‘The Great Irish Hooley’ - Raglan Road August 31 – September 3

[BradyBzLyn...Mo 2,023]

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Celebrate ‘The Great Irish Hooley’ at Raglan Road August 31 – September 3 at Walt Disney World Resort

posted on August 28th, 2012 by Jennifer Fickley-Baker, Social Media Manager

This Labor Day weekend, guests at Downtown Disney here at Walt Disney World Resort can celebrate The Great Irish Hooley at Raglan Road August 31 – September 3.

A traditional Irish social celebration – or “hooley” – combines music, entertainment and interactive fun for the whole family. Raglan Road’s event will offer a mix of Irish bands, Irish dance workshops, structured set dancing known as the Ceili (pronounced kay-lee), Celtic face-painting and Irish food.

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The four-day party kicks off Friday, August 31 at 5 p.m. and continues through midnight Monday, September 3. The entertainment lineup includes six top Irish bands and a troupe of acclaimed dancers, including Elevation, the U2 Tribute Band; Raglan Road’s house band Creel; and more.

On Saturday, Sunday and Monday, guests can participate in Irish dance workshops with renowned Irish dancer and choreographer Ronan McCormack of the original Riverdance cast and the Raglan Road Dancers. Ronan will chart and demonstrate the origins and traditional styles of Irish Dance through to the contemporary styles of dance made famous by Riverdance. And on each of those three afternoons, guests can step up for a two-hour Ceili (kay-lee) – a traditional music and structured set-dancing event that was the precursor to today’s popular country line dancing.

If it’s anything like Disney Parks Blog author Gary Buchanan’s recent dance lesson, it’s sure to be a blast!

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[Family of Bears 98]

Thanks for the heads up!! We are going up this weekend (and finally renewing our passes!! Yay!!)

Bella will be so excited to do this, it says they are going to have times for dance instruction. Perfect.

[BradyBzLyn...Mo 2,023]

OMG Bella better rest up. I have a feeling there will be a L-O-T of dancing!!

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[Family of Bears 98]

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Hi, my name is Bella, and I love Irish dancing...and Disney...