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Recent Examples of ceilidh
This evolved into a new wave of ceilidh pride — from rural Scots to the diaspora in New York and Melbourne — with TikTok users reimagining traditional dance culture through a modern electronic lens.
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Lucy Maguire,
Vogue,
23 Oct. 2025
Apparently the best and prettiest dancer gets chosen, but the only thing Ellen really cares about is that Brian also makes his way into the ceilidh and winds up her temporary partner during the group dance.
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Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
29 Aug. 2025
Dancing The Irish Network hosts its annual ceili (dance) from 4 to 7pm Sunday at the Hyatt Centric French Quarter.
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Carlie Kollath Wells,
Axios,
14 Mar. 2025
The Scotland episode sandwiches the synagogue moment with Levy standing in an ornate castle doing Sean Connery impressions, visiting a tailor to custom-make a kilt, and at a ceilidh, dancing in a kilt and making jokes about the ventilation.
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Steven Zeitchik,
The Hollywood Reporter,
16 Aug. 2024
Make sure to grab a wee dram at The Malt Room, Inverness’ first whisky bar, followed by Hootananny, a ceilidh cafe for live traditional Scottish folk music (even Mumford and Sons have played here).
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Marisel Salazar,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Dec. 2022
Lucy Maguire,
Vogue,
23 Oct. 2025
Apparently the best and prettiest dancer gets chosen, but the only thing Ellen really cares about is that Brian also makes his way into the ceilidh and winds up her temporary partner during the group dance.
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Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
29 Aug. 2025
Dancing The Irish Network hosts its annual ceili (dance) from 4 to 7pm Sunday at the Hyatt Centric French Quarter.
—
Carlie Kollath Wells,
Axios,
14 Mar. 2025
The Scotland episode sandwiches the synagogue moment with Levy standing in an ornate castle doing Sean Connery impressions, visiting a tailor to custom-make a kilt, and at a ceilidh, dancing in a kilt and making jokes about the ventilation.
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Steven Zeitchik,
The Hollywood Reporter,
16 Aug. 2024
Make sure to grab a wee dram at The Malt Room, Inverness’ first whisky bar, followed by Hootananny, a ceilidh cafe for live traditional Scottish folk music (even Mumford and Sons have played here).
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Marisel Salazar,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Dec. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ceilidh
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Separated by decades of time and distance and different lines of work, the members decided to get back together for an informal jam session two summers ago in Seattle, where McCaffrey lives.
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Susanna Hoffs, a singer and guitarist, responded to an ad the sisters placed for a female musician, which led to a garage jam session in Hoffs' parents' basement, per the Los Angeles Times.
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The festival was more than entertaining and marked a new chapter for the society.
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For nearly two weeks and counting, fans from around the globe have poured into the United States, Canada and Mexico, filling stadiums, fan festivals and watch parties across the 16 host cities.
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Crawford also doubled to lead off the sixth, but Chandler worked his way out of that jam, striking out both Turner and Kyle Schwarber, then retiring Harper on a soft grounder to second.
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Others may step in when a package jams, a label fails to scan or a pallet needs human attention.
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As with other global cultural events, such as the Venice Biennale currently underway in Italy, the glittery annual songfest is intended as a display of goodwill and togetherness between nations.
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Lasher had just come from his children’s piano recital, where his son had played a Chopin solo; Lasher’s list of endorsements is more like a symphony.
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Diana and Charles got dressed to the nines to go to a charity recital at Goldsmith Hall in London in March 1981.
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“Ceilidh.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ceilidh. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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