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- noun A
social event with traditionalIrish orScottish music anddancing .
Etymologies
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Examples
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But first I learned ceili dancing, which was popular around New York, at the Irish Arts Center in Manhattan, and eventually I got my certification to teach it, the 60-year-old said.
The Green Hills of the Catskills Earle Hitchner 2011
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It appears to be recorded at a sort of ceili put on by the KFOR troops.
Three Cheers for Mrs Beamish John 2009
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It appears to be recorded at a sort of ceili put on by the KFOR troops.
Some Piping for the Weekend. . . . John 2009
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My mother was a genteel, old-style set dancer who used to describe ceili dancing as 'all that hopping and jumping.'
The Green Hills of the Catskills Earle Hitchner 2011
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I am an Irish ceili/set dancer, and a MAID (Mother Irish (step)Dancer), who occasionally visits the popular Irish dance boards and is in search of a not too pricey solo dress for my child.
HH Com 139 Miss Snark 2006
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They already hosted a ceili, a traditional Irish dance.
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They already hosted a ceili, a traditional Irish dance.
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They already hosted a ceili, a traditional Irish dance.
The Seattle Times 2012
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Folk dancing Irish ceili, Deutsches Haus, 200 S. Galvez S.. Gathering for music and dance,
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Festival-goers can learn some of the Irish set dances or how to dance a ceili (Irish-style square dance) in the Crossroads Area, or they can try their hand at learning the Celtic harp in the Harp Tent.
JSOnline.com 2010
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