Ceili At Melrose Church – Hamilton

WE ARE HAVING ANOTHER CEILI!!

Hamilton Irish Arts is having another Ceili on October 26th.  This one will be held at Melrose United Church on Locke and it has a wonderful wooden floor for all your stomping and dancing and joyful steps.

National Anthems – Ceilí Dance – Hall of Fame Presentation to the Coopers Richard, Stephen and Eli Howard.

Maureen Mulvey O’Leary is leading us on the dance floor with Ceili Dances, plus a few demonstrations of Set Dancing so you can see what we have been practicing upstairs on Tuesday Night.

Live Music will be accompanying the dancing.

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Ceilí dancing is the traditional group dancing of Ireland and is danced to traditional Irish music. Most ceilí dances are danced to reels, jigs or hornpipes.

Ceilí dances can have various formations including two couples, three couples, four couples, six couples or even eight couples. Lines of two opposite two, three opposite three or four opposite four or each line would progress to meet a new line of dancers and repeat the same movements with them. Some dances are performed by a line of men facing a line of women while others are performed by any number of couples in a circle.

The dances are called out and helpful hints are given almost always. You will make mistakes and feel out of sorts but keep at it and you are guaranteed a great time.

You don’t need to bring a partner: there are loads of people in the same boat as you.

To see the Comhaltas Canada You Tube video about IRISH DANCING IN CANADA, click here