1st ANNUAL SWEETS OF MAY FEIS HOSTED BY The USA Irish Dance Alliance

Rockland GAA 160 Old Orangeburg Road Orangeburg, NY 10962

Host: USA Irish Dance Alliance Entry Secretary: www.Feisweb.com Sunday May 23, 2021 8:00am Start Time LATE ENTRY DEADLINE: May 2nd, 2021 Adjudicator: Marie Anderson, ADCRG Musician: Niall Mulligan

Registered with An Chomhdhail Na Muinteoiri Le Rinci Gaelacha Cuideachta Faoi Theorainn Rathaiochta (An Chomhdhail) www.irishdancingorg.com

All stages and awards areas will be outdoors. Social distancing protocols will be followed at all times as outlined by NY state law. All chairs must be set up 6 feet apart, facemasks must be worn at all times other than when the dancer is on stage performing. All attendees must maintain a 6 ft. distance between individuals who do not live together in the same household.

Competition schedule will be staggered to accommodate the social distancing guidelines.

Feis workers will wear masks and clean necessary areas after each competition. The stage will be taped of and the dancers will stay dancing in their individual section when applicable.

Please note all dancers who plan to wear a black leotard and are u10 or older must wear black tights. Age groups will be combined to ensure suitable numbers are available for each competition and scheduling purposes.

Vending: If You Are Interested in Vending at Our Great Event, Please e-mail us at [email protected] Entry Fees:

Pre Bun Grad A, Bun Grad A, B, C, $12.00 per competition Pre-Open & Open Solo Rounds $12.00 per competition Open Championships $25.00 Confned Competition $10.00 Non-Championship Holder(NCH) $20.00 Championship change fee - $10 Facility Fee $30 per family Feisweb Fee $4 Late Fee $30 The maximum fee per family is $120 plus facility fee and any applicable late or change fees.

There will be no refund of any entry fees for any reason. Submit all entries online at https://FeisWeb.com Competitors Cards are available on FeisWeb. All registrations must be paid via PayPal

Competitors are highly encouraged to print their own number prior to attending to avoid congestion at the registration table due to COVID. For those who cannot, competitor cards may be picked up at the venue. For questions contact us at our email: [email protected]

Hotel Accommodations: Holiday Inn Orangeburg: 329 Route 303, Orangeburg, NY 10962 (845) 359-7000 Hilton Pearl River: 500 Veterans Memorial Drive, Pearl River, NY 10965 (845) 735- 9000 Residence Inn by Marriott Orangeburg Rockland/Bergen: 3 Stevens Way, Orangeburg, NY 10962 (845) 359-5200

Special Needs: 1 step, any dance. $12/dance Girls/Boys All ages SN1

Pre-Bun Grad A: Open to girls & boys under 7 years of age (1 step) $12 per dance Girls/Boys Reel Light Jig Under 7 990 991 Bun Grad A: Beginner level dancers. NO SOLO COSTUMES ALLOWED. School Costume, Skirt & Blouse, or black leotard (with black tights for u10 and older) ONLY. Dancers will dance 2 Steps. Metronome speeds of 124 for Reel, Hop Jig, and Slip Jig; 116 for Light Jig; 90 for Treble Jig, and 140 for Hornpipe. $12/dance GIRLS/BOYS Reel Light Slip Jig Hop Jig Treble Jig Hornpipe 2 Steps Jig* Under 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 Under 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Under 7 13 14 15 16 17 18 Under 8 19 20 21 22 23 24 Under 9 25 26 27 28 29 30 Under 10 31 32 33 34 35 36 Under 11 37 38 39 40 41 42 Under 12 43 44 45 46 47 48 12&Over 49 50 51 52 53 54 Adults 18-24 55 56 57 58 59 60 Adults 25+ 61 62 63 64 65 66 * Denotes Cup Competitions for Bun Grad A

Bun Grad B: Advanced Beginner level dancers. NO SOLO COSTUMES ALLOWED. School Costume, Skirt & Blouse, or black leotard (with black tights for u10 and older) ONLY. Dancers will dance 2 Steps. Metronome speeds of 116 for Reel & Light Jig, 122 for Hop Jig, 120 for Slip Jig; choice of 88 or 73 for Treble Jig & 138 or 113 for Hornpipe are required. $12/dance

GIRLS/BOYS Reel Light Slip Jig Hop Jig Treble Hornpipe Traditional 2 Steps Jig Jig* Set Under 6 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 Under 7 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 Under 8 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 Under 9 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 Under 10 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 Under 11 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 Under 12 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 Under 13 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 13&Over 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 Adults 18-24 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 Adults 25+ 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 * Denotes Cup Competitions for Bun Grad B Bun Grad C: Novice/Prizewinner level dancers. NO SOLO COSTUMES ALLOWED. School Costume or black leotard (with black tights for u10 and older) ONLY. Dancers will dance 40 bars for Reel & Treble Jig, and 32 bars for Slip Jig & Hornpipe, Light Jig and Hop Jig. Metronome speeds of 113 for Reel and Slip Jig; 116 for Light Jig, 118 for Hop Jig; choice of 88 or 73 for Treble Jig & 138 or 113 for Hornpipe are required. $12/dance

