Adult-friendly Irish dance feiseanna for February

Adult Irish dancers demonstrating ceili dancing
photo credit: Ainemcg/flickr

Many feiseanna offer competitions for adult Irish dancers.  Here's a quick glance at feiseanna that are friendly to adult Irish dancers in February.
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

Heart of Texas Feis 2012
Houston, TX - Feb 4, 2012
McTeggart Irish Dancers of South Texas
B1/B2, N/PW

4 soft shoe

2 hard shoe, slow speeds are offered for adults

2,3,4,6,8 hand

specials: traditional set

Mall Of America Feis 2012
Bloomington. MN - Feb 4, 2012 to Feb 5, 2012
O'Shea Irish Dance

B1/B2, N/PW

3 soft shoe

2 hard shoe, traditional speeds only

traditional set

8 hand

specials: music

Rince ISSS Championships 2012
Edmonton, AB - Feb 4, 2012 to Feb 5, 2012
Knock School of Irish Dance

B, N, PW

4 soft shoe

2 hard shoe, 

traditional set

2,3,4,6,8, progressive

specials: art

Shelley Wasatch Winterfeis 2012
Kearns, UT - Feb 4, 2012
The Shelley School of Irish Dance

B, N/PW

4 soft shoe

2 hard shoe, slow speeds allowed 

(even though the syllabus states otherwise)

traditional set

2,8, hand 

specials: double reel, art

The North Coast Feis 2012
Celevland, OH - Feb 4, 2012
Various Cleveland Area Dance Schools

B1/B2, N/PW

3 soft shoe

2 hard shoe, traditional speed only

traditional set

Feis Na Tara 2012
Atlanta, GA - Feb 17, 2012 to Feb 18, 2012
Mulligan School of Irish Dance

B1/B2, N/PW

3 soft shoe

2 hard shoe, traditional speed only

traditional set

4,8 hand

specials: music and spoken Gaelic

St. Louis Irish Arts Feis 2012
St. Louis, MO - Feb 17, 2012 to Feb 18, 2012
St. Louis Irish Arts

B1/B2, N/PW

3 soft shoe

2 hard shoe, traditional speed only

traditional set

4,8 hand; 2,3,4 parent/sibling 

specials: arts & crafts, music

St. Louis Winterfeis 2012
St. Louis, MO - Feb 19, 2012
St. Louis Winter Feis

B1/B2, N/PW

3 soft shoe

2 hard shoe, traditional speed only

traditional set

6,8 hand; 2,3,4 parent/sibling 

specials: arts & crafts, music, baking

New Mexico State Championship & Feis 2012
Albuquerque, NM - Feb 25, 2012 to Feb 26, 2012
McTeggart, NM

B, N/PW

3 soft shoe

2 hard shoe, traditional speed only

traditional set

parent/sibling 

specials: art 

Van Eire Feis 2012
Surrey, BC - Feb 25, 2012 to Feb 26, 2012
Van Eire Traditional Dance Assoc

B, N/PW

3 soft shoe

2 hard shoe

traditional set

2,3,4,6,8 hand

specials: reel treble jig

*if you have a photo of your adult class practicing or performing that you would like to see featured, please email.

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