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Class Schedule:
Beginners: Tuesday 5:15 – 6:15
Advanced Beginners: Wednesday 5:15 – 6:15
Novice/Prizewinner I: Thursday 5:15 – 6:45
Novice/Prizewinner II: Wednesday 5:15-6:30
Preliminary Championship: Tuesday 6:15–8:30, Wednesday 6:30-8:30, Thursday 6:45–8:30
Open Championship: Tuesday 6:15–8:30, Wednesday 6:30-8:30, Thursday 6:45–8:30
What to wear for class:
Proper attire and footwear is mandatory.
Girls: shorts, t-shirt, white socks and hair pulled back in a pony tail if possible.
Boys: shorts, t-shirt and white socks
No jewelry is allowed in class. If your child has earrings, please limit them to post earrings only.
Shoes:
Beginner dancers should have a pair of gillies.
All other levels of dancers should have both gillies and hard shoes.
Shoes can be purchased from the following places:
The Irish Import Shop – The Greece Ridge Mall and Pittsford Plaza
Rutherford Products – 181 Frisbee Hill Rd. 395-7707
Fay’s Dancing Shoes – Yonkers, NY 914-237-1435
Class Costumes:
Beginners and Advanced Beginners:
Girls: navy jumper, white blouse and navy bloomers
Boys: black pants, white shirt and royal blue tie
Novice /Prizewinners/Preliminary Championships/Open Championships: Class costume
designed by Kathleen ordered from the dressmaker used by our school. Orders are placed in
the fall and the spring.
Headwear/Wigs:
Beginners and Advanced Beginners: hair should be pulled back if possible.
Novice /Prizewinners/Preliminary Championships/Open Championships: required to
have the headband that goes with the school costume and a wig approved by Kathleen. The
link for the Irish Wig Lady is www.theirishwiglady.com and the Erin is the approved choice by
Kathleen for ages 9+ or the Alana for under 9.
Dance Outs:
Our students perform at many different events throughout the year. The busiest time is during
the month of March. In order to participate in a dance out, a dancer must know their steps and
have an acceptable class attendance. A dancer must be at dance class the week of a dance
out in order to participate in that dance out. Being asked to perform and represent the school is
a compliment for a job well done. Dance outs are a great way to build your child’s self esteem
and confidence. Class costumes are required for dance outs. You will be notified by the dance
out committee which dance outs that your child has been asked to participate in.
Expectations:
1. Arrive 45 minutes prior to the show
2. Wig is on or hair is curled
3. Poodle/Bubble socks on for girls, black socks for boys
4. Prepared to run through their steps
5. Bring duct tape if you use hard shoes
6. Bring water bottle
7. Proper behavior is expected – quite and ready to dance
8. Courteous to the people running the event
Feis Information:
What is a feis?
A feis (pronounced fesh) is a competition. The majority of the competition is dancing. There are
also music and art competitions.
What happens at a feis?
The dancers compete in front of a judge. They typically dance 3 at a time doing the same
dance but not the same steps. The steps are exclusive to each teacher. This is called solo
dancing. It is based on level of dance first and then by age of the dancer. The judge judges the
entire group and then the results are posted somewhere at the venue. The winners receive
medals or trophies.
How do I sign up for a feis?
Kathleen will let you know when your child is ready to compete and in what dances they will be
competing in. To obtain a syllabus for a particular feis, go to the North American Feis
Commission website http://www.northamericanfeiscommission.org/. The feis schedule is sorted
by month and then by date. There will be a training class in the month of February to review
how to read a syllabus. The solo dancing fees for your dancer are usually $6.00 per dance.
There is also an entrance fee for anyone other than a dancer of $10.00. Sometimes there is a
flat rate entrance fee regardless of how many people you bring.
Check list to get ready for a feis:
· Jumper/white blouse with collar or school costume
· Pants, shirt and tie for boys
· Headpiece
· Bloomers
· Shoes – gillies and hard shoes
· Shoe polish
· Socks
· Clogs or crocs to slip on over gillies
· Safety pins
· Hair ties and bobby pins to hold wig on
· Hair spray
· Brush/comb
· Sock glue or glue stick
· Money for admission to feis – usually $10 per person – dancers are free
· Syllabus to feis
· Print out of the stage listing if posted on the feis website prior to feis
· Highlighter for the stage listing
· Cooler with water and drinks – nothing that can stain the costume
· Snacks – feis will also sell food
· Chairs
· Games to keep the kids busy while waiting to go on stage
Beginners: Tuesday 5:15 – 6:15
Advanced Beginners: Wednesday 5:15 – 6:15
Novice/Prizewinner I: Thursday 5:15 – 6:45
Novice/Prizewinner II: Wednesday 5:15-6:30
Preliminary Championship: Tuesday 6:15–8:30, Wednesday 6:30-8:30, Thursday 6:45–8:30
Open Championship: Tuesday 6:15–8:30, Wednesday 6:30-8:30, Thursday 6:45–8:30
What to wear for class:
Proper attire and footwear is mandatory.
