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LYNN NEWS HAPPY FEBRUARY http://www.lynnacademy.com Vol #3 FEBRUARY 2018 I hope that your dancers are enjoying their Irish Dance Classes and looking forward to our St Patrick s Day parades and shows.

1 LYNN NEWS HAPPY FEBRUARY Vol #3 FEBRUARY 2018 I hope that your dancers are enjoying their Irish Dance Classes and looking forward to our St Patrick s Day parades and shows. All Beginners and tiny tots can march in the parades. We need your dancer s sweatshirt size ASAP! So please go online and register. We want to wish our dancers good luck at the All Ireland Championships to be held in Killarney, Ireland from February 12 th February 16 th. They will be against the best in the world so fingers crossed for really good dancing. Maureen, Owner Lynn Academy of Irish Dance *************************************************************************** WIN WITH LYNN FOR LIFE Enter to win FREE Tuition for Life for one dancer in your family Every time you refer a new student of any level to the school that signs up and pays for a session or summer camp, your name gets put in a drawing refer 20 students and you have 20 chances to win! Just lynnbusinessmanager@gmail.com and she will ensure that your name is entered or tell the new family to let Jacque know Winning Name will be pulled when 50 new students have signed up. You have a 1 in 50 chance of winning! Exclusions: tuition for life does not apply to private lessons, summer camps or those who sign up on groupon IN THIS ISSUE WIN With LYNN For Life Results Corner & Congratulations Beginners Corner Mini Workshops Parades & Shows Summer Camps Private Lessons Mentoring Program & Want To World Qualify Calendar Important LYNN Info Did You Know? FEB BIRTHDAYS Daniel Callanan Emily Conte Aoife Cullen Carolyn Darcy Kathryn Gulia Molly Martin Maya Maymin Ciara McIntyre Emma Meyer Jack Puluka Julia Puluka Catherine Salamon Abiageal Slusarz OPEN STUDIO WEEK Feel Free to bring your friends or family to our Open Studio Week! They can meet the instructor and take a class! Reserved for Beginner & Advanced Beginner Levels FEBRUARY 26 TH MARCH 3 RD

RESULTS CORNER & CONGRATULATIONS The month of JANUARY was very successful for the LYNN Academy. Here s our First place winners! ****denotes perfect score (all 3-5 judges gave the dancer 1st place!

Nov R, Trad Set Feis Na Cara Prelim & Champs Ciaran Bubb U15 Prelim Jack Puluka U17 Champ GOOD LUCK AT THE ALL IRELAND CHAMPIONSHIPS KILARNEY, IRELAND Monday, February 12th 11:00 am Mary Kate

2 RESULTS CORNER & CONGRATULATIONS The month of JANUARY was very successful for the LYNN Academy. Here s our First place winners! ****denotes perfect score (all 3-5 judges gave the dancer 1st place!) JANUARY 2018 FAIRFIELD COUNTY Prelim & Champs Teagan Hanrahan U10 PRELIM Fairfield County Feis Grades Clare Dunleavy U9 Beg R, LJ Cailin Hanrahan U9 Adv LJ Alyssa Conte U8 Nov LJ Samantha Cohen U11 Nov R, Trad Set Feis Na Cara Prelim & Champs Ciaran Bubb U15 Prelim Jack Puluka U17 Champ GOOD LUCK AT THE ALL IRELAND CHAMPIONSHIPS KILARNEY, IRELAND Monday, February 12th 11:00 am Mary Kate Callanan Under 12 Tuesday, February 13th 8:20 am Lily Atkinson 12:15pm Daniel Callanan Under 14 12:30 pm Julia Puluka Under 14 Thursday, February 15th 8:00 am Jack Puluka U17 12:45 pm Cailin Bubb U18 Feis Na Cara Grades Emily Lewis U8 Adv R, SJ Jillian Puluka U11 Nov R Congratulations Alanna and Fred Romer on your marriage in October! Alanna dances in our Hillsborough location and although she doesn t compete anymore she use to compete for the Golden Harp School under the tutelage of her mom! Alanna brings a wealth of knowledge and helps out the dancers while she s taking a break with working out! She has amazing foot placement so its great to have her in the class! Congratulations Emma Darcy! Emma a Senior at Hillsborough high school is headed to Colgate University in Hamilton, NY this fall! Colgate is one of the top liberal arts Universities in the country! Amazing work from this smart, charming and beautiful Lynn dancer!

