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Start your feis-filled weekend with these songs - VIDEOS (IrishCentral)

Fri, 17 May 2013 09:33:50 PDT

You can't storm the dance floor without blasting Hot ChipHeading to Alberta this weekend for the Wild Rose Feis or Florida for the Orlando Feis? How about Arizona for the Tucson Feis or Quebec City for Feis Montreal? Ontario for the Capital Feis? New Hampshire for the Murray Academy Feis? Or maybe you’re off to New York for the Emerald Association of Putnam County FeisNo 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 dancers and be sure to come back and share your results with us! “Ready For The Floor” – Hot ChipGet ready to hit the dance floor with this song “My Number” – FoalsPlay this for an extra pep in your step READ MORE

Boston Irish Festival Feis (IrishCentral)

Wed, 15 May 2013 05:48:52 PDT

We are delighted to partner with Liam Harney and the Harney Academy to present a feis for festival spectators and participants alike to enjoy A feis is an Irish word that has become synonymous with Irish dance competitions similar to the World Irish Dancing Championships that recently took place in Boston We welcome dancers young and old, novice and experienced, to compete on five stages for a day of non-stop Irish dance on Saturday, June 8 beginning at 8:30am Dancers of all ages and abilities may sign up to participate in the competitions by visiting either the Boston Irish Festival website, www READ MORE

Liam Neeson, Tina Fey, Amy Poehler sign on for Anchorman 2 cameos - VIDEO (IrishCentral)

Thu, 09 May 2013 12:58:54 PDT

By: KERRY O'SHEA

‘Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues’ is upping its funny factor as it boasts an impressive list of cameos.

Continue the spring feis vibe with these tunes - VIDEOS (IrishCentral)

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 06:03:17 PDT

Of Monsters and Men is carrying us through this weekend's feis mayhemHeading to Alberta, Canada this weekend for the Mattierin Spring “Feis In The Park” or Utah for Feis SLC? How about Minnesota for the Minneapolis Feis or Florida for the South Florida Feis? Arkansas for the Little Rock Feis? New York for the Bob Gabor CNY Feis? Or maybe you’re off to Washington for the Emerald City Feis, Pennsylvania for the Four Provinces Feis or Massachusetts for the Forbes FeisNo matter your competitive destination this weekend, we want to share four tunes you should add to your own playlist before lacing up and taking to the stage Best of luck to all competitors and be sure to come back and share your results with us! “Little Talks” – Of Monsters and MenClose your eyes and let the song carry you to a winning mindset “Trinity” – Paper TonguesA great song that will make you feel powerful and strong READ MORE

Tunes to add an extra spring in your step this feis weekend - VIDEOS (IrishCentral)

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 06:03:07 PDT

Angels and Airwaves take us on a weekend adventureHeading to Ohio this weekend for the Buckeye State Feis? How about Texas for the Emerald School Bluebonnet Feis or California for the Golden State Feis? Or maybe you’re off to New Jersey for the Cummins School Feis at the BeachNo matter your competitive destination this weekend, we want to share four tunes you should add to your own playlist before lacing up and taking to the stage Best of luck to all competitors and be sure to come back and share your results with us! “The Adventure” – Angels and AirwavesThis one will get you pumped for the weekend’s adventure “One Step At A Time” – Jordin SparksPlay this while focusing on your dances one step at a time READ MORE

Dance the weekend away with these feis-worthy songs - VIDEOS (IrishCentral)

Fri, 05 Apr 2013 08:02:49 PDT

What can we say? Pitbull makes us feel like dancingHeading to Connecticut this weekend for the Lenihan School Feis?No matter if your competing this weekend or just practicing for future feiseanna, 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 dancers and be sure to come back and share your results with us!“Feel This Moment” – Pitbull ft Christina Aguilera Listen to this while thinking about how awesome it feels to dance “Dance Our Tears Away” – John De Sohn ft READ MORE

Taipei Irish dance academy hosts the first open feis in Asia - PHOTOS (IrishCentral)

Tue, 02 Apr 2013 12:03:00 PDT

Taipei Irish Dance Academy at the first Taipei Feis in TaiwanPhoto: courtesy Yi-han HsiaoYi-han Hsiao TCRG, and Ronan Morgan TCRG founded the Taipei Irish Dance Academy in 2006 In November they hosted the first open feis competition in Asia, and recently sent their first World qualifier to the World Irish dance competition in Boston, USAChristy: Tell me about the Taipei Irish Dance Academy How did the academy get its start?Yi-han: Along with my teacher Ronan Morgan, we set up the school in the summer of 2006 READ MORE

