The waiting is the hardest part (especially when you’re uninterested in the event).
Saturday was my daughter’s first competition in Irish Step Dance – a competition known as a Feis (pronounced ‘fesh’). Here she is a little before her first event getting the feel for the stage with one of her classmates.
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Her first event was a reel.
Then it was on to a jig (and I’ll be honest – I am hard pressed to tell the difference).
Those first two events were part of a “First Feis” round of events. A few minutes later her first real competitive dance took place. Well, the other were were competitive as well, just a little less stringent. She placed 2nd and 4th in those events – but everybody placed.
Her 3rd and final event for the day would be a special reel.
She placed 6th out of 11.
She was really happy with how her day turned out and I couldn’t be prouder of her.
