The Irish Dance Parent Association
and O'Shea Irish Dance proudly present the
2025 O'Shea Irish Dance Feis
Saturday, April 5
2025 Leap Into Spring Feis*
Sunday, April 6
>> GRADES RESULTS WILL APPEAR HERE <<
VENUE
Mall of America
Bloomington, MN 55425
2nd floor space
(same as MN Champs and St. Paul Autumn Feis ‘24)
Enter through the Mall’s north entrance
*Sunday Black-Out Attire. We offer this blackout feis as an opportunity to take a break from intense hair/make-up and costume preparation.
No competitor will be penalized for costume choices that still fall within the standard Mid-America costume rules.
SCHEDULE
Saturday, April 5
Doors open: 7:30am
Opening Ceremony: 8:15am
Competition begins: 8:30am
Sunday, April 6
Doors open: 7:00am
Opening Ceremony: 7:45am
Competition begins: 8:00am
Championship stages will proceed from YOUNGEST to OLDEST dancers. Dancers will start with HARD SHOE.
O'Shea Irish Dance Feis Syllabus
Leap Into Spring Feis Syllabus
Feis Chair:
IDPA Feis Committee
idpafeisinfo@gmail.com
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Member of An Coimisiun le Rinci Gaelacha, Dublin, Ireland
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Adjudicators
Michael Belvitch, ADCRGIL, USA
James Early, ADCRGNJ, USA
Terry Gillan, ADCRGFL, USA
Eileen McGinley Watson, ADCRGFL, USA
Philip Owens, ADCRGFL, USA
Megan Sanders-Paulowicz, ADCRMI, USA
Musician
Kathleen Green
Tom Juenemann
Cormac O’Sé
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THANK YOU TO OUR GENEROUS SPONSORS!!
Sash Fabulous
Celtic Junction Arts Center
Northwest Designs Ink
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Feis Contact Information
Please direct all questions to idpafeisinfo@gmail.com.
Questions submitted through facebook or to other individuals may not be
received, or answered in a timely manner.
Additional feis updates can be found on Facebook in the group
“O’Shea Irish Dance Feiseanna”
The IDPA is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization
MISSION
The Mission of the Irish Dance Parent Association (IDPA) is to support all the dancers of O'Shea Irish Dance and provide an enriched experience as our school dancers compete, perform and learn the art and physical discipline of Irish Dance.
VISION
Our Vision is to promote, preserve and share the tradition of Irish dance with the community at large and to foster teamwork and a strong foundation of partnership and cooperation among parents, students and teachers at O'Shea Irish dance. We strive to provide and anticipate the needs and aspirations of all dancers and create opportunity to compete and financially support those dancers who effectively pursue excellence in competition and performance.
We are a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization.
All donations are tax-deductible.
Tax ID: 81-2156448