GIRLS/BOYS Reel* Light Jig Slip Jig Hop Jig Treble Hornpipe Traditional Treble Jig Set Reel Under 6 200 201 202 203 204 205 206 207 Under 7 208 209 210 211 212 213 214 215 Under 8 216 217 218 219 220 221 222 223 Under 9 224 225 226 227 228 229 230 231 Under 10 232 233 234 235 236 237 238 239 Under 11 240 241 242 243 244 245 246 247 Under 12 248 249 250 251 252 253 254 255 Under 13 256 257 258 259 260 261 262 263 Under 14 264 265 266 267 268 269 270 271 14&Over 272 273 274 275 276 277 278 279 Adults 18-24 280 281 282 283 284 285 286 287 Adults 25+ 288 289 290 291 292 293 294 295 * Denotes Cup Competitions for Bun Grad C

Pre-Open Solo Rounds: In order to be eligible to dance in the NCH Competition, dancers must compete in at least 2 of the Pre-Open Solo Round dances. Dancers will dance 40 bars for Reel & Treble Jig, and 32 bars for Slip Jig & Hornpipe. Reel, SJ tempo -113, Hard shoe Jig tempo 73, Hornpipe tempo 113. $12/dance

GIRLS/BOYS Reel Slip Jig Treble Jig Hornpipe Traditional Contemporary Treble Set Set Reel Under 6 300 301 302 303 304 305 306 Under 7 307 308 309 310 311 312 313 Under 8 314 315 316 317 318 319 320 Under 9 321 322 323 324 325 326 327 Under 10 328 329 330 331 332 333 334 Under 11 335 336 337 338 339 340 341 Under 12 342 343 344 345 346 347 348 Under 13 349 350 351 352 353 354 355 Under 14 356 357 358 359 360 361 362 14&Over 363 364 365 367 368 369 370 Adults 18-25 371 372 373 374 375 376 377 Adults 25+ 378 379 380 381 382 383 384 Non-Championship Holder (NCH):

This is open to dancers who have not won a Championship (judged by 1 or 3 adjudicators). One adjudicator ofciates. Light and heavy dance to be performed. The winner will be Open for dances performed up to the age danced under. Having won this type of competition, competitors are debarred from further entry. Dancers will compete in a 2-round championship consisting of choice of Reel (40 bars) or Slip Jig (32 bars), and Treble Jig (40 bars) or Hornpipe (32 bars). Reel, SJ tempo -113, Hard shoe Jig tempo 73, Hornpipe tempo 113. Hard shoe frst. $20 for Competition.

GIRLS/BOYS R/J R/HP SJ/J SJ/HP Under 8 800A 800B 800C 800D Under 9 801A 801B 801C 801D Under 10 802A 802B 802C 802D Under 11 803A 803B 803C 803D Under 12 804A 804B 804C 804D Under 13 805A 805B 805C 805D Under 14 806A 806B 806C 806D Under 15 807A 807B 807C 807D Under 16 808A 808B 808C 808D Under 17 809A 809B 809C 809D Under 18 810A 810B 810C 810D 18&Over 811A 811B 811C 811D Adults 18-25 812A 812B 812C 812D Adults 25+ 813A 813B 813C 813D

Open Solo Rounds: Open Championship dancers. In order to be eligible to dance in the Open Championships, dancers must compete in at least 2 of the Open Solo round dances. Dancers will dance 40 bars for Reel & Treble Jig, and 32 bars for Slip Jig & Hornpipe. Reel, SJ tempo -113, Hard shoe Jig tempo 3, Hornpipe tempo 113. $12/dance

GIRLS/BOYS Reel Slip Jig Treble Jig Hornpipe Traditional Treble Set Reel Under 6 400 401 402 403 404 405 Under 7 406 407 408 409 410 411 Under 8 412 413 314 415 416 417 Under 9 418 419 420 421 422 423 Under 10 424 425 426 427 428 429 Under 11 430 431 432 433 434 435 Under 12 436 437 438 439 440 441 Under 13 442 443 444 445 446 447 Under 14 448 449 450 451 452 453 14&Over 454 455 456 457 458 459 Adults 18-24 460 461 462 463 464 465 Adults 25+ 466 467 468 469 470 471 Open Cup Competitions:

Open level dancers. In order to be eligible to dance in the Open Cup Competition, dancers must compete in at least 2 of the Open Solo Round dances. Dancers will compete in a 3-round Cup Competition consisting of choice of Reel (40 bars) or Slip Jig (32 bars), Treble Jig (40 bars) or Hornpipe (32 bars), and choice of set. Reel, SJ tempo -113, Hard shoe Jig tempo 73, Hornpipe tempo 113. Hard shoe frst. $25 for Cup Competition.

