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Whose dancing is it anyway? A brief history of English ceilidh
As you’d guess from the spelling, “ceilidh” (kay-lee) is a Scots Gaelic word. And yet some of the dances, like the Cumberland Square Eight, seem to be named after places in England. Others, like the Virginia Reel, after places in America. Some dancers like to wear a kilt, others dungarees and a sheriff badge. So…
 
