Schedule

Past Events 2018

Saturday 20th January 2018, 1:30PM
Celtic Connections Workshop: Come&Try Step Dance with Sophie Stephenson
Glasgow Caledonian University

Sunday 21st January 2018, 1:30PM
Celtic Connections Workshop: Step Dance for Beginners with Sophie Stephenson
Glasgow Caledonian University

Sunday 28th January 2018 , 10:30AM
Celtic Connections Workshop:
Step Dance for All with Kae Sakurai and Sophie Stephenson
Glasgow Caledonian University

Sunday 28th January 2018 , 1:30PM
Celtic Connections Workshop:
Step Dance for All with Kae Sakurai and Sophie Stephenson
Glasgow Caledonian University

Saturday 3rd February 2018, 2:00PM
TMSA Young Trad Tour with Nead an Ceòladair: the Musician’s Nest
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, Strathclyde Suite

Saturday 3rd February 2018 , 7:30PM
Blasta and Xabi Aburruzaga (with Sophie Stephenson) at Celtic Connections
Mitchell Theatre, Glasgow

Saturday 10th February
Step Dance Workshops in Skye with Tha Seo Math Dhuibh:
11am - 12noon: Talla Bhreacais, Breakish
2pm - 3pm: Aros Centre, Portree

Saturday 3rd March 2018, 10:30am – 4pm
Step Dance & Puirt à Beul: Collaborative Song and Dance Workshop with Sophie Stephenson and Joy Dunlop.
Storytelling Court, Scottish Storytelling Centre, Edinburgh

Saturday 10th March
Step Dance Workshops in Skye with Tha Seo Math Dhuibh:
11am - 12.30pm: Minginish Community Hall, Portnalong.
2.30pm - 4pm: Aros Community Theatre, Portree.

Monday 2nd - Friday 6th April
Fèis Latharna
Oban

Friday 20th April
Lews Caste College, Benbecula Campus
University of the Highlands and Islands

Saturday 21st April, 11am - 12noon
Step Dance Workshop (organised by Ceòlas)
Gerinish Hall, South Uist

Friday 27th - Sunday 29th April
Celtic Days Festival
Hude, Germany

Friday 4th - Monday 7th May
Fèis Rois
Ullapool

Saturday 12 May
ÀROS NA FÈINN: Latha Buidhe Beltainn
Gaelic Music, Song & Dance Workshops
North Ballachulish

Thursday 24th - Sunday 27th May
Orkney Folk Festival
Orkney

Sunday 1st - Friday 5th July
Ceòlas Summer School
South Uist

Friday 3rd - Sunday 12th August
Festival Interceltique de Lorient
Brittany, France

Wednesday 26th & Thursday 27th September
An t-Alltan
Aviemore

Monday 15th - Friday 19th October
Fèis Spè
Aviemore

Saturday 3rd November
'Highland Tradition '18' - Astar School of Traditional Music with Griogair Labhruidh, Mischa MacPherson, Sophie Stephenson, Brighde Chaimbeul and Jamie MacDonald
King's Factory, Culloden

Wednesday 7th - Tuesday 20th November
Highland Blast Tour 2018: Hannah Rarity, Fara & Sophie Stephenson
Germany

08.11.2018 Heimhof-Theater, Burbach
09.11.2018 Kleinkunstbühne Thing E.V., Limburg An Der Lahn
10.11.2018 Stadthalle Eislingen, Eislingen/Fils
12.11.2018 Parktheater Im Kurhaus Göggingen, Augsburg
13.11.2018 Flottmann-Hallen, Herne
14.11.2018 Schloss Horst, Gelsenkirchen
15.11.2018 Haus Schwärzetal, Eberswalde
16.11.2018 Kulturstätte Schwanenteich, Mühlhausen/Thüringen
17.11.2018 König Albert Theater, Bad Elster
18.11.2018 Romaneum, Neuss

Friday 23rd - Sunday 25th November
15th Annual Irish & Scottish Music Weekend
Konstanz, Germany

Saturday 1st December, 10:30am - 4:30pm
Step Dance & Puirt a Beul with Sophie Stephenson & Joy Dunlop
Scottish Storytelling Centre
Edinburgh

