Preliminary set dances General Admission is collected with the entry form $15.00 ($20.00 per family). We suggest that small children Preliminary championships and 2 solo rounds who are not dancing be left at home as it is always a results $35.00 long day for them. No food or beverages may be Open championships and 2 solo rounds results brought into the hotel; however an assortment of $38.00 refreshments will be on sale all day Maximum Family Entry Fee $120.00 (immediate Hilton Hartford Hotel  315 Trumbull Street  family - brothers / sisters) - This does not include Hartford, CT 06103 door fee or late/change fees. The block will open for bookings on Feis Closing Date – September 21, 2016 (or when August 17, 2016. 750 entry cap is reached). Please call (800) 754- 7941 and ask for the Late Entry Fee is $20.00 per family if entered “Connecticut Irish Dance Championships “ group between September 22, 2016 and September 26, block. 2016. The room rate is $129 per There will be a change fee of $20.00 for changes night plus tax. made after September 21, 2016. Parking - On-site parking - $10.00 per day Payment must be made on line when entering. discounted parking for day and overnight No REFUNDS of any fees. guests Competitor numbers will be available to print DIRECTIONS: directly from the Feisweb website on the 84- Eastbound-Take exit 49 (Ann & High Street), Wednesday or Thursday before the Feis. The solo go straight to the third light, make a right the marks will be made available to the dancers hotel is on the right. Go past the hotel to the first under the "my Grade Results" link on the light turn right onto Church Street, go 1/2 block FeisWeb home page. to parking garage and turn right; Hilton hotel Prelim/Open Championships marks will be Hartford, CT parking is located immediately on available following award ceremony. the right side. 84-Westbound -Take exit 50 (Main Street)- go Direct all questions to Iris at: straight to the 3rd light, make left on to [email protected] Trumbull. Hotel will be on right side, one block down. Go past the hotel to the first light turn The Gray Foundation, LLC, Gray School of Irish right onto Church Street, go 1/2 block to parking Dance, LLC, and /or Hilton Hartford Hotel are garage and turn right; Hilton parking is located not responsible for any loss or injury, which may immediately on the right side. occur the day of the Feis. I-91 North/South- Take exit 32b (Trumbull Street) - Continue straight through the light at the end of the exit. Go straight up the hill and the hotel will be on the right. Go past the hotel to the first light turn right onto Church Street, go 1/2 block to parking garage, make right park on the right side. Visit the hotel website to get exact directions from your home. NO FOOD OR COOLERS ARE ALLOWED. ENTRY INFORMATION: All Entries must be submitted online at FeisWeb.com ONLY and PAYPAL PAYMENT ONLY. By submitting an online entry, Parent or Legal Guardian agrees to abide by the rules governing the feis. Door Fee $20.00 per family (must be included with all entries) Feis Web registration fee - $2.00 (must be included with all entries) All solo dances(including trad set) $10.00 per solo dance & Trad. Set dance NAFC CHAMPIONSHIPS - 2016 Gerry Campbell Perpetual Senior Belt Robert Gabor Junior Trophy George Sweetnam Minor Trophy will be held jointly on January 16, 2016 at the Arizona Grand Resort, Phoenix, Arizona Under 15 NAFC Music Scholarship will be held at the Catskill Mt. Feis – August 6, 2016 15 and Over NAFC Music Scholarship will be held at the Montreal Feis – May 21, 2016

