tradition and agreed to train for at least six months. The first project director was Blanton Owen, who was later replaced by folklorist Peter Roller. The program was continued each year through 2003.