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The set dancing events in this list take place on a regular basis - weekly, monthly, fortnightly or bimonthly. The majority of them are classes; regularly scheduled live music ceilis are also included.

The following symbols are used in the listings -

live music live music   fifth day fifth day   children only children only
weekly all-year live music ceili weekly all-year live music ceili   last day last day   new! new!
first day first day   fortnightly - phone to confirm fortnightly - phone to confirm   tea served tea served
second day second day   bimonthly - odd months bimonthly - odd months   monthly on various weeks - please confirm monthly on various weeks - please confirm
third day third day   bimonthly - even months bimonthly - even months      
fourth day fourth day   See schedule. See schedule.      

Live music live music events are usually ceilis though some classes have live music. Make special note of the events marked with weekly all-year live music ceili - these are weekly ceilis with live music that take place all year round. The numbered dots indicate which week an event takes place on. For example, second Sunday beside a Sunday event means it takes place on the second Sunday of the month. Some of the ceilis are also listed in the main events list - click on the symbol See schedule. to see the schedule of dates and bands.

All classes and ceilis are generally open to all dancers, beginners and experienced. If a class is aimed at a specific level this is indicated where known. Visitors are welcome and some classes even waive the cost to visitors attending a single class. If you're on holiday or travelling near a class be sure to drop in. Contact names are shown at the end of an entry for the teacher or organiser. Click on a highlighted name to get the phone number. It's always a good idea to phone before attending a class for the first time. Most classes don't run during the summer - this is shown in the entry if known.

Set Dancing News strives to keep this information accurate and up-to-date. However, some entries in the listings may be old and obsolete. Set dancing classes generally operate from year to year in the same venue with the same teacher, so once a class is added here, it remains listed until notification of a change is received. Entries are removed after around three years if no further confirmation of a class is received. To keep your class listing current, please confirm it annually to Bill Lynch. Information on new, changed and cancelled classes is welcome. There is no charge for including an event here.

Note: most entries are followed by a white dot - move your mouse over it to see the source of the information and when it was received.

Europe

Austria

    Thursday
  • Werkstätten- und Kulturhaus, Währingerstrasse 59, 1090 Vienna, 8.30pm, 7-8.15pm beginners, new beginners classes in January, April, July, October, Elisabeth Köbel www.cumannceilivin.com, www.setdancing.de, June 2006

Belgium

    Wednesday
  • De Heksenketel, Pelgrimstraat 22, Antwerp, 9-10pm, beginners 8-9pm, September-July, Noreen Donovan Noreen Donovan, January 2007
    Thursday

Croatia

    Monday
  • Osnovna Skola Nad Lipom, Nad Lipom 13/1, Zagreb 10000, 9.30-11.30pm, October-June, 35 kn, Paul O'Grady Paul O'Grady, January 2008
    Friday
  • Osnovna Skola Nad Lipom, Nad Lipom 13/1, Zagreb 10000, 6-8pm, October-June, beginners, 35kn, Paul O'Grady Paul O'Grady, January 2008

Czech Republic

    Thursday

Denmark

    Monday
  • Skolen på Nyelandswej, Nyelandsvej 23, Frederiksberg, Copenhagen, 7.30-9.30pm, Dkr 800 yearly, September-May, Ane Luise Madsen Ane Luise Madsen, July 2007
    Tuesday
  • Gimsing Sognegård, Drøwten 1, 7600 Struer, 7.30-10pm, September-April, Dkr 400 half-yearly, David Longworth David Longworth, December 2007
    Wednesday

