People dancing in a circle under a bright light in a dark room, including someone using a manual wheelchair.

Planning an accessible event

Resources for planning an accessible wedding, party or public event What’s in this blog: Getting started… It can be difficult to know where to start when you start to think about planning an accessible event – particularly for those of us who don’t experience access barriers regularly. It can feel like there’s an overwhelming number …

Announcing new calling courses!

Thinking about learning to call? Or maybe you already call regularly but would like to brush up your skills? I’m pleased to announce that I’ll be running three online courses in February 2024 for callers at all levels. Read on for more information and how to book! General Course Information Teaching methods The sessions will …

Dance Card: Fort Riddlestone (Patrick Rose)

About the dance When booked for a wedding event at Fort Riddlestone, I called for an audience of predominantly wheelchair users and people with learning difficulties. Not having been informed of their access requirements in advance, I realised that I would need to adapt my dances to be accessible to the audience. I improvised the …

Dance Card: Diver’s Delight (John Sweeney)

About the dance John says: I got the dance “Jingle Bells” from Linda Mrosko on one of the forums, but wanted an A2 that prepared everyone for the gallop, so that they could gallop together. I also work with a lot of groups that aren’t very good at baskets, but they can enjoy the inside …

People stand holding hands ready to dance, filling the dancefloor of a large wood panelled room with low purple lighting. In the distance Lisa stands on stage, mid-flow.

5 tips for planning your wedding ceilidh

I’ve been to hundreds of weddings over more than 10 years as a ceilidh caller. So, if you’re thinking of having a ceilidh for your wedding entertainment, I’m happy to share my experience to make the planning as smooth as possible and help you get the most out of your ceilidh.