BEGINNERS CORNER This is a fun section dedicated to Beginners! We will house information each month, so please ensure that you read this every month!

3 BEGINNERS CORNER This is a fun section dedicated to Beginners! We will house information each month, so please ensure that you read this every month! Now that your child has started to take Irish dancing lessons with a school rank 4 th in the world for results and education, please ensure the following: Class Attire: 1. Lynn Tee given out when registration & session is paid 2. Black shorts only (no colors please) please order Lynn shorts from our website 3. White socks for girls, black sock for boys 4. Ballet Slippers or Irish dance soft shoes 5. Hair pulled back and off face 6. NO headbands or jewelry please 7. Please ensure your child goes to the bathroom before class. We only have 45 minutes with the dancers each week and they have a lot to learn 8. Please practice tying their shoes, untied shoes during class inhibits learning 9. We utilize the black Lynn shorts for learning the LYNN logo on the left helps teach the dancers the difference between their left leg and their right leg. 10. The uniform is utilized for shows as well. Purchase new soft shoes, Antonio Pacelli Side Loop from fays shoes LYNN LOOT RESALE SHOP We have a Facebook page for Lynn Academy used apparel & shoes It is called LYNN LOOT Lynne at lynneseich@comcast.net with any questions, or text her at MUSIC & HANDBOOK & PARADE SIGNUPS! 1. Please printout the beginner handbook and put in a binder for your dancer to bring to class. lynn business manager if you need another copy! 2. Music can me downloaded via itunes Sean O Brien Reel 113, Light Jig , Slipjig 113, Heavy Jig 92-96, 3. Please Sign Up for our St. Patrick s Day Parade online by February 1 st at Please also put your dancers sweatshirt size too. Youth XS (2-4), Youth S (6-8), Youth M (10-12), Youth L (14-16) Youth XL (18); Adult S (2-4), Adult M (6-8), Adult L. This is a free event! There will also be sign ups done online for shows. All beginners can attend shows and the audience usually loves them! Beginner dancers can just wear their uniform

4 MINI WORKSHOPS Our Teaching Staff is wonderfully trained and has a lot to offer our students. They each bring to the table their own expertise. So we thought that we would offer you mini Workshops to not only have fun, but to also focus and perfect your Irish dancing technique. The workshops are limited to 10 dancers with a minimum of 5 and your dancer would bring $20 cash with them to attend the class. First Come First Serve, sign up online at WITH PATRICK * NY Studio WITH MARY LYNN * NY Studio Sunday, February 04, 1:00 2:30pm Focus: Learning the difference b/w Treble Jig Rhythm & Hornpipe Rhythm Sunday, February 18, 2:00 3:30pm Focus: Speed, Lift & Jumping High Off the Floor Sunday, February 18, 12:30 1:30pm Focus: Ballet Class for the Irish Dancer. Come and learn how to point, turn out jump and turn properly all taught through ballet WITH KATIE * NJ Studio WITH CODY * NJ Studio Sunday, February 04, 1:00 2:30pm Focus: Rhythm Sunday, February 25, 1:00 2:30pm Focus: Stage Presence While Dancing Friday, February 09, 5:00 6:30pm Focus: Strong soft shoe class (strengthening for jumps, up on toes, turnout.) Friday, February 23, 5:00 3:30pm Focus: Performance Routines for Grades dancers only Part I Friday, March 9, 5:00 3:30pm Focus: Performance Routines for Grades dancers only Part II

