Editing Cèilidh (section)

====Dance form and style====
The style of dance employed for {{lang|ga|céilí}} dance differs greatly from that used for [[set dance]], and has more the appearance associated with the style of [[Irish stepdance|step dance]]. In particular, it emphasizes height and extension, with dancers generally dancing on their toes (but not {{lang|fr|en pointe}} as in ballet).
A movement called "side-step" or "sevens and threes" with which dancers travel sideways to the direction they are facing is common, as are jig-step movements called<ref>''Folk Music and Dances of Ireland'', Brendan Breathnach, Ossian Publications, 1996, p. 43</ref> the "rising step" or "grinding step". {{lang|ga|Céilí}} dances may be divided into figures, but a single type of tune is generally used for all the figures and the dancing does not pause between the figures.

Unlike [[square dance]] and [[Round dance (ballroom)|round dance]], {{lang|ga|céilí}} dances are generally not called by a [[Caller (dance)|caller]]; the flow of dance is defined by its name.