An in-depth look at something that, at one time or another, will affect us all, from new contributor, Patty O’Bench. Have you put a deposit down on a solo dress? Are you checking email obsessively hoping for a photo or a FedEx tracking number? Do you worry endlessly that you’ve made a big mistake and… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Parents
The Shoe Shine Post
What The Feis do you do to get her shoes that shiny? A few people have asked about what I do to get TGC’s (that is The Girl Child in case you are new to my blog) shoes looking the way they do. Its easy, step 1, join the Navy, step 2, go to boot… Read more »
A Very Basic Intro To Irish Dances
In my feeble attempt to prove I know something about Irish Dance, I have created another post for Antonio Pacelli, this time on the basic Irish dances. Meant as a primer for new parents, it may be a bit uninformative for a lot of you, but honestly, I picked up some things I didn’t know… Read more »
Attending Your First Feis
A contribution by my friend Mellie Wilkes who thought some of you would find it useful. Thanks Mellie! So, an amazingly talented friend or family member has invited YOU to a feis? Wonderful! The following are some suggestions and tips, to help in your first feis experience. Packing List: Water bottle Snack bar Peppermints Chocolate… Read more »
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 »
It’s August, it must be creeper season…
Sorry for the title, trying to get your attention. If you have been a What The Feis groupie for a while, you have probably already seen the article I posted last August about the guy videoing dancers at a feis. If not, here is the link again. Why am I bringing it up, well, it happened again… Read more »
Haiku, Haiku
This month has been a bit crazy, so for my Antonio Pacelli post this month, I am sharing some of the haiku I have previously posted here on WTF. If you have found them here, no point in clicking the link, but if you want to find out what I think about Irish Dance in… Read more »
Feis Dads – Extra Strong T-Shirt Design
UPDATE: It is now available for purchase, click here. I rolled this out to a few dozen people a few weeks ago and it was received really well. So I would like to formerly announce the upcoming release of the Feis Dads – Extra Strong T-Shirt. Inspired by some old Irish drink labels, in… Read more »
What goes online, stays online…
This morning, while getting caught up on things in my home office, with my ever present social media streams going on the monitor, I saw a well-known dancer who I have always admired post a rather derogatory over-generalization. I won’t say who or what, you can probably find it, and that is the point of… Read more »
A Tribute to Feis Dads, Father’s Day 2014
As I drove home from the Indianapolis Feis, I thought it was about time to write another blog post for my Antonio Pacelli blogging gig. What better than to write a small tribute to the Feis Dad’s out there on their weekend, and why not post it on AP so it can reach a wider… Read more »
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