ADVENTURES IN SET DANCING

Set dancing and ceili dancing have been mainstays of Irish culture in Maryland since at least the 1950s. Their popularity gave rise to regular dances at the Gandy Dancer and the legendary J. Patrick's in Baltimore, and across the state spurred the formation of Irish social dancing organizations such as the Greater Washington Ceili Club (GWCC), the Emerald Isle Club (EIC), and the Ring of Kerry Dancers. The NEW SECOND SUNDAY IRISH CEILI is an attempt to revive in spirit the storied monthly dance that ran for more than a decade at J. Patrick's. The new ceili takes place on the second Sunday of every month at Liam Flynn's Alehouse in Baltimore's Station North arts district, and introduces a new community and a new generation of Baltimoreans to set dancing, Irish Traditional music, and premium drinking vessels.

THE CEILI AT LIAM FLYNN'S IS CURRENTLY ON HIATUS, but we will return bigger and bolder with more daring sets and meatier music in a bid to take over the known universe soon...