5 St. PATRICK S DAY PARADE & SHOWS Please Sign Up for our St. Patrick s Day Parade online by February 1 st at Please also put your dancers sweatshirt size too. Youth XS (2-4), Youth S (6-8), Youth M (10-12), Youth L (14-16) Youth XL (18); Adult S (2-4), Adult M (6-8), Adult L. This is a free event! There will also be sign ups done online for shows. All beginners can attend shows and the audience usually loves them! Beginner dancers can just wear their uniform Parade Attire: 1. Girls - Black (tight at the ankle) Leggings 2. Boys - Black tight at ankle sweatpants or addidas zip at ankle pants 3. Black long-sleeve turtleneck to wear underneath sweatshirt 4. Black warm socks & black mittens 5. White or Black Dance Sneakers or Sneakers the dancer can dance in. No fashion sneakers 6. Headband and Sweatshirt will be given out at the parade please sign up your dancer s size of sweatshirt when signing up for parade. NY Parades & Shows Sunday, March 11 th, 1:00pm Sleepy Hollow, NY Parade Sunday, March 18 th, 1:00pm Mamaroneck, NY Parade For Information about shows or if you have a show lead a for Lynn Academy to book a new show, contact Jen O Leary cianaileen@yahoo.com CT Parades & Shows Saturday, March 3 rd, 11:30 am Stamford, CT Parade Saturday, March 10 th, 10:30 am Norwalk, CT Parade Sunday, March 18 th, 1:00 pm Greenwich, CT Parade NJ Parades & Shows Sunday, March 11 th, 1:00 pm Somerville, NJ Parade For Information about shows or if you have a show lead a for Lynn Academy to book a new show, contact Andrea Thorne Puluka athorne908@gmail.com For Information about shows or if you have a show lead a for Lynn Academy to book a new show, contact Brenda Felletter BrendaJFelletter@yahoo.com Parade Volunteers We need parent volunteers to help with the parades, please sign up online if you can help carry the banner, drive your vehicle in the parade, run the music, give out apparel, coordinate apparel, handout flyers

6 SUMMER CAMPS Sign Up Online for camps today Pay in Full by April 1 st for a 10% discount on cash payments (overnight camp excluded). Installment Payments: Payment 1 due April 1 st, Payment 2 due May 1 st. Any dancer advanced beginner and above who signs up after May 1 st, will be charged a higher rate. BEGINNER ½ DAY CAMPS $200 per week June 25 th June 28 th 9am - 1 pm Stamford, CT Studio July 9 th July 13 th 9am - 1 pm Sleepy Hollow, NY Studio July 16 th July 20 th 9am - 1 pm Hillsborough, NJ Studio July 23 rd July 27 th 9am - 1 pm Stamford, CT Studio Aug 13 th Aug 17 th 9am - 1 pm Sleepy Hollow, NY Studio Aug 13 th Aug 17 th 9am - 1 pm Hillsborough, NJ Studio FULL DAY CAMPS $350 per 40 hour week July 9 th July 13 th 9am - 5 pm Sleepy Hollow, NY Studio July 16 th July 20 th 9am - 5 pm Hillsborough, NJ Studio July 23 rd July 27 th 9am - 5 pm Stamford, CT Studio Aug 13 th Aug 17 th 9am - 5 pm Sleepy Hollow, NY Studio Aug 13 th Aug 17 th 9am - 5 pm Hillsborough, NJ Studio OVERNIGHT CAMP Pocono Springs Camp August 20 August 24, 2018 Last year we held our first overnight camp in the Poconos. The dancers loved it. It was so incredible to see how the LYNN Alumni came back to be counselors and the dancers learned to hammerstep and cross train with Angela. In addition, they learned ceili and improved their dancing. They had time at the pool and enjoyed barbeques, bonfires, kick ball, sporting activities and team bonding. We had dancers ages 5-18 and no one was homesick!! This camp is for those dancers who are advanced beginner level and above and can be without electronic devices for a week, phones, instagram, snapchat, tablets, and ipads. Counselor ratio 5:1 for children under age 8, and 10:1 under age 18

