These photos show the costumes worn by some of the 173 people at the ball with a Celtic theme at Preston Town Hall on June 24th, which was a sell-out.

Some of the decorations are also included if you scroll further down and letters sent by some of the teachers of dancing are at the bottom of this page.

If you would like to learn the dances so that you can join in our next ball on November 25th then Click Here to find the details.

The procession into a candle-lit supper has become a popular ritual at Colonial Balls. Geoff with the bagpipes leads dance teachers Marie ,George  and Jenny.

Harry and Melanie, who were among the main organisers for this Celtic Ball, also join in the procession into the candle-lit supper.

Andrew and Malgorzata prepare to dance. So do Joanne and David. Joanne came down from Sydney to attend this ball.

LEFT: Heather in a rare moment at the ball, when she was not working behind the scenes.

ABOVE: Alison, Cecily and Amanda all smile for the camera, but Jacob is more interested in the food!

ABOVE: Dianne did a lot of the hall decorations, Matthew (from Adelaide) won the best dressed man prize, Leown bought the last ticket before the "House Full" sign went up and Lisa also came down from Sydney for this ball.

LEFT: Emily and Clare are learning the dancing traditions at a young age.

ABOVE: Marilyn and Allan are relatively new to Colonial dancing, but no-one enjoys it more than they do.

RIGHT: Janette in the Celtic costume, including the jewellery, that won her the prize for the best dressed lady.

Illness had recently kept John off the dance floor, so it was great to see him back on it again.

LEFT: Declan is active in the BorderLine Kaylee Group (See the "Young People Meet" page) who had a table at this ball.

ABOVE: Liz, Rebecca and Matt are also active in BorderLine Kaylee

ABOVE: Judy relaxes between dances.

RIGHT: Ross and Fiona, are welcomed back to the Colonial Ball  scene by Wendy, who also made a lot of the decorations.

Ian, our teacher of Welsh dances, enjoying the ball.

ABOVE: Heather with her mum (Lyn). Family members, of different generations, are quite common at a Colonial Ball.

RIGHT: Gerard and Margot never miss a Colonial Ball.

BELOW: Now for some decorations.

The Celtic Cross and the Celtic Harp were repeated, especially across the balcony.

and also across the stage, where there was also the celtic sword.

 Above: Nancy and Julia. Julia helped us by teaching the Scottish dances.

Below: The card that delighted the Colonial dancers. Thank-you Julia.

Another nice letter from Margaret and Bill Winnett who teach Irish dancing in Sydney.