Only saw it once, but I thought it was fabulous, the best show they have by far. And I am very picky when it comes to Irish shows, being Irish. I would have preferred more classic Irish songs and ballads though. If they change it, as long as it still has Irish dance in it, and no Elmo or even worse, leprechauns (blech), it will probably be ok. It is better than a version of Riverdance I saw in Vegas (and paid dearly for it), where the Irish dancers ripped their dresses off halfway through. Which is the opposite of what Irish dance is supposed to be.
Celtic Fyre
- Thread starter Chris
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CF is ending a week early due to Jack Hanna.
wyldekat said:
Anyone see Cowboy Roy's comments on a Facebook page for this show?
"The Irish dancers haven't been affected by these recent developments. However they also have to re-audition for next year. The other dancers and singers whose contracts have been rescinded will go separate ways, to other shows."
Hope this post is not against forum rules.
"The Irish dancers haven't been affected by these recent developments. However they also have to re-audition for next year. The other dancers and singers whose contracts have been rescinded will go separate ways, to other shows."
Hope this post is not against forum rules.
Found another recording of the last song in CF... Start at 5:48http://youtu.be/s8qnolGeDDc?t=5m49s
Just CF..The globe is closed for reno. So Jack Hanna has to be in AST. The rest of the shows will run till the end of August.
Marie said:
Observations: Chris was back. We have not seen him in any shows this year. Brian was ad-libbing the intros. Pretty cool. I noticed some new faces, to me. The cast seemed to rotate being in performances through out the day much more that usual, also to my perception of earlier shows. The last show Tuesday it looked like Heather may have had a injury and Rachael took over during the show. Anyone know if she is okay?
FAL NR OX said:
The tune you are looking for is called "The Parting Glass". It is a very tradition (1700's) Irish farewell song. Plenty of versions around for it because of it's age.
BGW Family said:
After taking her regularly scheduled day off, Heather is back. Big sigh of relief, as she is one of my favorite performers.
It has occurred to me to wonder in the past if BGW provides any kind of health insurance for performers. Or are injuries sustained while performing considered to be workplace injuries covered by workman's comp? I would think that, like professional athletes, professional dancers could be one injury away from having their careers suddenly ended.
BGW offers *practically* no insurance. They offer some type of insurance for all team members but it really is a joke. It is just enough to *barely* qualify for a benefit.
Also, don't expect worker's comp to pay for anything but for the medical bills for on the job injuries. Any time missed you won't be compensated for because they just won't schedule you for work or call you and tell you not to show up and since your hourly you get no compensation.
Also, don't expect worker's comp to pay for anything but for the medical bills for on the job injuries. Any time missed you won't be compensated for because they just won't schedule you for work or call you and tell you not to show up and since your hourly you get no compensation.
Uh, no. that is not how comp works. The employer does not set the rules for workman's comp. they look at what you made in the past year and the employer HAS to pay like 90% of that, plus the medical costs. Comp is law, not business by business. Now, a way they can get out of it is if you test positive for drugs, then you get nothing.
I am almost fairly certain that is not how that happens. They just pay medical bills mostly. My information comes from experience, just saying.
If BGW is doing it this way, then they are breaking the law. I was wrong about the 90% though, check this out:
http://vwc.vi.virginia.gov/employees_guide.htm
http://vwc.vi.virginia.gov/employees_guide.htm
Cody said:
Keep in mind these are hourly team members, if their not scheduled it doesn't mean they are unable to perform the work, it just means they don't get paid. The information you quoted is for if you are scheduled to work and you can not work. Most cases that are somewhat serious but not severe, you return to work with restrictions therefore you are able to perform work assigned at the same wage, making the above invalid.
Consider it a loop hole the park exploits.
The loophole the park is exploiting is not the law, but the uninformed employees. it is not based on what you can potentially make but what you have made. It is not up to the park but up to the Virginia Workers Compensation Commission. if the park gives someone a light duty job yet does not schedule them, the commission decides if the park is being negligent, and will, in most cases, force the park to pay. I have a friend that this happened to. They put him in a light duty job and kept him off of the schedule, so he requested a hearing and ended up receiving all pay that he missed due to the company's negligence in a lump sum.