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Subject: NANS
Author: Hopeful	[ Next Thread \| Previous Thread \| Next Message \| Previous Message ] Date Posted: 19:31:40 02/20/21 Sat What are people's thoughts on NANS happening [ Next Thread \| Previous Thread \| Next Message \| Previous Message ]

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[> Subject: I think it will definitely happen. It could end up being on North American (or even US) kids based on travel restrictions which may mean it won't count as a qualifier. Judges might have to be shifted too - but hopeful!!!
Author: Planning on AZ [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 07:29:58 02/21/21 Sun [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> Subject: here's an idea: make it virtual for those who can't travel and then it's a qualifier since open to all
Author: not sure if allowed? [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 09:43:49 02/21/21 Sun [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> Subject: I feel people would complain. Kids doing virtual would get to dance alone. How would judging work?

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Date Posted: 16:40:36 02/21/21 Sun

I would assume you’d have the same judges to be fair and at that point it can’t be a one day event. You’d also have kids placing and qualifying based on video and then people at the live event might feel uneasy since some like to see everyone dance... I’d love something to be worked out that everyone would be happy with.

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[> [> [> Subject: I would be ok with that - but to let the Powers That Be in New England think that an online Feis & con't of that platform will suffice and pacify NE parents while the rest of the country is in person feising is short-sighted. If they are so afraid of "lawsuits" etc then maybe it's time to give up and let Mid Atlantic take over & we can be one larger region...
Author: enough already [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 20:13:52 02/21/21 Sun [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> [> [> Subject: WOW for the last time- the New England Region is not preventing anyone from having a feis!! Your teacher can have one right now, go tell them!
Author: Not everyone wants an in person feis right now! [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 21:20:34 02/21/21 Sun [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> [> [> Subject: It's not the NE region prohibiting feiseanna, it's venues for feiseanna that have tight regulations that do not allow for those types of events. Schools don't allow full classes of students to attend, why would they allow a feis to take place. Opens up so much liability to the school that would have to sanitize the building after feis left. Same issue with event halls, hotels. They have restrictions that prohibit these events at the moment. Be patient, it will get better eventually.

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Date Posted: 10:57:17 02/22/21 Mon

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[> [> [> [> Subject: Hilarious! You win for single dumbest post on the internet today! As others have tried to explain to you, the region is not preventing any school from hosting a feis. So, "enough already", why don't you tell your school to lead the way by hosting the first one? Put your money and your time where your mouth is!
Author: please do! [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 16:07:23 02/22/21 Mon [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> [> [> [> Subject: The lady doth protest too much, methinks.
Author: WS [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 20:45:35 02/22/21 Mon [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> Subject: Judging online submissions against in person dancing wouldn’t be great. When recording you have multiple times to get something right. In person you have to that one chance. I think if they were judged separately that might work but definitely not together. As another post mentioned the NE region is not preventing anyone from having an in person feis. It is just difficult to find a good space and plan with precautions. Any school can plan one though.

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Date Posted: 05:27:46 02/22/21 Mon

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[> [> Subject: There are ways to protect from that.
Author: ideas [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 14:39:03 02/23/21 Tue Only give the online dancer their number 10 minutes before the competition. video must be submitted within 20 minutes. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> Subject: online feis
Author: dm [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 16:04:05 02/23/21 Tue Our school participated in the online school and we treated it like a real feis. One chance to record. YOu only got to redo it if it was a technical issue [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> Subject: In person feis
Author: Doc-epi-dance mom (MA not conducive to feis') [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 16:43:52 02/23/21 Tue -DESE, back in August, said dance comps may be allowed winter 2020-21 with start date "TBA". They still haven't updated those. -Indoor capacity still limited to 25 people. -indoor large capacity theaters closed until phase IV, which we haven't launched yet. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]