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Go Feis - The Irish Dance Blog

by Kathleen O’Reilly-Wild
Irish dancing and culture news by Kathleen O’Reilly-Wild, founding publisher of Feis America.

Go Feis - The Irish Dance Blog for October 2011
Monday, October 31, 2011 at 11:00 AM

An Irish dancer’s biggest horrors


by PATRICIA MCNAMARA, Happy Halloween to all of our Irish dancing friends! From ghouls to goblins, we’re bound to be in for a spooky treat. But aside from the ghosts, creepy monsters and all, there are a few horrors us dancers never want to face—even after Oct. 31.

Here’s a list of the top Irish dancing fears bound to give us a “boo” no matter the season. Which are you afraid of most?

Songs for the Oct. 29-30 Irish dancing competitions - VIDEOS

'Irish dancer' Halloween costumes: culturally inaccurate, intentionally erotic



Friday, October 28, 2011 at 07:00 AM

Songs for the Oct. 29-30 Irish dancing competitions - VIDEOS


by PATRICIA MCNAMARA, Oireachtas season is almost here! Heading to the Western Connecticut State Feis this weekend? Or the Halloween Feis in Illinois? What about New Mexico’s Enchantment Feis or Feile Samhain in Washington? Or maybe the Hagen School of Irish Dance Feis in New York?

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. And, since regionals are fast approaching, these songs are all about "winning" this week. Best of luck to all competitors and be sure to come back and share your results with us!

Play this before you hop on stage to keep the mentality that you



Sunday, October 23, 2011 at 07:00 AM

Reasons to end an Irish dance hiatus


by ERIN CONCANNON,



Friday, October 21, 2011 at 02:20 PM

Songs for the Oct. 22-23 Irish dancing competitions - VIDEOS


by PATRICIA MCNAMARA,



Friday, October 14, 2011 at 12:30 PM

Songs for the Oct. 15-16 Irish dancing competitions - VIDEOS


by PATRICIA MCNAMARA,



Thursday, October 13, 2011 at 10:00 AM

Florida Suncoast and Tampa Bay Irish dancing competition results – PHOTOS

Daphne and Shannon from the Drake School look cheery for the Florida feiseanna


Hendricks Siblings from the Hendricks School smile big for the camera


Jordan, Brooke, Emma Leigh, Maddie and Brian from the Scariff School



Friday, October 07, 2011 at 08:20 AM

Songs for the Oct. 8-9 Irish dancing competitions - VIDEOS


by PATRICIA MCNAMARA,




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