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- Doherty's Carson and Taylor Defend Irish National Irish Dancing Championship Titles: Top 5 Ladies Results
- Irish National Irish Dancing Championships More Teen Girls Top 5 Solo Results
- Irish National Irish Dancing Championships top team results
- All Ireland Irish Dancing Champion Slemon Clinches Irish National Title - Boys top five results
- World Irish Dancing Champion Kelly clinches Nationals - Top five results
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Doherty's Carson and Taylor Defend Irish National Irish Dancing Championship Titles: Top 5 Ladies Results
Irish National Irish Dancing Championships top team results
Photo courtesy Paul Seale
Seven team competitions involving hundreds of skilled Irish dancers kept audiences enthralled this weekend at An Coimisiun le Rinci Gaelacha's Irish National Irish Dancing Championships in Dublin. Irish dancing schools from every region of Ireland competed for the top spot on the podium, and seven winners, including three teams from Ui She in the Leicester Region, were the delight of Irish dance enthusiasts in attendance at CityWest.
All Ireland Irish Dancing Champion Slemon Clinches Irish National Title - Boys top five results
Photo courtesy Annette Foley Slemon
Sean Slemon, the 2012 All Ireland Irish Dancing Champion for Boys 9-10, claimed the Irish National Irish Dancing Championship title Saturday in Dublin. Slemon, who dances with Rinceoiri na Riochta in the Munster Region of Ireland, was followed by his friendly rival Jack Lynch from Ui She. Lynch placed 2nd at the 2012 All Ireland Irish Dancing Championships.
World Irish Dancing Champion Kelly clinches Nationals - Top five results
shown here as 2011 World Irish Dancing Champion
Photo courtesy Sylvan-Kelly
Two-time World Irish Dancing Champion and All Ireland Irish Dancing Champion Ronan Kelly has won the Irish National Irish Dancing Championship for Boys 11-12.
The 2012 Irish National Irish Dancing Championships, hosted at CityWest in Dublin by An Coimisiún le Rincí Gaelacha, is taking place this weekend. In the Girls 11-12 and 12-13 events, two-time World Irish Dancing Champions Keeva Corry and Brogan McCay topped the podium as well.
World Irish Dancing Champions Brogan McCay and Keeva Corry clinch Irish national titles
Photo courtesy Camelia Rose
Keeva Corry, the two-time 2011 and 2012 World Irish Dancing Champion and 2012 All Ireland Irish Dancing Champion from Croghan-Greene in the Munster Region of Ireland has clinched the Irish National Irish Dancing Championship for Girls 11-12.
Photo courtesy McCay Family
The 2011 and 2012 World Irish Dancing Champion Brogan McCay, whose claims to fame include a starring role in Jig! The Film, is the 2012 All Ireland Irish Dancing Champion for Girls 12-13. McCay dances with McConomy Bradley in the Ulster Region of Ireland.
Songs for the 12th – 13th May Irish dancing competitions – VIDEOS
by PATRICIA MCNAMARA
No matter your competitive destination this weekend, we want to share four tunes you should add to your own playlist before lacing up, taking the stage and honoring our favorite Feis Moms. Best of luck to all competitors. And be sure to come back here and share your results!
Songs for the 5th – 6th May Irish dancing competitions – VIDEOS
by PATRICIA MCNAMARA
Heading to Atlanta this weekend for the Peach State Feis or Edison for the Shea-Jennings School Feis? Wisconsin for the Wisconsin Spring Feis or Connecticut for the Lynn Academy Spring Feis? Or maybe you’re traveling to Canada for the Victoria Feis or Forest City Feis.
Giving back with Irish dance - Carolan School and LauraLynn House
with Sarah Klopp, Feis America LLC intern
Songs for the 28th – 29th April Irish dancing competitions - VIDEOS
by PATRICIA MCNAMARA
Heading to Alberta this weekend for the Mattierin Spring "Feis in the Park" or Little Rock for the Little Rock Feis? Or maybe you’re off to Syracuse for the Bob Gabor CNY Feis, Seattle for the Emerald City Feis or Stuart, Florida for the South Florida Feis. Maybe you’re gearing up for Utah’s Feis SLC, Massachusetts’ Hansen-Keohane School Feis or perhaps Pennsylvania’s Four Provinces Feis.
