IRISH SET & CÉILÍ DANCE CLASSES 8WK- WITH SUDBURY IRISH ARTS ASSOCIATION
Thursdays 7pm - 8:30pm
9 Weeks, Mar 7th - May 9th 2024 *updated
Starts Thurs Mar 7th
Parkside Adult Centre
YMCA, Durham St, Sudbury
$50 Parkside Members & Sudbury Irish Arts Members / $60 Non- Members
Drop-in fee $8
https://www.zeffy.com/en-CA/ticketing/c31c3614-8270-4bbb-ae63-0b5ce8b6857f
or call Parkside at (705) 673-6227
Irish Set Dancing & Céilí Dancing are fun social dances that can be done by all ages. They are danced in pairs, either in squares or lines to traditional celtic music. Céilí Dancing (pronounced ‘kaylee’) is easy & quick to learn, Set dances have 3-6 figures in each which you’ll pick up quickly.
The dances are great for making friends, keeping fit and for keeping your brain sharp too. You can’t fail to feel good after Irish social dancing!
You don’t need to bring a partner, we switch up pairs during the evening. We use current gender-free instruction, using the terms 'larks' and 'robins' to denote each partner.
Read more here, watch videos & check it out on our website;
https://www.sudburyirisharts.com/ongoing-activities#ceili
or call instructor Lou Hayden on 613-866-6610 to chat about it.
Ceilí Dancing (pronounced ‘Kaylee’) is the traditional group dancing of Ireland and is danced to traditional Irish music. Ceilí dances can have various formations of 2 - 8 pairs or lines of dancers. Some dances are formed by lines of pairs facing each other while others can be any number of pairs in a circle. Pairs can be of any age or gender. Instructions are called out by the dance caller, it’s easy and fun for anyone!
Irish Set Dancing is similar to ceili dancing but is a more complex form of dancing with several parts to each dance and is done mostly in squares. It’s a form of social dancing which has been popular in Ireland for over 150 years. Sets are danced by four couples in a square, and usually consist of three to six Figures with a short pause between each. The instructions for the dances are called out and helpful hints are given. You don’t need to bring a partner, we switch up pairs during the evening.
613-866-6610
Class dates;
1. Mar 7
2. Mar 14
3. Mar 21
4. Mar 28
5. Apr 4
6. Apr 11
7. Apr 18
8. Apr 25
9. possible make up class TBC May 2