Go Feis - The Irish Dance Blog

The Clark Academy of Irish Dance gets three "Yes" votes on "America's Got Talent"

in St. Louis, Missouri
Photo courtesy Clark Academy of Irish Dance

Fifteen talented Irish dancers from The Clark Academy of Irish Dance competed as a group on the Tuesday, May 28th edition of America's Got Talent Season 7.  The dancers - Carlee Miller, Brooke Reimann, Francine and Katie Jane Lawler, Abby and Jake Sieve, Briley Mastis, Ellie and Maggie Gannon, Olivia Smugala, Colleen Crutsinger, Julie Brennan, Erin Tilley, Isabel Kaiser and Kate Hermann - delighted the audience and the judges with their big smiles, gorgeous costumes and lively hard-shoe dancing.

Inaugural Murray School Feis great success - championship list

Guaranteed fun summer camp themes for Irish dancing schools

 

Irish summer dance camp-themed days 

Songs for the 26th – 28th May Irish dancing competitions – VIDEOS

by PATRICIA MCNAMARA

Heading to British Columbia this weekend for the West Coast Irish Dance Championships or Illinois for the Chicago Feis? Ohio for the Akron AOH Feis or Cleveland Feis? How about California for the California Spring Feis or Maryland for the Comhaltas Irish Dance Festival? Or perhaps Tennessee for the Memphis Feis.

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

2012 World Irish Dancing Championships
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

2012 Irish National Irish Dancing Champion Boys 9-10
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

 

2012 Irish National Irish Dancing Champion Boys 11-12
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.

Irish National Irish Dancing Championships Girls Solo Saturday Results

World Irish Dancing Champions Brogan McCay and Keeva Corry clinch Irish national titles

2012 Irish National Irish Dancing Champion Girls 11-12
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.

2012 Irish National Irish Dancing Champion Girls 12-13
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.

Irish National Irish Dancing Championships 2012 Early Results

Wisconsin's Cashel Dennehy Irish Dancers Bring Home the Gold Again

Songs for the 12th – 13th May Irish dancing competitions – VIDEOS

by PATRICIA MCNAMARA

Heading to Massachusetts this weekend for the Cape Cod Feis or Toronto for the Mae and Paddy Butler Memorial Feis? How about Texas for the Emerald School Bluebonnet Feis or New York for the Sheahan-Gormley Orange County Feis? Ohio for the Queen City Feis? Or maybe you’re off to Kentucky for the Bluegrass Feis.

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.