Golden Globes hosts Tina Fey and Amy Poehler were a hit among the star guests - VIDEO (IrishCentral)

Mon, 14 Jan 2013 07:15:50 PST

Golden Globes hosts Tina Fey and Amy PoehlerGolden Globes hosts Tina Fey and Amy Poehler were a hit among the star guests at the prestigious awards showThe comediennes presented the annual event - following two years of British Ricky Gervais in the anchoring role - and they impressed everyone with their hosting skills as they managed to make the audience laugh without making them feel uncomfortable 'Modern Family' star Julie Bowen said: "I loved, loved them After two years of Ricky Gervais - I mean, Ricky makes you nervous because you never know who is next to fall under his sharp-tongued hatchet READ MORE

Tina Fey and Amy Poehler will co-host the 2013 Golden Globe Awards (IrishCentral)

Tue, 16 Oct 2012 06:30:21 PDT

By: BUZZ BRADY

The former 'Saturday Night Live' co-stars - who are close friends - have been chosen to take charge of proceedings at the awards which will take place on January 13, NBC announced on Monday.

Perfect scores for 11 Irish dancers at Greater Buffalo Feis (IrishCentral)

Wed, 06 Jun 2012 03:15:17 PDT

Fiona Dargan and Triona Brown pose with their awardsin the Open Champion Girls under 16 competition from the Greater Buffalo FeisPhoto courtesy Triona BrownThe Greater Buffalo Feis, a regional Irish dancing competition held June 2, 2012, attracts competitive Irish dancers and a panel of distinguished adjudicators from both Canada and the United States Adjudicators were ADCRGs Jimmy Early, Gary Healy, Orla Kelly, Patsy McLoughlin, Philip Owens, Deirdre Penk O'Donnell, Luann O'Rourke, and Lisa and Karen PetriEleven of 23 solo events yielded champions with perfect 300 scores, which means all three judges awarded each a first placement for that competition READ MORE

Irish dancers rock the South at Memphis Feis Irish dancing competition (IrishCentral)

Fri, 01 Jun 2012 03:00:07 PDT

Open Championship Girls under 16 Awardsat Memphis Feis 2012 with Champion Lydia Wilkens-Reed,2nd Maire Amlicke and 3rd Aileen MarkovitzPost and photos by Courtney Kaderbek, Feis America LLC internMemphis Feis, hosted by the Memphis Irish Arts Association, was held this year on May 27th at Christian Brothers University in Memphis, Tennessee More than 230 Irish dancers representing 40 schools from 15 states and Canada competed in the gymnasium and presentation hall of the universityHundreds of Irish dancers spent a long, exciting day putting on their wigs and dresses, prepping for their competitions in the tiled hallway or gymnasium floor, visitng with friends, hovering around the corner reserved for competition scores, and dancing their hearts out onstage------------Read more:Competitions for adult Irish dancers in JuneClark Academy troupe heading to Las Vegas for America's Got Talent VIDEOInaugural Murray Academy feis great success PHOTOS------------I had the opportunity to ask several competitive Irish dancers this important question: "What is your very favorite thing about a feis?" I received numerous answers from Irish dancers of all ages and competition levels, but never received the same answer twice! Every dancer I interviewed loves feiseanna for a different reason, and yet, I think that most dancers can relate to every one of the replies!Kristin, a Preliminary Champion, answered, “The challenge READ MORE

Four Provinces Feis 2012 Photos (IrishCentral)

Thu, 31 May 2012 03:57:45 PDT

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at Memphis Feis 2012 with Champion Lydia Wilkens-Reed,
2nd Maire Amlicke and 3rd Aileen Markovitz

Inaugural Murray School Feis great success - championship list (IrishCentral)

Wed, 30 May 2012 03:15:07 PDT

Open Championship Girls under 13 Top 5with podium topper Clare Murray MacritchieMurray Academy FeisPhoto courtesy Natalie GrantThe Murray Irish Dance Academy, from New Hampshire, hosted its first Irish dancing competition on Sunday, May 20, 2012 Parents and dancers from across New England were quick to send kudos to Anne Murray Macritchie, TCRG, on the Irish dancing school's first feis Three random comments on the feis' webpage tell it all:"Thank you--job well done Especially liked all the little touches - from the bright green poster boards to lead us in off the highway and greeters at the door offering to help us get settled and especially the concerted effort to start on time!""The awards were really great and so were the people who helped out READ MORE