7 PRIVATE LESSONS, MENTORING PROGRAM AND WORLD QUALIFYING PRIVATE LESSONS 1. Here s the link to sign up for private lessons If you sign up AFTER January 15 th, then ALL private lessons are $100 per lesson per week. 3. Just Lynne ler27@cornell.edu to add a private lesson to the schedule if need be. 4. If your child has no school and would like to book a private lesson, then just contact Lynne martin and she will put you on the schedule and let the teacher know. 5. Teachers are available for private lessons on the day he or she is also teaching the mini workshop. MENTORING PROGRAM We have a mentoring program for the preliminary and championship level dancers. They are teamed up and they collect various points each week based on certain criteria. The winning team each session receives his or her own, special choreographed routine at the showcase for you all to see For the Fall Session with 10,750 total number of points Mary Kate Callanan & Keira Dorrian from our NY Location WON!!! Congrats!!! WHAT IT TAKES TO WORLD QUALIFY We Teachers get this question a lot what does it take for my dancer to world qualify. The answer I always give is, how do you think your dancer can get AHEAD of the World Qualifier competition 1. Does your dancer follow the same intense work schedule all year or thinks that Irish dancing is seasonal, like only fall session is important 2. Does your dancer make up missed classes with another class 3. Private lessons are reserved for getting AHEAD of the competition, not in place of missed classes 4. Does you dancer finish summer camps or does he/she always jet out early? 5. What additional, consistent sacrifices does your dancer make to improve faster 6. Is your dancer getting scores in the 90s at Feisanna in all three rounds??

8 2018 CALENDAR NO SATURDAY FEISSANNA UNLESS STATED OTHERWISE FEBRUARY Saturday February 03 O Rourke Feis (students can miss class for this Feis) Sunday February 04 NJ Mini Workshop: w/cody: Rhythm 01:00pm Sunday February 04 NY Mini Workshop: w/patrick: Difference Between Treble Jig Rhythm and Hornpipe Rhythm 1:00 2:30pm Friday February 09 NJ Mini Workshop: w/katie: Soft Shoe Technique 5:00pm Sunday-Friday February 11 th 16 th All Ireland Championships, Killarney Ireland Sunday February 18 th NY Mini Workshop: w/mary Lynn: Ballet Class For the Irish Dancer 12:30pm 1:30pm Sunday February 18 th NY Mini Workshop: w/patrick: Speed, Lift & Getting High Off the Floor 2:00pm 3:30pm Tuesday, Wed Feb 20, 21 NO NY (only) Classes - Winter Break Friday February 23 NJ Mini Workshop: w/katie: Grades Show Routines 5pm Saturday February 24 Broesler Feis (students can miss class for this Feis) Saturday February 24 th NAFC Championships (students can miss class for this) Sunday February 25 NJ Mini Workshop: w/cody: Stage Presence 01:00pm Monday-Saturday February 26-Mar 3 Open Studio Week Bring a Friend to Class Week MARCH Thursday March 01 Spring Session Tuition Due Saturday-Sunday March 03 rd 04 th Worlds Workshop: NY Studio 01:00 pm start Saturday March 03 rd Parade: Stamford, CT 11:30 am Friday March 09 th NJ Mini Workshop: w/katie: Grades Show Routines 5pm Saturday March 10 th Parade: Norwalk, CT 10:30 am Sunday March 11 th Parade: Sleepy Hollow, NY 01:00pm Sunday March 11 th Parade: Somerville, NJ 01:00 pm Sunday March 18 th Parade Greenwich, CT 01:00 pm Sunday March 18 th Parade: Mamaroneck, NY 01:00 pm Monday-Saturday March 19 th 23 rd Open Studio Week Bring a Friend to Class Week

