No make-up for Irish dancers under 10, but fake tan is OK

The false tan can stay.

Irish dancing chiefs, who have introduced a ban, including false eyelashes, on make-up for girls competing up to under-10 level, have stopped short of banning the application of artificial tan on the legs and faces of competitors.

But the Irish Dancing Commission admitted yesterday that it was hoping that parents and dance teachers would ‘pull back’ on the heavy use of false tan.