In Scotland, do as the Scots do!
Well, maybe not all Scottish people would enjoy it but I just got back from my very first Ceilidh :)
Ceilidh is a gaelic word.. and it's pronounced like "kaylee" ... According to wikipedia a Ceilidh "is a traditional Gaelic social gathering, which usually involves playing Gaelic folk music and dancing"
When I first heard about it I was kinda apprehensive.. i've been told i'm a very stiff/robotic person and i don't think i've ever been good at dancing.. the moves i know are..unmodern and simple -.- .. but since a friend of mine was going i decided to go as well.. at least i'd know somebody there!
The Ceilidh was organised by the chaplaincy and 2 churches came, one to play us the music and another to supply us with food.. (a live band is always a plus for me :3 )
There was a guy who taught us the moves.. and he wore a kilt! and he didn't look funny at all :) .. either that or i've gotten used to seeing men in kilts XD ..
The dance moves were pretty repetitive from dance to dance so you kinda get the hang of it after a few repeats.. i can't quite remember the names of all the dances but we did a Gay Gordon, Flying Scotsman..there was one waltz... and i don't remember the rest of them ._.
Halfway through they let us have a break.. have some sandwiches and scones and other food prepared by one of the churches :) ..
To close off the ceilidh we all joined hands and sang Auld Lang Syne...
I made a very big mistake in my diet today though... i had my coffee at around 5+pm .. and i wasn't hungry before the Ceilidh.. so i went with caffeine in my system.. and i hadn't taken a lot of water today... so it wasn't surprising, given the amount of exercise i WASN'T doing and the caffeine and lack of water, that my legs got a little cramped during one of the dances ._. .. but thank goodness it was towards the end :)
All in all, I had a surprisingly good time tonight! Lots of jumping around..and even if i had sucked at the ceilidh, it didn't matter coz most people were pretty new to it and everyone just wanted to have a good time :D ..
So, if there were another Ceilidh the next term, i'd definitely go!
And i think i really should start exercising coz the feel good hormones really do make you feel happy :)
And now it's time for a shower!
-llen-
Ceilidh is a gaelic word.. and it's pronounced like "kaylee" ... According to wikipedia a Ceilidh "is a traditional Gaelic social gathering, which usually involves playing Gaelic folk music and dancing"
When I first heard about it I was kinda apprehensive.. i've been told i'm a very stiff/robotic person and i don't think i've ever been good at dancing.. the moves i know are..unmodern and simple -.- .. but since a friend of mine was going i decided to go as well.. at least i'd know somebody there!
The Ceilidh was organised by the chaplaincy and 2 churches came, one to play us the music and another to supply us with food.. (a live band is always a plus for me :3 )
There was a guy who taught us the moves.. and he wore a kilt! and he didn't look funny at all :) .. either that or i've gotten used to seeing men in kilts XD ..
The dance moves were pretty repetitive from dance to dance so you kinda get the hang of it after a few repeats.. i can't quite remember the names of all the dances but we did a Gay Gordon, Flying Scotsman..there was one waltz... and i don't remember the rest of them ._.
Halfway through they let us have a break.. have some sandwiches and scones and other food prepared by one of the churches :) ..
To close off the ceilidh we all joined hands and sang Auld Lang Syne...
I made a very big mistake in my diet today though... i had my coffee at around 5+pm .. and i wasn't hungry before the Ceilidh.. so i went with caffeine in my system.. and i hadn't taken a lot of water today... so it wasn't surprising, given the amount of exercise i WASN'T doing and the caffeine and lack of water, that my legs got a little cramped during one of the dances ._. .. but thank goodness it was towards the end :)
All in all, I had a surprisingly good time tonight! Lots of jumping around..and even if i had sucked at the ceilidh, it didn't matter coz most people were pretty new to it and everyone just wanted to have a good time :D ..
So, if there were another Ceilidh the next term, i'd definitely go!
And i think i really should start exercising coz the feel good hormones really do make you feel happy :)
And now it's time for a shower!
-llen-
posted by llen at 6:31 AM
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