P.S.

With regards to my last post, don’t use the argument that they are ‘well made’. I’ve altered many gavins and they rarely fit well, the velvets are the cheapest available on the market and it’s like buying a dress made in China.

ANYONE?

Can someone please tell me what the big flippin’ deal is with Gavin dresses? Why is it when ever anyone assumes that once you qualify for Worlds you have to own a Gavin or a Celtic Star? Can someone please answer me this convincingly. I do not want to hear, “LyK OmG iTz BeCuZ iTz LyK a FrEEkIn GaVIn!”

I just cannot wrap my head around how these guys con people into spending so much money for a dress! SOMEONE PLEASE EXPLAIN!

when awards finally finish at the O

whatshouldirishdancerscallme:

Hahaha! This is so true!

Today I went fabric shopping with a family friend/irish dance family in preparation for their eldest daughters final solo costume that she will be wearing to the WRO this year. Her mother has always made her ID dresses, but this year, being her last year of competition, they wanted to create something a bit more professional. I’ve been making dresses on and off for the past four years with two different CA dress makers. The one I currently work with is Mags Gogarty of Realta Rince( www.realtarince.com [yes, I created the website]).

So we went to San Jose and ended up going with a creamy orange sequin top/skirt and burnt orange bodice piece with a sweet-heart style bodice. I will be sure to post photos as the dress comes together and I think It is going to be realllly successful. Her mum used to teach solo and ceili for our dance school(www.mcbrideirishdancers.com) and has agreed to help put together some ceili practices for me and another TCRG candidate to get some practice in before the big exam day. 

I am really excited to be helping out with their final dress as I am also getting the help I need to succeed in my exam. I couldn’t be more grateful for the way things have been turning out for me in relation to my exam. I can’t believe that the test is only a little more than 100 days away. It feels so real! 

I hope everyone had a fabulous weekend. The solar eclipse and fabric shopping was my favorite part. Best of luck to any dancers competing next weekend at the May CA Spring feis in So. San Francisco. It will be the last feis in Northern CA until October when my dance school celebrates its 30th year as a feis and 45th year as a dance school with the East Bay Pre-Oireachtas Feis. Hopefully by then I will have found out if I passed my exams. 

Slainte!

WIDA, CAID, or CLRG?

Often times I hear dancers claiming that one federation is better than the other, regardless of which one it is. I believe as long as you are enjoying the act of Irish dancing and you have a good teacher, it doesn’t matter. 

I have danced under the CLRG for the last 16 years and will be getting my TCRG with CLRG, but I see no reason to fight over which federation is better. We all share a common thing - IRISH DANCING. Why can’t we celebrate that instead of fighting over who’s association is better.

So which do you dance with WIDA, CAID, or CLRG? Let’s celebrate our love for Irish dance!

What has been your most embarrassing ID moment?

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