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02/21/2006
To dance, or not to dance...
Well, I just got back from Irish Dance class, which was fun (ooh, I'm going to be sore tomorrow). I asked my teacher whether adults compete around here, and got handed a flyer for the school feis, which is pretty much the first I'd heard of it. (For you non-dancers, an irish dance competition is called a feis, pronounced "fesh". And the plural is feisanna, not feises.) Anyway, so that would be good practice! When I heard about the feis, I thought, hey, here's my chance to prove that adults actually CAN dance at a competitive level. However, there are two hitches as far as my situation goes.
1. The feis is in 2 weeks, so I need to learn/remember all this school's steps (6 dances' worth + the treble reel, possibly, to make 7) in, well, 2 weeks. This might be tricky, as I've only had 2 classes since coming back. Also, I hadn't danced at all between mid-November and mid-February, and classes for adults are only once a week for an hour (kids usually have more than one class a week, and usually for longer than an hour). In other words, I'm kind of out of shape and having memory problems!
2. There are no adult categories. Usually when this happens at a feis, adults can drop down to the oldest kids category available. This is usually 16 & over, 18 & over if we're lucky. At this feis, it's a whopping 13 & over. I'd be competing against kids half my age, even though I'm on the young side when compared to other adults in my class. This otta be interesting. The parents will likely be up in arms if I win anything...! (Which, chances are, won't happen anyway given hitch #1. ;-))
Still, it's appealing. :-) I told you I might be crazy, deep down inside!
Oh, and the other problem is, I have to decide in the next 2 days, or I incur a late fee. I'm not sure what I'll decide. Any input is welcome!
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