Greater Washington Ceili Club

GWCC Fling

Since 1987, GWCC has brought instructors direct from Ireland to conduct an intensive weekend of set dance instructions and ceilis. Originally located in Cape May, NJ with the remarkable Connie Ryan and Bettie McCoy providing the instruction, the weekend relocated to the Atlantic Sands Hotel in Rehoboth Beach, DE with Pádraig and Róisín again conducting the workshops. We assembled a ceili band of top musicians from the Mid-Atlantic area to play for our two ceilis.

Though we no longer host our Fall Fling in Rehoboth Beach or Spring Fling in Shepherdstown, we have reserved a venue for a new Fling for 2025! We will host a set dance weekend in Silver Spring, Maryland, October 31-November 2, 2025.

Many details are still being worked out, but Padraig and Roisin have confirmed they will ‘cross the pond’ to teach for us. Rambling House will provide music for our ceilis, and the dance hall is a great size with a wonderful floor. The downtown Silver Spring location offers many great restaurants and shops, a wonderful Irish pub, is convenient to Metro and Amtrak; and three airports are easily accessible (Reagan, Dulles & BWI).

We hope to have details like accommodation information and a website for you soon. For now, please save 10/31-11/2/2025 and plan to join us!

For more details, we’ll soon have a GWCC Fling website.

Until then, if you have questions please email