Cas Dansa

Cas Dansa is my dance studio's performing group. Every Friday all the girls who perform with the studio practice for three hours.

We teach the younger girls dances that have been passed down for years. We also choreograph or make up new dances with all the girls.

We do a couple performances annually. Every year we perform at Milwaukee's Irish Fest, Chicago's Celtic Fest, The Burns Supper, and The Feast of the Haggis.

The Burns Supper and The Feast of the Haggis are both St. Andrew Society dinners. They are very formal and we always dress up after we perform and then eat dinner with anyone else.

Irish Fest and Celtic Fest are both performances outside at huge festivals where there are many different things to do such as watch the bag pipe bands or go to booths that sell Celtic jewelry or paintings.

A Highland Dancer's Schedule

I am at the highest level of highland dance and currently preparing for Regionals. If i do well enough at Regionals this year, I'll make it to Nationals.

Every week I have Highland Dance class three nights a week. On Tuesdays and Thursdays I have a two hour dance class. On Fridays I have dance class for three hours.

On Wednesdays I have an hour and a half ballet class and a half hour pointe class. Ballet helps me to learn to be graceful in Highland dance. Highland dance originated from ballet therefore it helps me to be a better highland dancer.

On days like Mondays, Wednesdays, Saturdays, and Sundays when I don't have dance class I practice at home for at least an hour.

Some Saturdays however, I have a competition or a performance.