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Back to Top Adopted By The North American Feis Commission 1993 (Amended October 19, 2003) Additional local rules are optional.
1. In the case of all solo and team competitions in all grades, the age of a competitor on 1st January of the year in which the competition is held will determine the right of entry. For the purposes of this Rule a competitor whose birthday occurs on 1st January shall be deemed to be under the age attained on that date. 2. Competitions are open only to amateurs. Teachers or other professionals cannot compete in the category in which they major. All dancers must be pupils of a person currently registered with An Coimisiun as a Dancing Teacher of any category. 3. A competitor may be disqualified for any of the following reasons: a) Conduct unbecoming a lady or gentleman. b) Failure to report on time to compete. (Penalty: disqualification from said event). c) Falsification of age or other important facts – i.e., teaching, award winning, competing under another competitor’s name or number, etc. Penalty for (a) or (c): Competitor will be disqualified from the Feis at which the occurrence happened and from all NAFC – registered Feiseanna for a period of one year beginning at the date of the occurrence.
4. Competitions may be closed if there are no competitors at the assigned stage ready to compete when the competition is scheduled or announced. May not pertain to situation where competitors are involved in stage conflicts. 5. Solo competitors in Beginner, Advanced Beginner, Novice or Open (Prizewinner) competitions: a) Must compete in their own age group. b) Must be prepared to perform two steps in each event. c) Cannot change competition on the day of the Feis. The Standard Age Groups, all levels are contained in the handbook. 6. Steel taps or "bubble" heels on dancing shoes; display of awards, wearing of shorts or other unconventional dress is prohibited. Authentic Gaelic dress is desired. Modest attire is encouraged when the competitor is not dancing. 7. Competitor’s number must be worn and visible to adjudicators when performing in all competitions, except in championships. Use of plastic number covers is discouraged. 8. Awards will be determined in proportion to the number of entries in each competition and to the degree of proficiency shown. 9. Complaints must be in writing, stating names and other factual information and signed by the complainant. A ten-dollar fee must be enclosed and presented to the Feis Chairman within one hour of the occurrence. The fee will be returned if the complaint is upheld. 10. The Feis Committee and any organization affiliated with same, will not be held responsible for personal injury, property loss or damage. Destruction of Feis property or rental property will be punishable by law. 11. The Feis reserves the right to reject any entry for cause, to cancel all or part of the Feis and to limit competitor’s performing time. The decision of the Feis committee is final in all matters connected with the Feis. 12. Competitors must answer all questions as required by the Feis Entry committee, including teacher’s name, and enclose the entry fee when mailing. Failure to do so will result in a rejected entry. Entries must be postmarked on or before the closing date or they will be subject to a late fee of $25.00 per entry. 13. Entrants in any Championship event may not enter in any other (Grade) events, but may enter in Figure Dances. Entrants in Championships should specify, on the entry form, their choice of set dance. Entrants cannot change competition or category on the day of the competition. Standard Age Groups for Open Championships – See Handbook on page 7. Open Championship competitions for boys and girls must be held separately.** In the case of back-to-back feiseanna, the second feis shall use an alternate set of age groups. Boys/Girls competitions must be advertised separately yet may be combined if there are less than 5 competitors. 14. Preliminary Championships are open to those who, at any NAFC recognized Feis: a) Have placed 1st, 2nd or 3rd in each of the Open (Prizewinner) solo categories, and b) Have never won 1st, 2nd or 3rd in Open Championship A dancer who wins two First Place awards in one calendar year will move on to Open Championship in the following year, or as soon as the second win is achieved, in any age category, in the following years. Only in the case of back-to-back Feiseanna (successive days), in which case the first win in the first Feis will not change the dancer’s status for the second Feis.
A dancer is required to perform a light shoe dance (reel or slip jig for ladies and reel only for men) and a hard shoe dance. A Feis can opt to offer either (a) a set dance or (b) a jig/hornpipe. Standard Age Groups for Preliminary Championships – See Handbook on page 7. Preliminary Championship competitions may be combined (Boys and Girls). 15. Championships and Preliminary Championships require at least three adjudicators. 16. First Place winners in the Open Championship category cannot return to a Preliminary or Open (Prizewinner) competition. Placing in a Regional or National Oireachtas does not change the status of a competitor. 1) A dancer may move from Open to Prelims IF he/she did not legitimately place into Open. 2) If after dancing for two years in Open, a dancer has not won, he/she may return to Prelim status. 17. The status of the dancer does not change unless there are five or more dancers in a competition. 18. Grade Categories: Competitors have the option to remain in the same category for the remainder of the Feis year. The syllabus is to contain all grade categories. A Feis committee may combine two consecutive age categories into the higher of the two categories within that grade when less than five (5) competitors are entered.
Beginner Grade: A beginner is a competitor who has not has taken a full year of Irish dance lessons, thereby giving beginners a full year with such status. A Beginner must move into the Advanced Beginner category the next year.
Advanced Beginner Grade: An advanced beginner who wins 1st, 2nd or 3rd place will advance to the Novice category in that particular dance. Competition dances are reel, light jig, slip jig, traditional treble jig and traditional hornpipe, as a minimum requirement.
Novice Grade: A novice who wins a 1st place will advance to the Open (Prizewinner) category in that particular dance.
Open Grade (Prizewinner): A competitor who does not qualify as a Beginner, Advanced Beginner or as a Novice.
Adult Beginner : An adult beginner is a competitor who never took Irish dancing lessons as a juvenile and is over 18 years of age.
19. Musicians and adjudicators cannot be approached during a competition by anyone except the Feis Committee. No one can approach them while a competitor is performing. 20. Musicians employed by the Feis Committee will be solely under the direction and management of the Feis Committee on Feis day. 21. Figure Dancing: Teachers or team captains are responsible that their teams are complete and in position when the competition is announced. Competitors may compete in the next higher age group; however, a competitor may compete in only one age group. 22. In matters pertaining to adjudication, the decision of the adjudicators is final. 23. Adjudicators are to monitor the quality of music at the stage(s) to which they are assigned. 24. The use of flash, video, digital or motion picture cameras is prohibited during a dance competition except for press use or Feis Committee documentation. 25. Standard Figure Dancing Competitions are optional: Should a Feis offer Figure Dancing Competitions, the Standard Age Groups and Categories contained in the Handbook, are required.
A Feis Committee has the option of adding (not
substituting) other solo and figure dances in any of the age categories.
This syllabus contains the competitions and the rules. When you have selected your competitions, CAREFULLY read the rules herein. Fill out your entry form and mail it with your entry fee to the address given below. All who meet the requirements are welcome – irrespective of color, creed or national origin.
Solo $ 5.00 Figures $ 2.00/person/dance Championships $30.00 Family Special $ 3.00/person/dance Specials $ 8.00 Family Maximum $ 85.00 Adult/Child 2 Hand $ 6.00/dance Entries must be postmarked by September 24, 2004. Make checks payable to the Phoenix Irish Feis. Send entries to: Anne Daugherty, 5614 W. Mariposa St., Phoenix, AZ 85031.
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