• The Sammons Center for the Arts is located at 3630 Harry Hines Blvd., on the west side of the Tollway in Dallas. (link to map)
  
• Music played by local traditional musicians during the céilí. Classes use recorded music.
• Dances called by Michael & Susan Harrison.
  
• Cost: $10, $8 for SCMA members, $5 for full time students. Includes the class and céilí.
• Older children and teens who are genuinely interested and able to dance with adults may attend with a parent or guardian.
• Sponsored by the Southwest Celtic Music Association.
• † Party céilí in December! Enjoy three hours of pure joy, dancing to live music. No class this evening. Instead, get into a festive mood by dressing up a bit and bringing cookies to share!

• You can make these dances more fun for everybody by telling friends and bringing them to dance! Click the icon on the right for a PDF flyer you can print and share.

Still wondering what these dances are really like? Here's a quick FAQ:

• This isn't Riverdance! It's social dancing in groups for fun. You'll dance with a partner, but you don't have to bring one. You're likely to dance with different partners anyway, at least briefly.
• The event is called a céilí (KAY-lee). We normally do Irish social dances, although the occasional Scottish is welcome too.
• Many of our dances are also called céilí dances. (The event is a céilí and some of the stuff you do is also called céilí - but not all of it? Yep, that's right.)
  We also do Irish Set Dancing and some 2-hand dances. Set dances are cousins to square dancing with optional fancy footwork (and no crinolines).
• Wear shoes that can slide on the floor or at least don't grab. Leather soles are ideal but not required.
• Here's a taste of Irish Set Dancing in Ireland. Whee! Don't worry if you're new; you can work up to this!
• To get the flavor of the local events, check out this article by Brandon Jones, an SCMA volunteer.