IrishCentral: Adult-friendly feiseanna in September

An adult Irish dance class, Boston

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Many feiseanna offer competitions for adults.  Here's a quick glance at the adult-friendly feiseanna in September. Plan on supporting a feis in your area that includes adult Irish dancers.

*source: www.feisworx.com 

Key: FF-first feis B-beginner, N-novice, PW-prize winner, O-open championship

Kansas City Feis 2011
Kansas City, MO - Sep 2, 2011 to Sep 3, 2011
O'Riada-McCarty-Manning Academy

B1,B2, N/PW

4 soft shoes

2 hard shoes, traditional speed

traditional set

2,3,4,8 hand figures

parent child figure

Clearwater Beach Feis 2011
Clearwater, FL - Sep 3, 2011
McGinley Academy and McGinley Parent Booster Club

B,N,O

4 soft shoes

2 hard shoes, traditional speed

traditional set

2,3,4,8 hand figures

Hidden Valley Feis 2011
Coronado, CA - Sep 3, 2011 to Sep 4, 2011
Donna Means School of Irish Dancing

B, N, PW

4 soft shoe

2 hard shoe, traditional speed

traditional set

2,3,4,6,8 hand figures

specials: reel, traditional hornpipe, traditional set

Texas Coast Feis 2011
Corpus Christi, TX - Sep 3, 2011 to Sep 4, 2011
Corpus Christi Irish Arts Association

B, N, PW

4 soft shoe

2 hard shoe

traditional set

2,4,8 hand figures

Longs Peak Feis 2011

Estes Park, CO - Sep 10, 2011 to Sep 11, 2011
Bennett School

B, N, PW

4 soft shoe

2 hard shoe

traditional set

2,3,4,6,8, hand figures

specials: hard reel; prizewinner plus (hard and soft shoes); family dance

Rock River Valley Feis 2011
Loves Park, IL - Sep 10, 2011
McNulty School and Illnois Celtic Arts

B 1-2, N/P

3 soft shoe

2 hard shoe, traditional speed

traditional set

8 hand figure

Boise Feis By The River 2011
Boise, ID - Sep 17, 2011
Tiernan Irish Dancers

B,N/PW

4 soft shoe

2 hard shoe, traditional speed

traditional set

2,3 hand

specials: N/PW/O Hornpipe; Music and Domestic art

Oklahoma State Championships & Feis 2011

Oklahoma City, OK – Sep 16, 2011 to Sep 17, 2011

McTeggart

B1, B2, N/PW

4 soft shoe

2 hard shoe

traditional set

2,3,4,6,8 hand figures

specials: music; art

Michigan Feis 2011
Muskegon, MI - Sep 17, 2011
Ardan Academy

FF/B1, B2, N, PW

3 soft shoe

2 hard shoe, traditional speed

traditional set

2,3,4,8 hand figure

special: domestic art

Raleigh Feis 2011
Raleigh, NC - Sep 23, 2011 to Sep 24, 2011
Inis Cairde School of Irish Dance

B1, B2, N, PW

4 soft shoe

3 hard shoe

traditional set

treble reel

2,3,4,8 hand figure

specials: parent/child; music and domestic art

The Minnesota Feis 2011
St Paul, MN - Sep 24, 2011
The Minnesota Feis, Inc.

B1/B2,N/PW

3 soft shoe

2 hard shoe, traditional speed

traditionalset (trophy dance)

8 hand figure, Parent/child figure

specials: music and domestic art

Oktoberfeis 2011
Greenwood Village, C - Sep 30, 2011 to Oct 2, 2011
Martin Percival School of Irish Dance

B,N, PW

4 soft shoe

2 hard shoe

traditional set

2,3 hand figures

special: hornpipe

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