Ceili Costume

At first, dancers would just wear their best clothing, which was normally their church clothes. Now, dancers wear a variety of outfits for their performances and competitions. Females wear short, colorful dresses that have Celtic embroidery designs on them. In competition settings, females usually have there hair really curly as well. Males might wear trousers, button-down shirt, and sometimes a vest. Women wear soft shoes that are similar to ballet slippers and guys wear reel shoes that are similar to jazz shoes, depending on the dance they sometimes wear hard shoes similar to tap shoes.