Monday 3rd - Friday 7th December
‘Dà Chois’
Dance Residency @ Dance Base
Edinburgh

Tuesday 4th December, 10am - 11.30am
Step Dance/Body Percussion Class
Dance Base, Edinburgh

Friday 7th December, 5pm - 5.30pm
‘Dà Chois’ : Work In Progress Showing
Dance Base, Edinburgh

Past Events 2017

Thursday 19th January
Performance with 10 Strings And A Goat Skin
Aros
Portree, Isle of Skye

Saturday 28th January, 4pm-5pm
Step Dance Workshop in Glasgow
22 Jamaica Street, Glasgow

Saturday 4th February, 4pm-5pm
Step Dance Workshop in Glasgow
22 Jamaica Street, Glasgow

Saturday 11th - Monday 13th February
Fèis Obar Dheathain
Aberdeen

Saturday 18th February
Festival to celebrate Irish, Gàidhlig and Ulster Scots language and culture.
Strule Arts Centre, Omagh, Ireland

Friday 17th March
Performance with Xabi Aburruzaga (KeltiK)
Teatro Campos Elíseos Antzokia
Bilbao, Basque Country

Monday 3rd - Friday 7th April
Fèis Latharna
Oban

Monday 10th - Friday 14th April
Fèis an Earraich
Portree, Isle of Skye

Friday 28th April – Monday 1st May
Fѐis Rois Inbhich (open to anyone aged 18+)
Ullapool

Sunday 2nd - Friday 7th July
Ceòlas Summer School
Isle of South Uist

Friday 4th - Thursday 10th August
Festival Interceltique de Lorient
Brittany, France

Saturday 19th & Sunday 20th August
Sophabulous Step Dance Weekend
Fèis an Eilein @ Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, Isle of Skye

Saturday 30th September & Sunday 1st October
'Dannsa ceum ann an co-theacs aimsireil'
(Workshop exploring step dance in a contemporary theatre context)
Royal Conservatoire of Scotland Wallace Studios, Glasgow

Sunday 29th October
XXXIII Festival de Musica de Bunyola
Majorca, Spain

Wednesday 8th - Monday 20th November
Highland Blast Tour: Dàimh, Talisk + Sophie Stephenson
Germany

Thursday 9th November
THEATER “KLEINES HAUS”
DELMENHORST

Friday 10th November
THEATER UND KONZERTSAAL (FEAT. CELTIC STEPFIRE)
VREDEN

Saturday 11th November
HEIMATHAUS
TWIST

Sunday 12th November
WERK+STADT
WITTEN

Tuesday 14th November
FLOTTMANN-HALLEN
HERNE

Wednesday 15th November
GUT WIENEBÜTTEL
LÜNEBURG

Thursday 16th November
ROMANEUM
NEUSS

Friday 17th November
KLEINKUNSTBÜHNE THING
LIMBURG

Saturday 18th November
FÜRSTLICHER MARSTALL
WERNIGERODE

Sunday 19th November
SCHLOSS HORST
GELSENKIRCHEN

Past Events 2016

Friday 22nd January
Performance with Huradal
Danny Kyle Stage, Celtic Connections
Glasgow Concert Hall

Saturday 23rd January
Step Dance Workshop in Glasgow
22 Jamaica Street, GLASGOW

Saturday 30th January
Step Dance Workshop in Glasgow
22 Jamaica Street, GLASGOW

Wednesday 24th - Thursday 25th February
Step Dance Workshops with students from Sabhal Mòr Ostaig and the RCS (Royal Conservatoire of Scotland).
ISLE OF SKYE

Thursday 3rd March
2.30pm - 4.30pm
Tea Dance with The Two Eilidh (Eilidh Steel & Eilidh Munro)
James Pringle Weavers
EDINBURGH

Monday 28th March - Friday 1st April
Step Dance Course
Sabhal Mòr Ostaig
ISLE OF SKYE

Monday 4th - Friday 8th April
Fèis Latharna
OBAN

Thursday 14th April
2.00pm - 4.00pm
Afternoon of music, song, dance and spoken-word poetry with Eilidh Munro at James Pringle Weavers.
EDINBURGH

