Dress Length

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Permalink Reply by Clodagh Mc Ginley on November 8, 2009 at 12:12pm

I would say at the knee or just above it.

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Permalink Reply by Lorraine Hill on March 2, 2010 at 3:00pm

much too long.

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Permalink Reply by Silvia Naylor Isaac on November 8, 2009 at 12:49pm

Like the girl who got first or even shorter :)

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Permalink Reply by Ariane on May 23, 2010 at 1:49pm

im, the one on first

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Permalink Reply by Lydie on November 11, 2009 at 7:03pm

My TC says 3 or 4 inches above the knee

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Permalink Reply by Irish Dancing Queen on November 18, 2009 at 8:41am

I think it depends on the person, their shape, size, etc. For me, my skirt (my school wears skirts in my division), it comes up way past my knee, and I don't particually mind that. But for a dress, the length has to be 3cm above the knee.

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Permalink Reply by Moniek Schouten on November 18, 2009 at 10:56am

I believe An Com officially states that the skirt shouldn't be more than 3,5 (or 4, not sure anymore) inches above the knee (12cm). Personally I don't think they should be shorter than that, it's good that the judge can see your legs properly, but there's no point in continuously showing off your kickpants. I agree with Irish dancing queen, it depends on your heigth, shape, size and preference, but there's no need to go shorter.

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Permalink Reply by Irish Dancing Queen on November 18, 2009 at 11:02am

Hi! Oh, I thought it was 3cm. Whoops. Thanks for clearing that up. Like I said, I don't mind, but if you're going to have it short, maybe wear stockings.

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Permalink Reply by Toni Thrasher on December 27, 2009 at 10:29pm

I think knee length or right above is good. You can still dance, the judges can see your legs...there's no reason to wear a super-short dress.

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Permalink Reply by Safarichick101 on January 5, 2010 at 3:04am

I think too short adds to the hole argument of how makeup and fancy dresses make up alot of the final score. I mean, what on earth are you trying to show at a feis? I really think it should be no more than 3-5 inches above the knee. But for taller people like me, 3 inches is a lot more on shorter people than it is on taller ones. So I agree that it depends on the person.

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Permalink Reply by Gabriella Graham on February 20, 2010 at 10:49pm

mmmm!!!! I am just getting my first dress and the dress maker said "about 2 inches above the knee"

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Permalink Reply by Aine McGovern on March 24, 2010 at 11:13am

I've always had my dresses about 3inchs above, anymore and I'd feel a bit too exposed and I've placed first in a number of comps in my time. Enough to show your knees so the judges can see how straight you're holding yourself, don't forget a number of the dance "moves" require the knees to be clued together, so I find it useful to show that you can do it. I had to do a display recently and the dresses were a bit shorter than I'm used to, thankfully I'd quite heavy black tights! Noone needs to see my backside that closely!

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