Set Dancing -focus on the feet...

Links

Links to Australian set dancing sites
Victoria - Claddagh Dancers– Melbourne Claddagh Dancers

Victoria - Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Melbourne Branch
Newcastle – Newcastle Set Dancers
Sydney – The Harp Set Dancers -www.harpirishsetdancers.com
Sydney Irish Ceili Dancers - www.sydneyirishceilidancers.com.au
Canberra – Monaro Folk Society are associated with set dancing classes in Canberra

Links to International set dancing sites
Set Dancing News – International website giving set dance information and news from Ireland, USA and Europe - www.setdancingnews.net

Dance masters - Roisin and Padraig McEneany - www.faoidochois.ie

Los Angeles set dancing – www.irishdancelosangeles.com
Notes for Set Dances – www.setdanceteacher.co.uk

Set Dancing Website from Ireland www.setdancing.ie

Sean nos dance website - www.seannosdance.ie

Memories of a dancer - Pat Murphy muses about his dance travels...

Music for set dancing
Sets can be danced to any music that is set at the right timing and tempo – reels, jigs, polkas, slides. Apart from Irish traditional music, there is much other music that is similar to or influenced by Irish – Scottish, Cape Breton, bluegrass, rhythm and blues.

However, to make life easy, there are music albums / CD’s that are recorded specifically to dance to particular sets. Most dance or ceili bands in Ireland have recorded at least one CD, however, many of them are often only available if you are lucky enough to dance to the band performing live!

The best listing you will find of set dancing music is on the Set Dancing News website under Library – www.setdancingnews.net

Other websites include:

www.ainm-music.com - Matt Cunningham music

www.claddaghrecords.ie

www.celt.com.au/irishdance.html

www.ceilitime.co.uk