http://www.irishcentral.com/topics/slowspeeds IrishCentral slowspeeds en-us 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 ]]>