Sunday 1st May
Workshops and Concert @ MacArts (Galashiels)
2pm Gaelic Mouth Music Workshop (Màiri Britton/Eilidh Munro)
3pm Step Dance Workshop (Sophie Stephenson/Màiri Britton)
5pm Huradal Performance
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Monday 2nd May
2pm - 4.30pm
TradBeats @ TradFest
EDINBURGH
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7.30pm
Performance with Huradal (supporting Siobhan Miller Band)
TradFest
Scottish Storytelling Centre, EDINBURGH
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5th May - 10th June
TOSTA Residency in the Basque Country
SAN SEBASTIAN

Thursday 16th June
8pm
Performance with Huradal @ The Borders Book Festival
MELROSE

Friday 17th June
2pm - 4pm
TradBeats @ The Borders Book Festival
MELROSE

Saturday 2nd July
3pm
Step Dance Workshop @ Newcastleton Traditional Music Festival
SCOTTISH BORDERS

Tuesday 5th & Wednesday 6th July
Workshops & Performances @ Tosta Festival, Sabhal Mòr Ostaig
ISLE OF SKYE

Friday 29th July
2pm - 3pm (All Singing All Dancing Tent)
Step Dance Workshop @ Womad UK
WOMAD

Saturday 30th July
12.15 - 1pm
Highland Hooley @ Womad UK
WOMAD

Friday 5th & Saturday 6th August
Step Dance Workshop @ Tartan Heart Festival
BELLADRUM

Monday 8th - 12th August
Step Dance Course
Sabhal Mòr Ostaig
ISLE OF SKYE

Saturday 3rd - Sunday 4th September
TradBeats @ Sgoil Chiùil na Gàidhealtachd
PLOCKTON

Friday 9th September, 7.30pm
"CROSSING BORDERS"
(Graham Mackenzie's Acclaimed Celtic Connections Commission)
Blas Festival @ Eden Court
INVERNESS

Saturday 10th September
Huradal @ Best of the West Festival
INVERARAY CASTLE

Monday 19th & Tuesday 20th September
'6 Feet, 3 Shoes' (Work In Progress)
Dance Base Studios
EDINBURGH

Thursday 22nd - Sunday 25th September
Atlantikaldia
ERRENTERIA, THE BASQUE COUNTRY

Monday 10th - Friday 14th October
Fèis Spè
AVIEMORE

Thursday 10th November
(Albatross: Donald Shaw, Greg Lawson, Hannah Beaton, Fraser Fifield, Innes White & Sophie Stephenson)
Teatro Campos Elíseos Antzokia
Blibou, THE BASQUE COUNTRY

Past Events 2015

Friday 9th January:
Performance at Bothan with Kathleen MacInnes, Sineag MacIntyre, Sophie Stephenson and Allan MacDonald.
(Canons' Gait, Edinburgh)

Saturday 17th January:
Step Dance Workshop in Glasgow
(22 Jamaica Street, GLASGOW)

Wednesday 21st January:
Performance with Carlos Núñez as part of 'The Atlantic Corridor' Concert at Celtic Connections
(Glasgow Royal Concert Hall)

Saturday 24th January:
Step Dance Workshop in Edinburgh (£8/£4)
2.45pm - 3.45pm: Beginner
3.45pm - 4.45pm: Intermediate/Advanced
(Calton Centre, 121 Montgomery Street, EDINBURGH.)

Thursday 29th January:
Step Dance Workshop with The Kelvingrove Dancers
(contact Kae for more information)

Saturday 31st January:
Step Dance Workshop in Glasgow 3pm - 4pm
(22 Jamaica Street, GLASGOW)

Friday 6th February:
Performance with Huradal at Bothan
(Canons' Gait, Edinburgh)

Saturday 7th February:
Performance with Huradal supporting The Bard
(House Concert in Edinburgh)

Tuesday 17th February
Fèis Dhùn Eideann
Edinburgh

Wednesday 25th February
[6pm - 7pm]
Step Dance Workshop in Glasgow (£8/£4)
22 Jamaica Street, Glasgow

Thursday 26th February:
Step Dance Workshop with The Kelvingrove Dancers
(contact Kae for more information)

Saturday 28th February:
[12.20pm - 1.20pm]
Beginner/Intermediate/Advanced Level Step Dance Class (£8/4)
Calton Centre, 121 Montgomery Street, EDINBURGH.

