Dancing Syllabus
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Nassau County Board
Ancient Order of Hibernians
37th Annual Feis & Festival
Sunday, September 20th, 2009
Molloy College
Hempstead Avenue
Rockville Centre, NY
9 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Competitions
Solo Irish Dancing – Amateur and Championship
Bagpiping – Band & Solo Bagpiping and Drumming
Irish Music and Traditional Singing
Irish Art Irish Soda Bread
Attractions
Massed Pipe Bands
Irish Entertainment
Irish Wolfhounds
Over 20 Irish Vendors
Mass celebrated at 11:00 AM
Member of the North American Feis Commission
Harry Costello, President
Sanctioned by AN CIOMISIUN, DUBLIN IRELAND
Dancing Adjudicators
(subject to change, see feis website for updates)
Ann L. Devine – MA, Sheila Dupuis – CT, Joan T. Cass – NY, Sean Flynn – NY, Irene Horgan – CT, John Jennings – NJ
Siobhan Moore – NY, Kerry Kelly Oster – NY, Helaine Sander- NY, Linda Sanfillipo – NY
2009 N.A.F.C. Championships
Minor
George Sweetnam Memorial Trophy
June 28 – New Haven Feis, New Haven CT
Junior
Robert Gabor Perpetual Trophy
August 1 – St. Catharines Feis, St. Catharines, Ont. Canada
Senior
Gerry Campbell Perpetual Belt
June 13 – Etobicoke Feis, Etobicoke, Ont. Canada
www.nassauaohfeis.com
The Nassau AOH Feis is registered, sanctioned and will be governed by the rules of An Coimisiun (www.clrg.ie), the North American Feis Commission (www.northamericanfeiscommission.org) and IDTANA Mid-Atlantic Region (www.mid-atlanticregion.com). Please refer to the applicable websites for rules governing the Feis.
The Feis Committee, Nassau County AOH, Molloy College or any other organizations affiliated with same will not be held responsible for personal injury, property loss or damage. Destruction of Feis, County or rental property will be punishable by law.
Dancing entry inquiries may be directed to: laoh17@optonline.net
Dancing will begin promptly at 9AM.
ENTRY FEES: Solos: $7.00 per dance, Preliminary Championship: $25.00; Open Championships: $27.00. Parent & child dance: $2.00 per dancer. Family maximum of $80.00.
ENTRIES VIA POSTAL MAIL
- Competitors must answer all questions as required by the Feis Entry committee, including teacher’s name, and enclose the entry fee when mailing. Failure to do so will result in a rejected entry. Entrants must list all information on a 3×5” index card. The following must be included:
- Competitor’s name, Parent or Guardian name, address, phone number, competitor’s date of birth and age as of 1/1/2009, school name, competition number(s) and, optionally, email address.
- Preliminary Championships must include choice of dance: reel/jig, reel/hornpipe, slip jig/jig or slip jig/hornpipe.
- Open Championships must include choice of soft shoe dance, set dance & tempo.
- Entries will be limited to the first 800 valid entries.
- Competitor Number cards will not be mailed. They will be available the morning of the Feis beginning at 8:15AM.
- Entries postmarked on or after August 28th, 2009 must include a late fee of $10.00.
- Entries postmarked after September 8th, 2009 will not be accepted.
- Make checks payable to: A.O.H. Feis.
MAIL ENTRY FORMS TO:
Nassau County A.O.H. Feis
P. O. Box 185
Island Park NY 11558
ENTRIES VIA INTERNET
- Entries will be accepted on www.efeis.com beginning on or about July 29th 2009 through September 14th 2009
- Entries created OR paid after September 4th 2009 will be charged a late fee of $10.
DANCING COMPETITIONS
BEGINNER: A competitor who has not taken a full year of Irish Dance lessons, thereby giving beginners a full year with such status. A Beginner must move into Advanced Beginner the following year. No solo dress costumes permitted; dancer must compete in a school costume or skirt & blouse.
