Once you are familiar with the dance - then away you go. Sheila works with a headset radio microphone and calls the steps as you dance. In fact she often joins in and dances along with everyone else. This really depends on you. Sheila will be happy to arrange dances to suit the ability and age of the guests.
Most children love barn dances.
From about 10 years upwards, children will be able to join in most of the dances. Let us know if there are younger children and we will ensure that there are some dances included that are more appropriate for the smaller kids. There is actually very little difference between these and we combine elements of both in our performances. Although we usually present a mix of songs and dances we call ourselves a barn dance band rather than a ceilidh band because the dances at ceilidhs tend to traditionally be either exclusively Scottish or Irish. We perform a mixture of British country dances and others from around the world - some from as far away as Australia.