We haven't been to the Newport feis before, are the ballrooms large? The concurrent groups are pretty big and im wondering if it is going to be super squishy in there. Seems like there will be a lot of time between rounds -- New England Irish Dancers

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Subject: We haven't been to the Newport feis before, are the ballrooms large? The concurrent groups are pretty big and im wondering if it is going to be super squishy in there. Seems like there will be a lot of time between rounds
Author: Thanks!	[ Next Thread \| Previous Thread \| Next Message \| Previous Message ] Date Posted: 06:06:48 02/22/22 Tue [ Next Thread \| Previous Thread \| Next Message \| Previous Message ]

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[> Subject: We were just saying the same thing. If the organizers were concerned about crowding (and they have asked us to please limit spectators), then why would they insist on having three comps run concurrentlY? The third comp in the morning HAS to check in before the first comp starts (instructions sent yesterday). This guarantees way more people in the ballroom than there would have been if they had run as separate comps.

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Date Posted: 09:27:37 02/22/22 Tue

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[> Subject: From what I can remember the ballrooms were pretty spacious.
Author: Hope this helps. [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 10:46:52 02/22/22 Tue [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> Subject: Thanks! Sounds like its going to be a looooong day. Feises up until now during Covid have tried to get people in and out as efficiently as possible to not overcrowd. I preferred it that way, it didn't eat up an entire day or weekend!
Author: Thanks! [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 13:39:11 02/22/22 Tue [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> Subject: No they were quite the opposite. Small and crowded pre-Covid.
Author: Was there. [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 20:47:16 02/23/22 Wed [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> Subject: Concerned about Newport Feis champ schedule
Author: ConcernedMama (Concerned) [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 15:38:56 02/22/22 Tue I’m very concerned about the crowding. Running large groups concurrently is not quite a schedule. I’m now thinking of not going bc I’m concerned with how packed it is going to be in there. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> Subject: Schedule has been changed; they heard the concerns and changed accordingly
Author: . . . [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 05:36:10 02/24/22 Thu [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> [> Subject: They changed the morning because of the snow. They did not change the HUGE concurrent group in the afternoon which is a crowding concern
Author: Gonna be a lot of people in Ballroom A [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 06:06:22 02/24/22 Thu [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> Subject: schedule
Author: dm [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 07:07:57 02/23/22 Wed Schedule is absurd. No reason to crowd 70 dancers, their spectators and gear into one room just to wait around for several hours. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]