De Danaan Feis Schedule Available

The schedule for the De Danaan Feis (December 1-2) has now been posted on FeisWorx: http://www.feisworx.com/.

Thanks for your patience regarding the delay in posting photos, including the photo contest submissions; unfortunately, my computer problems have not been resolved yet.

DeDanaan Christmas Feis

The Richmond Olympic Oval at dusk

The annual DeDanaan Christmas Feis is now open for registration on feisworx. The feis will be held at a new location this year: the Richmond Olympic Oval, and will take place on the weekend of Dec. 1-2. All Championships will be held on Saturday and Pre-Beginner to Prizewinner dancers will compete on Sunday.

There are also some special events over the weekend which you can buy tickets for via feisworx, including a one-woman play by Maire Clerkin (ADCRG) on Friday evening; a concert by Beoga on Saturday night, as well as music workshops hosted by Beoga members and seminars for dancers in "performance enhancement". Please see the DeDanaan syllabus on feisworx for more details.

Nora has also confirmed that Eire Born will be one of the troupes performing in the "Irish Dance Showcase" prior to the Beoga concert on Saturday evening - further details to follow.

Registration and payment deadline is November 20.
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Van Eire Feis Program

The program for the Van Eire Feis is now available online at feisworx.com. As is the trend with many recent feiseanna, the Van Eire Feis Committee is making the program available online in order to cut costs. You can print out your own copy of the program, choosing the specific pages pertinent to you. Click here for a direct link: http://www.feisworx.com/feisinfo.php

Best of luck to all of our dancers this weekend!

Van Eire Feis Schedule

The Van Eire Feis schedule has now been posted at feisworx.com. Click here for a direct link:
http://www.feisworx.com/feisinfo.php

Good luck to the 84 (!) NPIDA dancers who will be competing next weekend!

Van Eire Feis Registration

From the NPIDA Archives: Van Eire Feis 2008. Kali, Lisa, Courtney and Hanna

Registration for the Van Eire Feis is now open at feisworx.com. The feis will take place during the weekend of February 25-26 at North Surrey Secondary School.

Did you know that the Van Eire Traditional Dance Association is made up of members from several lower mainland schools, including NPIDA? We hope to see you at the 19th Annual Van Eire Feis next month! Click on this direct link to register: www.feisworx.com

2012 Seattle Feis Addition

Please note for your 2012 feis planning purposes: the Comerford Seattle School has confirmed yesterday that they will be hosting their annual feis ("PNW Championships") on the weekend of March 3-4 2012. The feis will take place at the Seattle Airport Hilton Hotel.

I have added this feis to the list of 2012 feiseanna in the December 1 blog post "2012 Feis Dates and Majors Dates" (please see the archives under "Feis Dates and Info: 2012").

- Photo of the Seattle Aiport Hilton Hotel from Google Images.

2012 Feis Dates and "Majors" Dates

The NAFC (North American Feis Commission) has posted a list of all currently approved feis dates for 2012. There may be changes or additions to this list, but presently here are the confirmed dates for all 2012 Western Canadian Feis as posted on the NAFC site. I have also included Seattle and Portland Feis dates on this list, since many NPIDA dancers attend these competitons as well:

January 20-22: Blakey Feis, Calgary (Westin Calgary)
February 4-5: ISSS Feis, Edmonton (River Cree Resort)
February 25-26: Van Eire Feis, Surrey (North Surrey SS)
March 3-4: Possak Feis, Calgary (Hyatt Regency)
March 3-4: Comerford Seattle Feis (Seattle Airport Hilton)
April 27-29: Mattierin Feis, Sherwood Park Alberta (Millennium Place)
April 28-29: Emerald City Feis, Seattle (Seattle Centre)
May 4-6: Victoria Feis (Archie Browning Sports Centre)
May 18-20: Brady Feis, Edmonton (River Cree Resort)
May 26-27: Penk O'Donnell Feis, Surrey (North Surrey SS)
June 2-3: Yeates (Oregon State) Feis, Portland (Sheraton Airport)
June 8-10: Houston (Wild Rose) Feis, Calgary (Westin Calgary)
June 16-17: Stewart (Beautiful BC) Feis, Surrey (Lord Tweedsmuir SS)
July 21-22: Dance For Life Feis, Seattle (Sea-Tac Marriott)
October 12-14: Irwin (Fhomhair) Feis, Calgary (Hyatt Regency)
November 9-11: Western Canadian Oireachtas and Mini-Feis, Calgary (Hyatt Regency)

Dates for 2012 Major Competitions
February 11-18: All Irelands, Dublin
March 31-April 8: World Championships, Belfast
July 3-7: North American Championships, Chicago