2023 Syllabus
All details regarding the Badger State Feis can be found in this year's syllabus. View or download the syllabus for information on:
- Event Information
- Registration Information
- Hotel Information
- Entry Fees
- Categories
- Set Speeds
- Rules
FIRST FEIS $13.00 PER DANCER PER DANCE
The First Feis level has been established for dancers who are competing in their very First Feis. Once a dancer competes in the First Feis category, the dancer must move into Beginner 1 or Beginner 2. AT THIS LEVEL, DANCERS ARE NOT ALLOWED TO COMPETE IN SOLO COSTUMES (school costumes only). Dancers competing in the First Feis category are limited to participating in First Feis Category ONLY.
| GIRLS | |||||||
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U5 | U6 | U7 | U8 | U9 | U10 | U11 | O11 | |
REEL | 105RL | 106RL | 107RL | 108RL | 109RL | 110RL | 111RL | 112RL |
LIGHT JIG | 105LJ | 106LJ | 107LJ | 108LJ | 109LJ | 110LJ | 111LJ | 112LJ |
SLIP JIG | 105SJ | 106SJ | 107SJ | 108SJ | 109SJ | 110SJ | 111SJ | 112SJ |
| BOYS | |||||||
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U5 | U6 | U7 | U8 | U9 | U10 | U11 | O11 | |
REEL | 155RL | 156RL | 157RL | 158RL | 159RL | 160RL | 161RL | 162RL |
LIGHT JIG | 155LJ | 156LJ | 157LJ | 158LJ | 159LJ | 160LJ | 161LJ | 162LJ |
SLIP JIG |
BEGINNER 1 $13.00 per dancer per dance
All hard shoe dances at traditional speeds.
A dancer who has been dancing for less than one year. A Beginner 1 must move to Beginner 2 no later than January 1st of the dancers second year of instruction, or may move to Beginner 2 earlier with teacher’s permission and provided that the Feis has not closed to changes. Note: A Beginner 1 dancer who starts in September may continue as a Beginner 1 until December of the following year (16 months) before moving into Beginner 2.
AT THIS LEVEL, DANCERS ARE NOT ALLOWED TO COMPETE IN SOLO COSTUMES (school costumes only).
| GIRLS | ||||||||
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U5 | U6 | U7 | U8 | U9 | U10 | U11 | U12 | O12 | |
REEL | 205RL | 206RL | 207RL | 208RL | 209RL | 210RL | 211RL | 212RL | 213RL |
LIGHT JIG | 205LJ | 206LJ | 207LJ | 208LJ | 209LJ | 210LJ | 211LJ | 212LJ | 213LJ |
SLIP JIG | 205SJ | 206SJ | 207SJ | 208SJ | 209SJ | 210SJ | 211SJ | 212SJ | 213SJ |
| BOYS | ||||||||
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U5 | U6 | U7 | U8 | U9 | U10 | U11 | U12 | O12 | |
REEL | 255RL | 256RL | 257RL | 258RL | 259RL | 260RL | 261RL | 262RL | 263RL |
LIGHT JIG | 255LJ | 256LJ | 257LJ | 258LJ | 259LJ | 260LJ | 261LJ | 262LJ | 263LJ |
SLIP JIG |
BEGINNER 2 $13.00 per dancer per dance
All hard shoe dances at traditional speeds.
A dancer who has been dancing for no more than one year and who has not won a 1st, 2nd, or 3rd in Beginner 2. A dancer who has won a 1st, 2nd, or 3rd in a Beginner 2 dance must move into Novice in that dance no later than January 1st of the next calendar year or with teacher’s permission as soon as the next Feis (if said Feis has not closed to changes).
AT THIS LEVEL, DANCERS ARE NOT ALLOWED TO COMPETE IN SOLO COSTUMES (school costumes only).
| GIRLS | ||||||||
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U6 | U7 | U8 | U9 | U10 | U11 | U12 | U13 | O13 | |
REEL | 306RL | 307RL | 308RL | 309RL | 310RL | 311RL | 312RL | 313RL | 314RL |
LIGHT JIG | 306LJ | 307LJ | 308LJ | 309LJ | 310LJ | 311LJ | 312LJ | 313LJ | 314LJ |
SLIP JIG | 306SJ | 307SJ | 308SJ | 309SJ | 310SJ | 311SJ | 312SJ | 313SJ | 314SJ |
TREBLE JIG | 306TJ | 307TJ | 308TJ | 309TJ | 310TJ | 311TJ | 312TJ | 313TJ | 314TJ |
HORNPIPE | 306HP | 307HP | 308HP | 309HP | 310HP | 311HP | 312HP | 313HP | 314HP |
ST PATRICK’SDAY | 306PD | 307PD | 308PD | 309PD | 310PD | 311PD | 312PD | 313PD | 314PD |
| BOYS | ||||||||
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U6 | U7 | U8 | U9 | U10 | U11 | U12 | U13 | O13 | |
REEL | 356RL | 357RL | 358RL | 359RL | 360RL | 361RL | 362RL | 363RL | 364RL |
LIGHT JIG | 356LJ | 357LJ | 358LJ | 359LJ | 360LJ | 361LJ | 362LJ | 363LJ | 364LJ |
SLIP JIG | |||||||||
TREBLE JIG | 356TJ | 357TJ | 358TJ | 359TJ | 360TJ | 361TJ | 362TJ | 363TJ | 364TJ |
HORNPIPE | 356HP | 357HP | 358HP | 359HP | 360HP | 361HP | 362HP | 363HP | 364HP |
ST PATRICK’SDAY | 356PD | 357PD | 358PD | 359PD | 360PD | 361PD | 362PD | 363PD | 364PD |
NOVICE $13.00 per dancer per dance
All hard shoes dances can be done at either traditional speed or slow speed.
