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Kaitlyn's First Feis

Last weekend, Kaitlyn participated in her First Feis. In Irish Dancing terminology, that means competition. There was a large Irish Dancing competition in downtown St. Louis called the St. Louis Winter Feis. This was her first experience with this type of judged dancing. She was dancing in 2 categories: Light Jig and Reel. These are the two dances that she has been learning in her classes. She competed at the beginner 1 level.Because I am still recovering from my surgery, I was unable to attend the feis, so Brian took her and was the perfect "Dance Dad"! Below are two pictures he took with his phone.
Here is Kaitlyn before taking the stage for her first dance, the Reel.


Here is Kaitlyn after performing both of her dances. She received 1st place in her jig and 2nd place in her reel. We are so incredibly proud of her! To place in both of her dances at her first feis is quite an acheivement! She will be perfomraning at another arts event next weekend so I am hoping to have more pictures and video to post. Her next feis will likely be this summer sometime.

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