16 Annual Atlantic City Lynn Academy Feis Treble Reel Party * 7:30Pm * Crown Ballroom

16th ANNUAL ATLANTIC CITY LYNN ACADEMY FEIS

SHERATON ATLANTIC CITY CONVENTION CENTER HOTEL Two Convention Boulevard Atlantic City, NJ 08401

Locations: Stamford, CT Hillsborough, NJ Larchmont, NY Tarrytown, NY Chairperson: Andrea Thorne Puluka Entry Secretary: www.Feisweb.com SATURDAY, AUGUST 17th, 2019 * 8:30 AM * SHARP ENTRY DEADLINE: August 3, 2019 LATE ENTRY DEADLINE: August 10, 2019

Limited To First 550 Entries. No Beach Chairs, Coolers or Camping Out Allowed in ANY Hallway of Hotel. TREBLE REEL PARTY * 7:30PM * CROWN BALLROOM

ADJUDICATORS MUSICIANS

Sonia Leonard Ireland Brian Boyce Pennsylvania Dearbhla Fay Chicago Billy Furlong New York Ronan McCormick Florida Chris McLoughlin New Jersey Anthony Murnane Florida Niall Mulligan New York Karyn Oster New York Kerry Oster New York John O’Keefe Connecticut Mary Kate Conrad New York Ursula Quigley Ireland Brian Sexton New Jersey

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

2019 NAFC Championships and Music Scholarships

*Gerry Campbell Perpetual Senior Belt * Robert Gabor Junior Trophy * George Sweetnam Minor Trophy * NAFC Peter J. Smith Ceili * February 24, 2018 at the Arizona Grand in Phoenix, Arizona

15 and over NAFC Music Scholarship -- Rochester Feis -- 7/14/18 Under 15 NAFC Music Scholarship -- Flower City Feis -- 10/7/18

FEIS IS REGISTERED, SANCTIONED AND WILL BE GOVERNED BY THE RULES OF AN COIMISIUN (www.clrg.ie ) THE MID-ATLANTIC REGION (www.mid-atlantlicregion.com) and the

NORTH AMERICAN FEIS COMMISSION (http://www.northamericanfeiscommission.org) Pat Watkins, President (mailto:[email protected]) Entry Fees:

Solos $12.00 per competition, marks included Specials Competitions $10.00 Traditional Set $10.00 Preliminary $30.00 Second Offering Preliminary - $25.00 Open Champion $35.00 Championship change fee - $10 Facility Fee $20 per family Feisweb Fee - $2 Late Fee $30 The maximum fee per family is $100 plus facility fee and any applicable late or change fees. Note: Specials and Second Chance Preliminary will not count toward the family max.

There will be no refund of any entry fees. 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. For those who cannot, competitor cards may be picked up at the venue. For questions contact us at our email: [email protected]

Hotel Accommodations:

https://www.marriott.com/event-reservations/reservation- link.mi?id=1557499030358&key=GRP&app=resvlink

 Sheraton Atlantic City Convention Center Hotel for 135 USD per night  Last date to book at this discounted rate is Monday July 22, 2019

Pre-Beginner: Open to girls & boys under 7 years of age (1 step) $10 per dance

Girls/Boys Reel Light Jig Under 6 990 991

Beginner: A competitor who has not taken Irish dancing lessons from a registered teacher prior to September 1st of previous year. Dancer must move to Advanced Beginner the following year. See Rule #6 For New Costume Requirements. NO SOLO COSTUMES ALLOWED. Skirt & Blouse or school costumes ONLY. 2 Steps, 3 Dancers. Metronome speeds of 122 for Reel & Slip Jig; 122 for Light Jig. $10/dance

GIRLS Reel Light Slip Jig Hop Jig 2 Steps Jig Under 5 1 2 3 4 Under 6 5 6 7 8 Under 7 9 10 11 12 Under 8 13 14 15 16 Under 9 17 18 19 20 Under 10 21 22 23 24 Under 11 25 26 27 28 Under 12 29 30 31 32 12&Over 33 34 35 36

Advanced Beginner:

An Advanced Beginner who wins 1st, 2nd, or 3rd place will advance to the Novice category in that particular dance. Metronome speeds of 116- 122 for Reel & Slip Jig; 122 for Light Jig; 92 for Hard Jig & 138 for Hornpipe are required. NO SOLO COSTUMES ALLOWED. Skirt & Blouse or school costumes ONLY. 2 Steps, 3 Dancers. $10/Dance

GIRLS Reel Light Slip Jig Hop Jig Hard Jig Hornpipe 2 Steps Jig Under 6 100 101 102 103 104 105 Under 7 106 107 108 109 110 111 Under 8 112 113 114 115 116 117 Under 9 118 119 120 121 122 123 Under 10 124 125 126 127 128 129 Under 11 130 131 132 133 134 135 Under 12 136 137 138 139 140 141 Under 13 142 143 144 145 146 147 13&Over 148 149 150 151 152 153

Novice: A dancer who has won 1st, 2nd or 3rd in Adv. Beginner. A Novice who wins a 1st place will advance to the Open (Prizewinner) category in that particular dance. Metronome speeds of 113 for Reel & Slip Jig; 115 for Light Jig; 92 or 73 for Hard Jig, 138 or 113 Hornpipe Tempo. 2 Steps, 3 Dancers. $10/Dance.