A dancer moves into Novice as a result of placing 1st, 2nd, or 3rd in that dance as indicated in Beginner 2. A dancer who wins 1st in a Novice dance must move into Prizewinner in that dance no later than January 1st of the next calendar year or with teacher’s permission as soon as the next Feis (if said Feis has not closed to changes).
| GIRLS | |||||||||
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U7 | U8 | U9 | U10 | U11 | U12 | U13 | U14 | U15 | O15 | |
REEL | 407RL | 408RL | 409RL | 410RL | 411RL | 412RL | 413RL | 414RL | 415RL | 416RL |
LIGHT JIG | 407LJ | 408LJ | 409LJ | 410LJ | 411LJ | 412LJ | 413LJ | 414LJ | 415LJ | 416LJ |
SLIP JIG | 407SJ | 408SJ | 409SJ | 410SJ | 411SJ | 412SJ | 413SJ | 414SJ | 415SJ | 416SJ |
TREBLE JIG | 407TJ | 408TJ | 409TJ | 410TJ | 411TJ | 412TJ | 413TJ | 414TJ | 415TJ | 416TJ |
HORNPIPE | 407HP | 408HP | 409HP | 410HP | 411HP | 412HP | 413HP | 414HP | 415HP | 416HP |
TRADITIONAL SET | 407TS | 408TS | 409TS | 410TS | 411TS | 412TS | 413TS | 414TS | 415TS | 416TS |
| BOYS | |||||||||
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U7 | U8 | U9 | U10 | U11 | U12 | U13 | U14 | U15 | O15 | |
REEL | 457RL | 458RL | 459RL | 460RL | 461RL | 462RL | 463RL | 464RL | 465RL | 466RL |
LIGHT JIG | 457LJ | 458LJ | 459LJ | 460LJ | 461LJ | 462LJ | 463LJ | 464LJ | 465LJ | 466LJ |
SLIP JIG | ||||||||||
TREBLE JIG | 457TJ | 458TJ | 459TJ | 460TJ | 461TJ | 462TJ | 463TJ | 464TJ | 465TJ | 466TJ |
HORNPIPE | 457HP | 458HP | 459HP | 460HP | 461HP | 462HP | 463HP | 464HP | 465HP | 466HP |
TRADITIONAL SET | 457TS | 458TS | 459TS | 460TS | 461TS | 462TS | 463TS | 464TS | 465TS | 466TS |
PRIZE WINNER $13.00 per dancer per dance
All hard shoes dances can be done at either traditional speed or slow speed.
A dancer moves into Prizewinner as a result of placing 1st as indicated in Novice.
