Treble & Slip Jig or Hornpipe & Reel?
I was so thrilled to learn that my age group at the 2010 Western Region Oireachtas is required to dance Treble Jig and Slip Jig. For a few years now I’ve preferred to dance Treble Jig and Slip Jig over Reel and Hornpipe.
Perhaps it’s all psychological, but I feel like I perform these dances better. I place more often when performing the Jigs, and they just seem shorter and therefore less tiring. Because of this I feel more enthusiastic when I’m competing these dances and therefore give a better presentation.
I’ve heard many dancers say the exact same thing about Reel and Hornpipe, so I have a feeling it’s all in my head. Even if it is, it’s what’s in my head that counts the most. Since dancing is 90% mental and 10% physical, I have every reason to believe I in fact will do far better with Treble and Slip Jig when competing at this year’s Oireachtas.
It’s entirely possible I can do just as well with Reel and Hornpipe, but since my mind truly believes I’m better at Slip Jig and Treble Jig, I probably am.
Which dances do you prefer to compete?
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I prefer SJ and HP, that was an option about 7 years ago… oh how I loved it
I guess overall I like Reel/Hornpipe better that Slip Jig/Treble Jig because I am not a fan of the treble jig at all
That's cool, sounds like at some point since then they decided to pair up the soft dances to the hard dances, rather than just mixing whatever like at feiseanna.
Definitely a fan of jigs. I've always done much better at feis's doing jig. I love pounding out a treble jig and then flowing gracefully to a slip jig. Lets see how many times I can write jig in one paragraph! lol
i like all the dances i wish you could do both combos
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