Congratulations to your daughter!! I love to see the little beginners! Their joy reminds us what Irish Dancing is really about. -- For the love of the dance

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Date Posted: Mon, Mar 26 2007, 18:39:22
Author: glad to see the wigs go
Subject: Congratulations to your daughter!! I love to see the little beginners! Their joy reminds us what Irish Dancing is really about.
In reply to: no wigs 's message, "Our first Feis of the year, as a begginer we also had to forgo the wig here (downunder) my dd danced well AND she placed in all her 5 dances. two 2nds, two 4ths and a 7th (she tripped over her own foot!). she is very pleased and i am an even prouder mum. all the begginers looked very nice with their hair long and natural or curled gently as i did for my dd. bit fiddly but the end result was good. new (cheap) tiara and some fancy clips (also cheap) to finish it off and she looked a million dollars." on Sun, Mar 25 2007, 12:39:38

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[> No wigs on beginners (OZ rule) -- Helen, Tue, Mar 27 2007, 2:17:24 [1]

Hi, I beg to differ my DD has been dancing approx 12 months and wears a bun wig. Nice and neat and you can still see her little face. Our first non wig Feis is coming up and I am dreading it, my DD has very long thick hair which I will have no option but to tie in a ponytail (so average looking) but what can we do the greater power that is AIDA make the rules. The main thing that I am cross about is the dress rule. As beginners can only continue to wear their solo dress until the end of 2007 after that they will have to wear either a team or a "basic" what every that means dress. I only brought DD a solo dress in Oct last year I wish I had know about the rule would change. Also imagine how my DD is going to feel to have to go back to a team dress - very unhappy. I can only pray that she has an amazing year and progesses to Primary.

Has any one else got a view on the whole wig/dress rule?

Thank you I've finished my rant, feel much better.

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[> [> I feel for you. We don't compete so we don't have to adhere to the rules (yet) but our little dancers looove to get dressed up. The whole Cinderella image is how one Mum put it. I don't see the need for full wigs on the littlies, but think thta bun wigs or even hairpieces look nice, neat and not to over the top. So far as solo dresses.. I think the 'basic' is going to take some of the glitz out of the beginner kids, but it will INSPIRE them to work harder to make it up to the next level. You need to crawl before you can walk so they say. Perhaps you can keep the pretty sparkly solo for danceouts and such? -- Lee in Darwin, Tue, Mar 27 2007, 5:47:39 [1]

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Helen, I personally don't like the wigs, but understand the convenience factor. I also have daughters with thick hair. Suggestions inside for an easy, neat look without a ponytail: -- au natural, Tue, Mar 27 2007, 21:44:44 [1]

My daughters do ballet as well, so I had to become somewhat competent at buns. First, put the hair in a high ponytail. Then, divide the hair in two sections. Grasp the end the first section, and twist (picture a hairy cyclone!)Wrap this section of hair around the ponytail elastic clockwise and secure with bobby pins. Do the same with the other section of hair, but wrap it counterclockwise. Depending on the texture of hair, you may want to put a dab of gel in before twisting (my daughters' hair is frizzy, so this gives a neater, sleeker look to the twist).
Option 2 involves securing the hair in a ponytail, and then braiding the ponytail into one or two braids (experiment to see what looks best for your child). Twist the braid(s) around the ponytail elastic. Ad a tiara, and you're off in 3 minutes! I've also used this method with "half ponytails". I brush the hair back away from the face and put a small bun on top. The rest of the hair can be loosely curled or left natural. It really looks beautiful. Good luck to your daughter.

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