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Feis Survival
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What to Bring to a Feis
- Dance Shoes
- Dance Costume
- Poodle Socks
- Bloomers
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- Brush and hairspray
- Safety pins for the shawl *
- Safety pins or a thin ribbon
for the entry number **
- Water/Juice/Snacks
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- Camera - no video is allowed
- Band-aids
- Syllabus and directions
- Stage sheets if available
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Suggestions:
* Sometimes the shawl comes unhooked while dancing. Safety pins can be used to
secure it.
** The competitor number needs to be worn in front of the costume. If you don't want
to put a hole in the costume, make a little hole in each corner of the card. Thread the
ribbon through each hole and tie around the waist. Some feisanna have a hole puncher at the
check-in desk.
Arriving at the Feis
- Arrive about a half hour early
- Go to the check in/registration table to get the competitor card.
- If stage sheets were not available, get a program with them.
- Find the stages where your child will be dancing.
- Dress your child in the costume.
Suggestion:
Point out a meeting place if you and your child get separated. There are HUNDREDS of people
at these competitions.
Competing in an Event
- Each stage will have a poster or white board stating the current event and next event.
- Each stage will have a check-in person, a "launcher", a judge and a musician.
- When your event is next, send your child to the check-in person.
- The check-in person will check the competitor card to verify it's the right event.
- The check-in person will direct your child to the standby chairs next to the stage.
- When your event begins, the "launcher" will take a group of competitors onto the stage.
- The competitors will then stand in a line at the end of the stage.
- The "launcher" will tell the first 2 children to come forward.
- The music will start.
- At the beginning levels, the "launcher" will begin counting measures so the kids know when to start
dancing.
- The launcher will tell the next pair to get ready when the prior pair are almost done.
- When all the competitors have danced, they will bow to the judge and walk off the stage.
Suggestions:
Do not stand next to another Dó Cairde dancer on the stage. Any differences in performance,
intentional or not, will be apparent to the judge.
Keep dancing even if you make a mistake - DON'T STOP!
After Competing
- Results from each event will be posted on large pieces of poster board.
- The location of these posters varies with each feis.
- Results are posted about 20 minutes after the event. It varies with each feis.
- Look for the event number in the left column of the poster.
- Reading across, there are boxes for first, second, third and possibly honorable mention.
- Depending on the level, there may be a few competitor numbers in each box.
- If your child's number is in one of the boxes, go to the trophy table with the competitor card.
- The volunteer will verify things and present a trophy or medal.
Getting the Marks or Scores
- Once the results have been posted, you may get the scoring results.
- Get a form and enter the competitor number and event(s).
- These results will detail the score for each place and what your child scored.
- Sometimes mistakes are made when listing the placements. Do check your score.
- In addition, it may contain comments from the judge.
Suggestion:
Some feisanna will mail marks home. Fill out the form, address the envelope and put it in
the pile. This can be done before any results come in.
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