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Kathi left a comment for Arun Bowry of Dance Enterprise Jan 3

The photo Old Vintage Photos by Kathi was featuredJan 3

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About me: Adult dancer and dance mom of over 12 years. Daughter is taking a break from competitive dance to attend college. I love Irish trad music, helping to organize dance events. I manage several websites offering Irish dance gifts, through which I enjoy promoting the original work of artists and craftspeople.

What Irish things do I play, dance, say, sing or other:: Competitive adult dancer of 8+ years; play the bodhran for fun, sell Irish dance gifts on the web.

Favorite Music: Chieftains, Beoga (love these lads who play at our feiseanna!), Albannach (Scottish tribal music)...any kind of crazy Celtic fiddle music. Accordion music in small doses.

I love this about Irish Dancing:: Friendships over the years & the years of dancing/traveling with my daughter.

I love this about Irish Tradition:: Where else can a grown woman dance in public with her teenage daughter and get a medal for it?

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At 4:46pm on January 3, 2009, rebecca f. mcavinchey said…: that's hilarious! :) some people have no idea! stay well!

At 4:03pm on January 3, 2009, Arun Bowry of Dance Enterprise said…: Hello Kathi nice to read about you. Need to market my products in the USA. Please let me know your interests
Dear Sir Madam,

Happy New Year.

We are pleased to write to you about the manufacture of our
Scottish Highland Dancing Shoes and Irish Dance Shoes.

GLITTER JAZZ Shoes in varied colours, we are the only company who makes some of these Special Colours and we can also make any required colours.

These are very comfortable shoes with increased padding, and we can now offer these to you at good prices.

We also make all other dance shoes including Ballroom Shoes. Out internet prices are for the individuals but we will be happy to discuss wholesale prices with you for your schools and Shops

Please visit our website www.danceenterprise.co.uk

Please reply to : info@danceenterprise.co.uk

We would also be happy to have a Link exchange to your site. Please advise us and insert us on your website.

Thank you

Arun Bowry
Dance Enterprise Ltd
0044 116 278 4449

At 10:21pm on January 2, 2009, rebecca f. mcavinchey said…: I agree - that is a good idea. That is definitely something we'd like to ultimately include here. Hopefully one day we will! :)
Last year one of our members, Sarah Churchill, did some really cool journal posts about the origin of the celtic costume. There are a few pictures included in the posts ... I'll list the links to them below in case you're interested:
Sunday Best: The Origins of Your Costume
Costume and Irish Identity in Ireland (part 2): The Celtic Revival in Ireland
Costume and Irish Identity in Ireland (part 1): The Birth of the Irish Free State

At 8:36pm on January 2, 2009, Nanny Avril said…: Hi Kathi,
I love your page's new look......very green, very Irish.....and your new avatar......The page has much more of a mature look than my page....lol.....Thank you for your new year wishes....love Avril...xx

At 4:28pm on January 2, 2009, rebecca f. mcavinchey said…: like the photos, kathi!!

At 9:02pm on November 11, 2008, Rebecca said…: Yeah my sister and mom had lived there for a few years, plus another sister and a brother went to visit. I had no idea they id in France. I ve heard so much, and have seen many pictures.....but maybe at some point i can go in person. My sister is in scotland and is finding an irish step dancing school to practice with...because she does here in ohio.
thanks!!

~Rebecca

At 11:11pm on November 10, 2008, Rebecca said…: Hi i just saw something you wrote......We have really close family friends in Provence :) I might go visit :)

At 12:58am on October 9, 2008, Feis America said…: Hi Cathi! We have a great thing going with Triskelt and Feis America, and I know that you are going to love the first issue. My background is in writing, marketing, editing, business development and strategic planning. I am 3rd generation Irish American and both my daughters dance in Connecticut for Maura Gray of the Gray-Gillan-Owens School of ID. I started FA because I was disappointed in the options for Irish dancers with regard to magazines - my girls are both great lovers of books. 18 months later, here I am, with a great creative team and a hugely supportive audience across North America - of all ages! Thanks for your support and keep feising!

At 10:43pm on June 12, 2008, Nanny Avril said…: Dear Kathi, How nice to be able to chat this way...............I take your point and will be very happy to put a picture of the most important member of our family, Buffy.......lol............on my page, but it will have to wait until tomorrow unfortunately as I bought a new laptop today and Gem is still in the process of setting it up for me. I then have to work out how to use it as it has vista on it and is quite different. Glad you like my page and I am very happy to accept you invitation to be a friend..........check out who the member of the month is (look on the Today page to find out).....lol.....Love NA xxxxx PS. Buffy now wants her own page.................but she does not get all she wants............

At 4:38pm on April 6, 2008, Christine Affenzeller said…: hey kathi,
competing sounds pretty difficult in the US. here in mainland europe competing is for all the same, regardless age. cant u compete then in solo dances, just like heavy jig, slip jig or reel?? only in set dances??
tho the thing with parents n kids together is really cool. never heard of that before! congrats to ur first place!!
r there summer camps in america as well? cos we ve loads over here in summer time!!
christine xxx