I think that wigs are a big part of putting the face of an irish dancer, its one of the important and unique things that we get to do. As an adult dancer and veteran feis mom, I have to chime in about the discomfort and distraction of the larger, heavier wigs. When my daughter moved into the championship level, we caved in and bought her one of those monstrous heavy Grainne wigs.
That thing had a life of its own and she was forever adjusting and resecuring it between dances. It would give her headaches and there are studies coming out about how heavy wigs can cause bald spots and hair loss temporary, I believe. Kudos to you, Shelley, for speaking your mind and trying to put some balance back in Irish dance. Oh yes… I read about wigs causing bald spots too. I really do hope a couple years from now wigs are a thing of the past. They are just too much. All we need are enough brave dancers to step up and go wigless and the rest will follow.
As an outsider who just enjoys watching my sister dance I have to say the wigs and dresses make you guys look like little dollies.
I love you Shelly! Great article. It was part of the ritual, no one minded it all. I would take them out of Irish dancing before I would ever put a wig on them.
I must weigh in on this wig issue. My sister was a traditional Irish dancer in the mids before Riverdance. She had long straight hair and usually added a few curls to the bottom of her locks.
Others in her school put curlers in before a feis for fuller curls. Her solo dress was gorgeous hand embroidered by my mother and she looked classy as she danced. The focus was on her overall appearance and the dancing itself.
Now that my 8 year old daughter is taking up Irish dancing herself, I loathe the new-ish style of wearing wigs. I have been an opera singer and have had to wear a wig to look a part so I understand that wigs can be of various quality, and while it might save some styling time, there are other implications weight of the wig, scalp issues, natural in appearance, etc.
In my opinion, wigs have no place in Irish dance. I hope to see more of a natural look in years to come as my daughter becomes interested in solo dance. I think that the wigs are horrible and most of the costumes are ugly.
When the embroidery was done by hand they were less busy and tasteful but someone is going crazy with the embroidery machines and do not know when to stop. The dancing should be what matters not the hair and costumes. I read somewhere that way back when in Ireland, the girls would curl their hair before going off to church, and then after the mass everyone would go dancing. I like them. Are you so blinded by the shallower aspects of competition that you fail to see the buffoons you have become?
It is NOT tradition. This development is less than 20 years old, and Irish dancing has been around for thousands. And, by the way, I notice male dancers are not encumbered by any of this nonsense. Catch a clue, ladies. The reason for the wigs is because at first, when the wigs were just banana curls, the wigs and the dresses symbolized what little girls would wear and do with their hair when they went to church on Sunday.
And it HAS always been this way. It IS tradition. Some, not all, of these comments have made me really, really mad. Trashy, means that you look like a whore. Wearing a curly wig, does not make us look like whores thank you very much. I am very insulted by some of these comments. As legend has it, Irish women in the early s curled their hair on Saturday evenings for church the next morning. Most ceili dances took place after church, so the women who attended were known for their abundant curls.
Competitive Irish dancers emulate that style. Not all Irish dancers have the naturally curly, shoulder length hair for the desired look: Some have short hair and others have straight hair that is difficult to coax into curls. Even Irish dancers who have long natural curls might rather rely on the convenience and predictability of a carefully styled wig instead of risking a bad hair day during a competition.
High quality Irish dance wigs of human hair can cost hundreds of dollars. Having a categorical beauty, beauty standard favor curly versus straight hair sends kids the blog post that some physical features are good and others are bad. She obtained a answer from the CLRG that her letter will certainly be contained as post at their following meeting. I am composing to urge you to half wigs at irish dancing competitions.
The wigs are relics of the s, a time when huge hair was fashionable and people were less considerate around the beauty, beauty obsession that is being interacted to young girls.
Currently we understand that encouraging young girls to compete with your beauty is not healthy for them. Moreover, the wigs space a physical burden for the girls.
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