Editing Cèilidh (section)

==== Social ceili dances ====
{{lang|ga|Céilí}} dances when performed socially are often performed in a progressive style.  At the end of one whole iteration of the dance (lead around and body), instead of stopping, the groups move on to the next set of partners in the line.  {{lang|ga|Céilí}}  dances that can be performed progressively are: walls of Limerick, siege of Ennis, haymaker's jig, and fairy reel. When there is a large social gathering, there will often be a caller for the dance, though it is a very different style from square-dancing caller.  A {{lang|ga|céilí}} caller is usually the teacher or most experienced dancer of the group who has the dance memorized. They then call the movements out in a non-stylized way, intended to remind those who are non-dancers when and where to move. Social {{lang|ga|céilí}} dances are often the easiest dances and very easy to shuffle through as a non-dancer. A caller makes sure that everyone at a social dance can participate. Embellishments are accepted and fun in social {{lang|ga|céilí}} dances, women adding spins or changing the style of a swing based on the skill of a partner.

{{center|Diagram of movement in progressive ceili dance:<br />''Walls of Limerick''}}
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| '''First dance position''' ||||| '''Progressed position''' ||||| '''Next progressed position'''
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| ||||    Couple 2 ||||
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| Couple 1 ||||  |||| Couple 2
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| Couple 2 |||| Couple 1 |||| Couple 4
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|  |||| Couple 4 ||||
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| Couple 3 ||||  |||| Couple 1
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| Couple 4 |||| Couple 3 |||| Couple 6
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|  |||| Couple 6 ||||
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| Couple 5 ||||  |||| Couple 3
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| Couple 6 |||| Couple 5 |||| Couple 5
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