http://www.irishcentral.com/topics/irish+dancing+shoes IrishCentral irish dancing shoes en-us http://www.irishcentral.com/story/irishdance/go-feis--the-irish-dance-blog/irish-dance-shoes-out-with-the-old-but-how-to-break-in-the-new-131629603.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/irishdance/go-feis--the-irish-dance-blog/irish-dance-shoes-out-with-the-old-but-how-to-break-in-the-new-131629603.html Wed, 12 Oct 2011 02:45:17 PDT
Breaking up with your Irish dancing heavy shoes is hard to do! You are SO comfortable together now, so used to one another that you don’t even mind the worn leather, split seams and worn-out tips Whether you’ve stretched your well-loved jig shoes for one or two or even three years now, it’s time New laces or new tips just won’t do No amount of gaffers tape will hold the two of you together for another competition READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/irishdance/go-feis--the-irish-dance-blog/supportive-shoes-for-flat-footed-irish-dancers-130933728.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/irishdance/go-feis--the-irish-dance-blog/supportive-shoes-for-flat-footed-irish-dancers-130933728.html Sun, 02 Oct 2011 06:00:30 PDT with CAITLIN BUCK, Feis America contributorLast fall, I wrote about at-home exercises for Irish dancers who suffer from flat feet and low arches, and how tightly lacing your soft shoes can actually cause more harm than good to themSuffering from the same problem? Not only should you rethink the type of Irish dance shoes you buy, my doctor told me to just throw away my flip flops and steer clear of any footwear that had a flat bottom, replacing them with shoes, like good running sneakers, that support my arches This is a hard pill to swallow!  Most dancers are creative at heart, and enjoy fashion, shoes and accessories  But if you want to dance for the rest of your life, or a good while longer, you have to take care of your feet READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/irishdance/adult-irish-dancing/north-american-feis-commission-votes-to-allow-slow-speed-hard-shoe-dances-in-2012-125937778.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/irishdance/adult-irish-dancing/north-american-feis-commission-votes-to-allow-slow-speed-hard-shoe-dances-in-2012-125937778.html Thu, 21 Jul 2011 12:15:06 PDT
Photo by Shawn RileyDuring a July 1, 2011 meeting of the Irish Dance Teacher's Association of North America held before the North American Irish Dance Championships, the TCRGs in attendance voted to allow adults the option of dancing hard shoe slow speeds effective January 1, 2012  Adult dancers will have a choice between traditional or slow speed hard shoe dances in the Novice and Prizewinner levels The North American Feis Commission (NAFC) will vote on the ruling in October Slow speed and traditional speed are terms used to describe the tempo and often the difficulty level of competitive Irish dancing READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/roots/emeraldextracts/irish-dance---not-for-the-faint-of-heart-and-heres-the-proof---photos-124977749.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/roots/emeraldextracts/irish-dance---not-for-the-faint-of-heart-and-heres-the-proof---photos-124977749.html Mon, 04 Jul 2011 01:44:33 PDT BEFOREAFTER An IrishCentral reader, Donna Barrington, sent us through some hilarious shots of her hardworking son's hard shoes Her son, Owen, is currently touring with the "Riverdance" and lead dancer in the new PBS special "Beyond Celtic" As you can see from his shoes (left) he's hard at work His mother took a photo of his shoes before and after his his homemade "repair" job READ MORE ]]>