North American National Irish Dancing Championships in Chicago in 2012
Songs for the 21st – 22nd April Irish dancing competitions - VIDEOS
by PATRICIA MCNAMARA
Heading to San Francisco this weekend for the Golden State Feis or to Wildwood, New Jersey for the Cummins School Feis at the Beach? Or maybe you're going to Ohio for the Buckeye State Feis.
No matter your competitive destination this weekend, we want to share four tunes you should add to your own playlist before lacing up and taking the stage. Best of luck to all competitors and be sure to come back and share your results with us!
Romance Rocks World Irish Dancing Championships for Jade Bridgewater and Mitchell Hodges
Photo: Callum Bridgewater
Jade Bridgewater and Mitchell Hodges had an extra special reason for enjoying the World Irish Dancing Championships this year. The teenagers are competitive Irish dancers in both solo and team events, with impressive records that include Top Five in all the major international events. But spending the whole week together in Belfast, Northern Ireland - in addition to their Top Five placements in the 15-16 events - was the icing on the cake, according to Hodges.
The two have known each other for some time, but it was only on this past New Year's Eve that they started dating. Bridgewater, who has been dancing since age 4 (now with Doherty Academy of Irish Dance Coventry) lives in Birmingham, England. Hodges, whose home is in Bristol, England commutes about two hours each way to Birmingham, where he practices with Carey Academy of Irish Dance. He started dancing at five years old because his older siblings did.
Recap of World Irish Dancing Team Championships - PHOTOS
Photo courtesy Kiely-Walsh
The team competitions at the World Irish Dancing Championships held in Belfast, Northern Ireland, were truly world-class! With lively music worthy of this level of Irish dancing and an international panel of adjudicators, the audience of thousands were treated to the very best ceili teams from Australia, Ireland, The Netherlands, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
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Culkin School's Champion Simone Loysen shares "An Irish Dancer's Oath"
Photo Steph School
Simone Adele Loysen, the 2011 Southern Region Irish Dancing Champion for Girls under 9, has an awful lot to be proud of. A first-time competitor at the recent All-Ireland Irish Dancing Championships in Dublin, Ireland, Simone placed 23rd! She also managed to bring home some sage advice to share with Irish dancers from the Culkin School of Irish Dance in Maryland.
Photo: Steph Schor
Little did she know, her "Irish Dancer's Oath" which she made to help her commit to what she believes it takes to succeed, would make it's way to Irish dancers around the world through Feis America LLC's media feed.
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World Irish Dancing Championships Doherty ladies defending champions - top ten results
Photo Janine Taggart
Sinead Carson and Niamh Taylor from Doherty in Ireland defended their World Irish Dancing Championship titles - and it was not the first time for either of these amazing Irish dancers, who also hold multiple consecutive All-Ireland Irish Dancing Championship titles, including 2012.
Michaela Hinds clinches fourth World Irish Dancing Championship title
Photo: Mackenzie Goggin-Wade
Michaela Hinds, who dances with the Butler-Fearon-O'Connor School of Irish Dance in Eastern Canada won the 2012 World Irish Dancing Championship for Girls 16-17 Wednesday with a perfect score of 800. Hinds now holds the distinction of being the only North American to have won four consecutive World Irish Dancing Championship titles.
Photo: MacKenzie Goggin-Wade
Irish and American share World Irish Dancing Championship title
Photo courtesy On The Feis
World Irish Dancing Championships Saturday - girls 11-12 top ten results
When the littlest girls finished their first two rounds at the World Irish Dancing Championships, the second group to take the stage seem like old hats at this major international competition thing. After all, as girls aged 11-12 they could already have one World Irish Dancing Championship experience under their belt. Most have competed at the All-Ireland Irish Dancing Championships this year or last, and they performed well at a qualifying event or they wouldn't have made it here.
The big stage and bright lights are less intimidating than one might remember. There are seven adjudicators watching instead of five or three, and it can be a bit daunting when announcements are made in Gaelic before English. But when the music starts and the rhythm clicks in, the steps are as natural as the beating of one's own heart. It has been said that for these youths, there is nothing in the world that comes close to the thrill of Irish dancing on the Worlds' stage.
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Arizona's Newest Certified Irish Dance Teacher at Bracken School
Photo: Helene Ossipov
The Valley’s newest certified Irish dance teacher, Kirsten Hahn, started Irish dance relatively late at age 16. In spite of this, and quite possibly because of her maturity, Hahn soon rose to the highest ranks of the sport, qualifying for the World Irish Dancing Championships every year from 2000 through 2009. A skilled solo and ceili dancer, Hahn placed second in both solo and ceili at a memorable Oireachtas, the regional Irish dancing championships, in 2004.
