Traditional Ceilidh Dancing at a Scottish Wedding

A traditional Scottish wedding, held at Blair Castle in Blair Atholl in the midlands of Scotland.Not only do most of the men wear kilts, they participate in traditional Ceilidh (pronounced kay-lee) dances. A Gaelic word for a casual party with music, dancing and entertainment, Ceilidh is the term commonly used to refer to Scottish country dancing. Many of the intricate steps, including the do-si-do and swing-your-partner moves are reminiscent of those performed in American square dancing. To read more about my round-the-world travels, visit my blog, http://holeinthedonut.com.

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• Scotland
• Ceilidh
• traditional dance
• travel
• culture
• cultural travel
• kilts
• weddings
• castles dancing

[dsindc]

That's amazing! At about 1:10 the dance is almost identical to the Virginia Reel.

[belindamandolina]

I remember when I enrolled at the Oklahoma State University...I was late in enrolling and the only thing left to fulfill my PE requirement was Square Dancing..the class was way across the campus at 8:00 in the morning..I dreadded trudging thru the Snow....Now I know why! it was so I could go to Scotland and participate in this wonderful Dancing!

[McClernand4]

ALBA GU BRATH !

[PrAnG2000]

If it's not called céilidh what is the actual dance called please? I'm supposed to be trying this out in two weeks. Looks fun.

[fivenaumans]

Seeing this video, I think "I wish I could've been there". I don't see much of this in the US. I've got to travel to Scotland sometime. 

[jsmith19810808081]

In the highlands they don't like using callers.

[ssreebok]

Thanks for your video and comments in it!

[ChirstamsLover]

That haymaker's jig looks like fun at 2:06.

[Piggymoi]

Oh dear Oh dear...and just where do you think Americans copied the steps for their square dancing from? I sometimes wonder???? .....We Scots possibly copied them from the ancient Basque Greeks and Vikings..What the heck are Ceilidh dances???? A ceilidh is a gathering Ouch Aye.. the dancing can get very wild and dangerous!! Slainte!!

[FBDBmusic]

Careful! Scottish Country Dancing is something quite different from ceilidh dancing. At a ceilidh, the aim is to have as much fun as possible whether or not you get all the steps right all the time. In Scottish Country Dancing, if you deviate from the strait and narrow, you are likely to incur the wrath of the Royal Scottish Country Dance Society! We've played for both types and I know which I prefer!!