Basic Irish dancing dress??? -- For the love of the dance

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Date Posted: Tue, Mar 27 2007, 13:02:27
Author: Helen
Subject: Basic Irish dancing dress???
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

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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