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the abandonment of the tumblr irish dance community means that i can post whatever hot takes i want and no one will start The Discourse with me. i can say shit like “male dancers are held to a technically lower standard than female dancers as long as they can do cool tricks” and there will be absolutely no consequences
Okay irish dance Tumblr is basically dead so I feel comfortable posting this. Lauren Early's post about how if you aren't stronger in your legs and core after quarantine it's not the fault of the restrictions on classes but "the restrictions you place on yourself" was so out of touch and is such a load of BS. I was still a student and I was more stressed than I had ever been, so no I don't make dance my number one priority. But I worked my ass off in class and improved in other ways (my stamina has gotten much better). Not everyone has the space for a home studio, like I am lucky enough to have. But I can only use that space at night after my dad finishes the work day, and I'm sure many people have similar situations. I voiced my thoughts about what she said in a comment on the Instagram post. It was deleted in less than 5 minutes. So I reposted it. I was blocked. I hope lost all respect for her and her team after this. Surrounding yourself with people who agree with you doesn't make you right
I'm honestly not even surprised... As a physical therapist I can officially say that some of the things she teaches and preaches are wrong but taking this approach towards a worldwide pandemic and it's influence on individual dancers (most of whom are underage) is horrible... Loosing all respect for her.
You shouldn't be ashamed of being shamed for having a hard time practicing during lockdown... For some people it was the most stressful time
I saw that post and it made me feel the same way. There’s a reason I’ve been avoiding instagram almost completely during quarantine. I’m lucky enough to have a mostly empty gym at my apartment complex that I can take my practice pad to, but if I didn’t have that, I wouldn’t have any way of practicing (I don’t live on the first floor, and don’t want to make my downstairs neighbors think their roof is going to come down on their heads).
Almost forgot today was St. Patrick’s Day in the midst of virus chaos, so hopefully you can’t tell that I learned this in under an hour and am not wearing any green....! Hope everyone has a happy St. Patrick’s Day despite being stuck inside ☘️🎶
That feeling when you can’t decide whether to dance or play the piano so you choose both....Maybe next time I’ll figure out how to do it all at once 😂
Ya girl got an interview published in Irish dancing magazine!
from my point of view
music: Invasion by Goitse
One last trip to the other side of the island before I go home for the summer :’)
And of course, what would a Saturday afternoon be like without a few steps at Governors?
steppin on a saturday
James Cameron march — a nice Jerry Holland tune I learned back in the fall
(Followed by no strathspeys or reels because I’m super out of practice from christmas break)
open. south boston.
just jigging around
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Tonight’s dance inspiration
5 more firsts till prelim.
In all seriousness though, I can’t believe I finally won my treble jig! It’s been over two years since I won my hornpipe! I am still trying to process it all.
Thank you to my TC, my classmates, and anyone that has supported me along my unconventional journey. It was an honor to ugly cry in front of you. 🙃
But the best part? I CAN DO HORNPIPE AGAIN! https://www.instagram.com/p/Bo7wwxFAMZU/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=13q3eb9n1jpsv
Congratulations!! Ugly crying is the best kind of crying if you ask me; it shows how much the accomplishment means to you 🎉
I feel like mental heath care in Irish dance is painfully lacking. Maybe it’s just my experiences, but it seems to be so structured for competition that the rest gets lost. I just feel like I can’t be the only one that has/had dance as a huge chunk of life, even the center of their life, and not had the emotional and mental support during it. I’ve had one teacher who very much did out of… 3 schools and idk how many teachers. I don’t blame them; it’s not something that’s an integral part of the ISD system it seems.
Idk. It’s just painful to feel myself losing my grip on dance because I lack the mental support I need.
Oh man. I can really relate. Same as you – three schools, some better than others, and only one teacher who really seemed to care.
At the “rock bottom” phase of my dancing career I was struggling with extreme anxiety and was burning up with fevers on a regular basis. I was missing lots of school, lots of dance classes, and couldn’t make it through a single feis without feeling like everyone I knew was watching me and waiting for me to fail miserably. Although I don’t know if anyone actually felt this level of animosity towards me (I suspect they did, but also anxiety is weird so idk), I do remember being constantly on the verge of panic attacks at feises, was generally a basket case on the way home, and was overall miserable 24/7 because the one thing I really loved in life was turning into something I hated. I ended up telling the school I was dancing with that I was quitting due to some very vague “health issues.” It was just as well, I’d been sick for awhile and if I didn’t start showing up to class regularly soon, my teachers would have given up my spot to a new transfer…… because apparently getting sick and taking time off to take care of your mental or physical health isn’t an option once you hit a certain caliber of competing ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Sooooo I guess this is a very long response to say, yeah the state of how we treat dancers’ mental health is pretty shitty….I wish there was a way they could incorporate a general knowledge of non-abusive teaching methods and mental health section on the TCRG exam (as well as a physical health / safe training section), but goodness knows CLRG can’t be bothered to do anything useful with their power.
