Flying Irish
Team Costumes
(for feiseanna & performances)
Flying Irish team costumes, unique to our school, identify the wearer as a member of the Flying Irish Dancers. Our designs are proprietary (our logos are trademarked and/or copyrighted) and cannot be used by dancers from another group. See the Forum for more information on purchasing and caring for costume & accessories. Used team items (costumes, jackets, etc) can be listed for sale by currently enrolled members of the Flying Irish on our Forum. Any items left in the studio will be considered a donation and sold to benefit team fundraising.
Please note that the designations of girl, lady, gent, boy are for categorization purposes only. Students may determine which category suits them and dress correspondingly.
*Prime Dress Designs Ordering deadline is July 31st (if doing fall events) & December 12th (for March shows). Skirts must fall to the mid thigh in the back. See the Forum for measuring tips.
Beginner A & B: elastic-back 14" skirt, embroidered leotard, crown & embroidered cuffs
Intermediate & Champion: full dresses, crowns
Boys: vest, tie, green shirt & black trousers
Adults: sleeveless dress (no crown); embroidered cuffs
Recreational dancers: parade attire & dance shoes for our yearly Hooley
Parade Uniform
(also to be worn to all events when not arriving in costume)
Track Jackets: order from Optimum Sport. Ordering dates are the last 2 weeks of the month. If you are ordering on your own, put "pick up" for the address & it will be shipped to the studio. All dancers must arrive for shows & competitions in their team jackets. Parents may wear jackets to show their support for their dancers & our group.
FI track pants from Optimum Sport or Black pants (neat with no visible logos, can be joggers, yoga pants, jeans, dress slacks, chinos)
Poodle socks for females & black dress socks for males
Black street sneakers or shoes preferred, white is 2nd choice, but any sneakers or walking shoes will do that can also be danced in (NO BOOTS)
Cold weather parades - solid-colored black, purple, gold, white or green gloves; ice skater tights for girls; multiple layers of thermal shirts for under the jackets
Summer parades - team jackets, crowns & hair pieces (girls), Flying Irish black shorts (class attire), same shoes & socks as above; bring water
Sundries
Girls - shortest height poodle socks (may be listed as Ultra Low)--bright white (new or bleached), sock glue; make up (if wearing a Prime costume in shows)
Boys - black dress trousers, black socks, green or black button down shirt, tie to match shirt or vest (same as other team members--ask instructor for correct shirt & tie colors)
Prime Costume Bag - for ALL Prime outfits
Tupperware for hairpieces or dedicated wig storage container
Green hair bow -- for recreational dancers & adults (available at studio)
Black dance tights - adults (must be at least 70 dernier)
Face masks -- to be worn during times of enhanced social distancing or when a dancer is ill or around someone who is ill or immunocompromised--if wearing N95 or KN95, masks should be green, white or black; or wear FI masks (no baggy surgicals)
See the Forum for packing & storage tips
Hairpieces
(no substitutions are permitted)
Team dancers (doing shows) - Single Francesca
Solo costumes or full team dresses - Névé
See the Forum for wig care tips. Hairpieces will last 1 to 2 years when cared for properly.
Tip: use sports hair elastics; use extra elastics for thick hair, making a few ponytails and braid them together.
Natural Hair for Adults or Dancers without Prime costumes
Wear hair with large green bow (available from teacher)
Short Hair -- leave down if it's not in dancer's eyes
Medium or long hair -- pull back in a top ponytail with a bump (top 1/4 of hair secured, but poof up the hair before securing it & the rest hanging down)
Makeup
Required for shows (dancers in Prime costumes); required for feisanna for ages 12 & up
HD Foundation; black or onyx waterproof masacara; black eyeliner (upper & lower lids); purple eyeshadow duo; lipcolor in berry/rose; lipliner to match lip color; blush. Check with Tatiana to match colors.
When wearing face masks, foundation & lip colors are not needed.
Solo Costumes
Solo costumes (one-of-a-kind dresses for females or vests/jackets for males) may be worn by Champion competitive dancers, in those level dances only (this includes Preliminary Champion, when it's offered). These costumes MUST be pre-approved prior to purchase by the instructor and cannot be worn in performance or competition without approval. Champion dancers may only purchase a solo if they also have a team dress. See the Forum for buying tips.
The Flying Irish name & logo (winged gillie) are trademarked; the winged gillie, hard shoe & double hard shoes (from website & tee shirts) are all copyrighted and may not be used or copied without permission.