Rachel's Feis

Rachel competed in her second feis this past weekend.  Although she didn't place this time, she still did awesome!  She competed in the Beginner 1 Reel and Slip Jig.  She also had more competition this time as well.  She competed against 9 other girls in one of the dances and 4 other girls in the other.

I was able to video her in the first dance that she did.  Then they made the announcement to remind everyone that it is against "Feis Rules" to video.  So I wasn't able to get her second dance.  Anyway, this will give you an idea of what a feis is like.  Rachel is the one on the far right in a black dress.

Just a little explanation....There are 4-5 stages. Each one has different competitions going on.  Two to three dancers dance at a time on each stage.  They have to do two dance steps for a total of 16 measures of music (I think.)  Each dancer could be doing two different steps which could make it difficult for some dancers.  (You can't watch the person dancing next to you because they could be doing something completely different!)  There is live music playing...an accordion and sometimes a piano.  It is pretty fun to watch!