In the mean time though, take advantage of any counselling services you can! I didn’t, and I really should have. It’s easier to fix issues before they are out of control….and I’ve always been the one to wait until things are out of control before admitting I need help. Don’t be like me! ;)
As a former competitor who had to quit due to mental health issues and as a current teacher at a recreational school, I wholeheartedly agree with this. I was in therapy during my last competitive year, and my therapist once told me that my relationship with dance, something I once loved, had turned into an abusive one, and it was negatively affecting my health, both mentally and physically. That really stuck with me. I know I don’t have a lot of ID followers anymore, but if you dance competitively, please remember that mental health is just as important as physical health <3
I am a former dancer and now a TCRG so I’ve been right where you are. I’ve found in my couple of years as a TCRG that it is hard to show everyone the support they need in addition to doing our job of teaching dance. I care for each and every one of my students and want what is best but unless I have a one on one conversation with them it is hard to convey that to them and learn what they need. Everyone is different and deals with pressure differently and there is no one size fits all answer when it comes to the competitiveness of dance and how people cope with the pressures. Thought I’d just put it in a teacher’s point of view for you that we do care but it is hard to constantly show it to individual students.
That’s actually a really great viewpoint – we don’t have many TCRGs on tumblr (or much Irish dance anything….) these days! And I agree with you, a teacher really can’t notice everything when they’re balancing so many students and so many duties at once. In hindsight I think my issues were less teachers and more that I was never cut out for an extremely competitive environment in the first place (and never realized this fact about myself until later in life, due to no one’s fault but my own). (And with teachers who I’d say did miss the mark, it was more questionable teaching methods and severely crossing a line with what should and shouldn’t be said in a class setting moreso than expecting them to notice the mental health of any student). I have a lot of faith in the new batches of TCRGs in recent years, because y'all younger TCRGs seem to be where it’s at. Better business practices, better training methods, better scientifically informed training programs – EVERYTHING is looking up for this generation of TCRGs. I think I just happened to get a perfect storm of verbally abusive instructors, which is what did it for me and competing. I don’t mind being yelled and shouted at to do better, but when it turns to shouting insults instead of corrections, I peace out. I pray I’m in the minority in having these experiences. So I guess I should have been more clear (or even read the original post better) that most my experiences have been issues caused by school environment, not struggling with anxiety and hoping a teacher would notice. Y'all TCRGs do a lot and can’t be expected to notice everything, you are absolutely correct!
I feel like mental heath care in Irish dance is painfully lacking. Maybe it’s just my experiences, but it seems to be so structured for competition that the rest gets lost. I just feel like I can’t be the only one that has/had dance as a huge chunk of life, even the center of their life, and not had the emotional and mental support during it. I’ve had one teacher who very much did out of… 3 schools and idk how many teachers. I don’t blame them; it’s not something that’s an integral part of the ISD system it seems.
Idk. It’s just painful to feel myself losing my grip on dance because I lack the mental support I need.
Oh man. I can really relate. Same as you – three schools, some better than others, and only one teacher who really seemed to care.
At the “rock bottom” phase of my dancing career I was struggling with extreme anxiety and was burning up with fevers on a regular basis. I was missing lots of school, lots of dance classes, and couldn’t make it through a single feis without feeling like everyone I knew was watching me and waiting for me to fail miserably. Although I don’t know if anyone actually felt this level of animosity towards me (I suspect they did, but also anxiety is weird so idk), I do remember being constantly on the verge of panic attacks at feises, was generally a basket case on the way home, and was overall miserable 24/7 because the one thing I really loved in life was turning into something I hated. I ended up telling the school I was dancing with that I was quitting due to some very vague “health issues.” It was just as well, I’d been sick for awhile and if I didn’t start showing up to class regularly soon, my teachers would have given up my spot to a new transfer…… because apparently getting sick and taking time off to take care of your mental or physical health isn’t an option once you hit a certain caliber of competing ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Sooooo I guess this is a very long response to say, yeah the state of how we treat dancers’ mental health is pretty shitty….I wish there was a way they could incorporate a general knowledge of non-abusive teaching methods and mental health section on the TCRG exam (as well as a physical health / safe training section), but goodness knows CLRG can’t be bothered to do anything useful with their power.
In the mean time though, take advantage of any counselling services you can! I didn’t, and I really should have. It’s easier to fix issues before they are out of control….and I’ve always been the one to wait until things are out of control before admitting I need help. Don’t be like me! ;)
