Neko_Kitsuni
H'lo. I'm not a competitive Irish dancer, but this is my fourth year in the class at my school (all hail the greatest variety of arts in SoCal!). This year my level is being considered Novice, though we're really more like Beginner IIs since most of us haven't actually competed outside of school.
My teacher is a Preliminary Champion, and so is one of the girls in the class (heh... we only have one boy right now...). Then there's a... I think Prizewinner? but maybe she's only Novice, or part-way between. The other Novice/Prizewinner isn't in the class anymore. They all study at Fearon-O'Connor.
My favorite softshoe dance is probably the slip jig... but I really do love hardshoe (especially now that I actually have hardshoes instead of tap shoes... O.o). In hardshoe... gosh, I can't decide. I love 'em all. Ooh. I also like ceili. We're doing the Kerry Sets right now, but I also like Faery Reel, Haymakers Jig, and Three Tunes.
Every year our club, Cara Go Celtica, puts on a performance at the Winter Dance Concert, and also for St. Patrick's Day (of course). We usually dance to stuff like AfroCelt Sound System, which is always fun. We're also beginning to be cursed, so that every year one of us dances in a cast (I was it last year with a broken wrist! This year it was someone else... but I still broke my toe... ).
At the end of the year, we watch Riverdance, or Lord of the Dance. I admit, however, that I positively detest Michael Flatley...
Heh... on that note, however, a story I find humorous. At the end of a few years ago, we were watching... one of the older Flatley ones (Riverdance or Lord of the Dance, I can't remember), and some of the younger girls were talking about how hot he was. At the time, I had heard a certain story in the news about him... so, in my usual impish manner, I decided to enlighten them. "He's also just been accused of rape!"
Ah, the looks on their faces...
My teacher is a Preliminary Champion, and so is one of the girls in the class (heh... we only have one boy right now...). Then there's a... I think Prizewinner? but maybe she's only Novice, or part-way between. The other Novice/Prizewinner isn't in the class anymore. They all study at Fearon-O'Connor.
My favorite softshoe dance is probably the slip jig... but I really do love hardshoe (especially now that I actually have hardshoes instead of tap shoes... O.o). In hardshoe... gosh, I can't decide. I love 'em all. Ooh. I also like ceili. We're doing the Kerry Sets right now, but I also like Faery Reel, Haymakers Jig, and Three Tunes.
Every year our club, Cara Go Celtica, puts on a performance at the Winter Dance Concert, and also for St. Patrick's Day (of course). We usually dance to stuff like AfroCelt Sound System, which is always fun. We're also beginning to be cursed, so that every year one of us dances in a cast (I was it last year with a broken wrist! This year it was someone else... but I still broke my toe... ).
At the end of the year, we watch Riverdance, or Lord of the Dance. I admit, however, that I positively detest Michael Flatley...
Heh... on that note, however, a story I find humorous. At the end of a few years ago, we were watching... one of the older Flatley ones (Riverdance or Lord of the Dance, I can't remember), and some of the younger girls were talking about how hot he was. At the time, I had heard a certain story in the news about him... so, in my usual impish manner, I decided to enlighten them. "He's also just been accused of rape!"
Ah, the looks on their faces...
xd My teacher hates him as well. Mainly because his coreography isn't really "traditional" irish dance -- they move their hands a lot. She also doesn't like the whole bit of him trying to upity his stuff with sex apeal. She does think that a lot of the foot work is impressive. smile Especially in Celtic Tiger.
