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| Scariff Hardiman adult Irish dancers, Utah Photo: courtesy Alyson McKean-Bown |
Many
feiseanna (Irish dance competitions) offer competitions for adult Irish
dancers. Here's a quick glance at feiseanna that welcome adult Irish
dancers in May.
Plan on
supporting a feis in your area that includes adult Irish dancers and keep an
eye out for those feiseanna who are offering slow speed dances for adults.
Source:
www.feisworx.com
Key:
FF-first feis B-beginner, N-novice, PW-prize winner, O-open championship
Victoria,
BC - May 4, 2012 to May 6, 2012
Victoria
School of Irish Dance
B, N, PW
4 soft
shoe
2 hard
shoe, traditional and slow speeds
traditional
set
2,3,4,6,8
hand reel, progressive
specials:
reel, treble reel
Milwaukee,
WI - May 5, 2012
Trinity
Academy of Irish Dance
B1/B2,
N/PW
3 soft
shoe
2 hard
shoe, traditional speed
traditional
set
Irving,
TX - May 11, 2012 to May 12, 2012
Emerald
School of Irish Dance
B1/B2, N,
PW
4 soft shoe
2 hard
shoe, traditional speed
traditional
set
2,3,4,6,8
hand reel
Lexington,
KY - May 13, 2012
Kentucky
McTeggart School of Irish Dance
B1/B2,
N/PW
3 soft
shoe
2 hard
shoe, traditional speed
specials:
Mother/child 2 hand
Edmonton,
AB - May 18, 2012 to May 20, 2012
Brady
Academy
B, N, PW
4 soft
shoe
2 hard
shoe, traditional speed
traditional
set
2,3,4,6,8
hand reel, progressive
Tucson,
AZ - May 18, 2012 to May 20, 2012
Maguire Academy
of Irish Dance AZ
B, N, PW
4 soft
shoe
2 hard
shoe, traditional speed
traditional
set
2,3,4,6,8
hand reel
specials:
reel or slip jig plus treble jig or hornpipe, family special, parent/child 2
hand
Orlando,
FL - May 19, 2012
Watters
School of Irish Dancing
B1, B2,
N, PW
4 soft
shoe
2 hard
shoe, traditional speed, slow speed for N & PW
2,3,4,8
hand reel, parent/child 2 hand
specials:
traditional set, treble reel
WestCoast Championships (Penk-O'Donnell 2012
Port
Moody, BC - May 26, 2012 to May 27, 2012
Penk-O'Donnell
School of Irish Dance
B, N, PW
4 soft
shoe
2 hard
shoe, traditional speed
traditional
set
2,3,4,6,8
hand reel, progressive
So San
Francisco, CA - May 27, 2012 to May 28, 2012
Murphy
Irish Dancers
B1, B2,
N, PW
4 soft
shoe
2 hard
shoe, traditional speed
traditional
set
2,3,4,6,8
hand reel
specials:
reel, treble reel
Cleveland,
OH - May 27, 2012
The
Greater Cleveland Feis Society
B1/2, N/PW
4 soft
shoe
2 hard
shoe, traditional speed
traditional
set
8 hand
reel, parent/child 2 hand
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