2012 All Ireland Irish Dancing Championships - top five girls from 2011

Four North American females hold 2011 All-Ireland Irish Dancing Championship titles and all four will be in Dublin next week to defend their position at the top of the podium. FULL STORY >

Adult Irish dancer Sara Kubik with Maple Academy in Virginia -PHOTOS

Sara Kubik, adult Irish dancer from Maple Academy in Virginia  When I talk to other adult Irish dancers, I often find that they feel isolated. While you may be the only adult dancer in your area, there are thousands more who lace up their hard shoes and pound the floor with seasoned ... FULL STORY >

Irish dance All Ireland Dancing Championships coming soon to Dublin - PHOTOS

The first major international Irish dancing competition of 2012 is the All-Ireland Dancing Championships (Oireachtas Rince na h’Eireann), organized by An Coimisiún Le Rincí Gaelacha. FULL STORY >

Top three Irish dancing competition girls results from O'Rourke School Feis

O'Rourke Irish Dance hosts 2nd annual Irish dancing competition in Purchase, New York Saturday. The second O'Rourke School Feis was held Saturday February 4th at State University of New York's Purchase ... FULL STORY >

Songs for the 4th - 5th February Irish dancing competitions - VIDEOS

by Patricia McNamara, Feis America contributorHeading to Houston this weekend for the Heart of Texas Feis or Bloomington for the Mall of America Feis? How about Ohio for the North Coast Feis, New York for the O'Rourke Feis or Utah for the Shelley Wasatch ... FULL STORY >

Monthly feature with an Irish dancer - Twenty questions for a Reel Boy

Every month, an Open Champion Irish dancer will be featured here on the Moms to Reel Boys blog. This month, I interviewed Brandon Asazawa of Ohio, ... FULL STORY >

First-time regional Irish dance champions - PHOTOS

2011 New England Regional Irish Dancing Champion Girls under 9 Jillian Collins (pink) hugs Brigitte Reid. Photo by Dana Sulger There may be nothing so exciting than watching a brand new regional Irish dancing champion realize that he or she is the last one standing during ... FULL STORY >

Feis America print publication to be acquired by IDM

Irish Dancing & Culture Magazine (IDM) today announced it has entered exclusive negotiations to acquire Feis America LLC's print publication, Feis America Magazine, and specifically its subscriber files. FULL STORY >

Songs for the 28th - 29th January Irish dancing competitions – VIDEOS

by PATRICIA MCNAMARA, Feis America Magazine contributor Heading to Colorado this weekend for the Colorado Winterfeis or Connecticut for the Horgan Academy Winter Feis? How about Ontario for the O'Donnell Winter ... FULL STORY >

Adult-friendly Irish dance feiseanna for February

Adult Irish dancers demonstrating ceili dancing photo credit: Ainemcg/flickr Many feiseanna offer competitions for adult Irish dancers.  Here's a quick glance at feiseanna that are friendly to adult Irish dancers in ... FULL STORY >

Irish dance is expensive - Ways to save money

Today, having kids who are interested in anything means money out of pocket for classes and gear and opportunities to use their new found talents. Music lessons, sports, art classes all cost ... FULL STORY >

Irish dancer Betty Thompson is runner-up at Miss America 2012 competition - VIDEOS

Irish dance took center stage at this year’s Miss America scholarship competition that aired on ABC over the weekend. FULL STORY >

Cosa Meara provides a network for collegiate adult Irish dancers

Cosa Meara is the first Irish dance network for collegiate Irish dancers. Cosa Meara (pronounced koh-suh mah-ruh) began in 2006 as a student-run Irish dance company at the University of ... FULL STORY >

Riverdance star Jean Butler revisits Irish dance - VIDEO

Jean Butler may have put her ghillies to rest in 2010, but the Riverdance lead lady's mark on the Irish dance world won't be fading any time soon.   On ... FULL STORY >

Adult Irish dancer Cecile Greard with Sarah Clark Academy in Paris, France

Adult Irish dancer, Cecile Greard with Sarah Clark Academy  When I talk to other adult Irish dancers, I often find that they feel isolated. While you may be the only adult dancer in your area, there are thousands more who lace up their hard shoes and pound the floor with seasoned ... FULL STORY >

Advice to bullied boy Irish dancers

I found all kinds of sites with info on the latest statistics of bullying. Verbal abuse, cyber bullying, physical violence, ... FULL STORY >

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