| GIRLS | |||||||||
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U7 | U8 | U9 | U10 | U11 | U12 | U13 | U14 | U15 | O15 | |
REEL | 507RL | 508RL | 509RL | 510RL | 511RL | 512RL | 513RL | 514RL | 515RL | 516RL |
LIGHT JIG | 507LJ | 508LJ | 509LJ | 510LJ | 511LJ | 512LJ | 513LJ | 514LJ | 515LJ | 516LJ |
SLIP JIG | 507SJ | 508SJ | 509SJ | 510SJ | 511SJ | 512SJ | 513SJ | 514SJ | 515SJ | 516SJ |
TREBLE JIG | 507TJ | 508TJ | 509TJ | 510TJ | 511TJ | 512TJ | 513TJ | 514TJ | 515TJ | 516TJ |
HORNPIPE | 507HP | 508HP | 509HP | 510HP | 511HP | 512HP | 513HP | 514HP | 515HP | 516HP |
TRADITIONAL SET | 507TS | 508TS | 509TS | 510TS | 511TS | 512TS | 513TS | 514TS | 515TS | 516TS |
| BOYS | ||||||||
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U6 | U7 | U8 | U9 | U10 | U11 | U12 | U13 | O13 | |
REEL | 356RL | 357RL | 358RL | 359RL | 360RL | 361RL | 362RL | 363RL | 364RL |
LIGHT JIG | 356LJ | 357LJ | 358LJ | 359LJ | 360LJ | 361LJ | 362LJ | 363LJ | 364LJ |
SLIP JIG | |||||||||
TREBLE JIG | 356TJ | 357TJ | 358TJ | 359TJ | 360TJ | 361TJ | 362TJ | 363TJ | 364TJ |
HORNPIPE | 356HP | 357HP | 358HP | 359HP | 360HP | 361HP | 362HP | 363HP | 364HP |
ST PATRICK’SDAY | 356PD | 357PD | 358PD | 359PD | 360PD | 361PD | 362PD | 363PD | 364PD |
PRELIMINARY CHAMPIONSHIPS $55.00 per championship competitor & $13.00 per set dance competitor
A dancer who wins 1st place in each of the Open dances (reel, slip-jig, treble jig, and hornpipe) can move into Preliminary Championships with teacher’s permission (IDTAMA). Boys and Girls will compete against each other, however if there are at least 5 boys entered, the boys will be moved into a separate competition. In cases where a Feis elects to split a competition due to a large entry, the split must be done by birth date age in the same manner as the North American Championships.
Dancers will perform 48 bars of the reel or 40 bars of the slip-jig and 40 bars of the hornpipe or 48 bars of the treble jig.
Preliminary Championship will be judged and scored by all 3 judges. In addition, awards will also be awarded for each solo round (light and heavy round) based on the scores of one judge (different judges scores for light and heavy).
| U9 | U10 | U11 | U12 | U13 | U14 | U15 | U16 | U17 | O17 |
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Preliminary Championship | 609PC | 610PC | 611PC | 612PC | 613PC | 614PC | 615PC | 616PC | 617PC | 618PC |
Set Dance | 609SD | 610SD | 611SD | 612SD | 613SD | 614SD | 615SD | 616SD | 617SD | 618SD |
OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS $60.00 per Competitor
A dancer who wins two First Place awards in one calendar year will move on to Open Championship the following year, or as soon as the second win is achieved, in any age category, in the following years. Only in the case of back-to-back Feiseanna (successive days), in which case the first win in the first Feis will not change the dancer’s status for the second Feis. Placing in a Regional or National Oireachtas does not change the status of a competitor.
Dancers will perform: 48 bars of reel or 40 bars of slip-jig, 40 bars of the hornpipe or 48 bars of the treble jig, and a Set Dance.
Open Championship will be judged and scored by all 3 judges. In addition, awards will also be posted for each solo round (light, heavy, and set) based on the scores of one judge (different for each round).
Competitions WILL NOT be combined when there are less than 5 competitors. Boys WILL NOT be combined with the girls.
| GIRLS / LADIES | |||||
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U10 | U12 | U14 | U16 | U18 | O18 | |
Championship | 710OC | 712OC | 714OC | 716OC | 718OC | 719OC |
| BOYS / MEN | ||||
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U12 | U14 | U16 | U18 | O18 | |
Championship | 762OC | 764OC | 766OC | 768OC | 769OC |
Adult $13.00 per dancer per dance
A dancer who started dancing at the age of 18 or older OR any dancer 18 or older who has not competed in at least five years in a youth competition AND has never placed in the top three in a youth Preliminary Championship competition of more than five competitors.
Dancers who are in the adult categories cannot enter any competition other than Adult specified competitions. A dancer who wishes to return to any category other than Adult must remain out of adult competitions until they retire from dancing for five consecutive years.
| BEGINNER 1 | BEGINNER 2 | NOVICE | PRIZEWINNER |
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REEL | 299RL | 399RL | 499RL | 599RL |
LIGHT JIG | 299LJ | 399LJ | 499LJ | 599LJ |
SLIP JIG | 299SJ | 399SJ | 499SJ | 599SJ |
TREBLE JIG | 299TJ | 399TJ | 499TJ | 599TJ |
HORNPIPE | 299HP | 399HP | 499HP | 599HP |
Figures $13.00 per dancer per dance
There are no restrictions on figure age groups.
Figure age groups will be determined by the oldest dancer.
| U7 | U9 | U11 | U13 | U15 | O15 | ADULT |
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3 HAND REEL | 9307FD | 9309FD | 9311FD | 9313FD | 9315FD | 9316FD | 9399FD |
4 HAND REEL/JIG | 9407FS | 9409FD | 9411FD | 9413FD | 9415FD | 9416FD | 9499FD |
TREBLE REEL $13.00 per dancer per dance
All fees for the treble reel competitions goes to a charity
| Non-champ dancers | PC/OC dancers |
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U11 | TR10 | TR22 |
11+ | TR11 | TR23 |