All you need to know about Competitions
How do you pronounce that?
It is pronounced “fesh” - the plural of feis - feiseanna - is pronounced “fesh-nah”
What is a feis?
The Gaelic word feis means festival, but is more commonly used to describe an Irish dance competition. A feis is a gathering of dancers for competition, each representing various Irish Dance Schools. Dancers perform in front of a judge (or judges) to live or recorded music. Feiseanna may also offer competition opportunities in one or more other aspects of Irish culture: music performance, art, Irish language, or soda bread baking, to name a few. In solo events, competitors from different schools dance simultaneously, so the two dancers competing next to each other will each be dancing different steps.
Who can participate in a feis?
All our Connemara dancers are able and encouraged to participate in competitions. We feel that it helps all dancers progress in the sport of Irish Dancing. They learn the importance of hard work and how to win and lose gracefully - they also get to meet dancers from other schools. There are competition levels available for our very youngest dancers to our most seasoned senior dancers.
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It is pronounced “fesh” - the plural of feis - feiseanna - is pronounced “fesh-nah”
What is a feis?
The Gaelic word feis means festival, but is more commonly used to describe an Irish dance competition. A feis is a gathering of dancers for competition, each representing various Irish Dance Schools. Dancers perform in front of a judge (or judges) to live or recorded music. Feiseanna may also offer competition opportunities in one or more other aspects of Irish culture: music performance, art, Irish language, or soda bread baking, to name a few. In solo events, competitors from different schools dance simultaneously, so the two dancers competing next to each other will each be dancing different steps.
Who can participate in a feis?
All our Connemara dancers are able and encouraged to participate in competitions. We feel that it helps all dancers progress in the sport of Irish Dancing. They learn the importance of hard work and how to win and lose gracefully - they also get to meet dancers from other schools. There are competition levels available for our very youngest dancers to our most seasoned senior dancers.
MORE COMING SOON!