Whats the deal with girls and boys getting so competitive at a feis?

what is the deal with girls pushin and shuvin you to win @ a feis? everyone should dance for the fun not for the trophys! isnt that why we all started dancing, to have fun? dancers should be one great big family not enemys! It is just pathetic!
Aimée
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Permalink Reply by Aimée on August 3, 2008 at 7:34pm: they neva do though, so wats the point!
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Permalink Reply by Kelly Anne Cote on August 5, 2008 at 9:00pm: i find usually girls are pretty nice. I always ask which way they go, as to avoid collisions, they are never fun. I do admit though that sometimes you have to be fierce, and own the stage, but bumping into girls and limiting their movement is NOT stage presence no matter how you do it. Its just plain rude.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Taylor on August 5, 2008 at 10:09pm: I don't try to push and shove, but I will not change my steps if someone gets in my way. Of course, I'm not just gonna dance right into them, but I won't change how my teacher told me to do my steps so I won't hit them.

The only time I've ever hit someone while I was dancing was when the other girl was trying to hit me. I just kept on with my steps. These people are trying to make you mess up your steps and change your steps. don't.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Cleona Cunningham on August 5, 2008 at 11:28pm: some girls beleave that to get the judges attention that they should push their way to the front no matter wat! i was at a feis where a girl did this to me in two dances and admitted to doing it deliberately cuz her mum had told her to!! needless to say she got nowhere when the results where called and i beleave its because the Judge was wise to her. Judges r not stupid and i think that when they see this type of behavour going on they mark you down!! so come on girls the floor is big enough and you are not blind, give each other a break after all we are all in this together and if you are going to win then let it be for your DANCING not CHEATING!!!!!; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Jessiika on August 6, 2008 at 2:55pm: lol well they watch every one at some point any way!; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Cecile Greard on August 6, 2008 at 5:55pm: Now that I think about it, I think I've seen this kind of behaviour more in teenagers than the little ones or the adults. But I also have to disagree with the title of this discussion, it's not just girls, I've seen boys do it too.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Laurel Wiley on August 6, 2008 at 6:08pm: I totally agree. I always end up in the same comp. with this one girt who has stolen my school's steps and always, always tries to push you, or dance in front of you. And she does it all the time. Its sad that people seem to think that they need to do things like that to win. Last time I checked judges awarded places for talent and showmanship, not how much you block out the other dancer! Although most of the girls that I dance with are so sweet!; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Suz on October 7, 2008 at 2:03am: Some people just get obsessed with it. But judges do eventually notice. I agree, it should be fun. Of course you want to win, but not by cheating. I do the same thing, Fien, and ask. Better safe than sorry.

I was dancing my reel once, and this guy bumped me. I didn't look at him; I just kept dancing. Then the lights went out! I just kept dancing. I medaled; he didn't.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Meliissa (: on February 24, 2009 at 5:03pm: wel i always fink b4 u dance always say gud luk. sumtimes gurls dnt meen 2 push infront of u, ur steps get in da way of deres! me nd 2 otha gurls kept overtaking eachova by mistake! lol! i guess it waz da lightjig- evry1 i know has nearly the same lightjig!; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Aimée on February 25, 2009 at 4:50pm: lol ive nearly knocked over people in light jig bi mistake too! lol ive found out that if u make friends with them they wont knock u over, i always stand in line with girls who i know from previous feises (that r friends with me!) lol; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Silvia Naylor Isaac on February 27, 2009 at 9:41pm: Yeah you know, I like going to feis because of fun but of course I try to do my best so I can move up because I think that nobody likes getting stuck in the same level for ages...
But anyway I would NEVER do those things to another dancer! That's nasty!
If you want to win dance good and effort, not annoy the other dancers!
I think it would be great to have the dancers who do those things disqualified from the feis and having like some months without going to competitions if the judge sees cleary what is happening and who's annoying the other dances because he/she wants to.
This way we won't have so many cheaters in irish dancing competitions all around the world.; ▶ Reply to This