Hello - I hope everyone is enjoying a new season of set dancing. I am doing some research into music hall Irish step dancing of which Irish-style hornpipes...
Hi all ! Will be visiting in London (SW7) from the US 8 November until 13 November. Any set dance ceilidh or classes on during this time? Or, any good...
Regarding the ceilis and classes, can I recommend the Set Dancing News web site? Listed there are classes most weeknights and a ceili most weekends. enjoy your...
Hi Bill and all other Set Dancers> >>The Glasgow Girls, Derek, and I had another good weekend over in Carryduff. It was just great seeing old friends and...
Hello all, I am wondering if any of you have been to the Joe Mooney Summer School in Drumshanbo Co. Leitrim? and can offer any insights about it. thanks, ...
Hi LuAnne, it's a wonderful place, not too many tourists ;-) there are more than 500 (very young, young and older) people in many many different classes (most...
Hi LuAnne I have visited Drumshanbo from Fri to Sun two seperate years; I am a set dancer and the highlight for me is the open air dancing in the town square...
Amazingly no-one has posted anything on this film. I have to admit that I only went for the country dancing - and was gob-smacked at the 'joi-de-vi'...
Dear friends, New articles and photos are on the Set Dancing News web site so please take a look if you haven't seen them yet. There's a report on Drumshanbo...
I've just received the video 100 Years of Irish Dancing. Am I right when I think that the contents of this video is of no real value for learning traditional...
Dear Miki Not having seen either video myself yet, I think what you're noticing is just the difference in style between ceili dancing and set dancing. I think...
I feel there is also, I guess you'd call it, a socialbility difference too. In my experiene the ceili dance while it is social dancing you generally dance...
Just a note, as a set dancer and step dancer, who has NOT seen the video, I would have to say set dancing is more natural as far as style goes. Ceili dancing...
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The Instructions I have for the Fintown set show 224 bars of music for the first figure. I only count up 208. I know the instructions were in Set Dancing...
We just want to thank the 100 or so friends and fellow set dancers who made the Seventh Annual New Years Eve Millennium Ceili a wonderful night. Our...
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Hi Kate, ... Please, tell us, where exactly? greetings Roland...
I am a fiddler in a ceili band here in Winnipeg and also part of a set dance group. We recently learned the St. Patrick's Day jig that is used for a 4 couple...
where was the NYEve ceili held? kate carr <lickem6@...> wrote: We just want to thank the 100 or so friends and fellow set dancers who made the Seventh...
Gaelic Park in Bronx, NY will be same for NYE 2006 Patrick gwen orem <fgorem@...> wrote: where was the NYEve ceili held? kate carr <lickem6@...>...
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Gaelic Park in Bronx, NY will be the same next year Patrick Roland Heß <r.hess@...> wrote: Hi Kate, ... Please, tell us, where exactly? ...
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Gaelic Park in Bronx, NY will be the same next year Patrick Roland Heß <r.hess@...> wrote: Hi Kate, ... Please, tell us, where exactly? ...
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... Hi Jeremy: I am interested to know where you found the info re: St. Patrick's Day Ceili Dance. I am an Irish Stepdance Adjudicator (who dances country ...
Anna Marie, Thanks very much for your clear explanation. I downloaded the dance description from the Irish Ceili Dances web site - this is the link: ...
Hi Mick Well spotted. The notes for the Fintown in the April-May 2005 issue of Set Dancing News show the wrong number of bars for the first movement, 1a, which...
Hello all, I know this is mostly a discussion group for set dancing but I thought maybe someone out there might have information about a competition that...
... HI Luanne: I have forwarded your message to mapleleafceili@... Maureen and Rosie do Ceili club. If you don't get a reply send them your questions....
Dear LuAnne Perhaps you might find some info or a useful contact at this link: http://www.ceilidancing.com/ It's the website of an organisation working to...
Some new photos and articles are available on the web site, including Ardara, Listowel, Roundwood and Carryduff, all from last October. best wishes, Bill Bill...
A virus wiped out my recent emails and some saved documents if you have recently sent me either photos or email could please resend. If you have any upcoming...