Songs for the Jan. 28-29 Irish dancing competitions – VIDEOS

by PATRICIA MCNAMARA, Feis America Magazine contributorHeading 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 dancingphoto credit: Ainemcg/flickrMany 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 Dancing in the desert with the Bracken School - PHOTOS

Three of the Bracken senior champsPHOTOS - see below The Christmas decorations had been put away, the champagne is done, the New Year has begun, and that meant it was time for the Bracken School’s Feis in the Desert, the Western Region’s first Irish dancing competition of the year.  As usual blue skies and mild temperatures greeted visitors from all over the ... 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 >

LISTEN IN – Check out IrishCentral’s podcast for your top stories

IrishCentral has launched a news podcast bringing the top news to our readers and listeners five days a week. 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 >

Adult Irish dancer's New Year's resolutions

You know what it takes, now do it! Photo of adult Irish dancer taken by toosuto on Flickr Working will win when wishy, washy, wishing ... FULL STORY >

Top 10 Irish dance videos of 2011 - VIDEOS

It's been a big year for Irish dance on the Internet. From hand-dancers to Sneaky Steppers, Irish dance videos blew up YouTube in ... FULL STORY >

Christmas stocking stuffers for Irish dancers

With four more days until Christmas, many parents are done with the big gifts and looking for those little stocking stuffers and extras for their kids. I know I ... FULL STORY >

Play is the great equalizer for boys in Irish dance - boys will be boys

Boys occupying themselves at a competition Zane Pall and Ciaran Traynor playing a video game at the North American Nationals in Ottawa- 2007 It seems that no matter what, "boys will be boys" is the norm- even in the competitive world of Irish dance. Even if the boys are hardcore competitors on the Irish dance stage, they come off and find some way of connecting whether it's in goofing off, playing video games, or even impromptu soccer games in the ... FULL STORY >

Western Canadian Region Oireachtas Parade of Champions - VIDEO

Ready to be wowed? Check out these Western Canadian Oireachtas champs! FULL STORY >

The end of my Irish dance hiatus - coming out of retirement for Oireachtas 2011

The fall season is high-time for regional Irish dance competition across North America, and for the Mid-Atlantic region, Thanksgiving weekend is forever linked with the annual Oireachtas in Philadelphia. FULL STORY >

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