Adult Irish Dancing


Christy Dorrity
Adult Irish Dancing by Christy Dorrity

Adult-friendly feiseanna in October - Irish dance competitions for adults

Posted on Thursday, September 22, 2011 at 02:19 PM
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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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Another Adult Friendly Feis in October is the Western US Pre-Oireachtas Championships and Feis (East Bay Feis) in Oakland on October 15 & 16 at the Downtown Oakland Marriott and Convention Center. This feis have been in existence for 29 years and includes Adult Beginner, Novice and Prizewinner solos in the four light shoes and three hard shoe dances. In addition, this feis offers adult teams, including 2 hand, 3 hand, 4 hand Book, 6 hand book and 8 hand book competitions. There is also an adult only Hornpipe Trophy Special. Somehow, this Feis missed your list!
Yay to the adult-friendly feisana! I am an adult dancer and have been dancing for 12 years now. I did not Irish dance as a child and come back to it as an adult; I was a real "beginner". Plan on doing it as long as I can! I dance with a great group of adults of all ages, as well.
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