PRESENTS Please refer to Feisworx for updated information at www.feisworx.com Possak Hampshire Feis is registered with the North America Feis Commission, An Coimisiun Le Rinci Gaelacha, Dublin Ireland, Irish Dance Teachers Association of North America and the Western Canadian Irish Dance Teachers Association
December 15, 2017 Dear Teachers, Parents and Competitors, On behalf of the Howth Society of Irish Dancing, and the Possak Hampshire Academy of Irish Dance, we invite you to our 14th annual feis, to be held in Calgary on March 3 and 4, 2018. We are very happy to return to the Grey Eagle Resort & Casino, offering ample space for the feis, spacious rooms and many guest facilities. We hope that you will enjoy the resort for the weekend. I can also confirm that we will be awarding 50% of the dancers entered in each competition at the feis in order to support and encourage as many children as possible in their Irish dancing. We are also excited about offering new competitions this year: traditional set specials at the N/PW and Championship levels (as traditional sets are growing in popularity and importance in competitive Irish dancing), and double Open Championships (a great chance to get two champs in right before Worlds!) We thank you all for your continued support of our feis and look forward to seeing everyone in March. Please visit our website at www.possakhampshire.com for ongoing information regarding our feis. If you have any questions or concerns, please email us at PossakHampshireFeis@gmail.com. Le Dea Ghuí, Linda Possak Anderson ADCRG 2018 Possak Hampshire Feis Chair Howth Society of Irish Dancing
FEIS VENUE & ACCOMODATION The Grey Eagle Resort and Casino (3777 Grey Eagle Drive, Calgary) www.greyeagleresortandcasino.ca/hotel has extended the excellent rate of $139/night for a standard deluxe non-smoking room up to quad occupancy. Your room includes complimentary deluxe hot breakfast, wireless Internet, free ample parking, indoor pool, hot tub and fitness facility. Room amenities include LED TVs, ipod Docking Stations, non-smoking rooms, mini fridge, digital and pay TV as well as an in-room safe. Microwave and hypo allergenic bedding are available upon request. (The above rate is quoted in Canadian funds and is subject to 5% GST, 4% Tourism Levy and a 10% Resort Fee.) TO MAKE RESERVATIONS: Use the link below: http://bookings.ihotelier.com/bookings.jsp?groupid=2076538&hotelid=96177 (it may take a few seconds for the link to open) Or call 1-844-719-8777 or 1-403-719-8777 and quote Possak Hampshire Feis Group Block REGISTRATION a) Please see our syllabus (at end of this doc). Registration is through FeisWorx: www.feisworx.com b) Once you ve completed your entries on FeisWorx, please send a hard copy of the form, along with payment (cheques payable to Howth Society of Irish Dancing ) to: Howth Society of Irish Dancing c/o 419-53 rd Avenue SW Calgary AB, Canada, T2V 0B8 For multiple entries submitted by schools, please enclose a list of the dancers identifying registered competitions and payment by dancer. Payment will also be accepted by electronic email transfer. If you elect to use this option, please email the registration payment to PossakHampshireFeis@gmail.com. For security purposes, please request a password and use PHF2018 (all caps). Also, please include your dancer(s) name in the message box. c) Registration closes Friday, February 9, 2018. Entries will be accepted following this date but will be subject to late fee and names may not appear in the program. d) Late Fee of $30 will be charged after the closing date. No substitutions. No deletions after the cut-off date. No changes after the cut-off date except updates to dancer status. Full schools missing the payment deadline will be assessed a $100 late fee. e) Unpaid entries will have their dancer(s) cards withheld until payment, including late fee, is paid in full. f) A combined Family Admission fee of $45 will be charged through Feisworx upon registration. This fee includes admission, results and access to download the eprogram posted to Feisworx. NO REFUNDS WILL BE GIVEN ONCE ENTRIES HAVE BEEN PROCESSED.
