The Irish dancing thread (v2.0)

Glad y'all had a nice time us too. you were brilliant stoodents, and thank you sooooo much alanna for the hall sorting-outness! best venue possible

can't wait to come back for more irish spinach. NYE for sure, late night, with the incredible bastl too. i hear rumours of partyage. is this true?

and the cork weekend looks ace too.

well... i wrote the car off on xmas eve missed my turn and drove into a ditch....back to walking for me...

ouch!hope you're ok and not hurt at all mark! crimbo eve too! it sux!

walking is the new driving anyway and is very underrated

I'm so sorry Helen... I only just saw your post... missed it somehow...

That's terrible news, I hope the decision is reversed...

And Mark... sorry to hear about your accident! Hope it didn't put you off your dinner!

Take care everyone

Hey there...spinner from NYC coming to Ireland, specifically Dublin for the next 4 months. I looked at the workshops going on and wonder which would be the best to attend for poi/hooping. I'm going to be in town starting on January 11th. Also, if anyone knows of any nightly gatherings, places to spin, or tips on not getting thrown in jail (seeing as how I came closer than I'd like in NYC) while still being able to spin would be fantabulous! Thanks in advance for any help!

Cool,
you should be here for the Dublin juggling festival as well, not sure of dates on that though, anyone else know?

march ish sometime i think,but ooo baby cork will be great!!

unfortunatly there isnt many fire meets in dublin due to crappy weather (there is in belfast though)

Lol... ah yes, fire meets... god, I have been enjoying the holidays

Fire gatherings will start again very soon... possibly next Tuesday (not tomorrow, due to freezing rain )



See most of you in Cork?!

x

Yup, im going to cork, so that the next time i will see all ye lads : ) and Ladies...any new on tickets?ive signed up to the newletter and check the website every day, but no joy? any body know anything about this?

and NYC newcomer!!! if you PM me ill send you my phone number, i live in Dublin City centre, and can meet up and show you round the college scene, which is about the only scene going at the moment for spinach/Hoopage.

: )

Any one up for a trip to the Netherlands after the Cork festival??? any one know any spinners there they could introduce me to ??? I figure if people get brides from the net, why cant i get an Acquaintance.

Is it just me or is this thread dying a death? is there any more lively Irish ones about?

LOL yeah, that would provide an adequate ammount of chuckles...make sure to use protection though if the dwarf is packing....I was thinking an apron or a bib perhaps ?

Anybody know where I can get some Personal Liability Insurance 'round here?

not down south im afraid. has been discussed many a time and not available in the republic, in belfast/uk yes but you would need to be a full time resident up there

Any insurers outside the country who'd cover the Irish?

Nope, tried that too.

It works on your address and which country you are a resident of.

If anyone finds out different, please let me know too

x

interesting question re insurance!

what about joining irish equity - the union thingy for performers.

http://www.irishequity.ie/index.htm

"Equity represents performers and artists across the entire spectrum of entertainment and the arts. Our membership includes actors, singers, dancers, choreographers, variety and circus artists, stage management, theatre designers and directors, TV and Radio presenters, stunt performers and coordinators"

it may be easier to get insurance once you are a member of larger organisation?!

whatcha reckon?

I'll give it a go. Always worth a try. Thanks.

can we be careful how we approach this company please folks? dont want them thinking we're all nuts who want money if we screw up? just tact and all that...

I've been thinking of joining equity anyway as I am an actor too. So don't worry, I'll mention the fire as a sideline.

Yep, try again!

I'm a member of Equity UK, and when I joined I asked them to check about the situation with Equity Ireland... it was the same story.

(it's the insurance companies, not the brokers, that are the problem).

But try it...

Can't hurt!

x

found this article.... it's a bit old (2002)and based in the uk, but may be of interest about Equity and insurance:

http://www.jugglingdb.com/compendium/performing/showbusiness/publicliabilityUK.html

Honestly, as Clare says, this has been investigated - thoroughly - there is no insurer which will provide Public Liability cover for fire performers in the Republic of Ireland. For performers, yes, but not for fire. I've even discussed this with the Arts Council's circus specialist. It is definitely the case. Events can get insurance to have fire performers at their event (usually through PJT, the same insurers Equity use here), but the fire performers must have their own Public Liability cover too.

Yep... Thanks Helen

And I found out (to my considerable cost), that the one-off PJT event insurance can run into the hundreds of Euro.

It really sucks. Completely.

Best wishes
x

WERE ALL SCREWED !!!!! AAAAAGGGGGGHHHHHHHH

HAHAHAHA it sucks to be a fire spinner in Ireland!
No insuarance, Loads of Rain, Little Dedicated practice space and Ronan making us all look like CRAP, I suggest we all uproots and move to somewhere WITH NO other spinners, plenty of sunshine, LOADS of fire performance cover, and plenty of pineapples...because everytime i eat pineapples i feel happy...and i want hapiness with my fire DAMMIT...

WHOS WITH me!!!!! Marshall Islands here we COME!

Cameron... you rock.

Like Bon Jovi on a good day

If there is the possibility of frantic poncing on this lil island paradise, count me in

Taxes suck also

i vote for reunion island. less likely to sink

Why don't we just buy completely infeasible amounts of compost and dump it in international waters? Make our own little island populated entirely with spinners?

yeah,
next convention everyone has to bring at least two bags of compost. sunlamps and a pineapple for Cameron.