GIRLS/BOYS R/J R/HP SJ/J SJ/HP Under 8 600A 600B 600C 600D Under 9 601A 601B 601C 601D

Open Championships: Open Championship dancers. In order to be eligible to dance in the Open Championships, dancers must compete in at least 2 of the Open Solo Round dances. Dancers will compete in a 3-round championship consisting of choice of Reel (40 bars) or Slip Jig (32 bars), Treble Jig (40 bars) or Hornpipe (32 bars), and choice of set. Reel, SJ tempo -113, Hard shoe Jig tempo 73, Hornpipe tempo 113. Hard shoe frst. $25 for Championships.

GIRLS/BOYS R/J R/HP SJ/J SJ/HP Under 10 602A 602B 602C 602D Under 11 603A 603B 603C 603D Under 12 604A 604B 604C 604D Under 13 605A 605B 605C 605D Under 14 606A 606B 606C 606D Under 15 607A 607B 607C 607D Under 16 608A 608B 608C 608D Under 17 609A 609B 609C 609D Under 18 610A 610B 610C 610D 18&Over 611A 611B 611C 611D Adults 18-25 612A 612B 612C 612D Adults 25+ 613A 613B 613C 613D

Confned Competition:

This is open to all Pre-Open dancers and also dancers in Open who have never won a 3 adjudicator Open Championship competition. The winner of a confned competition under 1 or 3 adjudicators becomes open for that dance for the rest of the year. Dancers will compete in a 1-round championship consisting of choice of Reel (40 bars) or Slip Jig (32 bars). Reel Tempo and Slip Jig tempo 113. $10 for Competition.

GIRLS/BOYS R/SJ Under 8 700 Under 9 701 Under 10 702 Under 11 703 Under 12 704 Under 13 705 Under 14 706 Under 15 707 Under 16 708 Under 17 709 Under 18 710 18 & Over 711 Adult 18-24 712 Adult 25+ 713

Award Times will be listed on our Sweets of May Feis Facebook throughout the day.

Final Stage Schedule & Start Times will be posted on the Sweets of May facebook page prior to the feis.

**By submitting an entry form via feisweb, Parent or Legal Guardian agrees to abide by Rules *Absolutely NO dance changes will be accepted on the day of the Feis—NO EXCEPTIONS.

The USA Irish Dance Alliance will not be held responsible for any personal injury, property loss or damage. Destruction of Feis property will be punishable by law. Parents are responsible for damages done by their children

ENTRY FEES ARE NON-REFUNDABLE AND NON-TRANSFERABLE. The maximum fee per family is $120.00 (does not include facility fee, late fee, or change fee). Competitors are highly encouraged to print their number on card stock prior to attending. For those who cannot, competitor cards may be picked up at the venue. An Chomhdhail Feis Rules

1. Age groups up to and including under 9 are prohibited from wearing solo costumes.

2. Dancers in Level Beginner A/B/C are prohibited from wearing solo costumes.

3. Competitions for age groups up to and including under 11 are not permitted after 6pm.

4. Children up to and including the age of 12 are prohibited from wearing face make-up.

5. All dancers are prohibited from wearing any form of glitter on their face.

6. In Beginner A, B, and C competitions, there must be a minimum of 10 competitors, and in Pre Open Competitions there must be a minimum of 5 competitors, before the winner progresses to the next grade. If there is less than these minimum numbers it is a the discretion of the Adjudicator to issue either an award or a 1st place, based on the standard rather than the number in the competition.

7. Feisanna must include a variety of traditional set dances in each session.

8. Floor measurements are set at a minimum of 16ft by 20ft for local feisanna.

9. In the event of an injury at a feis, an incident report should be made stating how injury happened and the course of action that was taken.

10. Competitors are required to be appropriately attired at all times when attending a feis and the the committee has the right to ensure that the rule is adhered to. 11. Any form of unauthorized photography which captures a dancers’ image whilst taking part in competition is expressly forbidden. This covers photography by means of mobile phones, tablets, video camera, and cine recorder with or without fash facility.

12. Under the health and safety, competitors are requested not to smoke whilst dressed in their dancing costume.

13. All competitors must wear their number positioned center front, clearly displayed for adjudicators.

14. Scrutineers must be members of An Chomhdhail who will be responsible for checking the adjudicators results following each championship.

15. The decision of the adjudicator or adjudicators is fnal as to quality. An objection on any other grounds may be lodged by a teacher in writing on payment of a fee of 10 Euro’s or equivalent. The feis committee may adjudicate on such an objection if they consider themselves competent to do so, and will return the objection to the Executive of An Chomhdhail. No objection will be considered unless it is made in writing within 48 hours after the declaration of the result of the competition. Any Teacher who disagrees with the decision of a feis committee may refer the matter to the Executive of An Chomhdhail on payment of a fee of 20 Euro’s or equivalent.

16. All prizes must be presented at the termination of a feis (with all competitors in full costume).

17. Adult competitions are permissible at Feiseanna provided the following criteria is adhered to :

• Ladies attire to include a simple dress or skirt and top. No cleavage to be shown and dress / skirt length to be no more than 2inches above the knee.

• Opague tights to be worn. Minimum 100 denier. Clothes and tights to be dark in color – Black, Navy, Wine or Forrest Green.

• No wigs, poodle sock, tiara or bling to be worn.

• Gents attire to include long dark tailored trousers, shirt, tie (optional) or polo shirt.