The ceilidh is over.
Thank you so much everyone who contributed to the night - not many people made it compared to last year, but on the other hand quite a few more joined us than made it to the classes over the last few weeks. The food was enjoyed by all and we were lucky to have Jean on the bar to relieve our stalwart volunteer barman from his duties, though we didn't quite get him to join us on the dance floor again. Everyone who wanted to got plenty of dancing in - no brainwork involved at all, but plenty of the usual laughter, the  only difficulty was managing to ply people away from the Word Search quiz I'd prepared - next year I'll have to wait until the end to give these things out!
I also have to thank everyone for our super gifts - really lovely, even the biscuit tin lights up! I can't for some reason upload the shots of Pete & I receiving them but here's a few of the general evening and of the hamper once we got it home. 
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And now it's onto our Burns' Night - let me know if you would like me to reserve your tickets - it's on Saturday 17th January 2025. cost €20 you can find the menu & more details on the Future Events page. (note that the Phoenix Club is also holding their own Burns' Night on Sunday 25th January - same menu but different style event - why not do both!)

Christmas Ceilidh is tonight...! I've been so busy preparing I haven't thought about reminding people until now. All you need to join us is a plate of goodies to add to the supper table - sweet or savoury - it balances out in the end. Bring your friend who's always said they'd like to try, but never have, bring your family who've always thought it's hilarious you dance! They'll have a great time and won't think you are crazy after all! Or just come yourself, even if you've never been before, we'll love to see you.
If you can't make it tonight - have a very happy Christmas and don't forget that we restart next year on Monday 5th January and Tuesday 6th January 2026 - only 2 weeks to wait.
In the meantime you can contact me to book your Burns' Night tickets. Our event is on Saturday 17th 2026 and tickets (€20) will also be on sale tonight. 

Say Goodbye, or au-revoir at least ... as many of our resident dancers,  as well as regular visitors, head home to their various shores - not necessarily in the UK - since our group is truly international (currently we are lucky enough to have regular dancers from 10 very different countries). Thankfully many will  be back again and many of them in time for the Xmas ceilidh next week. The last few week's classes have been tiring but great fun and time has literally flown by. A couple of weeks ago during our Tuesday class we literally had everyone in the room, who was capable of dancing - including our intrepid barman, who had never danced a step in class before - joining in to get two sets together for Lethem Ladies. At the other end of the difficulty scale Luckenbooth Brooch took a few by surprise - we haven't done it for several years - but was really enjoyed by everyone who attempted it. 
Since then numbers have been very low, last week the 'Monday' class had to be cancelled due to illness - and the Tuesday evening session was blighted by dismal weather - with only 8 people making it to the class - but as often is the case, it turned out to be  a truly excellent evening, lots of fun and some great dancing. This Monday, (i.e. today) the class did go ahead, but only 2 dedicated dancers joined us. Again this could have been a disaster but again it turned into a really great afternoon - with the chance to cover some little known, and much more advanced formations in detail, and then doing some super dancing (you can always find the details of the dances taught on Monday's by following the links on the Monday Class page - or clicking HERE if you are reading this on the website).
We'll see what tomorrow (Tuesday) will bring.
This is the last 'normal' week before Christmas. In the light of today's low turn out I will cancel next week's Monday class, but hopefully everyone who can will then join us for the Ceilidh on Tuesday 23rd (info HERE)Future Events- anyone can join in, as long as they bring a dish of food to share - usually we say enough for yourself & one more and that ends up as double the amount anyone can eat. In the meantime I hope we'll see you tomorrow.