Performance & Feiseanna Attire
Please be sure to read Special Notes for Feis Attire below if applicable.
Girls' Attire
| Item | Where to Purchase |
Beginner Dress |
New dresses - order forms available in class Used dresses - available through the Marketplace |
Official school dress |
New dresses - order forms available in class Used dresses - available through the Marketplace |
|
Solid navy cheerleading trunks- beginner dress Solid orange cheerleading trunks- official school dress |
May be purchased from Dick's Sporting Goods or dancewear shops, such as Stayin' Alive or Tightspot |
| Bloch "Endura" footed tights (black) | May be purchased on-line or at many dance supply stores locally. Discount Dance Supply carries Bloch "Endura" footed tights (black) in sizes adult and child. |
|
White poodle socks Girls soft shoes ("ghillies") |
Poodle socks and ghillies are available for sale at class or through the Marketplace. They may also be purchased at any feis or from any Irish dance vendor, such as The Movement Connection (toll free 877-326-2300) and Rutherford Products (585-392-7707). |
| Hair | To be worn neatly, off the face. Please use something plain to fasten the hair back. |
Boys' Attire
| Item | Where to Purchase |
| Navy blue long dress pants | |
| Black or dark brown dress belt | |
| White button-down long-sleeved dress shirt with necktie and tie clip | |
| Black dress socks | |
| Boys "soft reel" shoes | Boys soft shoes may be purchased at any feis or from any Irish dance vendor, such as The Movement Connection (toll free 877-326-2300) and Rutherford Products (585-392-7707). These shoes are basically black jazz shoes with the addition of a small "click" heel. |
School vest |
New vest - order forms available in class Used vest - available through the Marketplace |
Special Notes for Feis Attire
Below are attire guidelines for Shovlin Academy students planning to attend feiseanna. These are not official feis rules. However, we feel they are appropriate, common-sense policies that will lead our school in a healthy direction. We appreciate your cooperation.
About Hair
If you decide to go with a hair piece or wig for convienence, please choose a wig
that suits you (i.e., looks natural). Be leary of wearing one that is too long as
this tends to make a dancer look shorter. From a distance, you find yourself asking,
is that the child's real hair? If it seems so, it's a good match. Think "outside
the box" and do not use other feis goers as a guide (as very unnatural looking hair
pieces seem to be the unfortunate norm these days).
Wearing hair up in a bun is usually cooler and requires less fuss on the part of the parent.
Wearing hair securely off the face with a plain barrette or head band is also an option.
About Makeup
No makeup should be worn on small children and pre-teens.
If makeup is worn by older dancers, it should be kept at a minimum.
Feiseanna are held in brightly-lit rooms where ostentatious makeup, glitter, and hair pieces are simply unnecessary.
There is no distance or stage lighting involved, so remember natural is best. The dancers are only a few feet away from the judge and audience, just to put things into perspective.
Parade Attire
The dress code for everyone marching is as follows:
Shovlin Academy Warm Up Jacket
Try on at class and place order. Please pre-pay: $35 child, $40 adult. Check
website's Marketplace for used jackets.
Solid White Turtle Neck
Kohls, Target, Wal-Mart or Sears as suggestions or other clothing retailers
(layers under). Be sure to try the boys section of these stores as there may be
a better supply there
Solid Navy Headband & Mittens/Gloves
Dick's, Sears or Kohls. Will have some for sale at upcoming lessons.
Pants
Dancers: Shovlin Academy logo pants (girls and boys)
Parents: Long solid navy pants
Shoes
Girls - Solid White Tennis Shoes
Try Payless or Famous Footwear. Please, just white.
Boys - Solid Black Shoes
Once again, all dancers, family and friends are invited to march but everyone must abide by the above dress code from head to toe (although parents can simply wear comfortable footwear). Everyone, please come prepared for the weather.
Dress appropriately for the weather and wear many layers underneath your jacket/pants/mittens. The navy dance school logo t-shirt should be your lowest layer in case of warmer weather. We strongly suggest you purchase for your dancer throwaway hand warmers and foot warmers (from Dick's Sporting Goods, or Bed, Bath & Beyond, or the like).