What do I need for a Feis?

What do I need for a Feis?

What to bring to a Feis

1. Checklist. Hard shoes. Soft shoes. Shoe buckles if you wear them.
2. Particular to the event. Directions/Map. Any paperwork you need to bring with you such as entry documents/passes.
3. Useful Extras. Fully charged camera. Newspaper/book/puzzles for waits between competitions.

What can I expect at my first Feis?

What to expect at a Feis. At Beginner, Advanced Beginner, Novice, and Prizewinner levels, dancers will compete on a stage two or three-at-a-time and dance two full steps (right and left foot). Your dancer will NOT dance with someone from their own school, and the other dancers will be doing different steps.

What do you wear to a Feis?

Boys should wear a plain black button up shirt with the Brennan-Lucey patch on the chest, tucked into plain black pants, and a pair of cuffs. In these levels girls will wear a solo dress and boys a waistcoat/vest. As per feis rules, school costumes are not permitted on any dancer in this level.

How do Irish dance competitions work?

Each feis will consist of one competition with two rounds; a light round and a heavy round. Depending on age your dancer will either dance their Reel and Hornpipe, or their Slip Jig and Treble Jig. Dancers need to achieve THREE 1st place wins in Preliminary Championship to advance to Open Championship.

What is in my Irish dance bag?

The Really Kinda Needs:

• Gaff of Duct Tape.
• Blister Balm or Booties.
• Bandaids.
• Shoe Elastics (if you use them)
• Knee or Ankle Braces (if you need them)
• Bobby Pins.
• Roller Pins.
• Hair Ties/Elastics.

How do Irish dancers prepare for nationals?

You’ve been practicing hard all year to prepare for the big Irish dance competition.

1. Take It Easy When You Dance. You know your steps, you’ve put in the work.
2. Stretch Out More Than Usual.
3. Soak In The Tub After Practice.
4. Pack A Day Early.
5. Eat A Hearty Meal The Night Before.

What is an Irish dance competition called?

feis
The term feis is commonly used referring to Irish dance competitions and, in Scotland, to immersive teaching courses, specialising in traditional music and culture.

What do Irish dance judges look for?

What do judges look for in an Irish dancing champion? “The formal criteria are timing, appearance, execution and carriage,” says Kerry Kelly Oster, a bubbly, friendly woman from Putnam, N.Y. Like many judges, she also has her own dancing school.

Why do Irish dancers spray tan their legs?

CLRG’s public relations officer and sanctioned competition adjudicator Dearbhla Lennon says darker skin — or a bit of fake tan — helps under the vibrant stage lights of competition. “When you have one girl on the line with nice, tan legs, as opposed to pasty white, the glow looks better,” Lennon says.

Do you have to wear a bow with a wig?

If not using the wig, hair must be curled in ringlets and pulled back off the face on the top of the head. Bow or headband matching whatever the dancer is wearing would be appropriate. Wig: Ask your teacher for the wig name and website were to purchase one.

What does Feis stand for in Irish dance?

A feis (pronounced fesh) is an Irish Dance competition with dancers from local school and regional school. Dancers compete in individual dances as well as in team dances. There are different levels ranging from beginner to open championship.

What should my child wear for first Feis?

The difference is that in Beginner dancers needs to execute 2 steps per dance: light jig/ reel/ slip jig and in the first feis category dancers need to just do one step. What should my child wear for shoes? The dancers must have the proper shoes, soft shoes (or ghillies) or black ballet shoes are fine.

What should I wear to the Feis parade?

For a first time feis, in beginner level, you can wear a skirt and blouse and be fine. We have a skirt and shawl that can be ordered for any age dancer, that would be appropriate for the feis and for the parades. To participate in the parades in March, all dancers must have either the school costume and skirt/ shawl.