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Date Posted: 16:54:42 12/10/20 Thu
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Subject: Majors vrs local
In reply to: 's message, "Yes to this! Also confusing when there are dancers that my daughter always places higher than at feises, but never at oireachtas. When the # of dancers get large, it seems to be impossible to sort correctly." on 12:44:29 12/09/20 Wed

This happens a lot. When you’re dancing at a local feis, the numbers in each competition are smaller, the dancers with flawless technique usually win. However, at major, the standard of technique is higher than at a local feis, and with so many high standard dancers, it’s easy to get lost in the crowd. The dancers who place higher at a major are technically flawless, and more importantly, memorable. Bigger jumps, higher kicks, faster legs, louder bangs, and never ending stamina do well at majors.
Basically, you want to have your technique flawless to be successful at a local comp, and then elevate the performance to be successful at a major. Most dancers struggle to be exciting and technical at the same time.

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[> [> [> [> I agree. I also think part of the difference is some dancers style stands out better on the large stage at majors than it does when their movement is more confined on the smaller feis stages. -- JMO, 09:07:04 12/17/20 Thu (cpe-98-144-8-45.wi.res.rr.com/98.144.8.45)


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[> [> [> [> [> There are also the dancers who "bring it" on the big stage at majors, but don't put as much effort into feiseanna. -- Text box, 14:39:03 12/17/20 Thu (cpe-65-189-55-125.cinci.res.rr.com/65.189.55.125)

My daughter used to get frustrated because dancers she consistently out-scored at feiseanna would WQ at NAIDC/Oireachtas and she didn't. They danced well at feiseanna, but she frequently scored better. She has been OC for nearly five years and we're seeing that she too dances well at feiseanna but really "brings it" at the majors (either WQs or misses it by 1-2 places) I think their hearts aren't into it as much at a feis if they have been feising regularly, but the fire really comes out at the majors.


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