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