SCHEDULE Please note the final schedule will be posted after registrations have been completed. Saturday March 3: Preliminary and Open Championships, Championship Specials (Slip Jig, Treble Reel and Trad Set), 2nd Novice / Prizewinner Treble Jig Trophy, Teams, and Adults Sunday March 4: Grade Level Solos (First Feis, Beginner, Advanced Beginner, Novice, Prizewinner), Trophies (First Feis, Beginner / Advanced Beginner, Novice / Prizewinner) and Specials (Slip Jig, Treble Reel and N/PW Trad Set), and NEW THIS YEAR Double OPEN Championships. Double Novice / Prizewinner Trophy Competitions Eligible dancers may enter both trophy competitions. For dancers who win on the Saturday: if it is your second trophy win (moving you to Preliminary Championships at your next feis) then you will forfeit your entry into Sunday s Novice/Prizewinner Trophy Competition (with no fee refund). However, you are still eligible to compete in all solo competitions and specials (treble reel and slip jig). Keeper trophies will be awarded to all who place in the Novice/Prizewinner Trophy competitions on both Saturday and Sunday. Perpetual trophies for these competitions will be awarded to Sunday s winners. We will arrange a different judge for each of these competitions, so the same adjudicator will not judge the same competition twice over the weekend. Double Open Championship Competitions Open Championship dancers are invited to participate in our two open championships. As we are the last feis in Western Canada before the 2018 World Championships, and as there is not another feis in our region until the end of April, the committee thought it was a good time to offer a second opportunity for open dancers to compete as they work hard towards upcoming majors such as Worlds and the NAIDC. In order to differentiate the championships, dancers will be grouped by even-numbered age groups on Saturday, and by odd-numbered age groups on Sunday. Please consult the syllabus for details. Keeper trophies will be awarded to all who place in the Open Championship competitions on both Saturday and Sunday. Perpetual trophies for these competitions will be awarded to Saturday's winners. It is our intent that competitors will be adjudicated by a different panel on each day. Individual judges may overlap however we will do our best to ensure different panels. KIDSPORT TEAM COMPETITION This year we are offering a special team competition and 100% of the proceeds will go to KidSport, which has supported children in this Irish dancesport: KidSport is a national not-for-profit organization that provides financial assistance for registration fees and equipment to kids aged 18 and under. Through a confidential application process we provide grants so they can play a season of sport. Nationally, KidSport is comprised of a network of 11 provincial/territorial KidSport chapters and 178 community KidSport chapters. Since its creation in 1993, over 530,000 kids across the country have been given the chance to play sport through KidSport grants and sport introduction programming.
KIDSPORT TEAM COMPETITION (cont.) Your team can be any 2-hand or 3-hand as long as it is an unusual combination: please do not dance with someone you normally dance teams with. Suggestions include: siblings (who dance or not :), dancers in your class who are 3+ years older / younger than you, parents, pets, etc. Come join us for some team fun and support this very worthy cause! Entry fee is $10 / team. CELTIC ART COMPETITION Artwork entries can be submitted at the designated area. Judging will take place on Sunday over lunch. Please make sure your submission is labeled with your name, competitor number, age, address and telephone number. Please pick up your artwork once the winner has been announced on Sunday. Any medium is allowed. Be creative think outside the box! COSTUME SALES You are welcome to leave solo dresses or waistcoats for sale in our designated costume area for a fee of $10 for a day or the weekend. This area will be monitored by a Howth Society volunteer and costumes will be locked away outside of feis hours. Please be advised that costumes are left at the seller s risk. The Howth Society / PHA will not be responsible for lost, damaged or stolen items. TROPHY RETURN Please return all Feis at the Tower Trophies to the Grey Eagle Event Center lobby on Friday March 2nd beginning in the late afternoon, or at 8am on Saturday March 3rd. VENDOR TABLE RENTALS Vendor table rentals are $100 for the first table, and $50 per table for each additional table. Please contact the PH Feis Committee for vendor inquiries at howthsocietysponsorship@gmail.com ADVERTISING Advertising space is available in our program. Please submit your advertising to PossakHampshireFeis@gmail.com no later than February 15, 2017. Please see rates and sizing below. Full page $100.00 7w x 10 h Half page horizontal $50.00 7 w x 4 ¾ h Half page vertical $50.00 3 ¼ w x 10 h Business Card $30.00 3 ½ w x 2 h If you have questions, please don t hesitate to contact us at PossakHampshireFeis@gmail.com
