Longs Peak Feis This Saturday
As of now I have exactly one practice left before Longs Peak Feis. I’ll be flying down early in the morning and out late at night so it won’t be too much of a vacation like some Feis trips can be. I save a lot of money doing it this way and can therefore go to more Feiseanna.
I could go into the studio on Friday for extra practice the day before, but for me, I’ve found it’s best to take a full day off dancing the day before a Feis. It gives my muscles time to relax a bit after pushing them harder than usual to prepare.
This is also about the time I start to get those resilient little butterflies flying around in my stomach. It never fails. No matter how many Feiseanna I’ve gone too, I still feel the anticipation every time. You’d think I’d be used to it by now, and it’s not like I have anything to lose, so it’s very irrational to get nervous. But I still do.
It’s going to be a lot of fun. I have grown to love Feis trips. No matter how well I do, I always treat myself to a nice dinner afterwords to celebrate once again having done the best I could. So no matter how well I do, all that matters to me is that I did my best in the end. Even if the best I could do was slip and fall on my butt.
It’s important for me to NOT make winning a goal. It’s entirely up to the judges if they want to throw a trophy my way. Not my business at all. I’m just there to show what I can do and help keep alive the beauty of Irish dance.
Related posts:
- 1st Place at Longs Peak Feis! I’m Officially in Open Championships!
- Two Weeks of Run-thru Practice to Prepare for Longs Peak Feis
- The 2011 Crossroads Feis: Featuring ‘Wicked Witches of the West’ Video
- Shelly Hathaway, From Preliminary to Open Championship
- New Dances For Oireachtas Means Twice As Much Practice
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Congrats on your open championships status! I love watching you dance and thank you for all the help you have given my girl! Her hang leaps are getting better and better! Now to leak my inside information on not possible…but feis’ in the making (and u know i wasnt wrong on the crossroads feis) Weber and claddah are also planning to host a feis here in Utah no later than 2011! Possibly even 2010! They are discussing possibly combining efforts, or acting indipendintly! YES! thats a possible 5 feis’ here in Utah by 2011! I will keep you posted on more info as it comes available to me
Thanks sooo much! I’m so excited about being in Open!!!
Oh I dunno how much I helped. You’re daughter is just a natural at leaps. Some people can really float them.
5 feis in Utah!!! Oh! It’s sooo great! Going from 1 feis to 5 in one year is so incredible! It’s about time. I’ve waited 6 years for this! I flew to like 9 Feis this year. I don’t think I even need to go anywhere next year. Holy cow!
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