To become a candidate in the WIDA examination process you must first be a member of the organisation.

Part One

A candidate will be required to teach part of TWO ceili dances(from An Rince Foirne, irish ceili dance book) which will be selected by the examiners:
1. one from outside the team 2. one as a part of the team, the position will be picked by the examiners
1. The Walls of Limerick
2. Fairy Reel
3. Bonfire Dance
4. The Sweets of May
5. An Rince Mór
6. The Siege of Carrick
7. Rince Fáda
8. Harvest Time Jig
A written paper of 10 questions in relation to the above dances will be attempted by the candidates, and a minimum 70% correct response will enable candidates to then attempt part two of this qualification.

Part Two
A candidate must dance the following 8 dances (from the Irish Céilí Dance Book) and teach 2 dances to be selected by the examiners.
1. The Siege of Ennis
2. The Humours of Bandon
3. The High Cauled Cap
4. Morris Reel
5. Cross Reel
6. Four-Hand Reel
7. Eight-Hand Reel
8. Haymakers Jig
As in part one a written paper of 10 questions in relation to the above dances must be attempted, and a 70% correct response will enable the candidate to attempt part three of this qualification.

Part Three
A candidate must dance the following 5 dances (from the Irish Céilí Dance Book) and teach 1 of them to be selected by the examiners.
1. Sixteen-Hand Reel
2. Eight-Hand Jig
3. The Gates of Derry
4. Lannigan's Ball
5. The Tara Reel
A written paper of 10 questions in relation to the above dances must be attempted with a 70% correct response to be able to attempt part four of this qualification.

Part Four
A candidate must dance the following 10 dances (from the Irish Céilí Dance Book) and teach 2 dances to be selected by the examiners.
1. The Bridge of Athlone
2. The Waves of Tory
3. Haste to the Wedding
4. Antrim Reel
5. Glencar Reel
6. The Three Tunes
7. St. Patrick's Day
8. A Trip to the Cottage
9. Duke Reel
10. The Rakes of Mallow

A written paper of 10 questions in relation to the above dances with a correct response rate of 70% must be successfully completed before the candidate is considered to have passed the examination process.

NB. Scores in the written paper will not be averaged out to reach an overall 70%. The candidate must attain at least 70% in each part to be successful in achieving the qualification.
All candidates for the Céilí Dance Teacher Examination are strongly encouraged to attend the offered figure dance workshop to learn the basics of figure dancing choregraphy.

WIDA reserves the right to modify exam structures and grades.