BOYS/GIRLS |
REEL |
LIGHT JIG |
SLIP JIG |
Under 5 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
|
Under 6 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
|
Under 7 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
|
Under 8 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
|
Under 9 |
13 |
14 |
15 |
|
Under 10 |
16 |
17 |
18 |
|
Under 11 |
19 |
20 |
21 |
|
Under 12 |
22 |
23 |
24 |
|
Under 13 |
25 |
26 |
27 |
|
Under 14 |
28 |
29 |
30 |
|
Under 15 |
31 |
32 |
33 |
|
15 & Over |
34 |
35 |
36 |
ADVANCED BEGINNER: Dancers who place 1st, 2nd or 3rd place in Advanced Beginner will advance to the Novice category in that particular dance on January 1st of the following year. No solo dress costumes permitted; dancer must compete is a school costume or skirt & blouse. Treble Jig tempo: 92; Hornpipe tempo: 138
BOYS/GIRLS |
REEL |
LIGHT JIG |
SLIP JIG |
TREBLE JIG |
HORNPIPE |
|
Under 6 |
101 |
102 |
103 |
104 |
105 |
|
Under 7 |
106 |
107 |
108 |
109 |
110 |
|
Under 8 |
111 |
112 |
113 |
114 |
115 |
|
Under 9 |
116 |
117 |
118 |
119 |
120 |
|
Under 10 |
121 |
122 |
123 |
124 |
125 |
|
Under 11 |
126 |
127 |
128 |
129 |
130 |
|
Under 12 |
131 |
132 |
133 |
134 |
135 |
|
Under 13 |
136 |
137 |
138 |
139 |
140 |
|
Under 14 |
141 |
142 |
143 |
144 |
145 |
|
Under 15 |
146 |
147 |
148 |
149 |
150 |
|
15 & Over |
151 |
152 |
153 |
154 |
155 |
NOVICE: Open to dancers who have placed 1st, 2nd or 3rd in Advanced Beginner grade. A Novice who wins 1st place will advance to the Open (Prizewinner) grade in that particular dance the next year. Treble Jig tempo: 92 or 73; Hornpipe tempo: 138 or 113
BOYS/GIRLS |
REEL |
LIGHT JIG |
SLIP JIG |
TREBLE JIG |
HORNPIPE |
|
Under 7 |
201 |
202 |
203 |
204 |
205 |
|
Under 8 |
206 |
207 |
208 |
209 |
210 |
|
Under 9 |
211 |
212 |
213 |
214 |
215 |
|
Under 10 |
216 |
217 |
218 |
219 |
220 |
|
Under 11 |
221 |
222 |
223 |
224 |
225 |
|
Under 12 |
226 |
227 |
228 |
229 |
230 |
|
Under 13 |
231 |
232 |
233 |
234 |
235 |
|
Under 14 |
236 |
237 |
238 |
239 |
240 |
|
Under 15 |
241 |
242 |
243 |
244 |
245 |
|
15 & Over |
246 |
247 |
248 |
249 |
250 |
OPEN (PRIZEWINNER): A competitor who does not qualify as a Beginner, Advanced Beginner or as a Novice.
Treble Jig tempo: 73; Hornpipe tempo must be 113
BOYS/GIRLS |
REEL |
SLIP JIG |
TREBLE JIG |
HORNPIPE |
|
Under 8 |
301 |
302 |
303 |
304 |
|
Under 9 |
305 |
306 |
307 |
308 |
|
Under 10 |
309 |
310 |
311 |
312 |
|
Under 11 |
313 |
314 |
315 |
316 |
|
Under 12 |
317 |
318 |
319 |
320 |
|
Under 13 |
321 |
322 |
323 |
324 |
|
Under 14 |
325 |
326 |
327 |
328 |
|
Under 15 |
329 |
330 |
331 |
332 |
|
15 & Over |
333 |
334 |
335 |
336 |
PRELIMINARY CHAMPIONSHIP
**New Mid-Atlantic Regional Rule**- A dancer who wins three First Place awards in Preliminary in one calendar year will move on to Open Championship the following year, or as soon as the third win is achieved, in any age category, in the following years.
A dancer is required to perform a light shoe dance (reel or slip jig for ladies, reel for gentlemen) and a hard shoe dance (jig or hornpipe). Dance choices are: (A) Reel and Jig (B) Reel and Hornpipe (C ) Slip Jig and Jig and (D) Slip Jig and Hornpipe. CHOICE OF DANCES MUST BE SPECIFIED ON ENTRY CARD. Reel and Jig – 48 bars of music; Slip Jig and Hornpipe – 40 bars of music. All dances two at a time.
