Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann  Cooley-Keegan Branch of San Francisco
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	Set and Céilí Dancing There is a lot of Irish set and céilí dancing here in the Bay Area. Listed below are the main events that are scheduled on a regular basis. In addition to the events listed below, there are also other non-scheduled ceilis and dance workshops happening in the area. For these special events, you should check out our calendar or our events page for more details. There are also a great deal of dancing resource and information sites on the web. Check out our dancing resource page. There you will find links to other sites, and a listing of local step dance schools. We also have available here the descriptions (instructions) of many of the set and céilí dances that we do here on a regular basis. Set Dances Ceílí Dances The Baile Bhúirne Jig Set The Borlin Set The Caledonian Set The Castle Set (modern version) The Castle Set (traditional version) The Clare Lancers The Corofin Plain Set The Connemara Set The Clare Orange and Green Set The Plain Set The Derradda Set Labasheeda Set The Mazurka Set The Newport Set The Paris Set The Skibbereen Set The Sliabh Luachra Set The Televara Set The Valentia Right and Left Set The Waltz Cotillion     Local Area Dance Listing San Francisco    Every Thursday (except the first Thursday)       Set Dancing Class at the United Irish Cultural Center       Join us as we learn new sets. Instructors rotate weekly. Taped music.       From 7:30 PM to 9:00PM       2700 45th Avenue (at Sloat Blvd.) , San Francisco, CA       (415) 661-2700    Every Thursday       Set Dancing at the Plough and Stars       Just dancing! Live Music!       Suggested donation to support the music: $5.00       From 9:30 PM to 11:00PM (starts at 7:30 PM on the first Thursday)       On Clement between 2nd and 3rd Avenues, San Francisco, CA Top Peninsula    Nothing at the moment. Top East Bay    Every Monday       Céilí Dancing Class at the Starry Plough       Lessons at 7:00 PM       Dancing to live music from 8:00 PM to 11:00 PM.       3101 Shattuck Ave, two blocks off of Ashby in Berkeley, CA       (510) 841-2082 Top South Bay    Every Tuesday       Céilí Dancing Class at St. Stephens Green       Lessons at 7:00 PM       Dancing to live music from 9:00 PM to 11:00 PM.       169 Main Street, Los Altos, CA    2nd & 4th Wednesdays       Set Dancing The Britannia Arms in Cupertino       Lessons at 7:30 PM       Dancing to live music from 9:00 PM to 11:00 PM.       1087 South De Anza Blvd, Cupertino, CA Top Santa Cruz - Monterey    There is no regular scheduled dancing - Please contact Linda Preston for further information. Top

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