A night of traditional dancing will be combined with Flamenco and Bollywood taster workshops when the Body Currents Ceilidh Night takes to the floor at Dornie Hall on Saturday 30th January 2010.

With dancing for all the family to tunes provided by the Cast Ewe ceilidh band, and a variety of performances from Broadford Junior Youth Dance and Kyle Youth Dance, the evening will be packed to the rafters with dance, fun and music.

The ceilidh, which will begin at 7:30pm will be hosted by Alex Emerson and Lorayne McLucas, the Body Currents dance catalysts, who have been running a range of workshops, events and dance classes in the Skye and Lochalsh area over the past few months.

Through the Body Currents programme the dance catalysts will continue to provide a wide range of dynamic collaborative dance workshops over the next few months for people of all ages and all abilities who are interested in learning dance styles including Hip Hop, Street, Latin and Jazz.

The culmination of the Dance Catalysts residency will be a two-day spectacular large-scale outdoor performance of dance and music at Eilean Donan Castle on 19th and 20th of March 2010.

Alex Emerson, says: Prior to Christmas, Lorayne and I were teaching a range of dance styles to a wide variety of people in Skye and Lochalsh and we have put together a new timetable of events for the New Year. Dancing is the perfect way to have fun, meet new friends, learn a new skill and even work off some of those Christmas calories without even realizing youre doing it! The ceilidh night will be a great evening of music and dance and we will also be running a raffle to raise money for the Dornie Youth Club. We hope that families and friends from all around the region will be able join us for a good knees up!

Body Currents is based in four Highland areas Skye and Lochalsh, Caithness, Badenoch & Strathspey and Lochaber, and is an Eden Court outreach programme. The overall aim of the project is to use dance to contribute to the improved health, wellbeing, self-esteem and confidence of residents throughout these regions.

The Body Currents Ceilidh takes place at Dornie Hall on Saturday 30th January 2010 at 7:30pm 11:30pm. Entrance is 3 for under 18s and 5 for adults (18+)

The Dance Catalysts for each area are:

Lochaber: Will Thorburn
Skye & Lochalsh: Lorayne McLucas and Alex Emerson
Caithness: Jill Kingdon and Juta Campbell
Badenoch & Strathspey: Fiona Fyfe & Julia McGhee

About Body Currents
Body Currents is a collaborative dance project funded by the Scottish Arts Council Inspire Fund, a National Lottery fund aimed at encouraging the people of Scotland to participate in the arts, The Highland Council, the Scottish Government and the European Community Highland and Cairngorm LEADER 2007 2013 Programmes and The Robertson Trust.

Body Currents will take place across four Highland communities from September 2009 until July 2010

Body Currents will be delivered by the Body Currents Dance Partnership Eden Court Theatre, The Highland Council and plan B Dance Company. In Skye & Lochalsh Body Currents will be delivered in association with Skye Dance.

Body Currents large-scale outdoor performance events will take place in:
Skye & Lochalsh - in and around Eilean Donan Castle on 19th & 20th March 2010 
Lochaber - at Neptunes Staircase in Coal
Caithness - Lybster Harbour
Badenoch and Strathspey - shores of Loch Morlich

The Body Currents project presents the theme of Water - our experience of it, awareness of it, and how individuals and communities use and rely on it.

Eden Court
Eden Court is the largest arts centre in Scotland offering a varied programme of live events, cinema, arts education, visual arts, and conferencing facilities. Eden Court delivers an extensive education programme, with an average of 1100 people attending classes every week. Eden Court, in partnership with The Highland Council, runs the Out Of Eden Programme, whose drama workers are based all across the Highlands making theatre with people of all ages. Louise Marshall dance artist at Eden Court will be working alongside the project.