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Beginner Grade – a Competitor Who Is Taking Dancing Lessons for Less Than 12 Months PRE-BEGINNER – Open to dancers who have NOVICE GRADE – A competitor who wins 1st, 2nd or A = Reel / Jig B = Reel / HP ENTRIES CLOSE ON DECEMBER 18TH. Any rd st never competed in a feis. Boys & Girls 3 in Adv. Beg. category and never placed 1 in C = Slip Jig / Jig D = Slip Jig / HP entry postmarked after 12/18 but before combined will dance one step, one at a time. Novice. 12/28, will be accepted only with $10 late Music speeds: Reel/Slip Jig – 113; Lt.Jig – 115 Preliminary Championships fee. Entries received after 12/28 and/or cap Tr.Jig – 73 or 92; HP – 113 or 138 Boys and Girls Light Jig Under 8 400A 400B 400C 400D of 900 is achieved, you will be notified of Under 5 1 Under 9 401A 401B 401C 401D rejection. Under 6 2 Boys & Reel Lt. Slip Treb HP Trad Under 10 402A 402B 402C 402D Entries to be submitted on 3 x 5 card & Girls Jig Jig Jig Set Under 11 403A 403B 403C 403D Under 6 201 202 203 204 205 206 Under 12 404A 404B 404C 404D include name, address, phone, date of birth, ALL SOLOS WILL DANCE TWO STEPS, Under 7 207 208 209 210 211 212 Under 13 405A 405B 405C 405D age as of 1/1/11, email address, name of TWO AT A TIME. Under 8 213 214 215 216 217 218 Under 14 406A 406B 406C 406D school, competition numbers and choice of Under 9 219 220 221 222 223 224 Under 15 407A 407B 407C 407D dances where indicated. BEGINNER – A competitor who is taking dancing Under10 225 226 227 228 229 230 Under 16 408A 408B 408C 408D NEW AGE IN NEW YEAR! lessons for less than 12 months. A Beginner must Under11 231 232 233 234 235 236 16 + 409A 409B 409C 409D If you wish your competitor number mailed, move to Advanced Beginner the next year. Under12 237 238 239 240 241 242 PRIZEWINNER & PRELIM TREBLE REEL please enclose a No. 10 size stamped, self- Music speeds: Reel / Lt Jig / Slip Jig - 118 Under13 243 244 245 246 247 248 Competitions for CHARITY addressed envelope. Under14 249 250 251 252 253 254 (see Entry Fees box) Boys and Girls Reel Lt Jig Slip Jig 14 + 255 256 257 258 259 260 (Boys & Girls combined) Make checks payable to: Under 5 10 11 12 Under 12 410 12 & over 411 st PENDER-KEADY FEIS Under 6 13 14 15 PRIZEWINNER – A competitor who has placed 1 Under 7 16 17 18 in a particular dance in Novice will advance to Mail entries to: Prizewinner in that particular dance. Under 8 19 20 21 Sheila Keady, 95 Nottingham Road, Music speeds: Reel/Slip Jig – 113; Lt.Jig – 115 OPEN Championships – See Rule #18 – will start Under 9 22 23 24 Malverne, NY 11565-1433 Tr.Jig – 73 or 92; HP – 113 or 138 at 8:45 a.m.; 3 rounds, hard shoe first. All Under 10 25 26 27 [email protected] Competitors up to and including under 14 will Under 11 28 29 30 Boys Reel Slip Treb HP Trad dance 3 at a time heavy and light rounds. Solo All Solo/Grade Competitions $ 7.00 Under 12 & Over 31 32 33 and Girls Jig Jig Set awards will be given for soft and hard shoe Including Traditional Set Per Dance Under 7 301 302 303 304 305 dances. If less than 5 boys per competition, feis Under 8 306 307 308 309 310 committee may combine ages. Absolutely NO Preliminary Championship $28.00 ADVANCED BEGINNER – A dancer who has Under 9 311 312 313 314 315 DANCE CHANGES will be accepted day of feis – st Open Championships (incl. 2 solos) $33.00 completed one year in Beginner and has not won 1 , Under 10 316 317 318 319 320 NO EXCEPTIONS. nd rd 2 or 3 in this category. Under 11 321 322 323 324 325 Family Admission Fee MUST be $15.00 Music speeds: Reel / Lt Jig / Slip Jig – 118 Under 12 326 327 328 329 330 Open Championships included with Entry Fee Tr.Jig – 92; HP - 138 Under 13 331 332 333 334 335 Girls Boys Treble Reel Competitions for Charity $ 10.00 Under 14 336 337 338 339 340 Under 9 500 A Under 9 511 A Boys Reel Lt. Slip Treb. Trad. 410, 411, 518 & 519 Please make a Minimum 14 + 341 342 343 344 345 Under 10 501 A,B,C,D Under 10 512 A, B and Girls Jig Jig Jig HP SEPARATE CHECK payable to: Donation PRIZEWINNER & PRELIM TREBLE REEL Under 11 502 A,B,C,D Under 12 513 A, B “Brain Aneurysm Foundation” Under 6 101 102 103 104 105 Competitions for CHARITY Under 12 503 A,B,C,D Under 14 514 A, B Under 7 106 107 108 109 110 (see Entry Fees box) Under 13 504 A,B,C,D Under 16 515 A, B or simply: “BAF” Under 8 111 112 113 114 115 Under 12 410 12 & over 411 Under 14 505 A,B,C,D Under 18 516 A, B In Memory of Under 9 116 117 118 119 120 Under 15 506 A,B,C,D 18 & Over 517 A, B Annie Curtin Under 10 121 122 123 124 125 Prizewinners are eligible to compete in Treble Under 16 507 A,B,C,D This money is NOT included Under 11 126 127 128 129 130 Reel for charity. Under 17 508 A,B,C,D with Entry Fee. (It’s a Donation) Under 12 131 132 133 134 135 Under 18 509 A,B,C,D Maximum Family Fee – EXCLUDING $80.00 Under 13 136 137 138 139 140 PRELIMINARY Championship – See Rule #16 - 18 + 510 A,B,C,D Treble Reel Competition for Charity 13 + 141 142 143 144 145 will start at 8:45 a.m. Competitions 400, 401, OPEN TREBLE REEL and Family Admission/Gate Fee. 402, 403, 404 and 405 will dance 3 at a time. Competitions for CHARITY Hard shoe first. Select from light/heavy dance (see Entry Fees box) There can be no refund of entry fees. listed below: (Boys & Girls combined) All fees include marks. Under 14 518 14 & over 519 .
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