ALL the other regions seem to have figured it out! Come on NE! -- New England Irish Dancers

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Subject: ALL the other regions seem to have figured it out! Come on NE!

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Date Posted: 12:22:03 09/30/20 Wed
In reply to: DM 's message, "Just wondered if anyone's heard about upcoming Feis's in New England? Seems we are the only region not hosting one and hoping someone knows if there are plans." on 08:29:57 09/30/20 Wed

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[> [> Subject: In fairness to NE, a state such as FL has much looser restrictions.
Author: Not fair to blame feis committees [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 12:39:27 09/30/20 Wed [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> [> Subject: Yes - but NH has lower restrictions. When you look at the other sports being played - outside and inside MA - it makes no sense that we aren't feising. Just sad. There was even a large ice skating competition in MA the last few weeks. Why is dance so different & no one is doing anything to salvage it? I hope things change soon for the sake of our kids and the sport.
Author: SAD [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 13:16:10 09/30/20 Wed [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> [> [> Subject: Oh - and sorry. Not blaming anyone. I just collectively it would be good to get things going again. Even in MA you see soccer, field hockey, lacrosse every weekend - kids getting MUCH closer than they would if feising...Again NO BLAME. But hoping we can work together to find some positive solutions. ;)
Author: Let's stay positive! [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 13:19:01 09/30/20 Wed [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> [> [> [> Subject: I don't see that happening. In a normal year our school hosts more than one feis. We don't make much money on them, but as long as costs are covered we're happy to do this for the ID community. However if we barely broke even in normal years, what do you imagine would happen in a year like this when we can't have the normal number of entrants, are likely to struggle for volunteers, have the challenge of bringing in judges, etc.?

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we can't afford to host now
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Date Posted: 16:18:21 09/30/20 Wed

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[> [> [> [> [> Subject: In MA, competitive dance is in a different category than soccer, field hockey, and lacrosse. NH is really the only option for our region right now
Author: Have to wait for the states to allow it otherwise [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 08:32:04 10/01/20 Thu [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> [> [> [> [> Subject: NH has been doing so well in the pandemic. I'm sure we don't need hundreds of people coming in, potentially bringing Covid with them.
Author: no thank you [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 20:37:04 10/01/20 Thu [ Post a Reply to This Message ]