[2.45pm - 3.45pm]
Fèis Dhùn Eideann. Weekly classes for children.
Tollcross, Edinburgh

Wednesday 4th - Thursday 5th March
Sabhal Mòr Ostaig
Isle of Skye

Saturday 7th March:
[12.20pm - 1.20pm]
Beginner/Intermediate/Advanced Level Step Dance Class (£8/4)
Calton Centre, 121 Montgomery Street, EDINBURGH.

[2.45pm - 3.45pm]
Fèis Dhùn Eideann. Weekly classes for children.
Tollcross, Edinburgh

Saturday 14th March:
[12.20pm - 1.20pm]
Beginner/Intermediate/Advanced Level Step Dance Class (£8/4)
Calton Centre, 121 Montgomery Street, EDINBURGH.

[2.45pm - 3.45pm]
Fèis Dhùn Eideann. Weekly classes for children.
Tollcross, Edinburgh

Saturday 21st March
[12.20pm - 1.20pm]
Beginner/Intermediate/Advanced Level Step Dance Class (£8/4)
Calton Centre, 121 Montgomery Street, EDINBURGH.

[2.45pm - 3.45pm]
Fèis Dhùn Eideann. Weekly classes for children.
Tollcross, Edinburgh

Saturday 28th March
[12.20pm - 1.20pm]
Beginner/Intermediate/Advanced Level Step Dance Class (£8/4)
Calton Centre, 121 Montgomery Street, EDINBURGH.

[2.45pm - 3.45pm]
Fèis Dhùn Eideann. Weekly classes for children.
Tollcross, Edinburgh

[8pm - 10pm]
Performance in Inverness

Sunday 29th March:
[2pm - 4pm]
Step Dance Workshops in Inverness.
The Green Hall, Smithton

Monday 6th - Friday 10th April:
Intensive 5 day step dance course at Sabhal Mòr Ostaig.
Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, Isle of Skye

Tuesday 7th April:
Performance with Gabe McVarish, Ewan MacPherson, Mairearad Green and Anna Massie
SEALL, Sleat, Isle of Skye.

Saturday 2nd May:
[1pm - 5pm]
Workshops as part of TradFest
EDINBURGH

[8pm - 9.30pm]
Performance with Huradal and Mairi Campbell
EDINBURGH

Monday 27th - Friday 31st July
Fèis Throndairnis
Staffin, Isle of Skye

Saturday 8th August
1pm
Step Dance Workshop at Madame Fifi's Dance Parlour
Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival

Monday 17th August - Friday 21st August
Step Dance Course at Sabhal Mòr Ostaig

Tuesday 25th August
5.30pm
Huradal at the Fringe Festival Edinburgh
Acoustic Music Centre @ St Bride's

Wednesday 26th August
5.30pm
Huradal at the Fringe Festival Edinburgh
Acoustic Music Centre @ St Bride's

Thursday 10th September
Huradal at the Caledonian Hotel
Fort Augustus

Friday 11th September
Huradal at the Blas Festival
Strathy

Saturday 12th September
Gaelic Song & Step Dance Workshops (Blas Festival)
Strathy

Sunday 13th September
Huradal at Best of the West Festival
Inveraray Castle

Friday 25th September
Performance with Eilidh Munro at An Gealbhan
Sutherland’s Bar, Argyll Hotel, 973 Sauchiehall Street
GLASGOW

Saturday 26th September
Gaelic Family Day
Newbattle Abbey College (near Edinburgh)

October - November
THREADS
Edinburgh/Peebles

Monday 19th - Friday 23rd October
Fèis a’ Bhaile
INVERNESS

Saturday 28th - Sunday 29th November
TradBeats
Sabhal Mòr Ostaig,
ISLE OF SKYE

Past Events 2014

March 31st - April 6th

April 7th - April 11th

Tue 1st July

Mon 21st - 25th July

June - August

Fri 24th - Sat 25th October

Sunday 23rd November

Saturday 6th December

Finnsnes, Norway

Oban

Portree, Skye

Isle of Arran

Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, Isle of Skye

Nova Scotia, Canada

Edinburgh

Calton Centre, Edinburgh

Dance Collaboration Project as part of Arctic Music Festival

Fèis Latharna

Meanbh-fhèis Àrd-sgoil Phort Rìgh

Fèis Arainn

Step Dance Workshop Series at the Gaelic College
(anns an talla mhòr Diciadain/Wednesdays 6.15pm-7pm & 7pm-7.45pm)