France

    Sunday
  • live music O'Connell's Irish Bar, Place du Parlement, 35000 Rennes, Brittany, 8-11pm, October-June, free, Ronan Paitier, Emmanuelle Colin Emmanuelle Colin, July 2006
  • monthly-please confirm Skeudenn Bro Roazhon, 8 rue Hoche, 35000 Rennes, Brittany, 5-7pm, beginners 2.30-4.30pm, Emmanuelle Colin Emmanuelle Colin, July 2006
  • live music first Sunday Irish Bigerri, Ferme Fould, Tarbes 65000, Hautes-Pyrénées, 10am-6pm, all year, Patrick Pallu Patrick Pallu, July 2007
    Monday
  • École Buisson, Rue de Coetlogon, Lambézellec, Brest, Brittany, 9-10.30pm, beginners 7.30-8.50pm, Eric Daoudal tea served Eric Daoudal, October 2005
    Tuesday
  • Smiling Feet Irish Dancing, Bar la Fontaine, Stang Kergolen, Route de Kerdual, Kargavalan, 56530 Quéven, Lorient, Brittany, 9-10pm, September-June, €25 yearly, visitors free, beginners, Bernadette Fender Bernadette Fender, July 2007
  • monthly—please confirm Salle Françoise Cointot, 04300 Dauphin, Alpes de Haute Provence, 8.30-10.30pm, weekly folk dance class with monthly set dancing, September-June, Sylviane Pinter and Stéphane Sergent, Henri Uzel Sylviane Sergent, July 2006
    Wednesday
  • Irish Bigerri, Ferme Fould, Tarbes 65000, Hautes-Pyrénées, 8.30-11.30pm, September-July, Patrick Pallu Patrick Pallu, July 2007
  • Smiling Feet Irish Dancing, Bar la Fontaine, Stang Kergolen, Route de Kerdual, Kargavalan, 56530 Quéven, Lorient, Brittany, 9-10pm, September-June, €25 yearly, visitors free, Bernadette Fender, monthly-please confirm live music Bernadette Fender, July 2007
  • Centre socio-culturel René Couillaud, 6 Rue des Becques, Saint Sébastien sur Loire, near Nantes, 8.30-10pm, Karine Luçon Karine Luçon, March 2006
    Thursday
    Friday
  • fourth Friday Restaurant le Fort de Mons, 4 Rue de Normandie, 59370 Mons en Barœul, near Lille, 8.20pm, September-June, Mary Bowler, Pascal Potier Mary Bowler, May 2008
  • Irish Bigerri, Ferme Fould, Tarbes 65000, Hautes-Pyrénées, 8.30-11.30pm, September-July, beginners, Patrick Pallu Patrick Pallu, July 2007
    Saturday
  • monthly-please confirm l'Île d'Yeu - an island off the west coast of France, afternoon, Karine Luçon Karine Luçon, March 2006

Germany

    Sunday
  • Heilig-Kreuz-Haus, Kiezstrasse 10, 14467 Potsdam, 5-7pm, Björn Grüneberg Björn Grüneberg, January 2008
  • Fitzpatrick's Irish Pub, Girardetstrasse 1, Rüttenscheid, 45131 Essen, 2.30-6pm, free, all year, Volker Schönknecht Verena Schinke, March 2008
  • monthly—please confirm Evangelisches Gemeindehaus, Neuhaldenstrasse 10, Lustnau, Tübingen, 8-10pm, Elfi Ackermann Elfi Ackermann, July 2007
  • monthly—please confirm Kervansaray, Seilerstrasse 5, 86153 Augsburg, Bavaria, 5-8pm, Sabine Surholt Sabine Surholt, July 2006
    Monday
  • live music Festsaal im Studierendenhaus, Universität Frankfurt-Bockenheim, Mertonstrasse 26-28, 60325 Frankfurt Main, Hessen, 8-10pm, 7.30pm beginners, all year, €2, Roland Hess, live music by ISDF All-Stars tea served Roland Hess, June 2006
  • Luthergemeinde Schrevenpark, Hebbelstrasse 15, 24116 Kiel, 8-10pm, €2, Silke Scheid Silke Scheid, June 2006
  • Esperanto-Haus, Klaus-Groth-Strasse 95, Hamburg, 8-10pm, €2, visitors free, Oliver Rückle Oliver Rückle, July 2007
    Tuesday
  • first Tuesday Raum 20, Frankenhof, Südliche Stadmauerstrasse 35, Erlangen, 7.30-10pm, free, Bernd Menzel www.ceili.de, June 2006
  • second Tuesday fourth Tuesday English Club, Lüningstrasse 13, 28195 Bremen, 8-10pm, all year, €10 for 3 months, visitors free, Anke Teunis Anke Teunis, July 2006
  • monthly—please confirm Kervansaray, Seilerstrasse 5, 86153 Augsburg, Bavaria, 7-9pm, Sabine Surholt Sabine Surholt, July 2006
    Wednesday
  • Evangelisches Gemeindehaus, Am Markt 7, Tübingen, 6.30-8.30pm, €1, Elfi Ackermann Elfi Ackermann, July 2007
  • Slaughterhouse Set Dancers, Nickolauskapelle, Basler-Tor-Strasse, Durlach, 76227 Karlsruhe, 7.30-10pm, all year, €2, Ursula Metz, Enrico Oberländer Enrico Oberländer, July 2007
  • first Wednesday Irish Pub, Innere Brucker Strasse 18, 91052 Erlangen, 7.30-10pm, all year, €2.50, beginners, Andrea Forstner bar available Andrea Forstner, July 2007
    Thursday
  • Victoria Celtic Pub, Ritterstrasse 9-10, Spandau, 13597 Berlin, 7.30-10pm, all year, free, followed by live music session, Kathleen Toepel Kathleen Toepel, June 2007
  • Wohnheim (student hostel), Hahnenäcker 5, near Kreiskrankenhaus (hospital), 74219 Möckmühl, 8-11pm, beginners 7.30pm, €1, Jörg Riccius Jörg Riccius, June 2007
  • live music Irish Pub Molly Malone, Hanauer Strasse 80, 14197 Berlin, class 7.30pm, live music 10pm www.irishdancer-berlin.de, May 2008 Tamás Diebel www.setdancing.de, www.berlin-irish-dance-co.de, June 2006
  • Freie Evangelische Gemeinde, Wichernstrasse 35, 68526 Ladenburg, 8-10pm, €2, all year, Henning Brouwer, Andrea Brouwer Henning Brouwer, July 2005
  • second Thursday fourth Thursday Irish Pub, Innere Brucker Strasse 18, 91052 Erlangen, 7.30-10pm, all year, €2.50, Andrea Forstner bar available Andrea Forstner, July 2007
  • third Thursday Bürgertreff “Die Villa”, Äussere Bruckerstrasse 49, Erlangen, 7.30-10pm, all year, €2, Andrea Forstner, Bernd Menzel  Andrea Forstner, July 2007
    Friday
  • Freie Comenius Schule, Jägertorstrasse 179b, 64289 Darmstadt, 8.30pm, €2, Heiko and Elena Rühmkorff Verena Schinke, March 2008
  • Katholische Erwachsenenbildung (KEB), Diözesanzentrum, Obermünsterplatz 7, 93047 Regensburg, 8-10pm, €2.50, all year, Skym Kläge Klaus Tiefenbach, July 2007
  • monthly-please confirm Kaschima Tanzatelier, Lingnerallee 3, 01069 Dresden, 8pm, Frank and Annett Morgner Frank and Annett Morgner, April 2007
  • monthly-please confirm Raum 258, Siemens Sport- und Freizeitanlage, Komotauer Strasse 2-4, Erlangen, 8-10pm, free, September-July, Andrea Forstner bar available Andrea Forstner, July 2007
    Saturday

