About me
I'm part of an Irish dance team called McTeggart. We have performances and also competitions where we compete against other teams, which could be from the same city, same state, or other states.
For our dances, we use 2 types of shoes:
Soft shoes are called Gillies or pumps and hard shoes. Hard shoes are similar to tap shoes, except that the tips and heels are made of fiberglass, instead of metal, and are significantly bulkier.
Activities
The dance competition is referred to as a feis (pronounced "fesh") which means "festival" in Irish. The dress for competitions in the past was simply "Sunday best" (clothes one would wear to church). Irish Dance schools generally have school dresses, worn by lower-level competitors and in public performances.
Enhance Your Experience
As dancers advance in competition or are given starring roles in public performances, they may get a solo dress of their own design and colors or wear the team dress. Solo dresses are unique to each dancer.
Today most women and girls wear a wig, a bun or a hairpiece for a competition, but some still curl their own hair. Costumes are heavily integrated into the Irish dance culture and feature traditional elements of classic peasant wear adorned with Celtic designs.
Scope of this mini Shop
As we know all sports not come cheap as Irish dancing either. Travel and the dresses are pretty expensive, the scope of this little online store is to cover some of this expenses.
Thank you for stopping by.