Ceilidhs (Scottish Dancing)
Dance, Physical Theatre and Circus (folk, interactive)
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Venue 74Royal College of Physicians - Great Hall
- 21:00
- Aug 23
- 2 hours
- Country: United Kingdom - Scotland
- Group: Edinburgh Ceilidhs
- Warnings and additional info: Audience required to participate and walk or move around during the performance
- Accessibility: May not apply to all performances. You'll find more information about accessibile performances and how to book tickets in the accessibility tab below.
- Babes in arms policy: Babies do not require a ticket
- Policy applies to: Children under 2 years
Description
With caller Ken Gourlay and ceilidh band. All dances walked through and called. An authentic Scottish experience in a historic building. Good exercise and great fun. 'It's so joyful' (Audience review).Please note that while all media gallery content is provided by verified members of the event, the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society does not review or approve this content before it is posted. Reports of inappropriate content or copyright infringement can be directed to [email protected].
General venue access
- Accessible entry: Platform lift then building lift
- Stairs: Information not supplied
Wheelchair access type: Building Lift
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Axel Buese 135 days ago
Instructions a bit too short for beginners. Atmosphere was great. A lot of sweat blood and tears. We had sooo much fun.
Andrew Blake 139 days ago
a great evening of fun. only thing to watch out for ... the caller has a super thick accent and the hall is very echo-y so you cant really hear what the caller says .. but its fine just to follow the people who know how to do it anyway ...
Lynne Davis 139 days ago
A brilliant night, lots of fun. Can't miss the chance to attend a ceilidh while in Edinburgh - we went to this event twice last year, but unfortunately the timings only allowed it once this year.
A beautiful venue - worth seeing both the main hall and the neighbouring library, where there were soft drinks on offer for just £1 each (no alcohol allowed after an accident last year, apparently; bag checks are conducted on entry).
Unfortunately the acoustics meant that the caller wasn't always easy to understand - especially for the many non-native English speakers in the room - but it didn't really matter; everyone seemed to be having a great time regardless. And to my surprise, the Orcadian Strip the Willow at the end was one of the least shambolic ones I've ever been involved in!
I went with family but it's fine to turn up on your own; each dance has lots of people looking to make up pairs and sets so it's easy to join in.
Mike Parsons 141 days ago
Loved this. Busy, not rammed. A few Scots and a lot of visitors. Good calling and demos done to music from an excellent band. Large dancehall. A lot of fun. Ive been to.a few ceilidhs but am no expert. Definitely suitable for beginners. Also good for folk who arrive solo or in odd-numbered groups and easy to partner up. I partnered up with very pretty Ukrainian lady who arrived by herself. It was a 100% pure dance party. Really good mixture of group dances. Everyone was up for it. You can sit out if you want to recover. Though we were addicted to the dancing. There's a small drinks station with bottled water for £1. Massive thanks to everyone. I wish I was in Edinburgh for longer.
DG 143 days ago
Great eve, although fast paced and hard work!
Good mix of people (young/older, locals/visitors).
Musicians and caller excellent - no pressure to participate or take a rest.
Thank you
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