Irish dance music duo Anton and Sully bust fresh feis beats (IrishCentral)

Fri, 11 May 2012 09:33:06 PDT

Hate to admit it, but Irish dancers are inevitably bored by the same traditional dance tunes, and it turns out feis musicians are, too Anthony Davis and Liam O'Sullivan -- better known as musical duo Anton & Sully -- provide the perfect antidote to musical monotony Known for jazzing up slip jigs and infusing whimsical romance into heavy jigs, the two musicians aim to create a sound that gets step dancers pumped up and performing energetically -- oh, and it's fun for them, too!Anton & Sully released two popular Irish dance CDs, "The Feis Album" and "The Feis Album, Volume II," along with side project "The Bootleg," an album they recorded with fellow musician Steve Byrnes (together, they form trad group Kayna) The duo also plays at major dance competitions, so they know exactly what gets a dancer jumping high and feeling the beat, and they also understand what uplifts the audience READ MORE

Feis at the Beach 2012 - Wildwood, New Jersey (IrishCentral)

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 06:46:55 PDT

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Hate to admit it, but Irish dancers are inevitably bored by the same traditional dance tunes, and it turns out feis musicians are, too.

Van Eire Feis in Western Canada, Feb 25 2012 slideshow (IrishCentral)

Mon, 12 Mar 2012 07:47:49 PDT

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Hate to admit it, but Irish dancers are inevitably bored by the same traditional dance tunes, and it turns out feis musicians are, too.

Tina Fey backed out of supporting Lindsay Lohan on‘Saturday Night Live’ because her kids were ill (IrishCentral)

Wed, 07 Mar 2012 06:45:21 PST

Tina Fey and Lindsay LohanThe 41-year-od actress – who famously hired the troubled star to play the lead role in 2004’s ‘Mean Girls’ – claims to have missed Lindsay’s TV comeback because both of her children fell sick at the same timeHer representative told the New York Daily News newspaper: “Tina was committed to doing the monologue with Lindsay but both of her children got sick She was unable to participate as planned"------------------Read more: The CEO who insults the Irish and laughs all the way to the bank Irish man who admits he was married to 19 women is convicted of bigamy------------------Despite Tina’s absence from the March 3 appearance, Lindsay was supported by the likes of Jon Hamm, Jimmy Fallon and ‘Bridesmaids’ star Kristen Wiig READ MORE

Feis at the Falls attracts champion dancers and first-time feisers (IrishCentral)

Sun, 14 Aug 2011 07:04:08 PDT

The Feis at the Falls, held Saturday in the historic Old Falls section of Niagara Falls, NY, has rapidly become a go-to feis for newbie dancers and elite-level champs alike An all-star lineup of judges and musicians, friendly volunteers and a comfortable venue contributed to an overall jovial group of feis-goers of all ages and levels This year, the feis hosted the George Sweetnam Memorial Trophy, the ultra prestigious annual competition open to dancers younger than 13 who've placed first in the open championship level in the last calendar year The worthy winner of "the belt" was Petri dancer Melanie Valdes READ MORE

Poodle Sock It to Me: Irish dance hosiery regulations and origins (IrishCentral)

Thu, 14 Jul 2011 08:04:05 PDT

A few years ago, the Irish dance scene was buzzing over a proposed hosiery mandate that would force ladies aged 18 and older to wear black tights in competition, banning adult ladies from feising in the standard white poodle sock The call to prohibit the popular mid-calf white quilted socks among mature dancers was dismissed, but the discussion opened up a whole can of worms regarding dancers’ footwearWhen it comes down to it, there is no standard sock rule in the An Coimisiún le Rincí Gaelacha list of regulations The only related entry deals with the density of tights worn by dancers READ MORE

A Great Start To A New Year, Feis 2011 (IrishCentral)

Wed, 19 Jan 2011 08:55:18 PST

IRISH DANCE NEWS 2011 Pender-Keady Charity for Brain Aneurysm Foundation Charity Dance off over 14 won by Kendal Griffler ( Early McLoughlin School) As we start another new year on the competitive circuit, dancers jumped right back into competitive mode, keeping up with their workouts and practice over the Holiday breakGearing up for the 2011 season, competitive dancers must be physically fit because even short dances can be physically demanding Also, dancers must continuously train to maintain and improve their technique, balance skills, strength and flexibility Competitive dancing requires dedication, as many months may be spent practicing dance and developing dance steps READ MORE