Competitions

Heritage dancers can participate in six Colorado competitions and many out-of-state competitions every year. A competition is called a "feis," which is pronounced "fesh" and means "feast" in Gaelic--once upon a time dancers performed mainly at feasts and festivals. In order to compete, dancers must be in at least the Beginner 1 class level and have a Heritage costume. Click here for more information about the costume. However, competition is not required. If you would like to compete, we will help you prepare so that you have the best experience possible, but if you prefer not to, that's fine, too! Out of our approximately 150 students, only about 50 compete, and we do not pressure students to compete if they don't want to.

If you decide you would like to compete, let us know. We will walk you through the registration process and explain what you will be dancing at the competition. We will also have special feis practices to help students get a feel for what the competition will be like. If you're not sure if you would like compete or not, we recommend attending a feis as a spectator first so you can see what it's like.

Below is a list of the upcoming competitions in Colorado. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact us.

2010 Competition Schedule

Registration for all Colorado competitions will be at www.feisworx.com.

January 22-23--Colorado Winterfeis, Douglas County Fairgrounds

April 17--Feile Denver, Douglas County Fairgrounds

June 11-12--Pike's Peak Feis, Monument

July 3-7--North American Irish Dance Championships, Orlando FL

July 10-11--Colorado Irish Festival Feis, Littleton

September 11-12--Longs Peak Scottish/Irish Festival, Estes Park

October 2-3--Oktoberfeis, Aurora

November 6-7 --Fall Feis, Loveland

November 19-21-Western Regional Oireachtas (Championship), Sacramento CA

December TBD--Heritage Fun Feis, a "pretend" competition open only to Heritage students, Washington Park Methodist Church, Denver.

Interested in competing in another state? You can find the complete list of competitions in North America at www.northamericanfeiscommission.org.

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