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with mad tom (courses, workshops and keilis of english and welsh dances). ceilidh dances are the modern version of the english country dances of john playford or cecil sharp -they are great-spirited, group dances, using different combinations of sets and figures - we now use the word "keili" in breton-french spelling to denote the irish "céili" or scottish/english "ceilidh", which are difficult to pronounce in french.
for a list of keilis in france click here
see also : florida ceilidh band for their ceilidhs and the excellent webfeet site which lists everything that's going on in the ceilidh world in the uk
to learn or perfect keili dances if you happen to live in or be passing through brittany:
a totally free workshop is run on the first wednesday of every month from october to june by rachel goodwin. this happens in the salle richelieu in la roche-bernard, on the coast in southern brittany, between vannes and nantes. the workshops start at 8pm with steps and figures for beginners then at 8.30 we go on to more complicated dances. all are welcome at any time. we especially welcome passing british ceilidh dancers who can come and join in, show off their expertise, or just come to have a good time !
part of the group from la roche during the aperitif after the first workshop of the year !
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welsh
with twm twp : the specifically welsh versions of keili dances, although of course being very close to the english tradition, do have typicallywelsh subtleties, and a whole stock of genuine welsh tunes to draw on. welsh music is hardly known at all in france, but we're working on it!
twm twp proposes courses and workshops as well as keilis, and often also plays keili sets in the middle of a breton fest noz, or a french bal folk. these go down really well now as most dancers are pleased to discover new styles, and are amazed how much fun it is !
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musique sauvage also organises its own keili-fest noz two or three times a year, and they have all been a great success up to now.
the next ones will be in férel,56, on 27th and 28th january 2007 with florida, twm twp, reels galore, martyn harvey and ronan paitier. more details here
past programmes have included english, welsh and irish keili workshops, and among the many groups invited have been : florida, twm twp, bombizou, vincent blin et gilles poutoux, the lovely clampins, emily hawkes et hélène brunet, mike james, R3G, les muziciens d'oz, martyn harvey...
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