PACIFIC NORTHWEST IRISH DANCE CHAMPIONSHIPS

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1 PACIFIC NORTHWEST IRISH DANCE CHAMPIONSHIPS May 16-17, 2009 Hilton Seattle Airport Pacific Highway South (International Boulevard) Seattle, Washington Pacific Northwest Irish Dance Rate of $119 Adjudicators Jimmy Friel, New Jersey Sondra Greene, California Matthew Martin, New Jersey Breda O Brien, Illinois Martin Percival, Colorado Rosemary Turco, California Musicians Brian Glynn Conor McGuirk Entries: Cap of 650 Dancers Entries Close May 1, 2009 Proudly hosted by the Comerford School of Irish Dance Sponsored by Celtic Arts Northwest, a non-profit organization fostering and promoting Irish dance and art in the Pacific Northwest

2 DANCING COMPETITION RULES 3/22/ Rules 1-29 adopted by North American Feis Commission are included by reference. 2. Competitors must be in the hall, prepared to dance, one hour prior to the scheduled beginning of their event. 3. Dancers who appear in competitions for which they are not registered will not be eligible for placement or awards. 4. When awards are announced from the stage, competitors must be in costume, including dance shoes, to receive their awards. 5. The Comerford School of Irish Dance, Celtic Arts Northwest, the Hilton Seattle Airport, the Feis Committee and anyone associated with the Committee in putting on the Feis, shall not be held responsible or liable for any personal injury, property loss, or damage incurred before, during, or after the feis, by any participants, or by anyone attending the event. North American Senior Irish Dance Championship Gerry Cambell Senior Belt Etobicoke Feis, June 13, 2009 NORTH AMERICAN FEIS COMMISSION CHAMPIONSHIPS 2008 North American Junior Irish Dance Championship Robert Gabor Junior Trophy St Catharines Feis, July 25,2009 ENTRY PROCEDURES AND FEES North American Minor Irish Dance Championship George Sweetnam Minor Trophy New Haven Feis, June 28, 2009 Entries will be handled by FeisWorx, and should be made at the FeisWorx website Payments may be made online, or by mail. Payments by mail should be payable to Comerford School of Irish Dance, and mailed to CSID, c/o FeisWorx, PO Box , Aurora, CO There is a cap of 650 paid entries for this feis when the cap is reached, entries are closed and unpaid entries are cancelled. Entries are due May 1. Entries paid after that date will incur a $30 late fee. We will make adds and changes at the feis, for an additional fee of $5 per competitor. Trophy or special competitions may be added at the feis without this additional fee. Dancers who compete in competitions in which they are not entered, will not be placed and will not be eligible for awards. Entry fees: Soft shoe solos $20 (flat rate covers all soft shoe solos) Hard shoe solos $15 (flat rate covers all hard shoe solos) Team competitions $10 (flat rate per dancer) Trophy competitions $10 Championships $35 Family entry fee $15 per family Fee for changes at feis $5 Late entry fee $30 Paper entry fee $10 There is a $100 maximum fee per family, excluding late fees, change fees, trophy competitions and family entry fee. Entry fees are non-refundable. Questions may be directed to Mike Nagan , or to celticartsnw@hotmail.com.

3 Solo Competitions Pre-Beginner: U5 U7 U9 U11 11&O Reel Light Jig Single Jig NOTE: Pre-Beginner Competitions are limited to dancers who have not competed at a feis. Beginner 1: U6 U7 U8 U9 U10 U11 U12 U13 U15 15&O Reel Light Jig Slip Jig Single Jig Treble Jig Hornpipe St. Patrick s Day Beginner 2: U7 U8 U9 U10 U11 U12 U13 U15 15&O Reel Light Jig Slip Jig Single Jig Treble Jig Hornpipe St. Patrick s Day Novice: U7 U8 U9 U10 U11 U12 U13 U15 15&O Reel Light Jig Slip Jig Single Jig Treble Jig Hornpipe Traditional Set Prizewinner: U7 U9 U11 U13 U15 15&O Reel Light Jig Slip Jig Single Jig Treble Jig Hornpipe Traditional Set

4 TROPHY COMPETITIONS First Feis Trophies: U7 U9 U11 U13 13&O Reel Light Jig First feis competitions are limited to dancers who have not competed at a feis. Boys Reel Trophy: U7 U9 U11 U13 13&O Beginner 1 & Novice & Prizewinner Girls Trophy: U7 U9 U11 U13 13&O Beginner 1 & 2 Reel Slip Jig Novice & Prizewinner Reel Slip Jig NOTE: U7, U9, U11 do reel; U13 and 13&O do slip jig. Treble Reel Trophy: U11 U13 U15 15&O Novice & Prizewinner Entrants Preliminary Chpshp Entrants Open Chpshp Entrants Joan Nolan Trophy (Sunday): Barrington Trophy: Eileen O Doherty Memorial Trophy: Competition 944. Non-championship dancers. One hornpipe step, down the line. Competition 945. Prelim dancers only. One reel step, down the line. Competition 946. Prelim and Open dancers. One hornpipe step, down the line. ADULT COMPETITIONS Solos: Beginner Novice Prizewinner Adult Teams Reel hand Reel 651 Light Jig hand Reel 652 Slip Jig hand Dance 653 Single Jig hand Dance 654 Treble Jig hand Dance 655 Hornpipe Traditional Set Adult Trophy Dances: Beginner Reel 942 Novice/PW Reel 943 Slow Treble Jig 947 Slow Hornpipe 948

5 CHAMPIONSHIPS Preliminary and Open Championships will consist of three rounds soft shoe, hard shoe, and set dance. For each round, one of the three adjudicators will award medals for that round only. The overall championship results will be determined by all three adjudicators. Thus, there will be awards for each round as well as the overall championship. Dancers must perform 48 bars for the reel and treble jig, and 40 bars for the slip jig and hornpipe. Competitions may be combined if there are less than 5 entrants. If numbers warrant, boys and girls will be split into separate competitions. Preliminary Championships: U9 U10 U11 U12 U13 U14 U15 U16 U17 17&O Open Championships: U9 U10 U11 U12 U13 U14 U15 U16 U17 U19 19&O Winners of Open Championships will dance off for the perpetual Champion of Champions trophy. TEAM COMPETITIONS Beginner Figures: U8 U10 U12 U15 15&O 2-hand Reel hand Reel hand Dance* hand Dance* Note: To dance in Beginner figures, a dancer must be entered in at least one Beginner dance. Open Figures: U8 U10 U12 U15 15&O 2-hand Reel hand Reel hand Dance* hand Dance* hand Dance* *Dance must be from the book. SODA BREAD COMPETITION Three classes of competition: white, brown and currant. Entries will be done at the feis. Entries must be labeled with the class of bread and the entrant s name and school. Entries must be submitted at the feis entrance table by 10:30 AM on Saturday. Criteria for judging will be appearance, texture and taste. Results will be announced Saturday afternoon. Entries will not be returned. No advance registration or fee for entries.

6 PRELIMINARY SCHEDULE CONSIDERATIONS If the number and composition of entries permit, we will repeat last year s schedule, as follows: Saturday: Sunday: All Open Championships. Solos and trophy dances up to and including U13; all pre-beginners. Adult solos and trophy dances. Eileen O Doherty Trophy. All Preliminary Championships. Barrington Trophy. Joan Nolan Trophy. Solos and related trophy dances 13&O, and above. Teams. Until all entries are received and tabulated, this preliminary schedule is a goal. It is NOT a guarantee.