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North American FEISES
What is a Feis? The word "Feis"
(pronounced “fesh”) comes from a Gaelic
word meaning "festival". Over the years,
the FEIS has become just a dance competition, however, many feises, such as the Great Lakes Feis, are trying to
return to their roots and include more of the festival activities. The Heinzman Feis
is considered a “closed” feis, because
unlike all other feises, it will only accept
entries from its students, and also, winning at the Heinzman feis does not count (you cannot move up in level, or
qualify for championship feises such as the Oireachtas) To find out more
about what a feis is, click
on this link All Feises are governed by the North American Feis
Commission, Inc. (NAFC). This
organization makes sure that all accredited feises abide
by the same rules. Everyone is
welcomed and encouraged to attend as many feises as
they like. All the accredited feises can be found on the NAFC website. This website also included all the rules
all the North American Feises have to follow in order
to be accredited.
Popular feises Heinzman dancers often attend: v
Forest City Feis (London,
ON) v
World Academy Feis (South Bend, IN) v
Queen City Feis (Cincinnati,
OH) v
Cleveland Feis (Cleveland,
OH) v
Detroit
International Feis (Wixom, MI) v
Indianapolis
Feis (Indianapolis, IN) v
Dayton Area Feis (Dayton, OH) v
Columbus Feis (Dublin,
OH) v
Feis Baile Na Ros (Windsor, ON) v
Great Lakes Feis (Lansing,
MI) v
Michigan Feis (Muskegon,
MI) v
Gem City Feis (Dayton,
OH) |
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