Editing Cèilidh (section)

===In Scotland===
[[File:Description- Visitors try Scottish ceilidh dancing at the 2003 Smithsonian Folklife Festival on the National Mall. (2548929276).jpg|thumb|Scottish {{lang|gd|cèilidh}} dancing at the 2003 Smithsonian Folklife Festival (Washington, DC)]]

Privately organised {{lang|gd|cèilidhean}} in the 2020s are extremely common in both rural and urban Scotland, where bands are hired, usually for evening entertainment for a wedding, birthday party, celebratory or fundraising event. These may be more or less formal, and very often omit all other traditional Gaelic activity beyond the actual music and dancing. Novices are usually among the participants, so a "dance caller" may teach the steps before music begins for each dance. The more versatile bands will demonstrate the dances too. Scottish primary schools frequently teach some [[Scottish country dancing]], often around Christmas time. Bands vary in size but are commonly made up of between two and six players. The appeal of the Scottish {{lang|gd|cèilidh}} is by no means limited to the younger generation, and dances vary in speed and complexity to accommodate most age groups and levels of ability. Most private schools in Scotland will also hold {{lang|gd|cèilidhean}} on a fairly regular basis.

Public {{lang|gd|cèilidhean}} are also held, attracting paying participants, often held at [[Ceilidh Club|dance clubs]]; and the annual [[Ceilidh Culture]] festival in Edinburgh.

Universities in Scotland hold regular {{lang|gd|cèilidhean}}, with the [[University of Edinburgh]] providing a number for students throughout each term, especially the long-running Highland Annual, the oldest {{lang|gd|cèilidh}} in [[Edinburgh]] and the largest in Scotland, organised by the Highland Society ({{lang|gd|An Comann Ceilteach}}). Glasgow University Union's annual debating competition, Glasgow Ancients, traditionally ends the night with a {{lang|gd|cèilidh}}. The union's Christmas event, Daft Friday, also involves a {{lang|gd|cèilidh}}.<ref>{{Cite web |url= http://www.guu.co.uk/daft-friday |title=Daft Friday |website=Glasgow University Union |access-date=22 August 2018 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180822150100/http://www.guu.co.uk/daft-friday |archive-date=22 August 2018}}</ref> {{lang|gd|Cèilidhean}} are common fundraising and social events for many societies at the University of Glasgow.

Some {{lang|gd|cèilidh}} bands intersperse {{lang|gd|cèilidh}} dancing with a DJ playing disco music to broaden the appeal of the evening's entertainment.{{citation needed|date=October 2015}}