Hard shoes
Soft Shoes
Poodle Socks
Sock glue
Band-aids, moleskin, Neosporin
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Bloomers
Dress
Dress bag
Saftey pins or string and hole punch to attach number to dress
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Wig
Bobby pins
Hair net
Hair spray
Rubber bands (hair ties)
Comb/brush
Makeup
Headbands and crowns
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Water bottle
Snacks
First Aid Kit with plenty of band-aids
Sunscreen if it's an outdoor feis
Blanket and folding chairs if "camping" is allowed
Camera (but no video cameras, they're against the rules!)
Money for food and/or vendors
Clothes to change into after it's all over:-)
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.Feis Tips.
Always get a good amount of sleep the night before the feis.
To keep your poodle socks up, buy a bottle of sock glue (usually at the vendors, look near the shoes and poodle socks). The stuff costs about $8.00, but is well worth it. Before you dance, fold your sock down and roll the glue on all over the part of your leg that the sock usually covers. Unfold the sock and pull it back up, and you're good to go.
For slippery soft shoes, use rosin, hairspray, or even a little bit of water or pop if you're in a pinch.
For slippery hardshoes, duct tape is best, but this may look sloppy in competition, so rosin is your next best bet.
Always smile and keep your head up, the judge likes to see confident dancers.
Although you are usually not directly judged on appearance, I can guarantee that you will not win first if your shoes are untied, your wig is falling out, and your dress has a huge stain all over the front of it.
Yes, posture does count! It doesn't matter how great your trebles are or how high you can get your glides if you do it all slumped over. Head up, shoulders back, hands in fists at your sides. Practice this all the time, and soon it will come naturally.
Generally, when a feis is
indoors it tends to get very hot. While I'm waiting to dance the heat tends to make me tired and sluggish. If its not snowing or raining it helps if you go outside in the fresh air to keep you awake. Also drink water and keep moving. You don't have to run around or anything just keep moving! posted by Hillary
Please send me some of your tricks of the trade, and I'll post your website in my links section.
.Feis Levels and Rules.
Feis Regions
North America is split up in to 7 regions where competition takes place. These regions include:
Canada East
Canada West
US New England
US Eastern
US Southern
US Midwest
US West
To view a region map and to find which one your state is in, please visit the North American Feis Commission homepage.
Feis Levels and Rules
The North American Feis Commission (NAFC) has put together a standard of rules for all feiseanna in the US and Canada. To view these rules, visit the site below:
NAFC Rules
.Feis List.
Go to www.feiseanna.org
for a listing of feiseanna in the United States and Canada.
Go to www.clrg.ie
for a listing of feiseanna in Ireland
Go to www.btinternet.com/~irish.dnace/openfeis.htm
for a listing of feiseanna in the UK
Go to www.angelfire.com/on3/nzid/compsched.html
for a listing of feiseanna in New Zealand
Go to http://www.spin.net.au/~finneran/competitions.htm
for a listing of feiseanna in Australia
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