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• 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.

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.

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.