Upcoming Grade Exams 📝
Take Grade Exams 1-6 at Marquette University on December 14. Registration is through Feisworx under Marquette Grade Exams.
What are Grades?
The Grade Exams provide a structured framework to progress and achieve a strong foundation in Irish Dance. It provides a worthwhile sense of achievement for dancers whether they dance for recreation OR competition, or hope to one day pursue a career in Irish Dancing.
Grade exams are unlike competitions in that each candidate is individually examined and receives a detailed written assessment of their performance and knowledge of the grade being attempted. They are open to both male and female candidates regardless of age and ability.
A dancer who successfully completes all 12 Grades will be awarded “The Diploma of the Irish Dancing Commission,” and will be eligible to apply for the TCRG (Irish Dance Teacher) examination.
Grade 1
Easy Reel (speed 122-124)
Light Jig (speed 116)
Basic, beginner steps must be performed
Grade 2
Easy Slip Jig (speed 116)
Easy Single Jig (speed 116)
Basic, beginner steps must be performed
Grade 3
Primary Reel (speed 116-118)
Basic Heavy Jig (speed 96)
Basic, beginner steps must be performed
Grade 4
Primary Slip Jig (speed 120)
St. Patrick’s Day (traditional set, speed 94)
Grade 5
Advanced Reel (speed 113)
Basic Hornpipe (traditional set, speed 144)
Walls of Limerick (ceili, progressive 4-hand, reel)
Grade 6
Advanced Slip Jig (speed 113)
The Blackbird (speed 144)
Siege of Ennis (ceili, progressive 8-hand, jig)
Questions about the Grade Exams? Contact @Amanda Krasowski or @Kendal Victoria - both have completed Grades 1-12!