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:

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  • 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
U5U6U7U8U9U10U11O11
REEL105RL106RL107RL108RL109RL110RL111RL112RL
LIGHT JIG105LJ106LJ107LJ108LJ109LJ110LJ111LJ112LJ
SLIP JIG105SJ106SJ107SJ108SJ109SJ110SJ111SJ112SJ
 BOYS
U5U6U7U8U9U10U11O11
REEL155RL156RL157RL158RL159RL160RL161RL162RL
LIGHT JIG155LJ156LJ157LJ158LJ159LJ160LJ161LJ162LJ
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
U5U6U7U8U9U10U11U12O12
REEL205RL206RL207RL208RL209RL210RL211RL212RL213RL
LIGHT JIG205LJ206LJ207LJ208LJ209LJ210LJ211LJ212LJ213LJ
SLIP JIG205SJ206SJ207SJ208SJ209SJ210SJ211SJ212SJ213SJ
 BOYS
U5U6U7U8U9U10U11U12O12
REEL255RL256RL257RL258RL259RL260RL261RL262RL263RL
LIGHT JIG255LJ256LJ257LJ258LJ259LJ260LJ261LJ262LJ263LJ
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
U6U7U8U9U10U11U12U13O13
REEL306RL307RL308RL309RL310RL311RL312RL313RL314RL
LIGHT JIG306LJ307LJ308LJ309LJ310LJ311LJ312LJ313LJ314LJ
SLIP JIG306SJ307SJ308SJ309SJ310SJ311SJ312SJ313SJ314SJ
TREBLE JIG306TJ307TJ308TJ309TJ310TJ311TJ312TJ313TJ314TJ
HORNPIPE306HP307HP308HP309HP310HP311HP312HP313HP314HP
ST PATRICK’SDAY306PD307PD308PD309PD310PD311PD312PD313PD314PD
 BOYS
U6U7U8U9U10U11U12U13O13
REEL356RL357RL358RL359RL360RL361RL362RL363RL364RL
LIGHT JIG356LJ357LJ358LJ359LJ360LJ361LJ362LJ363LJ364LJ
SLIP JIG
TREBLE JIG356TJ357TJ358TJ359TJ360TJ361TJ362TJ363TJ364TJ
HORNPIPE356HP357HP358HP359HP360HP361HP362HP363HP364HP
ST PATRICK’SDAY356PD357PD358PD359PD360PD361PD362PD363PD364PD

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
U7U8U9U10U11U12U13U14U15O15
REEL407RL408RL409RL410RL411RL412RL413RL414RL415RL416RL
LIGHT JIG407LJ408LJ409LJ410LJ411LJ412LJ413LJ414LJ415LJ416LJ
SLIP JIG407SJ408SJ409SJ410SJ411SJ412SJ413SJ414SJ415SJ416SJ
TREBLE JIG407TJ408TJ409TJ410TJ411TJ412TJ413TJ414TJ415TJ416TJ
HORNPIPE407HP408HP409HP410HP411HP412HP413HP414HP415HP416HP
TRADITIONAL SET407TS408TS409TS410TS411TS412TS413TS414TS415TS416TS
 BOYS
U7U8U9U10U11U12U13U14U15O15
REEL457RL458RL459RL460RL461RL462RL463RL464RL465RL466RL
LIGHT JIG457LJ458LJ459LJ460LJ461LJ462LJ463LJ464LJ465LJ466LJ
SLIP JIG
TREBLE JIG457TJ458TJ459TJ460TJ461TJ462TJ463TJ464TJ465TJ466TJ
HORNPIPE457HP458HP459HP460HP461HP462HP463HP464HP465HP466HP
TRADITIONAL SET457TS458TS459TS460TS461TS462TS463TS464TS465TS466TS

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
U7U8U9U10U11U12U13U14U15O15
REEL507RL508RL509RL510RL511RL512RL513RL514RL515RL516RL
LIGHT JIG507LJ508LJ509LJ510LJ511LJ512LJ513LJ514LJ515LJ516LJ
SLIP JIG507SJ508SJ509SJ510SJ511SJ512SJ513SJ514SJ515SJ516SJ
TREBLE JIG507TJ508TJ509TJ510TJ511TJ512TJ513TJ514TJ515TJ516TJ
HORNPIPE507HP508HP509HP510HP511HP512HP513HP514HP515HP516HP
TRADITIONAL SET507TS508TS509TS510TS511TS512TS513TS514TS515TS516TS
 BOYS
U6U7U8U9U10U11U12U13O13
REEL356RL357RL358RL359RL360RL361RL362RL363RL364RL
LIGHT JIG356LJ357LJ358LJ359LJ360LJ361LJ362LJ363LJ364LJ
SLIP JIG
TREBLE JIG356TJ357TJ358TJ359TJ360TJ361TJ362TJ363TJ364TJ
HORNPIPE356HP357HP358HP359HP360HP361HP362HP363HP364HP
ST PATRICK’SDAY356PD357PD358PD359PD360PD361PD362PD363PD364PD

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
Preliminary Championship609PC610PC611PC612PC613PC614PC615PC616PC617PC618PC
Set Dance609SD610SD611SD612SD613SD614SD615SD616SD617SD618SD

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
U10U12U14U16U18O18
Championship710OC712OC714OC716OC718OC719OC
 BOYS / MEN
U12U14U16U18O18
Championship762OC764OC766OC768OC769OC

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
REEL299RL399RL499RL599RL
LIGHT JIG299LJ399LJ499LJ599LJ
SLIP JIG299SJ399SJ499SJ599SJ
TREBLE JIG299TJ399TJ499TJ599TJ
HORNPIPE299HP399HP499HP599HP

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
3 HAND REEL9307FD9309FD9311FD9313FD9315FD9316FD9399FD
4 HAND REEL/JIG9407FS9409FD9411FD9413FD9415FD9416FD9499FD

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
U11TR10TR22
11+TR11TR23