Six Fun Ways to Celebrate the Irish Culture with your Family
Who better to turn to than Irish Dancing Magazine when looking for "pandemic friendly" ideas for St. Patrick's Day 2021?
1) Start Your Own SMALL Parade - Socially Distanced of course!
There's an exciting new contest for Irish Dancers and musicians: Go Irish Dance - Global Talent Search 2021
Entries Are Now OPEN!
Deadline: Registration closes March 5; videos must be uploaded by March 7, 2021
Results Announced LIVE on St. Patrick's Day on Irish Dancing Magazine's Social Media
Who Can Enter? Ages: 4 thru Adult
Dance Levels: Beginner thru Champion PLUS Adults
Musicians - Non-Professional
OPEN to Dancers & Trad Irish Musicians of all ages and levels from ALL dance organisations. This is a talent search competition, not a traditional Irish Dancing feis.
An example of a Music Entry
Set those goals and look forward to those competitions!
Download this pdf to print or keep on your device and fill as your events come up! Don't forget to include your goals as well as any competitions!
Dancers ZOOMing through the Pandemic
Irish Dancing has a vast competition circuit which runs from local competitions to global championships. Dancers on the circuit often form strong bonds over the years at these competitions.
There are stories of dancers who formed friendships at the young age of 5 at a beginner competition and later became college roommates. Or the two friends who went head to head in competitions that now are the best of friends on the professional show circuit. And, then there are the stories of friendships that have lasted decades which all began at a "feis" pronounced "fesh," which is an Irish word commonly used to refer to Irish Dance competitions. Competitive dance provides participants an outlet to form friendships that often last for decades.
For dancers on the competition circuit, the pandemic may have temporarily sidelined seeing each other in person, but it certainly did not sideline the ability to keep friendships growing. Last summer, a group of 11 and 12 year old Champion dancers from nine schools on the East Coast of the USA launched a ZOOM group to keep up with each other's pandemic lives. From the beginning, ZOOM proved an important lifeline for their friendship.
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Chelsea
Jr. Intern - Chelsea O'Connor Rea comes from a well known Irish Dancing family. Her mother, uncle, brother, and sister are all Irish Dance teachers at the famous Butler Fearon O'Connor School. Chelsea has grown up in the Irish Dance world and absolutely loves Irish Dance. She is a world class dancer on the international dance circuit and a two time Western USA Regional Oireachtas Champion.
Chelsea enjoys traveling to various states and competing overseas but loves seeing her dance friends from around the world the most! She loves being on stage; her favorite dance to perform is slip jig and her favorite tune is King of the Fairies. Chelsea plans to follow in her family's footsteps and be involved in Irish Dance for a long time as an Irish Dance teacher.
A 'no-brainer' gift for grandparents, aunts and uncles to give to their dancers: A Dream Dress Voucher
Dancers need costumes and often would love a new one before it is on a family's budget. New in 2020, many costume designers will now email or ship you a voucher. You choose the amount, and they will handle the rest. All the companies below are based in Ireland!
Make your dancer's day with a gift certificate/voucher to one of these companies. Wrap it up and put it under the tree!
Eire Designs by Gavin Doherty. Use a gift voucher toward the purchase of a stunning, one-of-a-kind solo costume, a mask needed for competitions or even a matching dress for an American Girl doll. Visit www.gavindoherty.co.uk for email and phone contacts to purchase a voucher and to view Eire Design’s last collection.
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