Open Championship & Preliminary Championship
Feis Format & Procedures
Open Championship:
-Dancers will dance two at a time, the stage will be split into two halves. Each dancer will stay on their own side of the stage with no crossover. Each half of the stage is 23 feet wide by 24 feet deep.
-There will also be a 6 foot wide gap between the two halves that is a ‘no crossover’ zone.
-Dancers will wear their mask to go side stage. They will also bring a bag side stage. When it is their turn to dance, they will take their mask off and place it in their bag on a small table at the side of the stage. The dancer will dance, and then return to their mask, place it back on and exit the stage.
-‘All Ireland Step Down The Line’
Solo Competition procedures:
*Dancers will line up side stage (arranged in dance order) in their masks with their bags. The dancers will all walk onstage together and stand in a large line around the stage on socially distanced markers in their masks.
*When it is your turn to do your step, you will take your mask off, place it in your bag and place your bag on the floor. Then go to the center mark on the stage.
*Each dancer will step to the center mark to start their step when it is their turn.
*Each step is 16 Bars and must be a right and a left foot.
*When your step is finished, you will walk back to your place in the line and put your mask back on.
*The above procedure is the same for both the Soft and Hard Shoe step down the line solo competitions.
-The order of Open championship rounds will be as follows:
*Round One: Softshoe (minus 8 Bars)
*Round Two: Hardshoe (minus 8 Bars)
*Round Three: Set Dance
*All Ireland Step Down the Line: Hardshoe
*All Ireland Step Down the Line: Softshoe
*All Ireland Step Down the Line Solo Results
*Overall Championship Results
-All dancing, results, and award presentations will be on the main stage.
-Dancers will dance two at a time, the stage will be split into two halves. Each dancer will stay on their own side of the stage with no crossover. Each half of the stage is 23 feet wide by 24 feet deep.
-There will also be a 6 foot wide gap between the two halves that is a ‘no crossover’ zone.
-Dancers will wear their mask to go side stage. They will also bring a bag side stage. When it is their turn to dance, they will take their mask off and place it in their bag on a small table at the side of the stage. The dancer will dance, and then return to their mask, place it back on and exit the stage.
-‘All Ireland Step Down The Line’
Solo Competition procedures:
*Dancers will line up side stage (arranged in dance order) in their masks with their bags. The dancers will all walk onstage together and stand in a large line around the stage on socially distanced markers in their masks.
*When it is your turn to do your step, you will take your mask off, place it in your bag and place your bag on the floor. Then go to the center mark on the stage.
*Each dancer will step to the center mark to start their step when it is their turn.
*Each step is 16 Bars and must be a right and a left foot.
*When your step is finished, you will walk back to your place in the line and put your mask back on.
*The above procedure is the same for both the Soft and Hard Shoe step down the line solo competitions.
-The order of Open championship rounds will be as follows:
*Round One: Softshoe (minus 8 Bars)
*Round Two: Hardshoe (minus 8 Bars)
*Round Three: Set Dance
*All Ireland Step Down the Line: Hardshoe
*All Ireland Step Down the Line: Softshoe
*All Ireland Step Down the Line Solo Results
*Overall Championship Results
-All dancing, results, and award presentations will be on the main stage.
Preliminary Championship:
-Dancers will dance two at a time, the stage will be split into two halves. Each dancer will stay on their own side of the stage with no crossover. Each half of the stage is 23 feet wide by 24 feet deep.
-There will also be a 6 foot wide gap between the two halves that is a ‘no crossover’ zone.
-Dancers will wear their mask to go side stage. They will also bring a bag side stage. When it is their turn to dance, they will take their mask off and place it in their bag on a small table at the side of the stage. The dancer will dance, and then return to their mask, place it back on and exit the stage.
-The order of the Preliminary Championship rounds will be as follows:
*Round One: Softshoe (minus 8 Bars)
*Round Two: Hardshoe (minus 8 Bars)
*Round Three: Set Dance
*Overall Preliminary Championship Results
-All dancing, results, and award presentations will be on the main stage.