Feis Chairpersons: Iris Gray Sharnick, ADCRG and Maura Gray, ADCRG Final Stage Schedule and the number entered in Sponsored by The Gray Foundation and the each competition will be posted on the website www.grayschool.com by September 28, 2016 Gray School of Irish Dance Adjudicators are listed on the inside of this syllabus and Saturday October 1, 2016 on our website. FEIS RULES – As per New England Regional Hilton Hartford Hotel  315 Rules and NAFC Rules as posted on their website Trumbull Street  Hartford, CT http://www.northamericanfeiscommission. 06103 Feisweb will take entry and Tabulate. Feis Floors will provide all stages. Perpetual Cups for Preliminary and Open Championships and First Place Crystal Replacements for Open Championships CHAMPIONSHIPS All dancers in championship competitions up to The Feis is registered and sanctioned by the rules of the and including U14 should be prepared to dance 3 North American Feis Commission, at a time. Schedule will not run in age order. An Coimisiun and the New England Region - IDTANA. Rotations will be computer-generated by Jim Pat Watkins, President, NAFC – Montague of feisweb. www.northamericanfeiscommission.org We are members of the North American Feis A dancer who misses his/her rotation will not be Commission, New England Region – IDTANA permitted to dance. and An Coimisiun le Rincí Gaelacha Hard shoe round will be danced first in both Preliminary and Open Championships Under 11 (2005) 126Under 9 (2007) 219 PRELIMINARY Under 8 (≥ 2008) 700 (A, TH WILLB, C or BE SUBJECT TO A PLEASE NOTE: Solo costumes Under 12 (2004) 131Under 10 (2006) 225 CHAMPIONSHIPS - D) $20.00 FEE, Entry fee are not permitted in PreBeginner, Under 13 (2003) 136Under 11 (2005) 231 Starting at 8:30 am Under 9 (2007) 701= (A, $38.00. B, C orThree solos rounds will be Beginner and Advanced Beginner awarded. 13 & Over (≤ 2002) 141Under 12 (2004) 237 Open to those dancers who have D) categories. Only class costumes or Under 13 (2003) 243 placed first in Prizewinner Solo Under 10 (2006) 702 (A, B, C or skirts and blouses are allowed. Under 14 (2002) 249 light dance (Reel or Slip Jig) and D) Girls Open Championships Under 9 ( 2007) 800 (A, B, C or D) ADJUDICATORS 14 & Over (≤ 2001) 255 Heavy dance (Jig or Hornpipe). A Under 11 (2005) 703 (A, B, C or ≥ PRE BEGINNER - AFTER Brenda Crossen Finn – MA dancer who wins two first place D) Under 10 (2006) 801 (A, B, C or D) LUNCH – TBA WITH Frank preliminary championships in one Under 12 (2004) 704 (A, B, CUnder or 11 (2005) 802 (A, B, C or D) D) Under 12 (2004) 803 (A, B, C or D) FINAL SCHEDULE Cunniffee – NJ PRIZEWINNER - Starting calendar year must move on to Open to boys and girls under 6. at 8:30 am open championship the following Under 13 (2003) 705 (A, B, C or Will dance one step one at a time. A student who has won a 1st place year or as soon as the second win is D) Under 13 (2003) 804 (A, B, C or D) Entry fee = $10.00 per dance. Maureen Greene-O’Leary – achieved in any age category in the Under 14 (2002) 706 (A, B, C or MA Anne in Novice. Dancers will dance two Boys & Girls steps two or three at a time. following years. First second or D) Hall - CO third place winners in open Under 14 (2002) 805 (A, B, C or D) Under 6 (≥ 2010) Boys will be separated if there are 5 Under 15 (2001) 707 (A, B, C or Eileen McDonagh-Morr – NY or more boys. championship in the past two years D) BEGINNER - AFTER Noreen Music speeds: Reel /Slip Jig at 113, must compete in open Under 15 (2001) 806 (A, B, C or D) championship. Solo awards will be LUNCH – TBA WITH Melvin – MA Light Jig at 115, Heavy Jig at 73 or Under 16 (2000) 708 (A, B, C or 92, Hornpipe at 113 or 138. presented for light and heavy D) Under 16 (2000) 807 (A, B, C or D) FINAL SCHEDULE Siobhan Moore – NY rounds. Maggie Entry fee = $10.00 per dance. 