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You Might Be an Irish Dance Veteran, if…
By Mrs. Finnegan
- Your solo dress cost less than an economy car and is no more elaborate than most of the school dresses you see.
- You remember when hair was only expected to be neat and clean, and makeup was to be minimal. Nail polish was forbidden.
- You think a few rhinestones is enough to make a solo dress flashy.
- You once believed there were only two traditional set dances.
- You remember when most everyone thought Irish dancers were just Highland dancers in green dresses.
- You can list and locate every bone, muscle and tendon in your legs and feet because you’ve injured every one of them.
- You think all the new dancers are turning their drums backward.
- You can tell there’s concrete under a floor just by jumping on it once.
- You can’t remember what it’s like to have normal looking feet.
- Your dance bag includes ace bandages and a tube of Ben-Gay.