9 2018 CALENDAR NO SATURDAY FEISSANNA UNLESS STATED OTHERWISE APRIL Sunday-Sunday Mar 25 Apr 1 World Championships of Irish Dancing, Glasgow Sctlnd Sunday-Sunday Mar 25 Apr 1 ALL STUDIOS CLOSED AND NO CLASSES Monday Apr 2 Classes Resume & Spring Session Begins! Saturday April 14 th Feis At the Beach (NJ only students can miss this class) MAY Sunday May 6 th LYNN Feis Stamford High School, Stamford, CT Monday May 28 th NO CLASSES Memorial Day JUNE Saturday June 2 nd Rockland Feis (NY/CT only students can miss class) Saturday June 10 th Jersey Shore Feis (NJ only students can miss this class) Saturday June 16 th NJ End of Year Showcase Thursday June 21 st NY/CT End of Year Showcase Friday June 22 nd LAST DAY OF CLASSES Sat, Mon-Thurs June 23, Nationals Camp NJ 23, NY Mon-Fri June CT Beginner Camp ½ day Saturday-Wed June 30 July 4 NA Irish Dance Championships Hilton, Orlando, FL JULY TBD July Weekly Summer Classes for all levels Mon-Friday July NY Beginner ½ day camp, grades and Oireachtas Camp Mon-Friday July NJ Beginner ½ day camp, grades and Oireachtas Camp Mon-Friday July 23 July 27 CT Beginner ½ day camp, grades and Oireachtas Camp AUGUST TBD August Weekly Summer Classes for all levels Mon-Friday Aug 13 Aug 17 NJ Beginner ½ day camp, LYNN Feis Prep Mon-Friday Aug 13 Aug 17 NY/CT Beginner ½ day camp, LYNN Feis Prep Saturday August 18 th LYNN Feis Atlantic City, NJ Mon-Friday August th Overnight Camp

LYNN INFORMATION & IMPORTANT CONTACTS Maureen Collins, Owner lynnacademyusa@gmail.

10 LYNN INFORMATION & IMPORTANT CONTACTS Maureen Collins, Owner Teachers: Mary Lynn Collins NY Patrick Quinlivan NY Cody Klepperknoop NJ Jacque Clark NJ Katie Rose Bortz NJ Laura O Hanlon NY/CT Invoicing, Registration, Payments: Jacque Clark lynnbusinessmanager@gmail.com Performances & Shows: Brenda Felletter CT BrendaJFelletter@yahoo.com Jen O Leary NY cianaileen@yahoo.com Andrea Thorne NJ athorne908@gmail.com In need of a school dress, vest, skirt, via our rental program: Sue Atkinson, CT & NY SPA95@AOL.COM Jen O Leary NY cianaileen@yahoo.com Lynne Eichenbaum NJ lynneseich@comcast.net LOQC NJ Group on Facebook In need of a mandatory class uniform or shoes: Logo Sportswear Fay Shoes 2 nd Hand Apparel & Shoes Lynne Eichenbaum lynneseich@comcast.net LYNN loot Facebook page look it up and ask to join the group! Win with lynn LYNN ACADEMY OF IRISH DANCE WIN-LYNN lynnacademyusa@gmail.com 42 Magee Avenue 2 nd Floor Stamford, CT 3 Jill Court Building 15 #16 Hillsborough, NJ 38 Beekman Avenue Sleepy Hollow, NY Private Lessons: To Book a private Lesson online Help with the System ask Lynne Martin ler27@cornell.edu 130 Rhodes St New Rochelle, NY Social Media: Please send all pictures of your dancer wins to Abby Coyman. She is now doing our social media on our three Facebook accounts and instrgram account, etc. Abby Coyman Newsletter and Recruitment Ideas? If you have any ideas for recruiting new students or for our newsletter, please send them Maureen s way lynnacademyusa@gmail.com DID YOU KNOW??? Irish dance is the equivalent of riding a bicycle fast up a very large hill. It is a ton harder than it looks! This is why it is such a demanding sport-form. TEACHER FUN FACTS Cody also had a degree in dance! So he can help with all aspects of performance as well as his world medal holder Irish dance knowledge NJ Facebook CT Facebook Academy-of-Irish-Dance-Stamford /?rf= NY Facebook of-irish-dance-sleepy-hollow /

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www.lynnacademy.com Vol #2, October 2017 LYNN NEWS HAPPY OCTOBER http://www.lynnacademy.com We hope your dancer is enjoying their classes at the LYNN Academy of Irish Dance We have emailed out workbooks