Kelvingrove Dancers

04/04/2026

News: Kelvingrove Ceilidh band from members of Kelvingrove Dancers will be playing at the ceilidh! It will be great night, hope to see some familiar faces there.

We are excited to share the dates of our upcoming VILLAGE STORYTELLING FESTIVAL 2026, Glasgow’s Contemporary and Community Storytelling Festival.
In keeping with our theme of Voices of Change we have some changes of our own...

This time we will kick things off on our home turf (quite literally) in Pollok with our famous KITE FEST on SUNDAY MAY 24th. And our city centre based festival has a new home!

This year we will be hosting a brilliant programme of performance, exhibitions and screenings, as well as a full day symposium at THE BOARDWALK,
from WEDNESDAY 3rd to SATURDAY 6th JUNE. And we will finish in true Scottish style with an epic Ceilidh at the Recital Rooms, City Halls on the Saturday night.

Pop those dates in your diary and keep your eyes peeled for the release of our programme on April 22nd.

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*Image description:
A promotional graphic for the Village Storytelling Festival. Large yellow and purple text at the top reads "3 - 6 June 2026." The background is a collage of various photos showing performers, storytellers, and community members in both indoor and outdoor settings. The blue Village Storytelling Festival logo is positioned on the right side. Colourful geometric borders frame the top and bottom of the image.

02/02/2026

Open classes with regular members, Thursdays 7.15 - 8.15pm
5th, 12th, 19th, 26th February
at SDTA studio Glasgow
DM please if you’d like to join us

30/12/2025

Thanks for those who get involved Kelvingrove dancers in 2025.

This year more dancers dancing and more musicians playing in our regular classes!

Here attached a wee clip from our Xmas Ceilidh.

Looking forward stepping in a new year!

08/11/2025

'Kelvingrove Dancers' is mentioned in a recent published book
'HEEL FOR HEEL - The Story of Scottish Dance' written by Cindy Gray

Some members of Kelvingrove Dancers were interviewed by Cindy at Ceolas in South Uist in July 2024.

Unlock the vibrant world of Scottish dance with Heel for Heel, featuring stunning photography and rich insights.

01/10/2025

Join the Bloom Team for a taster workshop in Scottish Step Dancing!

4pm on the 17th October at Beacon Arts Centre as a part of Galoshans Festival. It's FREE (but ticketed - make sure reserve your space).

Suitable for all ages and family friendly. Children under 16 should be accompanied by an adult.

“Always had problems trying to learn how to stepdance until I started going to Kae's classes . She's the best teacher ever !!”
- Isobel Kyle - Kelvingrove Dancers

📣 Feral Arts as Part of Galoshans Festival 2025 Presents: 📣

🌸 BLOOM: Scottish Step Dance Workshop 🌸


Kae Sakurai & Monika Smekot invite you to join a taster workshop in Scottish Step Dancing. Step Dancing is a traditional style of Scottish dancing that is lively, energetic and good fun. Usually danced in hard-soled shoes, it can be done anywhere and in your own everyday clothes. The workshop will be led by Kae Sakurai with live music by fiddle player Michael Smith



🗺️Location: Beacon Arts Centre
📅 Date: Friday 17th October 2025
⏰ Time: 4:00 PM start
🎟️ Tickets: http://bit.ly/3JHV8yY (Free but Ticketed)
⏳ Running Time: 1 hour
👨🏾‍👩🏻‍👦🏽 suitable for all ages and family friendly. Children under 16 should be accompanied by an adult.



For access and further installation information please visit https://bit.ly/45Z5Udb

Check out the full programme of free and family friendly performances and installations here: www.galoshansfestival.co.uk

The Galoshans Festival Festival Consortium includesRIG Arts and Feral Arts Programming support comes from Beacon Arts Centre Inverclyde Libraries Waterfront Cinema - Greenock Oi Musica /YMI Youth Band, Travelling Gallery. Facilitated by Council Funded by , Scottish Government Investing in Communities Fund, , Creative Scotland Youth Music Initiative and Film Hub Scotland


Bloom is funded by Creative Scotland’s Touring Fund for Theatre and Dance.

15/03/2025

01/02/2025

What a great weekend with Tripple! (25 & 26 January).

A little video, some videos and testimonials from participants attache, thank you!!

'A very happy weekend. Everyone was smiling.'

'A lovely group of people, very welcoming, really enjoyed the mix of singing & dancing :)'

'The workshop was very well organised, yet flexible to the abilities and preferences of those who attended, so flowed perfectly. Both the singing and the step dancing were taught in a clear way and with a lot of passion, so the final routines were lively, satisfying and fun to perform.'

'Kae and Tripple worked so well together to make this combined workshop outstanding and fun! I was quite nervous about puirt a beul but was quickly put at ease and got on with taking part, enjoying the humour, dance +language.'

26/01/2025

Looking forward to the workshops with Tripple this afternoon, we are spoiled to have their acoustic concert between workshops!

08/01/2025

New year, would you like to start step dancing?
4 week block beginner classes 6.30pm Feb 6, 13, 20, 27
& Mar 6, 13, 20, 27

08/01/2025

Kelvingrove Dancers
Regular members practice is back this Thursday 9th January!