Italy

    Monday
    Tuesday
  • Circolo Aldobaraldo, Via Parma 29, Turin, 8.30-10pm, beginners, Laura Dallavalle, Manlio Cosattini, Flora Sarzotti Flora Sarzotti, August 2007
    Wednesday
  • Centro Polivalente, Piazza De Robilant 16, Turin, 9-10.30pm, Flora Sarzotti, Mario Proietto Flora Sarzotti, August 2007
  • Associazione Amici del Folkaos, Folkaos, Via Carli 26, Affori, Milan, 9.15-11.30pm, October-April, €5, beginners, Paolo Rosati Paolo Rosati, July 2007
  • First Evolution's Sport Center, Corso Svizzera 185, Turin, 9-11pm Rosy, August 2007

Luxembourg

    Wednesday

the Netherlands

    Sunday
  • McSweeney Set Dancers, Café Amstelstroom, Weesperzijde 40, Amsterdam, 4.30-7pm, all year, €0.40, Jed Wentz, Philip Pinkse bar available Ineke Hoff, July 2007
    Monday

Norway

    Monday
  • weekly all-year live music ceili Dubliner Folk Pub, Rådhusgata 28, Oslo, 8-11pm or following class, all year, 10 week courses beginning in September and February, 8.15-9.15pm, beginners 7-8pm, Nkr500, visitors free, Eli Anne Forbord, live music by Harald Frodesen, musicians welcome Bettina Marzo-Urbina, September 2007

Poland

    Monday
  • Scena Lubelska, ul Lubelska 30/32, Warsaw, 8-10pm, all year, 40zl monthly, beginners, Rafal Kwietniewski Rafal Kwietniewski, September 2007

Switzerland

    Sunday
    Monday
  • fortnightly—please confirm Kindergarten Bifangschulhaus, 4600 Olten, 7.30-9.30pm, 12 ChF, Andrea Bächtold Andrea Bächtold, June 2007
    Tuesday
  • Aula Hall, St Johann Schulhaus, Spitalstrasse 50, St Johanns-Ring, 4056 Basel, 6.15-8pm, Fr 100 half year, August-June, Irène Mühlemann Yves Hotan, November 2005
  • second Tuesday Oliver Twist Pub, Rindermarkt 6, 8001 Zürich, 8.30-10.30pm, November-May, André Lichtsteiner André Lichtsteiner, November 2006
    Wednesday
  • St Ursula's Church, Jubilaeumsplatz 2, Bern, 8-10pm, August-November, January-June, Fr 5, alternating set and ceili dancing, Franz Mühlethaler Franz Mühlethaler, June 2007

Elsewhere

Argentina

    Saturday
  • Centro de Arte, Avenida Callao 86, 1022 Buenos Aires, 3-5pm, $7, Roxana Farina Roxana Farina, July 2007