FEIS RULES 1. Competitions are open only to amateurs. Only students of teachers registered in good standing with The W.C.I.D.T.A., The I.D.T.A.N.A., and An Coimisiun le Rinci Gaelacha may compete. 2. Competitor's ages will be determined as of January 1 st of the current year. 3. Entry forms are to be checked and signed by the registering teacher. 4. Entry Fees: Competition Solo Dances Beginner/Advanced Beginner Trophy Novice/Prizewinner Trophy Treble Reel Special Slip Jig Special Traditional Set Special (N/PW & Championship) Championships (Open and Preliminary) Sunday Open Championship Figure Dancing Choreography Celtic Art Competition Fee $6.00 per dance, per competitor $15.00 per competitor $15.00 per competitor $10.00 per competitor (excluded from Family Max.) $10.00 per competitor (excluded from Family Max.) $10.00 per competitor (excluded from Family Max.) $50.00 per competitor $50.00 per competitor (excluded from Family Max.) $4.00 per competitor, per team $2.00 per dancer, per team $10 per entry Family Maximum: $155 Excludes: Admission, Saturday's N/PW Trophy, Sunday's Open Championship, ALL Specials, Art Competition 5. Music shall be in accordance with regulation metronome speeds. 6. Categories: First Feis: A dancer who has never previously competed in a registered competition. Beginner: A dancer who has not qualified for Advanced Beginner in that particular dance. Advanced Beginner: A dancer who has received a qualifying place in that particular dance in the Beginner level, but has not yet qualified to move on to Novice in that particular dance. Novice: A dancer who has received a qualifying place in that particular dance in the Advanced Beginner level, but has not yet qualified to move on to Prizewinner for that particular dance. Prizewinner: A dancer who has received a qualifying place in that particular dance in the Novice level, but has not yet qualified to advance to Preliminary Championships. Beginner/Advanced Beginner Trophy: (Reel, 32 bars) Open to dancers who dance the majority of their dances in the Beginner or Advanced Beginner level in solos. A dancer must advance to Novice/Prizewinner Trophy if they receive two first place Trophies in this level, or if they advance in their solo levels.
Novice/Prizewinner Trophy: (Treble Jig, 32 bars, choice of 2 speeds) Open to dancers who dance the majority of their dances in the Novice or Prizewinner level in solos. Also open to dancers who have previously won two first place trophies in the Beginner/Advanced Beginner Trophy competitions. Dancers in ALL age groups will dance the Treble Jig (as per 05/31/02). Preliminary Championships: Open to dancers who have won two first place trophies in the Novice/Prizewinner Trophy competition, and who have not previously won two first place Preliminary Championships. Option B (at the Feis Committee's discretion) one soft shoe round AND one hard shoe round AND one Non-Traditional Set Dance may be danced, in which case, the Feis Committee would offer this trophy dance instead of Preliminary solos (as per 05/31/02). Solo marks will be given for each round, and an overall Championship prize will be awarded. Open Championships: Open to dancers who have previously won two first place Preliminary Championships. Option B (at the Feis Committee's discretion) one soft shoe and one hard shoe and one Non-Traditional Set Dance may be danced, in which case, the Feis Committee would offer this trophy dance instead of Open solos (as per 05/31/02). Solo marks will be given for each round, and an overall Championship prize will be awarded. 7. Dancers may only dance each dance once, the exception being dancers who are entered in First Feis competitions, who may also dance in Beginner for those dances. 8. In Figure dancing, 50% of a team may be moved to a higher age group to complete a figure, unless the Feis Committee has granted special permission. All Ceili dances must be performed in accordance with the Official Book "An Rince Foirne". 9. A competition may be cancelled or combined with a higher age group if there are less than five entries. If there is a large entry (as per W.C.I.D.T.A. rules), the competitions will be split at the discretion of the feis committee. 10. All Competitors must be in the hall 60 minutes before their competition is scheduled.. 