16 and Over 709 (A, B, CUnder or 17 (1999) 808 (A, B, C or D) A competitor who has not taken Dancers will perform A) Reel/Jig( 1999) D) Irish dancing lessons from a Revis Basenberg - NH ≤ Girls & Boys R or B) Reel/Hornpipe or C) Slip Under 18 (1998) 809 (A, B, C or D) registered teacher prior to Sept. 1st Maggie Ritnour – NY Jig/Jig or D) Slip Jig/Hornpipe. Under 6 ( 2010) 301 OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS – 18 and Over ( 1997) 810 (A, B, C or D) of the previous year (2012). A ≥ Reel/Jig will be danced for 48 bars ≤ Cathy Under 7 (2009) 306 Starting at 8:30 am Boys Open Championships beginner must move into the of music and Slip Jig/ Hornpipe Spencer Revis - NY Dancers will perform three Under 9 ( 2007) 811 (A or B) Advanced Beginner category the Under 8 (2008) 311 will be danced for 40 bars of music. ≥ TBA rounds. Dancers will perform A) next year. Dancers will dance two Under 9 (2007) 316 ALL CHANGES MADE Under 10 (2006) 812 (A or B) Reel/Jig /Set or B) steps two at a time. Boys will be Under 10 (2006) 321 BETWEEN SEPT.22nd and Under 12 (2005- 813 (A or B) Reel/Hornpipe/Set or C) Slip separated if there are 5 or more Under 11 (2005) 326 SEPT.26th WILL BE SUBJECT TO 2004) Jig/Jig/Set or D) Slip boys. Under 12 (2004) 331 A $20.00 FEE. Entry fee Under 14 (2003,2002) 814 (A or B) Jig/Hornpipe/Set. Under 9must Music speeds: Reel/Slip Jig at 116- MUSICIANS Under 13 (2003) 336 = $35.00. Two Solo rounds will be Under 16 (2001- 815 (A or B) dance a traditional set. Solo awards 120, Light Jig at 115 Entry fee = Michael Fitzpatrick – MA Under 14 (2002) 341 awarded. 2000) will be presented for light and $10.00 per dance. 14 & Over ( 2001) 346 16 and Over (≤ 1999) 816 (A or B) Billy Furlong - NY ≤ heavy rounds. Preliminary Girls & Boys R Kathleen Lavin - NY ALL CHANGES MADE Girls & Boys Championships Under 5 (≥ 2011) 3 BETWEEN SEPT. 22nd and SEPT. Under 6 (2010) 6 Niall Mulligan – NY Under 7 (2009) 9 TBA Under 8 (2008) 12 Under 9 (2007) 15 Under 10 (2006) 18 SODA BREAD COMPETITION Under 11 (2005) 21 Entry becomes property of Feis Under 12 (2004) 24 Committee 12 & Over ( 2003) 27 WHITE 610 ≤ BROWN 611 Competitors must submit their loaf of bread prior to 11 a.m., and at that ADVANCED BEGINNER - NOVICE - Starting after PW – TBA with final Schedule time will receive an entry card. AFTER LUNCH – TBA Your facility fee, plus your loaf of WITH FINAL SCHEDULE right after PW bread, will serve as your entry fee An Advanced Beginner who wins A student who has won a1st, 2nd or for the competition. rd 1st, 2nd or 3rd place will advance 3 place as an Advanced Beginner. No Fee. Awards Ceremony in the to the Novice category in that A novice who wins a 1st place will Awards area at 1pm particular dance. Dancers will advance to the Open (Prizewinner) dance two steps two or three at a category in that particular dance. Only move in the dance you have PRELIMINARY SET time. DANCE COMPETITIONS Boys will be separated if there are 5won in. Dancers will dance two or more boys. steps two or three at a time. TIME TBA on final schedule Music speeds: Reel/Slip Jig at 116- Boys will be separated if there are 5Set Dance for Under 8 and Under 9 120 and Light Jig at 115, Heavy Jig or more boys. must dance a traditional set dance at 92, Hornpipe at 138. Music speeds: Reel /Slip Jig at 113, Entry fee = $15.00 per person per Entry fee = $10.00 per dance. Light Jig at 115, Heavy Jig at 73 or dance. Trophies will be awarded. 92, Hornpipe at 113 or 138. Girls & Boys Entry fee = $10.00 per dance. Boys & Girls SET Under 6 (≥ 2010) 101 Under 8 (≥ 2008) 720* Under 13 (2003) Under 7 (2009) 106Girls & Boys R Under 9 (2007) 721* Under 14 (2002) Under 8 (2008) 111Under 6 (≥ 2010) 201 Under 10 (2006) 722 Under 15 (2001) Under 9 (2007) 116Under 7 (2009) 207 Under 11 (2005) 723 Under 16 (2000) Under 8 (2008) 213 Under 10 (2006) 121 Under 12 (2004) 724 16 and Over (≤ 1999)