Posts Categorized: Glossary

Irish Dance Terms .v3

Irish Dance Terms are our attempt to label those Irish Dance things we know, but which don’t have a ‘real name’. clusterfeis noun clus·ter·feis \ˈklə-stər-fɛʃ\ 1 : a complex and utterly disordered and mismanaged situation :  a muddled mess, when it comes to anything related to Irish Dance 2 : a way to say what you are… Read more »

Irish Dance Terms .v2

feispionage noun feis·pi·o·nage 1 : the activity of spying on dancers from other schools in order to steal their steps or routines.

An Intro to Irish Dance Terms

The next post in my Feis Dad series out on Antonio Pacelli is a quick intro to some of the terms used in Irish Dance. You know the easy ones to say like ‘feis’. Don’t laugh, you know you probably said it wrong before you were ‘in the know’. So take a look and let… Read more »

FeisNation

Haven’t had a new glossary term since the first one I posted months ago, but my reference to FeisNation in a FB post today prompted a follower to write a little ‘wiki’ on what that means, so without further ado… Hat tip to Karen for the definition :) FeisNation Feisnation: (definition) a growing group of… Read more »

Irish Dance Terms .v1

Term of the week is our attempt to label those Irish Dance things we know, but which don’t have a ‘real name’. The first one came out of my mouth tonight on the way home from dance practice, and I thought to myself, oh, I gotta start writing these nuggets down, so here goes. hance… Read more »