11. All dancers must be in costume, complete with shoes and number to receive any award onstage. 12. Under no circumstances are the adjudicators or the musicians to be approached during the feis. The decision of the adjudicator is final. 13. No steel taps or bubble heels allowed. Shoes may be subject to inspection by adjudicators. Costumes must be in accordance with the I.D.T.A.N.A. and An Coimisiun guidelines. 14. The Feis at the Tower Committee, the W.C.I.D.T.A., the Possak School of Irish Dancing, Ltd., the Howth Society of Irish Dance, and its parent bodies, the Hyatt Regency Calgary, the City of Calgary or any organization affiliated with same, are not responsible for personal injury, property loss or damage during an event. 15. Protest against breach of rules will be considered if made in writing and signed by the objector. The objection must also be accompanied with a $25.00 fee and reach the Feis at the Tower Committee before prizes are presented. If the complaint is justified, the $25.00 fee will be refunded. 16. All Feis Committees must award a minimum of 30% of competitors in Preliminary and Open Championships. 17. Competitors may only compete in the Trophy competition or a Championship, but not both. Specials (competitions numbered in the 1000 s) do not apply. 18. Any form of unauthorized photography which has the capability to capture a dancer s image whilst in motion, using electronic or manual means, eg, mobile phone, standard camera, video camcorder, commercial film, with or without enhancement, is expressly forbidden in competition. Photography is permitted on a limited basis during First Feis and Beginner categories ONLY. No video equipment will be allowed in the hall. This is a Commission rule. 19. Dancers will be required to dance two steps (32 bars) only in the regular Solo and Trophy competitions but will be required to perform the mandatory number of bars in Preliminary and Open Championships - i.e. 48 bars in the Reel and Treble Jig and 40 bars in the Slip Jig and Hornpipe.
20. Notwithstanding any other conditions specified herein, the Feis Committee reserves the right to refuse any entry and to alter or cancel any rule or condition as it may be deemed necessary in the best interest of the Feis. All teachers will be advised. The Feis reserves the right to reject any entry for cause, to cancel all or part of the Feis and to limit competitor s performing time. The decision of the Feis committee is final in all matters connected with the Feis. 21. Dancers shall advance in each individual solo dance as follows: Number of Dancers in the Competition Placing(s) that move dancer(s) to the next level <5 no placing advances 5 9 1 st place moves up 10 19 1 st, 2 nd, 3 rd move up 20 29 1 st, 2 nd, 3 rd, 4 th move up 30 or more 1 st, 2 nd, 3 rd, 4 th, 5 th move up 22. Dancers shall advance in Trophy competitions and Championship as follows: A dancer who wins two first place trophies in Beginner/Advanced Beginner Trophy advances to Novice/Prizewinner Trophy A dancer who advances to Novice or Prizewinner for the majority of their solo levels (hard shoes in particular) automatically advances to the Novice/Prizewinner Trophy. A dancer who wins two first place trophies in Novice/Prizewinner Trophy advances to Preliminary Championships. A dancer who wins two first place Preliminary Championships advances to Open Championships. 23. Shiny plastic number cards should not be used. 24. All other Feis rules as per the N.A.F.C., An Coimisiun Le Rinci Gaelacha, the I.D.T.A.N.A. and the W.C.I.D.TA. 2018 NAFC CHAMPIONSHIPS Saturday February 24, 2018 at the Arizona Grand in Phoenix, Arizona Gerry Campbell Perpetual Belt, Senior Championship Robert Gabor Perpetual Trophy, Junior Championship George Sweetnam Memorial Trophy, Minor Championship
Team Competition Rules: The categories for our regional syllabus changed at the 2017 teachers convention. There are now two team categories: Beginner to Prizewinner, and Championship: In the Beginner to PW (or Grades ) teams, ALL dancers in the team must be in the Beginner, Advanced Beginner, Novice and Prizewinner categories in their solos. Teams with even one Preliminary or Open dancer must enter in the Championship level teams. Beginner to Prizewinner (Grades) dancers may compete again in the Championship teams along with Prelim and Open team members. If there is one Championship dancer in the team it must be danced in the higher level. Currently there are no limitations except that each dancer can only dance once in each competition. However a PW dancer may, for example, dance an U13 4 hand with other PW dancers, and dance again in the Championship teams Level with one or more Championship dancers added to the team.