When Kirsten Hahn left New Jersey for Arizona State University, she began training with the Bracken School of Irish Dance on the advice of her former Irish dancing teacher, Dierdre Shea. She also showed talent as a teacher, which Thomas Bracken, TCRG, ADCRG and director of the Bracken School, soon recognized.
Photo Helene Ossipov
Songs for the 24th – 25th March Irish dancing competitions – VIDEOS
by PATRICIA MCNAMARA
Heading to Pennsylvania this weekend for the West Virginia Feis at Pittsburgh? How about New York for the Big Apple Feis? Or maybe you’re going to Massachusetts for the Forbes Feis.
No matter your competitive destination this weekend, we want to share four tunes you should add to your own playlist before lacing up and taking the stage. Best of luck to all competitors. And be sure to come back here and share your results!
Teelin Irish dance St. Patrick's Day flash mob goes viral - VIDEO
Better than a flash mob? An Irish dancing flash mob!
Best of all? A flash mob choreographed by the Teelin School of Irish Dance for St. Patrick's Day!
Kildare Irish dancers celebrate St. Patrick's Day on Long Island New York
will perform at more than 30 shows and 3 parades in March.
McDade-Cara Irish Dancers Celebrate 50 Years and March Madness with CBS3
McDade-Cara School of Irish Dance in Pennsylvania will be celebrating its 50th anniversary all year long in 2012. These extra special appearances on CBS3 and at the Wilmington, Delaware Irish Parade are just the beginning!
Photo courtesy McDade-Cara Champion Irish Dancers
The late Maureen McDade McGrory TCRG experienced a wonderful childhood amid Irish dancing and music with the best Celtic performers in greater Philadelphia. Her father, Jimmy McDade, was the leader of the All Ireland Orchestra and she studied Irish step dancing with the late Sean Lavery. After Lavery's death, McGrory offered Irish dancing lessons in her home before founding the McDade School of Irish Dance in 1962. Mrs. McGrory passed away in 1993 after battling cancer but her legacy lives on through the many Irish dancing teachers she nurtured over more than thirty years of teaching. She was inducted into the North American Feis Commission's Hall of Fame in 2003 and the Delaware Valley Irish Hall of Fame in 2004.
Texas State Irish Dancing Championship Results and Photos
Photos and Story by Caitlin Buck
Feis America LLC Contributor
Songs for the 3rd – 4th March Irish dancing competitions – VIDEOS
by PATRICIA MCNAMARA
Heading to Texas this weekend for the Texas State Championships and Feis or to Wisconsin for the Lavin-Cassidy Feis? How about Alberta, Canada for the Possak Feis at the Tower? Massachusetts for the North Shore Feis? Or maybe you’re going to New Jersey for the Garden State Feis.
No matter your competitive destination this weekend, we want to share four tunes you should add to your own playlist before lacing up and taking the stage. Best of luck to all competitors. And be sure to come back here and share your results!
Shelley Wasatch Winter Feis Utah Irish Dancing Competition Results and Photos
The Shelley Wasatch Winter Feis is the annual Irish dancing competition hosted by the Shelley School of Irish Dance. This year's event was held on February 4, 2012 at the Kearns High School in Kearns, Utah. Adjudicators from Ireland and the United States oversaw events for first-time competitors through adults.
New competitive Irish dancers, called First Feisers, from the Shelley School, Genevieve Shelley (under 6) and Savannah Gedris (under 7), each won both the reel and light jig competitions. Julia Steed, also from Shelley, won the First Feis single jig for the under 7 age group.
Songs for the 25th – 26th February Irish dancing competitions – VIDEOS
by PATRICIA MCNAMARA
Heading to Surrey, British Columbia this weekend for the Van-Eire Traditional Dance Association Feis or West Lake Village, Calif. for Feis Rince Conejo Valley? How about New Jersey for the Broesler School Feis or Mexico City for the Mexico City Feis? Or maybe even New York for the Inishfree Feis?
No matter your competitive destination this weekend, we want to share four tunes you should add to your own playlist before lacing up and taking the stage, inspired by past Oscar-nominated tunes. Best of luck to all competitors. And be sure to come back here and share your results!
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