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. -- For the love of the dance

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Date Posted: Sun, Mar 25 2007, 12:39:38
Author: no wigs
Subject: 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.

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[> Congratulations to your daughter!! I love to see the little beginners! Their joy reminds us what Irish Dancing is really about. -- glad to see the wigs go, Mon, Mar 26 2007, 18:39:22 [1]

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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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[> Basic Irish dancing dress??? -- Helen, Tue, Mar 27 2007, 13:02:27 [1]

Hi Lee, thanks for your input. Pleased you agree with me over bun wigs. Not only are pony tails boring they can look very untidy especially stuck to a hot,red sweated face (or is that only my DD). Do you have any idea what a "basic dress" is? I have asked quite a few people including teachers and know one seems to know? Perhaps AIDA could draw us a picture Har Har !

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[> [> My DD wore her hair in a half pony tail until she was in Mean Grad and basic dress probably means the same as it does here in Ireland, a smart frock or a class costume. -- Natural is much nicer, Tue, Mar 27 2007, 22:52:17 [1]

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[> [> Not even the dressmakers on the dressmakers board seem to know for sure, but our best guess is less applique and more traditional knotwork.. like the dresses used to be before the 90s?? or even before the heavily embroidered velvet champ dresses?? ... does that make sense? More about the dancing than the dress is the idea - also means that dancers have to 'earn' their dresses...which is not too bad an idea in itself. We need more kids getting into dance, and having to fork out for a $1000 dress for a 7-8 yr old is way more than most average families can afford. Oh, and how often do you see dresses advertised as near new because DD gave up before they could wear the dress?? I find that if people see a girl in a fabulous dress they expect that she is a fabulous champion dancer - then she just looks foolish if she can't follow through. I hate to see kids gettng hurt that way, so I try not to ever put them in that position in the first place. -- Lee in Darwin, Wed, Mar 28 2007, 1:32:31 [1]

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[> We didn't use wigs until novice. Although I enjoy the convenience and look, I'm glad we had the experience of curling, its part of our ID memories and made moving up to novice more special. -- US mom, Tue, Mar 27 2007, 16:32:27 [1]

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[> [> I also prefer bun wigs or hairpieces as I detest ponytails... My DD are 15 and 14 and as we live in the tropics, getting their hair off their neck was always a consideration ( and the fact that curling does not work in 90% humidity) .. however we found that when the girls are dancing ponytails spin round and round and looks like the have helicopter blades on their heads... or those little propellors you can get on hats (like out of the Archie comics..lol) ... very distracting for me..lol. -- Lee in Darwin, Wed, Mar 28 2007, 1:30:42 [1]

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[> i didnt know about the rule with the dress at the end of the year. geeze like i can afford yet more dresses. lots of the girls had their hair in the pollyanna style and it looked really nice. some had those nice tiny tiaras to add sparkle and it didnt look over the top. no wigs are annoying but i think us mums will get very creative and we will get used to that over the top wig look. the wig we use (when allowed) is only a small wig anyway rather than a full wig, looks nicer on a small face. buns are good too -- ID mum, Wed, Mar 28 2007, 14:39:30 [1]

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