Ceilidh Plus: dance to live music from Scotland + Cyprus + Catalonia
Jordanhill Parish Church, Glasgow, G13 1QT
Saturday 19th September 2026
Come, dance, get involved in a community ceilidh with a difference. Join us for an evening of social dancing to live music from Scotland + Cyprus + Catalonia! You are welcome to attend, dance or watch along. Trust our experienced dance practitioners to show you the steps. A perfect night out for curious beginners and seasoned dancers alike.
Plus, celebrate Catalonia's National Day (11 September), Glasgow Doors Open Days (17–20 September) and the European Folk Day (23 September). Don't miss your chance to learn traditional dances from across Europe on the same night. Share the joy through movement and music, be it Scottish Ceilidh, Catalan or Cypriot traditional dance.
Alongside the good old Scottish Ceilidh dances like the Dashing White Sergeant, expect to pick up the steps of Cypriot Syrtos, Zeibekiko and Kalamatianos, as well as Catalan Sardanas, Polca d’Ours and Ball de Bastons accompanied by the musicians of Colla Castellera d'Edinburgh who have being building human towers (castells) in Scotland since 2015. Plus, Catalan castells – and the music that goes with them – were officially inscribed in the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage list in 2010. Boom!
Pleased to announce the members of our hand-picked cracking band of Scottish dance callers and musicians, all with local, Cypriot and Catalan heritage, including:
Marina Sharp
Sotirios Panagoulias
Maria Malakouna
David Anastasiou
Laia Puig i Espar
Elisabet Vives Requena
Cristina Maireles i Casacuberta
Plus, Ian Muir, Musical Director of the Royal Scottish Country Dance Society and the musicians of the Colla Castellera d'Edinburgh
Expect a pop-up cash and cashless bar by Scotland's Catalan Centre, including Catalan beer and light refreshments! Plus, remember to pack your refillable water bottles to stay hydrated while dancing the night away!
This Ceilidh Plus is brought to you by the Traditional Dance Forum of Scotland through the hospitality of Jordanhill Parish Church and our first-time partnership with the Scotland's Catalan Centre. With funding by the Cultural Section of the High Commission of Cyprus in the UK, Glasgow Airport FlightPath Fund and the Government of Catalonia. Plus, our ongoing partnership with Glasgow European Citizens Forum, the European Movement Scotland and Moray House School of Education and Sport, University of Edinburgh. Special support by the Citizens Rights Project.
"We believe that the tradition bearers of Scottish Ceilidh would be delighted to share the stage and the dance floor with the traditions of the other cultures that have become an integral part of contemporary Scotland. Although there are regular and popular Ceilidh nights across the country’s village halls and cultural centres, there are hardly any events that provide space for the folk fusion of Scottish Ceilidh with other world trad dances. Launched in 2024, our Ceilidh Plus series has been changing this, laying the common ground for a new tradition." Iliyana Nedkova and Wendy Timmons, Curator and Chair of the Traditional Dance Forum of Scotland
Further details about Traditional Dance Forum of Scotland: www.tdfs.org and www.tdfs.org/ceilidh-plus
Plus, celebrate Catalonia's National Day (11 September), Glasgow Doors Open Days (17–20 September) and the European Folk Day (23 September). Don't miss your chance to learn traditional dances from across Europe on the same night. Share the joy through movement and music, be it Scottish Ceilidh, Catalan or Cypriot traditional dance.
Alongside the good old Scottish Ceilidh dances like the Dashing White Sergeant, expect to pick up the steps of Cypriot Syrtos, Zeibekiko and Kalamatianos, as well as Catalan Sardanas, Polca d’Ours and Ball de Bastons accompanied by the musicians of Colla Castellera d'Edinburgh who have being building human towers (castells) in Scotland since 2015. Plus, Catalan castells – and the music that goes with them – were officially inscribed in the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage list in 2010. Boom!
Marina Sharp
Sotirios Panagoulias
Maria Malakouna
David Anastasiou
Laia Puig i Espar
Elisabet Vives Requena
Cristina Maireles i Casacuberta
Plus, Ian Muir, Musical Director of the Royal Scottish Country Dance Society and the musicians of the Colla Castellera d'Edinburgh
Expect a pop-up cash and cashless bar by Scotland's Catalan Centre, including Catalan beer and light refreshments! Plus, remember to pack your refillable water bottles to stay hydrated while dancing the night away!
This Ceilidh Plus is brought to you by the Traditional Dance Forum of Scotland through the hospitality of Jordanhill Parish Church and our first-time partnership with the Scotland's Catalan Centre. With funding by the Cultural Section of the High Commission of Cyprus in the UK, Glasgow Airport FlightPath Fund and the Government of Catalonia. Plus, our ongoing partnership with Glasgow European Citizens Forum, the European Movement Scotland and Moray House School of Education and Sport, University of Edinburgh. Special support by the Citizens Rights Project.
"We believe that the tradition bearers of Scottish Ceilidh would be delighted to share the stage and the dance floor with the traditions of the other cultures that have become an integral part of contemporary Scotland. Although there are regular and popular Ceilidh nights across the country’s village halls and cultural centres, there are hardly any events that provide space for the folk fusion of Scottish Ceilidh with other world trad dances. Launched in 2024, our Ceilidh Plus series has been changing this, laying the common ground for a new tradition." Iliyana Nedkova and Wendy Timmons, Curator and Chair of the Traditional Dance Forum of Scotland
Further details about Traditional Dance Forum of Scotland: www.tdfs.org and www.tdfs.org/ceilidh-plus