Australia

    Sunday
  • second Sunday last Sunday St James Church Hall, 252 Upper Heidelberg Road, Ivanhoe, Melbourne, Victoria, 2-5pm, $5, February-December, Ina Bertrand, Rod Mattingley tea served www.setdancing.com.au, May 2008
    Monday
  • Girl Guide Hall, Clianthus Street, Lyneham, Canberra, ACT, 7.45-9.45pm, 7.15-7.45pm beginners, August-December, February-June, $10, Nora Stewart tea served www.setdancing.com.au, May 2008
  • Gaelic Club, First Floor, 64 Devonshire Street, Surrey Hills, Sydney, NSW, 8-9.30pm, February-December, $3, Liz Carter www.setdancing.com.au, May 2008
  • Quiet Man Pub, 271 Racecourse Road, Flemington, Melbourne, Victoria, 8-10pm, step practice 7.30pm, all year, $5, Marie Brouder www.setdancing.com.au, May 2008
  • Irish Club of WA Inc, 61 Townshend Road, Subiaco, WA, 8-10pm, all year, Maura Ducey, Tom Tallon www.setdancing.com.au, May 2008
    Tuesday
  • John Young Community Hall, 24 Thomas Street, Cardiff, NSW, 9.15-10pm, beginners 7.30-9.15pm, February-December, $3, Arthur Kingsland, Julia Smith www.setdancing.com.au, May 2008
  • last day Warrnambool Primary School, Jamieson Street, Warrnambool, 7.30pm, $4, Morgan and Fay McAlinden www.setdancing.com.au, May 2008
    Wednesday
  • Canberra Senior Citizens' Centre, 10 Watson Street, Turner, Canberra, ACT, 8-10pm, 4 10-week terms, $6, Paul Wayper tea served www.setdancing.com.au, May 2008
  • CWA Hall, Pacific Street, Long Jetty, Killarney Vale, 7.45-9.15pm, Maureen Houston www.setdancing.com.au, May 2008
  • Irish Australian Association Club, 11-15 Carrington Street, Adelaide, SA 5000, 7-9pm, all year, $3, Paul Smith, Tom Rushton, Joe McColl tea served www.setdancing.com.au, May 20082007
  • Harp Irish Set Dancers, Harp Irish Pub, 900 Princes Highway, Tempe, Sydney, NSW, 8-9.30pm, followed by a session, Trish McGrath, Alarna Fitzpatrick Trish McGrath, July 2007
  • Comhaltas Melbourne, St Phillip's Anglican Hall, 150 Hoddle Street, Collingwood, Melbourne, Victoria, 8-10pm, all year, $5, Marie Brouder www.setdancing.com.au, May 2008
    Thursday
  • live music Sydney Irish Ceili Dancers, Kingsgrove Uniting Church Hall, 289A Kingsgrove Road, Moreton Avenue, Kingsgrove, Sydney, NSW, 8-10.30pm, children only 6-7pm, old style step dancing 7-8pm, $5, all year, Margaret and Bill Winnett, live music by Pam and Norm Merrigan and Ann O'Donovan tea served www.setdancing.com.au, May 2008
    Friday
  • first Friday third Friday St James Church Hall, Upper Heidelberg Road, Ivanhoe, Melbourne, Victoria, 7.30-10pm, $5, February-December, Ina Bertrand, Rod Mattingley tea served www.setdancing.com.au, May 2008
    Saturday
  • 34 Rovere Lane, Bywong, ACT, private home, 3-4pm, Nora Stewart www.setdancing.com.au, May 2008

Japan

    Sunday
  • Group Room 2, 8th Floor, Nakano Sun-Plaza, Nakano, Nakano-ku, Tokyo, 6-9pm, all year, ¥800, Takako Kanezuka Takako Kanezuka, July 2006
  • third Sunday Chiba Rental Studio, near Rakuto High School, 28-1 Anshu Nakamizo-cho, Yamashina, Kyoto, old-style step dancing 1-3.30pm, set dancing 3.45-6pm, all year, ¥800 per class, ¥1300 for both, Tamiko Oyama Tamiko Oyama, July 2007
    Saturday
  • live music twice monthly-please confirm twice monthly-please confirm Irish Dance Circle Clare, 3rd floor, Nakahara-shiminkan, 3-262-1, Kosugi-cyo, Nakahara-ku, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa, 5.30-9pm, all year, ¥500, Naohito Sudo, live music by K Reunion Band Naohito Sudo, June 2007
  • fourth Saturday Green Shamrock Irish Pub, 27-32 Tachimachi, Aobaku, Sendaisi, Miyagiken, 6-10pm, free, set and old-style step dancing, please confirm, Noriko Minakami Noriko Minakami, July 2005

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