Books on Set and Ceili dancing.
Murphy, Pat, Toss the Feathers, Mercier Press, 1995. Some sets done in the Washington area are found in Flowing Tide, also by Pat Murphy.
Ar Rinci Foirne, Thirty Popular Ceili Dances, Westside Press.
(available at the Irish Walk gift store on King St. in Old Town Alexandria
next to Troy’s Pub).
Interesting Web Sites for Dancers, Musicians and Others
| www.setdancingnews.net | Source of information on set dancing and dates for ceili worldwide. |
| http://irishdancewiki.dragonseye.com/index.php?title=Set_Dancing_News&printable=yes | Web site listing all set dance instructions published in Set Dance News. |
| www.setdanceteacher.co.uk | Instructions for sets and some ceili dances |
| www.scottishdance.net | Extensive site for information on Scottish dance. Buried in this site is good information on foot care. Look for Hints and Tips on web site. |
| Crooked River Set Dancers. | This site has lots of dance instructions and other information.. http://www.personal.kent.edu/~ltaylor1/crooked_river_set_dancers.htm |
| Newcastle Irish Set Dancers | A site sponsored by an Australian set dancing club. Lots of good information. Worth a visit to learn what is available. |
| www.//rscds-greaterdc.org | Web site for information on Scottish Country dancing in the Washington D C metropolitan area. |
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/r2music/folk/sessions/ For best results, type or copy the above address into your browser. |
This is a cool site for practicing some standard
session tunes with some great musicians Submitted by Karen Ashbrook :
http://karenashbrook.com You will recognize many of the tunes from your dancing. |
| www.setdance.net | Web site for an active group in Germany. This club is serious about their dancing and having fun. |
| www.nccirishsociety.org | Club in Wilmington, Delaware that holds classes and a monthly ceili |
| www.dcdancenet.com | A web site for all types of dancing activity in the Washington DC area. |
| http://iselinceiliandsetdance.home.att.net/ | Ceili club in Iselin, New Jersey. |
| www.Goballycastle.com | A new web site by local dancer Mike Healy
to assist those interested in obtaining their Irish ancestors' birth, baptism, or marriage certificates. mike@goballycastle.com 877-224-5535 |
Ladies Irish Dancing Shoes
Shoes should be light. Gents can use regular shoes with leather
soles and heels on wooden floors. Ladies should also avoid
rubber soled
shoes that grip the floor. The shoes should be laced to avoid them flying
off during the dance.
Talbot Irish dancing shoes both low and higher heeled set dancing shoes at
retail prices. Be sure to send a foot tracing
with a key of inches to scale.
Some women with wide feet have found that Talbot’s wide shoes do not fit their
feet.
Talbotdance
at eircom.net
A tap (like a Capezio) shoe without taps can work nicely (the man’s Capezio
oxford with a low heel works nicely).
Call the following dance studios to
inquire into a lace-up, leather soled shoe. ; Artistic Dance Fashions Inc. Bethesda, MD
(301-652-2323); or
Repeat Performance Rockville, MD (301-881-0800). Dance Distributors
(1-800-333-2623), dancedstr at aol.com, is another source.