Re-Jigged Festival, Dartmouth

The Scots Fiddle Festival, Edinburgh

Beginner Class: 3pm - 4pm
Intermediate/Advanced: 4pm - 5pm

Past Events 2013

January 2013

Mon 7th

Mon 14th

Mon 21st

Mon 28th

Fri 29th

Lionacleit Theatre, Benbecula

Lionacleit Theatre, Benbecula

Lionacleit Theatre, Benbecula

Lionacleit Theatre, Benbecula

Taigh Chearsabhagh, Lochmaddy

Step-Dance Class with Sophie Stephenson and Jamie MacDonald

Step-dance Class with Sophie Stephenson and Robert Paterson

Step-dance Class with Sophie Stephenson and Christian Gamauf

Step-dance Class with Sophie Stephenson and Jamie MacDonald

***Ceòlas Dance Project at Taigh Ciuil***

February 2013

Sat 2nd

Sat 9th

Tue 12th

Tue 19th

Sat23rd

Tue 26th

The National Piping Centre, Glasgow

Fèis Gleann Albainn, Fort Augustus

Sgoil Lionacleit Theatre, Benbecula

Sgoil Lionacleit Theatre, Benbecula

Teviot Row, Edinburgh

Sgoil Lionacleit Theatre, Benbecula

***Collaboration with Rosalind Masson for Ceòlas concert, Danns’ and Eilein,
at Celtic Connections***

Step-dance workshop with Sophie Stephenson and Ben Miller

Step-dance Class

Step-dance Class

***The Highland Annual/An Dannsa Bliadhnail***

Step-dance Class

March 2013

Fri 1st

Mon 4th

Wed 6th

Mon 11th

Mon 11th-
Sat 16th

Mon 18th

Taigh Chearsabhagh, Lochmaddy

Sgoil Lionacleit Theatre, Benbecula

Sgoil Bhaile a’ Mhanaich

Sgoil Lionacleit Theatre, Benbecula

North Uist

Sgoil Lionacleit Theatre, Benbecula

***Sophabulous Step-Dancers at Taigh Ciuil***

Step-Dance Class with Sophie Stephenson and Jamie MacDonald

Latha na Gaidhlig

Step-Dance Class with Sophie Stephenson and Christian Gamauf

Hebridean Tunes

Step-Dance Class with Sophie Stephenson and Jamie MacDonald

April 2013

Mon 1st-
Fri 5th

Mon 22nd

Mon 29th

Oban

Sgoil Lionacleit, Benbecula

Sgoil Lionacleit, Benbecula

Fèis Latharna Easter Week

Step-dance Class with Sophie Stephenson and Robert Paterson

Step-dance Class with Sophie Stephenson and Christian Gamauf

May 2013

Mon 13th

Mon 20th

Mon 27th

Sgoil Lionacleit, Benbecula

Sgoil Lionacleit, Benbecula

Sgoil Lionacleit, Benbecula

Step-dance Class with Sophie Stephenson and Jamie MacDonald

Step-dance Class with Sophie Stephenson and Robert Paterson

Step-dance Class with Sophie Stephenson and Jamie MacDonald

June 2013

Sat 15th

Village Hall, Fort Augustus

Step-Dance Event in Aid of Highland Hospice
with Sophie Stephenson and Ben Miller

July 2013

Sun 7th

12th-14th

Burlington Vermont

Prince Edward Island, Canada.

Work-shop with Sophie Stephenson and Ben Miller
- Part of percussive dance workshop series (Vermont)

P.E.I Fiddle Camp

August 2013

Saturday 24th

Fort Augustus, Village Hall

Step-dance workshops with live music from Ben Miller (pipes)

September 2013

Monday 9th

Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, Isle of Skye

FREE Step-Dance taster class with Robert Paterson on pipes.

October 2013

Sat 12th

Village Hall, Fort Augustus

Step-Dance Workshops with live music from Ann Stewart (fiddle)
11am-12noon (children), 12noon-1pm (adults)

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