For a number of reasons, we’ve been tardy in putting up pictures from recent dancing events. Well, here they are:
The next dance is on April 7th at the Sammons Center. Come on out and join the fun!
Tag: set dance
Final SCMA ceili of 2007/2008
The 2007/2008 season is now over and the final ceili was a bunch o fun.
We had slightly more than three sets worth and ran through the South Galway Half Set,
as well as a back to back hornpipe we learned from Pat Murphy, most of the Cashel Set, Three Tunes and closed with the Siege of Ennis.
Click on the picture for some more.
Comhaltas 2008 wrap-up
Oh my god.
This was a fun weekend. If you can ever come up with any excuse at all that will get you out to the annual Comhaltas convention(or Cape May weekend) go with it. If you like set dancing you won’t regret going to one of these events.
SCMA ceili Apr 12, 2008
The ceili at the Move Studio was fun with a bunch of new people showing up from Gainesville and even Austin.
We danced most of the Ballingeary Jig Set as well as Flowers of Edinburgh and a few two-hand dances and the High Cauled Cap.
Click on the image to see the rest of the pictures.
Review of CCE 2008 convention
This just in from one of our CRG members, Jean Williams. Sounds like she had a great time! It certainly looked and sounded like it during the weekend!
Comhaltas 2008 pictures
I’ve just uploaded a slew of pictures from the 2008 Comhaltas. Videos will take a bit longer but you can get a sense of the fun that was had.
You going to the next major event?
Comhaltas 2008 pre-wrap-up
It’s a pre-wrap-up post because I didn’t get the chance to post information on the Saturday Banquet and ceili or the Sunday workshop and ceili or the final 9 beers, multiple mixed drinks and two pizzas party that Susan, Jean and I had in the bar on Sunday night so I’ve decided to include those in a final wrap-up tied with a bow post later this week.
Work’s kinda busy so hopefully it’ll only take me a few days to finish it and get all the good pictures and video posted.
Saturday set workshop
As usual Padraig and Roisin ran an excellent and fun workshop.
They ran us through the South Sligo Lancers set which was easy to pick up and great fun.
Whistle workshop with Joanie Madden
This turned out to be a "beginner workshop" that I should have shown up on time for. Beginner is in quotes because while she wasn’t teaching raw basics, she was running the group through a basic tune that I might have been able to do if I’d been able to brush up on the fingerings before the weekend.
It was worthwhile anyway to see how she teaches and to listen to the cantankerous lady play.
"the next part goes… shh, SHHH"
Ask me about "There’s no F in bus"
I wonder how many people she’s told about the idiot she ran into Thursday night who asked her if she was here for the music or dance. I didn’t know what she looked like!
Ceili workshop with Maura Mulligan
She started out with the Fairy Reel with a couple dozen people and had Susan, Jean and I stand in as half a demo set.
There were a few fits and starts as new people got used to the dance. We danced it several times with some restarts due to short music but overall a good session.
I bailed partway through (near the beginning of the Duke Reel) so I could "audit" the whistle workshop with Joanie Madden.
