Feiseanna - official Irish dancing competitions
A Feis [fesh] is a European competition in Irish dancing and also one of the culminations of dancers' efforts. However, it is not easy to get to one. In order to participate in such competition, you have to have not only great talent and endurance, enough money for entrance fees, competition costumes and travelling, but also, foremostly, a certified Irish dancing teacher (TCRG) who will accept you under his wings and provide you with steps of individual competition dances and an official pupil status in his school. That enables you not only the possibility to visit many interesting European cities but mainly to present your abilities at the feis. On the other hand, it strongly limits dancers from participating in other seminars or from improving their dancing abilities with other teachers, as this is forbidden.
Our group has been participating in these competitions since 2006 under the supervision of Stephen Scariff, TCRG, who was replaced in 2007 by Ronan Morgan TCRG.
What dances are actually subject of the competition? Irish dances are divided into soft shoe and hard shoe dances. So, soft shoe dances are the following: reel, light jig, single jig and slip jig. Hard shoes are used for heavy jig and hornpipe. Dancers are divided into many categories according to age and into several more according to level: Basic, Primary, Intermediate and Open... and then there are only Michael Flatley, Colin Dunne and TCRGs :) Therefore, dancers have many possibilities to compete and try their luck in many occasions.
Here are some of the successes of our dancers:
22-23 May 2010 Prague Feis, Praha, Czech Republic
23 January 2010 Budapest Feis, Budapest, Hunagry
17 October 2009 Vienna Feis, Vienna, Austria
4-5 July 2009 Munich Feis, Munich, Germany
23-24 May 2009 Prague Feis, Prague
7-8 March 2009 Ista feis, Krakow, Poland
11-12 October 2008 Vienna Feis, Austria
27-29 June 2008 Munich Feis, Germany
One of our dancers participated and she had done really well. She got 2x 1st place, 1x 3rd, 5th and 6th place. Thus she finally danced into the Intermediate level.
3-4 May 2008 Salzburg Feis, Austria
Our three dancers did their best and took 2x 1. place, 3x 3.place, 5x 4. place and 3x 5.place.
1-3 March 2008 ISTA Feis, Krakow, Poland
Our representatives fought in tough competition and received 2x 3. place, 3x 4. place, 1x 5., 6. and 7. place. One of our dancers got to wonderful 4. place in the intermediate/open level!
23-25 November 2007, München Feis, Germany
Our two dancers received 2x 1.place, 3x 2. place, 3x 3. place, 1x 4. place, 1x 5. place and 3x 6. place.
29-30 September 2007, Vienna Feis, Austria
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Two dancers participated and came out on 4x 1. place, 1x 2.place, 1x 3.place, 4x 4.place and a few more nice places in various categories.
9-10 June 2007, Milan Feis, Italy
Our best dancer received 2x 1.place, 1x 2. place, 2x 3. place, 3x 4. place, 1x 5. place and 1x 6. place.
5-6 May 2007, Salzburg Feis, Austria
This competition saw our dancers come to 3x 1.place, 4x 2.place and a few further nice placements.
25-26 November 2006, Vienna Feis, Austria
The first competition where our dancers participated. They received 1x 1.place, 1x 2.place, 3x 3.place, 2x 4. place, 1x 5. place and 1x 6. place.
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