Join us for an evening of social dancing to live music from Scotland, China and the United States.
You are welcome to attend, dance or watch along. Trust our experienced dance artists to call the shots and show you the steps. Enjoy this one-of-a-kind trad dance mash-up set to the live music of our hand-picked cracking band. Don't miss your chance to learn Chinese folk dances and American Line dances on the same night as dancing much-loved Scottish Country dances. Boom! Come, dance, get involved at a ceilidh with a difference.
Grab an Early Bird ticket anytime until the end of this year and save 2 on our Standard tickets.
Dance callers and dance musicians for the night:
Lorna Valentine
Yanmei Bowie
Yuxi Jiang
Angel Godwin
Chris Lyons
more to be announced soon
Plus, expect a pop-up food bar! As for alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks, please bring your own to consume responsibly. Yes, it's BYOB! Also, pack your refillable water bottles to stay hydrated while dancing!
This Ceilidh Plus wouldn't be possible without the hospitality of our host The King's Hall [https://www.cce.community/]; our partnership with Royal Scottish Country Dance Society [https://rscds.org], Edinburgh College [https://www.edinburghcollege.ac.uk/] and our ongoing academic partnership [https://tracscotland.org/news-post/?newsid=25875] with Moray House School of Education and Sport, University of Edinburgh.
"We believe that the tradition bearers of Scottish Ceilidh would be delighted to share the stage and the dance floor with the dance traditions of the other cultures that have become an integral part of contemporary Scotland. Although there are regular and popular Ceilidh nights across the countrys village halls and cultural centres, there are hardly any events that provide space for the folk fusion of Scottish Ceilidh with other world trad dances. Our Ceilidh Plus series is to change this and hopefully establish a new tradition." Iliyana Nedkova and Wendy Timmons, Curator and Convenor of the Traditional Dance Forum of Scotland https://www.tdfs.org/
All you need to know about the first four editions of our Ceilidh Plus series, including a helpful FAQ section: https://www.tdfs.org/ceilidhplus/