Irish Dance

I had a good time in Phoenix on Friday night.

Finally, I was in town on a night when there would be a ceili at the Irish Cultural Center.

The people were friendly, the music was good and there was a good solid two hours of fior ceili. Just wish Susan had been here with me.

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Alright, I've procrastinated long enough. Here are the pictures from the last Lochrann's gathering.

We got kicked outside due to a stupid football game but the weather was on the cool side, we were in the shade and we ended up with more room than normal so it was a win-win situation.

We had seven musicians and enough dancers for a full set along with the requisite beers. It was a good dance afternoon.

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It was a driving and dancing weekend last weekend for Susan and myself and a bunch o people up in Oklahoma.

We drove up to outside Oklahoma city on Saturday morning to give a set and ceili dance workshop. It was held in a cummunity center which had some serious personality. It was unfortunately un air-conditioned but everyone had a good sweaty time.

There was a good size dance floor which for the evening we were able to fill but for the first part of the day we had a set of people out for a bit of Clare Lancers, Haymakers Jig and Sliabh Luachra.

Had a good crop of musicians and dancers today. What were you doing?

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It was another good session at Lochrann's. Not too many of the CRG made it out but we did have me and Susan, Pam, Brandy and Billye so at least we had a half sets worth for a few set dances.

A bunch of people associated with the Shandon school made it out as well which helped to fill the far end of the pub with people twirling and leaping about.

We started off with a few set figures and then moved on the Walls of Limerick.

A few more set figures and Susan and I got up to teach the kids and a few adults the Waves of Tory. It was a bit of a disaster but fun just the same.

We also managed to drag a few of the Shandon adults through part of the Galway Half Set.

There was a bit of stepping about as well

while Bob and David played through the afternoon.

Click on the first picture for larger versions and a video of Walls.

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After the final 2007/2008 SCMA ceili a bunch of us went off to Lochrann's to listen and dance to Needfire.

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