BonnieJ2

Show us the design!

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matclone

Isn't that what Irish dancers do, kick their butt?

All kidding aside, it sounds like a great event, and I'm sure Stardust is in great shape. Hope you reel off a winner. Then we can all dance a jig, and hoist a glass or two.

ISU2008

I'll drink a pint for you. Good luck.

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M Richardson

Good Luck! I know once you start the butterflies will disappear - however, I do have this visual of you trying to dance and keep the wig from slipping!

RYou

'dusty, look to have some fun with this. Phily right ? You should have reminded us sooner. I'm sure Mojo would have been there. I would have made a run at it.

oc

Stardust, Maith thú ! You'll do great I'm sure.

Stardust

Wow! Thanks to everyone for all the encouragement! (or, for OC, that's "go raibh maith agat"). It was great to log on to check for PSU-OSU score and see so many nice comments!

I just finished running through some practices on the stages at the hotel and I'm feeling pretty good about it. It's exciting seeing all the vendors getting set up, dancers coming in for registration, and everyone practicing. The bad news (so far) is that the stages are pretty hard - not much give in the wood - so after just an hour of practicing, I've got some pain in my feet (injury from the summer) and my calves are also pretty tight. But, ice will be my friend tonight and hopefully tomorrow my old bones and muscles will cooperate.

LkwdSteve - a competition is called a "Feis" (pronounced fesh) when they also have singing & music competitions. If it's just dancing, it's a "Feili" (FAY-lee).... what you said "gaie" - you may be thinking "Ceili" (KAY-lee) which is used to describe an Irish party sort of thing with music and dancing.

Spider -- sorry, no photos.
Rule # 3.7: Any form of unauthorised photography which has the capability to capture a dancers image whilst in motion, using electronic or manual means eg. mobile phone, standard camera, video camcorder, cine recorder or commercial film with or without flash enhancement is expressly forbidden in competition.

So sayeth the Irish Dance Commission. (that's pronounced An Coimisiún le Rinci Gaelacha)

However, there's no rule about whilst NOT in motion, so I'll see what I can do in the hotel lobby.

In the meantime, here are a couple shots from some shows I did back in the fall. Trying my best to "kick butt" or as the dance teachers say, "kick your bum" cause the little kids get all giggly if you say "butt". There's also a photo in my profile that I think is pretty cool






Matclone - wow, you reely know your Irish dances.

Ryou - good memory, but this one is here in NC. Philly is the World Championships in 2009.

Anyway, thanks again everyone. You've all made me feel better!

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Super 32 Challenge - October 31, 2009
NC Mat

"Do all the good you can, by all the means you can, in all the ways you can, all the times you can, to all the people you can, as long as ever you can" -- John Wesley

Stardust

Well, sadly, after going to the hotel tonight and seeing the actual shirt for the first time... I am not very happy. They modified the design and I think it's ugly & tacky now.

Here are the ones I submitted. Perhaps you'll recognize the theme in the top two



Here is a photo from the actual t-shirt



They changed it from the Celtic-looking font, and made the wording way bigger than the graphic part, which I don't like, and then they added those orange lines all over the place. I also thought it looked a lot better on black, but they don't have it in a black shirt.

*sigh*

They have my name in the program as having designed the shirt.... and I don't want to sound ungrateful or anything... but... I kinda don't want people to think that i designed it as it looks now. Oh well, what can you do.

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Super 32 Challenge - October 31, 2009
NC Mat

"Do all the good you can, by all the means you can, in all the ways you can, all the times you can, to all the people you can, as long as ever you can" -- John Wesley

Big

Wow, you are really flying in those pictures. I can't believe its legal to expose your legs like that in Irish dancing. It must be anti-christian.

Stardust

thanks Big. I really appreciate your input on this.

But don't worry. My Christianity will be intact tomorrow since in the adult levels the dancers wear black tights.

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Super 32 Challenge - October 31, 2009
NC Mat

"Do all the good you can, by all the means you can, in all the ways you can, all the times you can, to all the people you can, as long as ever you can" -- John Wesley