Welcome to the Safe Sets website

Safe Sets is an attempt to bring more people in to the set dancing community. There are many benefits to set dancing :

1. Strength and tone - Dance engages multiple muscle groups - especially the core, legs, and glutes.
2. Weight management - It is a full-body workout that burns calories without feeling like exercise.
3. You will meet many new people - the social aspect of dancing brings great fun and joy to everyone's lives
4. You will learn a great deal of dances - there are many dances, no shortage of information to gather, every day is a school day !
5. Mental health benefits - Dancing releases endorphins, serotonin, and dopamine - your brain’s "feel good" chemicals.
6. Increases confidence - Moving your body rhythmically in front of others builds self-esteem and body awareness.
7. Fights cognitive decline - Studies show that social dancing can reduce dementia risk by improving brain plasticity and coordination.
8. Joy & playfulness - It brings fun and spontaneity back into daily life, something for which adults often forget to make time.
9. Creativity - Dancing encourages improvisation and self-expression.
10. Improves memory and focus: Learning choreography strengthens neural connections and supports cognitive flexibility

One of the ways to create a welcoming atmosphere is to stick to the same dances so that learners can concentrate on 'the basics'. Here are the list of sets we typically have at our events :

1. Camp
2. Seit an Litruaidh ( Cloghane / Brandon Set )
3. Merchant
4. Clare Lancers
5. Plain
6. Ballyvourney Jig
7. Connemara
8. West Kerry
9. Kilfenora
10. Sliabh Luachra

We have had a few céilís already. Here are some of the recordings :

1. 22nd October 2023 Part 1
2. 22nd October 2023 Part 2
3. 18th May 2024
4. 26th July 2025
5. 24th October 2025

We also have an episode of a series called "Rinceoirí" :

1. Rinceoirí Episode 1

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