Adult-friendly Irish dance feiseanna for January

By: Christy Dorrity | Published Thursday, January 26, 2012, 5:30 PM | Updated Thursday, January 26, 2012, 5:30 PM

Megan Howard TCRG teaches a beginner adult Irish dance class
at Culkin School in Silver Spring, Maryland
photo credit Bill H on flickr

Many feiseanna offer competitions for adult Irish dancers. Here's a quick glance at feiseanna that are friendly to adult Irish dancers in January. Plan on supporting a feis in your area that includes adult Irish dancers and keep an eye out for those feiseanna who are offering slow speed dances for adults.
*source: www.feisworx.com

Key: FF-first feis B-beginner, N-novice, PW-prize winner, O-open championship

Feis New Orleans 2012
New Orleans, LA - Jan 14, 2012
McTeggart, Louisiana
B/BII, N/PW
4 soft shoe
2 hard shoe, traditional speed only
2 hand reel or light jig, 3 hand reel, 4,6,8 book dance

specials: double reel, music, vocal, art, spoken word, baking

Blakey Calgary Feis 2012
Calgary, AB - Jan 20, 2012 to Jan 22, 2012
Blakey School of Irish Dance
B, N, PW
4 soft shoe
2 hard shoe
traditional set
2,3,4,6,8, progressive

specials: treble reel

King-O'Sullivan Winterfeis 2012
Atlanta, GA - Jan 21, 2012
King O'Sullivan School of Irish Dance
B, N, O
3 soft shoe
2 hard shoe

parent/child figure (any)

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Wisconsin Winterfeis 2012
Waukesha, WI - Jan 21, 2012
Cashel-Dennehy
B/BII, N/PW
3 soft shoe
2 hard shoe, traditional speeds only
traditional set
figure (any)

Irish Cultural & Heritage Society Feis 2012
Waukesha, WI - Jan 22, 2012
Irish Cultural and Heritage Heritage Center
B/BII, N/PW
3 soft shoe
2 hard shoe, traditional speeds only
traditional set

figure (any)

Colorado WinterFeis 2012
Castle Rock, CO - Jan 27, 2012 to Jan 28, 2012
Wick School
B(over 40), B, N, PW
4 soft shoe
2 hard shoe, traditional speeds only
traditional set
2,3,4,6,8,

specials: trophy (soft shoe and non-trad set)

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