Scottish Ceilidh dancing is traditional dancing as well as good fun, good exercise and not at all difficult. It is becoming very popular at Scottish weddings, Burns Celebrations, Birthday Parties, etc. In Scottish dancing, you regularly change partners, so no need to bring a partner to participate--just bring your smiles and comfy shoes (if possible, avoid high heels as they make it unnecessarily challenging).
Ceilidh Dancing is 'FUN'. Don't worry if you're not sure of the steps, you'll soon learn. We welcome beginners and teach all the easy dances from scratch.
Here are typical Ceilidh dances we play (and call) at special events, parties and weddings:
Danced as couples:
- Canadian Barn Dance (can be a mixer)
- Gay Gordons
- Britannia Two-Step
- Military Two-Step
- St. Bernard's Waltz
- Scottish waltzes
Danced in sets (line of men facing a line of women):
- Strip the Willow (also, The Orcadian Strip the Willow)
- Virginia Reel
- Flying Scotsman
- Cumberland Reel
- Electric Slide version of Gay Gordons (a line dance, no partners)
Danced round the room:
- Dashing White Sergeant (3 people facing 3 people)
- Circle Waltz
- Waltz Country Dance
- Circassian Circle
- Thurnby Squash (a mixer)
More dances (more challenging and complicated)
- Eightsome Reel (rather difficult and challenging)
- Cumberland Square Eight
- Hamilton House
- OXO Reel
- Duke of Perth
- Reel of the 51st Division
- Duke of Perth (a bit challenging)
- Mairi's Wedding (a bit challenging)
- Pride of Erin waltz
- Highland Schottische
- hundreds more dances
