A Ceilidh (pronounced "Kay-lay") is many things. It derives from the Gaelic word meaning a visit and originally meant just that ... and still does in Gaelic.
It can also mean a house party or a concert, but usually it means an evening of informal Scottish traditional dancing to informal music.
Ceilidhs in the lowlands tend to be dances, and in the highlands they tend to be concerts. Dances in the highlands are called "ceilidh dances". Ceilidhs are extremely popular with young people and often
attract from a few dozen to several hundred people.
Ceilidh dancing is fundamentally different from Scottish Country Dancing, it's much less formal and the primary purpose is the enjoyment of doing the dance. Scottish Country Dancing is much more oriented towards being a demonstration or exhibition.
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