Girls: shorts, t-shirt, white socks and hair pulled back in a pony tail if possible.
Boys: shorts, t-shirt and white socks
No jewelry is allowed in class. If your child has earrings, please limit them to post earrings only.
Shoes:
Beginner dancers should have a pair of gillies.
All other levels of dancers should have both gillies and hard shoes.
Shoes can be purchased from the following places:
The Irish Import Shop – The Greece Ridge Mall and Pittsford Plaza
Rutherford Products – 181 Frisbee Hill Rd. 395-7707
Fay’s Dancing Shoes – Yonkers, NY 914-237-1435
Class Costumes:
Beginners and Advanced Beginners:
Girls: navy jumper, white blouse and navy bloomers
Boys: black pants, white shirt and royal blue tie
Novice /Prizewinners/Preliminary Championships/Open Championships: Class costume
designed by Kathleen ordered from the dressmaker used by our school. Orders are placed in
the fall and the spring.
Headwear/Wigs:
Beginners and Advanced Beginners: hair should be pulled back if possible.
Novice /Prizewinners/Preliminary Championships/Open Championships: required to
have the headband that goes with the school costume and a wig approved by Kathleen. The
link for the Irish Wig Lady is www.theirishwiglady.com and the Erin is the approved choice by
Kathleen for ages 9+ or the Alana for under 9.
Dance Outs:
Our students perform at many different events throughout the year. The busiest time is during
the month of March. In order to participate in a dance out, a dancer must know their steps and
have an acceptable class attendance. A dancer must be at dance class the week of a dance
out in order to participate in that dance out. Being asked to perform and represent the school is
a compliment for a job well done. Dance outs are a great way to build your child’s self esteem
and confidence. Class costumes are required for dance outs. You will be notified by the dance
out committee which dance outs that your child has been asked to participate in.
Expectations:
1. Arrive 45 minutes prior to the show
2. Wig is on or hair is curled
3. Poodle/Bubble socks on for girls, black socks for boys
4. Prepared to run through their steps
5. Bring duct tape if you use hard shoes
6. Bring water bottle
7. Proper behavior is expected – quite and ready to dance
8. Courteous to the people running the event
Feis Information:
What is a feis?
A feis (pronounced fesh) is a competition. The majority of the competition is dancing. There are
also music and art competitions.
What happens at a feis?
The dancers compete in front of a judge. They typically dance 3 at a time doing the same
dance but not the same steps. The steps are exclusive to each teacher. This is called solo
dancing. It is based on level of dance first and then by age of the dancer. The judge judges the
entire group and then the results are posted somewhere at the venue. The winners receive
medals or trophies.
How do I sign up for a feis?
Kathleen will let you know when your child is ready to compete and in what dances they will be
competing in. To obtain a syllabus for a particular feis, go to the North American Feis
Commission website http://www.northamericanfeiscommission.org/. The feis schedule is sorted
by month and then by date. There will be a training class in the month of February to review
how to read a syllabus. The solo dancing fees for your dancer are usually $6.00 per dance.
There is also an entrance fee for anyone other than a dancer of $10.00. Sometimes there is a
flat rate entrance fee regardless of how many people you bring.
Check list to get ready for a feis:
· Jumper/white blouse with collar or school costume
· Pants, shirt and tie for boys
· Headpiece
· Bloomers
· Shoes – gillies and hard shoes
· Shoe polish
· Socks
· Clogs or crocs to slip on over gillies
· Safety pins
· Hair ties and bobby pins to hold wig on
· Hair spray
· Brush/comb
· Sock glue or glue stick
· Money for admission to feis – usually $10 per person – dancers are free
· Syllabus to feis
· Print out of the stage listing if posted on the feis website prior to feis
· Highlighter for the stage listing
· Cooler with water and drinks – nothing that can stain the costume
· Snacks – feis will also sell food
· Chairs
· Games to keep the kids busy while waiting to go on stage
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