| Under 8 | 401 | Under 13 | 406 |
| Under 9 | 402 | Under 14 | 407 |
| Under 10 | 403 | Under 15 | 408 |
| Under 11 | 404 | Under 16 | 409 |
| Under 12 | 405 | 16 & Over* | 410 |
* Geraldine Brady Perpetual Trophy, donated by LAOH
OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS
Indicate choice of soft dance and set dance on entry. Under 9 age group must dance Traditional Set (of choice). Dance choice cannot be changed on the day of competition. Dance choices are: (A) Reel and Jig (B) Reel and Hornpipe (C ) Slip Jig and Jig and (D) Slip Jig and Hornpipe
| GIRLS | BOYS | ||
| Under 9 | 501 | Under 9 | 507 |
| Under 11 | 502 | Under 11 | 508 |
| Under 13 | 503 | Under 13 | 509 |
| Under 15 | 504 | Under 15 | 510 |
| Under 17 | 505 | Under 17 | 511 |
| Under 19 | 506 | Under 19 | 512 |
| 19 & Over | 515 | 19 & Over | 516 |
EDWARD P. CALLAGHAN PERPETUAL CUP
NASSAU COUNTY A.O.H. CHAMPIONSHIP
Open to competitors who place FIRST in competitions 501 through 512. Competitors must dance a set piece in contrasting tempo to the one performed in the qualifying competition.
ADULT SOLO: An adult beginner is a competitor who never took Irish dancing lessons as a juvenile and is over 18 years of age. Treble Jig tempo: 92; Hornpipe tempo: 138
|
ADULT |
REEL |
JIG |
SLIP JIG |
HORNPIPE |
BEGINNER |
450 |
451 |
452 |
453 |
|
NOVICE |
454 |
455 |
456 |
457 |
|
ADVANCED |
458 |
459 |
460 |
461 |
SPECIAL DANCING EVENTS
| Special Child | 470 |
| Parent & Child (2, 3 or 4 hand | 471 |
MUSIC COMPETITIONS
ENTRY FEE: $6.00
INSTRUMENTS
BEGINNER: Playing 2 years or less. One tune of your choice.
|
|
TIN WHISTLE |
FIDDLE |
ACCORDIAN |
MISC. |
|
Under 10 |
601 |
602 |
603 |
604 |
|
Under 15 |
605 |
606 |
607 |
608 |
|
15 & Over |
609 |
610 |
611 |
612 |
ADVANCED: Playing more than 2 years. Two tunes of your choice
|
|
TIN WHISTLE |
FIDDLE |
ACCORDIAN |
MISC. |
|
Under 10 |
650 |
651 |
652 |
653 |
|
Under 15 |
654 |
655 |
656 |
657 |
|
15 & Over |
658 |
659 |
660 |
661 |
TRADITIONAL SINGING
Entrants will sing their choice of popular Irish song in the traditional style (no accompaniment). Come let us hear your voice.
| Boys & Girls Under 14 | 701 |
| Boys & Girls Under 18 | 702 |
| Ladies 18 & Over | 703 |
| Gentlemen 18 & Over | 704 |
IRISH ART
NO ENTRY FEE
Do not mail artwork entries. Artwork to be entered must be on display before noon on the day of the Feis. No more than two artworks per competitor. Competitor’s name and address must appear on the back of each piece. All entries must be mounted but not framed. Artwork must be collected after 5:00 PM on the day of Feis.
| Under 9 |
Irish Scene in Watercolor or Crayon |
801 |
| 9 to 11 yrs |
Irish Scene in Any Medium |
802 |
| 12 to 14 yrs |
Irish Scene in Any Medium |
803 |
| 15 to 18 yrs |
Irish Famine Scene in Oil, Acrylic or Watercolor |
804 |
| Over 18 yrs |
Irish Scene in Any Medium |
805 |
| Under 11 |
Celtic Design in Black & White |
806 |
| 11 to 15 yrs |
Celtic Design in Color |
807 |
| Over 15 yrs |
Original Celtic Design in Color |
808 |
IRISH SODA BREAD
Bread must be submitted to the Baking Competition Chairperson between 11 AM and noon on the day of the Feis. Awards will be given for the top three breads in each competition. Entries will be judged on the basis of looks, texture and taste. Entry for this event is the donation of the Irish Soda Bread, which will become property of the Feis Committee.
| WHITE BREAD | 901 |
| BROWN BREAD | 902 |
IRISH LANGUAGE EVENT
In Memory of Joseph P. Halligan
Join us in our outdoor “chat room” at the Feis. Practice your Irish Gaelic with other participants, trying to use as much Irish as you have or can remember.
This is not restricted to “speakers” only, but to interested listeners as well. Get the feel for our spoken heritage. The event will start at 2 pm and will go on through the afternoon.
BAGPIPE, DRUMMING and PIPE BANDS
For information on Pipe Band and Solo Bagpiping and Drumming competitions, visit our web site at :www.nassauaohfeis.com