Twin Cities Felie

This feis was very competitive! there was no split groups and often you were against your own classmates. Selena got a lot of places (it's obvious.)! She got 1st in Slip Jig, 2nd in Light Jig, 2nd in Reel, 2nd in Hornpipe, and 4th in Treble Jig. I got 3rd in Slip Jig, so now I'm qualified for Oireachtas in 2 of my dances!! now I have to qualify in only two more.... Miranda got 2nd in Slip jig, Isabel got 2nd in Reel, 2nd in Light Jig, and 3rd in Slip Jig.
The musicians at my stage were very unexperienced. They must have just been session players, it was clear that they had never played at a feis before. they were not playing with a metronome and so some of the dances were very fast for girls who didn't have that speed. girls from our dance school were doing their hardshoe steps so fast it was almost impossible for them to do in with good form!
Selena did wear her new dress. it must have luck in it or something!;)
Over all it was a very fun feis (even though it included a lot of waiting around). It was fun hanging around with friends, and another fun thing was getting some clip on earrings to match my dress!

Sweet Street Setups

the last few days Selena and I have been making set-ups with the Sweet-Streets. The houses are the Hospital, the Hotel, and the Town House.
I was really sad when they stopped making this kind of Sweet-Streets. Now they make them really ugly and the people wear disgusting clothes. (The reason why some of the people are not really wearing clothes is because they're kind of wearing costumes, the girls in purple in the last picture have leotards on. And on the balcony thing, they're wearing swimming suits.

Right now my hair is kind of frizzed because it has been all put up under a small staw hat. I was trying on my clown costume. I have everything but the nose! I'll get a picture of me in it as soon as we get the final accessory....

"I am so hurrayed"

That was quick! Selena has her solo dress! Thankfully there was a dress in the school that was at a reasonable price. It looks great on her! "The more I look at it, the more I love it," Mom said. She repeated it.
It was made by Dancing in Celtic/Ann Ash, if anyone cares about that.

Selena said "I am so hurrayed" today when she heard the big fat raincloud had passed over us. (She does not like thunderstorms. AT. ALL.)

I'll get the pictures from Madison Feis on here tomorrow! (I hope)

Sucess at Madison Feis!!

I'll start with placements of the corda mor Munson Flyers:
Miranda:
1st: Jig
2nd: Reel
3rd: Slip Jig
Isabel:
3rd: Light Jig
4th: Reel
5th: slip jig
Selena:
1st: Reel
1st: Treble Jig
2nd: Light Jig
4th: Hornpipe
Myself:
1st: Light Jig
2nd: Reel
4th: Treble Jig
5th: Hornpipe

Selena is getting a solo dress since she earned her 2 1sts in Novice! This was a very good feis for our school, lots of places. The stages were large, and far enough apart, the only bad part was that someone pulled the fire alarm as I was about to do my jig. everyone started looking around very surprised, when someone started shouting on the microphone to "STAY IN THE DANCING AREA! DO NOT GO IN THE LOBBY!" everyone ran away to find their parents. A lot of little dancers got scared and were crying, some people left. I went back to Mom and pretty soon the person on the microphone said that the fire alarm was false, but there was a tornado warning. The dancing went on, I did my jig, and in a few minutes they announced that the tornado warning had passed. all it had done was rain for a minute.
Go to Dad or Mama's blog to see pictures, if they don't get any up I will later...