O'Riada Manning Ceili

This evening, Christopher's dance school hosted their (now annual) chili (pronounced kay-lee) fundraiser. It was a great evening with a silent auction, live music and lots of dancing. The boys were happy with the food selection--hot chocolate, mac and cheese, what else do you need? And Jonathan and Daddy got a little crazy...

Of course the kids all had a blast showing off their amazing dance moves! Here is Chris performing his reel...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkcRzWVi024

Then all the boys got out there and showed us their reels. The boys who dance second and third in this video are both on their way to Worlds this year!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IBRjXKpNKEA

Joseph, the owner of the school and Christopher's teacher, showed us some of his fancy footwork too...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xolkGCqK-tY

Finally, the kids did an actual ceili, or group dance together...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqSysg1p77w

Irish music is always fun and upbeat and this ceili was no exception. The kids and parents all had a great time and we are thankful to have found our Irish dance family!