I love irish dance music, I even listen it for reading. There is a reel (Reels (113) (Blue Eyed Girl/Abbey Reel/+(Blue+Eyed+Girl%2FAbbey+Reel%2FThe+Tartar+Frigate)))of the artist Damian McKee of the CD album Mind the step. Someone knows where to find it or who can kindly share the mp3 file if has the fortune of having it? Warmest regards from Mexico.

soo i’ve been dancing for about 15 years - i’ve noticed a real decline/challenge in keeping up my fitness as i get to an age of an ‘older’ dancer. Unfortunately my set this year is planxty davis and genuinely at a loss for how to get through the whole dance even mentally? Like the intro is so so long and after i finish my right foot it’s so hard to keep momentum when you’ve already danced for a long time but still have forever to go 😭😭😭 changing my set isn’t really an option atp as my teacher hates ace & deuce and that’s the only other long lead hornpipe set :(

In sum does anyone who’s doing planxty davis as well have any tips (mental or physical)?

I do irish dance in Champ level and I've been dancing for 5 years or so but in the past year or two I've been having a pain in the back of my heel up to my calf that is apparently called achilles tendonitis or sever's disease. I've done hot and cold and physiotherapy but nothing has helped, with nationals coming up and oireachtas after summer I wanted to know if anyone knew any thing that could help.

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We’re in the mid America region and originally from southern region who all run their feiseanna fairly similarly, but we’re visiting my dad out west and doing a feis in western region next weekend and the schedule is REAL different from what we’re used to.

1. Is this saying that Novice U11 will be at 12:30?

2. Do they hold pretty firm to that even if they’re running ahead of schedule? Like if we plan to be there by 11:30 that should be plenty early right?

3. Will these likely move fairly fast? She has a PW HP she is signed up for but we have to be at the airport by like 4:30-4:45 at the latest and it’s 2:30 hours away from the feis so we need to be out of there by 2:00 at the latest. If she misses her HP it’s not the end of the world but I’m just trying to get an idea of what to be prepared for 😂

Any tips or videos to help. My girl is 7 and has very small feet (she's very small altogether) size of a 5 year old (uk 10 child shoe) she does well in lights and you can see her turnout (just about) but heavies is her downfall. She has a lovely treble and beat but her feet look so straight sometimes even turned in. Ive had her walk trying to do it she ends up with bent knees as she really needs ro exaggerated it for it to be seen.

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I've been studying up for some exams but I don't have the ar rince ceili book and I don't know where to get an online pdf, does anyone have the online pdf or smth like that?

I have gaffers tape but it leaves sticky white residue on the dance floor. I'm fine with residue on my practice floor but I don't want to leave that mess on the floor at my dance school's studio.

Just wanted to thank all of you a few months ago who gave me advice on divorce as a new dancer and splitting from the old studio. I found a new studio that fits me better and am starting to make new friends there. It is still VERY hard losing old dance friends--does it get better over time?

I seem my FB friend count drop and it is dancers I've known for 2-3 years. I have to remind myself it is no different than if I left/moved to a new town, etc.

None of the dancers at my old school took my side, which I expected. It still is an unsettling feeling watching friends drop away, after you've worked hard to make them at the studio.

Any recommendations on where to buy gems for your dress, in Canada?

My 8 year old son is moving up fairly quickly through Grades and has 2 dances in Prizewinner, 3 in Novice. He just started competing in Adv Beginner in Feb. We’re starting to casually look at solo costume stuff and I’m overwhelmed. We’ll definitely talk to his teacher about her expectations, but I’m curious - can you make your own vest or jacket? Or is there some rule etc about having to purchase a specific type? Are there rules about the types of crystals you can use? I’m fairly crafty and could probably do well adding bling, color, etc to an existing vest or jacket, but I’m not sure if that’s allowed? Lol 😂

Im wondering if im missing something obvious, but at our school it’s generally accepted that if you win the first chance round you DONT do the second chance round UNLESS they’ll have less than five if you don’t do it. The point is to give someone else a chance to get their first place (especially in Novice/PW).

At the last few feiseanna we’ve done we’ve seen people win the first round and then do the second round anyway. Can someone explain to me why? Am I missing something?

Also eta-my daughter didn’t get like bad results from a situation like this today or something-I feel like that’s how it’s being interpreted. But we had a few friends who have had this happen to them at the last few feiseanna and been frustrated by it so I was really just curious what the going philosophy is from the other side of things. If she had gotten second in a second chance to someone who had already gotten first that day then, no lie, I’d be frustrated for her, but that’s not happened to us at this point.

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My novice/PW dancer is suddenly struggling with timing. It’s as though she has stopped being able to hear the music at all. Any tips to course correct for her?

I'm doing grades tomorrow and after making sure I have all my dances I double checked on the grades syllabus and the speeds that would be at feiseanna, they are speeds like 122, 118, 116 and 144 and none of those are on feisapp or places that I would know, it also confuses me on the subject of which level I would dance because the names primary, advanced and basic don't specify which area of dance level it would be. If anyone has any info it would be appreciated 😁

Hi, I was just wondering if anybody could help me out, I’m 21 looking to start doing Irish Dance classes, I have no experience, but lots of experience in other dance styles and wondering if anybody can help recommend me a dance school. Anywhere in London/ Reading or surrounding areas of Reading please. I want to compete, so it would need to be a school that allows adults to compete. Thank you!

Has anyone tried the Hullachan Hugs model? I’m curious about them, but I’m unsure about the neoprene part. I cannot try them in person and would have to order online from AP website. I’ve had H3 or H4 in the past, and they stretched out so fast on me and weren’t my fave in general. I normally dance in AP Ava. Would appreciate any feedback on these!

Anyone ever ordered from www.danceirish.com? I have a dancer who ordered from there and she hasn’t heard anything and thinks she got ripped off. Even after reaching out to them.

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Where's the place to get a solo dress. My oldest girl will be u10 next year and will need to start thinking about solo dress as she is pre open grade currently. Am I better just buying 2nd hand, where from?? I'd like to try on one to make sure it's comfortable. Should I get one made? Does anyone have idea of costs? I'm having to buy a class dress for both my girls this month at a cost of £900 for both so funds are low as it is. I'm based in northern ireland. Can anyone explain why she needs one, ive just been told this, is there any reason she can't just wear her class dress next year as well until she outgrows it? Will she look daft if she moves up to open and is wearing her class dress? I've not seen any comps with the pre open or open dancers at that age group yet

Okay so as an adult dancer (and one with hEDS, for that matter!), any shoe with a focus on injury prevention is a major win in my books and is worth the extra money. I've seen these Celtic Arch Jig Shoes and I'm really interested in them as my shoes are older than some of the kids in my class!

But what do you all think of them? Is anyone planning on getting them, or had anyone got them yet? If I do end up getting them, I'll check back in here to tell yous how I got on. Thanks!

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When I moved into my apartment the floors were perfect for dancing! Nice smooth freshly installed vinyl flooring.

However, the floors were not installed correctly. So after a couple years of living here, the seams of the floor have pushed together and buckled like tectonic plates, causing huge strips of floor to break off.

So now, it is decidedly less good for dancing. I just started practicing Irish dance with soft shoes, and hitting those divets in the floor wrong hurts! What are my options? Is there some kind of mat or material I can lay out to cover up the divets in the flooring when I want to practice, and then roll up when I'm done? I'm thinking a 6x6 area would be sufficient, but it needs to not take up a lot of space when I'm not using it.

Thank you for your help!