Heritage Irish Stepdancer adults from Colorado practice an 8-hand.
Photo by Steve Wille
Many feiseanna offer competitions for adults. Here's a quick glance at the adult-friendly feiseanna in October. Plan on supporting a feis in your area that includes adult Irish dancers.
*source: www.feisworx.com 

Key: FF-first feis B-beginner, N-novice, PW-prize winner, O-open championship, / indicates combining of levels.

Portland Feis 2011
Portland, OR - Oct 1, 2011 to Oct 2, 2011
Murray School

B, N, PW
4 soft shoes
2 hard shoes, traditional speed
traditional set
2,3,4,6,8 hand figures
specials: first feis reel, treble reel, soft shoe reel, slip jig

Crossroads Feis 2011
Salt Lake City, UT - Oct 7, 2011 to Oct 8, 2011
Power Academy of Irish Dance

B, N, PW
4 soft shoes
2 hard shoes, traditional speed
traditional set
2,3,4,6,8 hand figures
specials: treble reel

Feis an Fhomhair (Irwin Feis) 2011
Calgary, AB - Oct 7, 2011 to Oct 9, 2011
Irwin School of Irish Dance

B, N, PW
4 soft shoes
2 hard shoes, traditional speed
traditional set
2,3,4,6,8 hand figures, progressive

Florida Suncoast Feis 2011
Palm Harbor, FL - Oct 7, 2011 to Oct 8, 2011
Stephen Scariff School of Irish Dance

B, N
4 soft shoes
2 hard shoes, traditional speed
traditional set
2,3,4,8 hand figures, family dance


Chicago Pat Roche Feis 2011
Chicago, IL - Oct 8, 2011 to Oct 9, 2011
Trinity Academy

B1/B2, N/PW
3 soft shoes
2 hard shoes, traditional speed
traditional set
8 hand figures

Tampa Bay Feis 2011
Palm Harbor, FL - Oct 8, 2011 to Oct 9, 2011
Stephen Scariff School of Irish Dance

B, N
3 soft shoes
2 hard shoes, traditional speed
traditional set
2,3,4,8 hand figures, family dance


Phoenix Halloween Feis 2011
Phoenix, AZ - Oct 15, 2011
Maguire Academy Phoenix

B,N,PW
4 soft shoes
2 hard shoes, traditional speed
traditional set
2,3,4,6,8 hand figures
specials: parent-child 2 hand, thriller special, music

Orange, CA – Oct 22, 2011 to Oct 23, 2011
Fearon O’Conner School

B,N,PW
4 soft shoes
2 hard shoes, traditional speed
traditional set
2,3,4,6,8 hand figures
specials: treble reel


Enchantment Feis 2011
Albuquerque, NM - Oct 29, 2011
Irish Stepdancers of NM and Coleman Academy

B, N/PW
4 soft shoes
2 hard shoes, traditional speed
traditional set
2,3,8 hand figures

Feile Samhain 2011
Vancouver, WA - Oct 29, 2011 to Oct 30, 2011
An Daire

B,N,PW
4 soft shoes
2 hard shoes, traditional speed
traditional set
2,3,4,6,8 hand figures, adult/child figure
specials: reel, treble reel


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