Current Schedule |
Activities |
Membership |
Past Events/ Photo Gallery |
| What is Ceili Dancing, Anyway? |
|
Contact Info |
Mission Statement |
Current Schedule We usually get together once a month to learn new dances, and we hold bigger, fancier ceilis two or three times a year (like on St. Patrick's Day) where the Arts Council will host a bar for us. As of this update (09/06) our schedule is as follows.
For schedule updates, e-mail ceili@frii.com, or call 879-2205. Back to top. |
Activities The Yampa Valley Ceili Society (YVCS) teaches traditional Irish ceili (kay-lee) dances to anybody and everybody who enjoys dancing and having fun. We put special emphasis on music, and so our society also includes talented musicians who provide traditiona. live music for our dancing and enjoyment. Absolutely no dance experience required! Informal sessions. We meet about once a month to learn ceili dances. During each two hour session, we'll teach and then dance several traditional ceilis, with a combination of live and pre-recorded traditional Celtic music. These are incredibly fun sessions, and we really encourage you to attend! They're a little less formal than our public ceilis -- definitely a "come as you are" good time! Public ceilis. We hold public ceilis several times a year, typically at The Depot. We invite the public to attend these events; which are a combination of group ceili dances in which anyone can join, performed dances by members of our Society as well as step dancers, and live music. Special note to musicians: If you enjoy traditional music (e.g. you could envision enjoying playing music for dancers in a collaborative environment), please let us know! We are looking for “folks” interested in playing Irish music in the folk tradition. Contact our lead musician, Gary Burman, at 871-7977 or garyburman@frii.com, for further information. Back to top. |
Membership We encourage you to join the Yampa Valley Ceili Society, for $30/$20 students and children. Your membership will give you free admission to all YVCS activities from the date of joining through the Celtic New Year (October 31). This includes class sessions and public ceilis. Membership forms are available at all our functions! If you choose not to join, you can simply “pay as you go” based on the following fees: Individual class. $5/$2 students and seniors. Younglings under 18 free; Public ceilis. TBD. Back to top. |
What is Ceili Dancing, Anyway? (Borrowed from the Twin Cities (TC) Ceili Society's website. Why reinvent the wheel?) Ceili
dancing is Irish social dancing. It is very much like an Irish square
dance or like
Contra dancing, except with more complex footwork: there are a few
basic steps
in ceili dancing, and each dance combines these steps in different ways
with a
caller and Irish music. This is the sort of dancing you may have seen
in the
movie The Titanic. Many dances involve a partner, or are in groups of
three or
four. Some dances are in a large circle, some in lines with couples
facing,
some in groups of three or four. Do
I need a partner? Do
I need to know the steps first? What
about kids? What
should I wear? What should I bring? Shoes: Clothing: Water: |
Contact Info By
phone: 879-2205
By e-mail: ceili@frii.com By mail: 375 Blue Sage Circle, Steamboat Springs, CO 80487 Back to top. |
Picture Gallery St. Patrick's Day 2005 (click any image for larger view)
Back to top. |
Mission Statement The mission of the Yampa Valley Ceili Society is to:
|