GIRLS Reel Light Slip Jig Hop Jig Hard Jig Hornpipe 2 Steps Jig Under 6 200 201 202 203 204 205 Under 7 206 207 208 209 210 211 Under 8 212 213 214 215 216 217 Under 9 218 219 220 221 222 223 Under 10 224 225 226 227 228 229 Under 11 230 231 232 233 234 235 Under 12 236 237 238 239 240 241 Under 13 242 243 244 245 246 247 Under 14 248 249 250 251 252 253 14&Over 254 255 256 257 258 259

Prizewinner: A competitor who does not qualify as a Beginner, Advanced Beginner, or as a Novice. 2 steps, 3 at time. Reel, SJ tempo -113, Hard shoe Jig tempo – 92 or 73, Hornpipe tempo – 138 or 113.

GIRLS Reel Light Slip Jig Hop Jig Hard Jig Hornpipe 2 Steps Jig Under 6 300 301 302 303 304 305 Under 7 306 307 308 309 310 311 Under 8 312 313 314 315 316 317 Under 9 318 319 320 321 322 323 Under 10 324 325 326 327 328 329 Under 11 330 331 332 333 334 335 Under 12 336 337 338 339 340 341 Under 13 342 343 344 345 346 347 Under 14 348 349 350 351 352 353 14&Over 354 355 356 357 358 359 Adult:

Adult Metronome speeds of 92 for Hard Jig & 138 for Hornpipe are required for Adult competitions $10/ dance Reel 900

Light Jig 901

Slip Jig 902

Hop Jig 903

Hard Jig 904

Hornpipe 905

Traditional Set 906

Special Needs: 1 step, any dance

Girls/Boys All ages SN1

Traditional Set: St. Patrick’s Day (94), Garden of Daisies (138), Blackbird (140), King of the Fairies (124), and Job of Journeywork (138), Jockey To The Fair (92) $10/dance

GIRLS AND BOYS TRADITIONAL SET

Under 8 880A

Under 9 880B

Under 10 880C

Under 12 881

Under 15 882

15 & Over 883

Preliminary and Open Championships will begin at 8:30AM on three separate stages. Competitions will be moved when other stages become available. Check website for schedule and information. No changes to step combinations will be accepted without a $10 per change fee.

Preliminary Championships: ALL AGE GROUPS UNDER 14 WILL DANCE 3 AT A TIME. ALL AGE GROUPS OVER 14 WILL DANCE 2 AT A TIME. CHOICE OF REEL (48 BARS) OR SLIP JIG (40 BARS), AND JIG (48 BARS) OR HORNPIPE (40 BARS). Hard shoe first

GIRLS/BOYS R/J R/HP SJ/J SJ/HP Under 8 400A 400B 400C 400D Under 9 401A 401B 401C 401D Under 10 402A 402B 402C 402D Under 11 403A 403B 403C 403D Under 12 404A 404B 404C 404D Under 13 405A 405B 405C 405D Under 14 406A 406B 406C 406D Under 15 407A 407B 407C 407D Under 16 408A 408B 408C 408D Under 17 409A 409B 409C 409D 17&Over 410A 410B 410C 410D Adult 411A 411B 411C 411D

Open Championships: ALL AGE GROUPS UNDER 14 WILL DANCE 3 AT A TIME. ALL AGE GROUPS OVER 14 WILL DANCE 2 AT A TIME. CHOICE OF REEL (48 BARS) OR SLIP JIG (40 BARS), AND JIG (48 BARS) OR HORNPIPE (40 BARS) AND A SET PIECE OF OWN CHOICE. Under 9 will do a traditional set. Hard shoe first.

GIRLS R/J R/HP SJ/J SJ/HP Under 9 500A 500B 500C 500D Under 10 501A 501B 501C 501D Under 11 502A 502B 502C 502D Under 12 503A 503B 503C 503D Under 13 504A 504B 504C 504D Under 14 505A 505B 505C 505D Under 15 506A 506B 506C 506D Under 16 507A 507B 507C 507D Under 17 508A 508B 508C 508D Under 18 509A 509B 509C 509D 18&Over 510A 510B 510C 510D BOYS Under 9 511A 511B Under 12 512A 512B Under 14 513A 513B Under 16 514A 514B 16 and Over 515A 515B

Second Offering Preliminary Championships: ALL AGE GROUPS UNDER 14 WILL DANCE 3 AT A TIME. ALL AGE GROUPS OVER 14 WILL DANCE 2 AT A TIME. CHOICE OF REEL (48 BARS) OR SLIP JIG (40 BARS), AND JIG (48 BARS) OR HORNPIPE (40 BARS). Hard shoe first. $25 for Second Offering Preliminary Championships.

Novice Specials Competitions: Dancers will dance 2 steps. The 1st Place winner will be announced and awarded on the stage immediately following the competition. Placements will count towards dancers advancing to the next level. See rules above for criteria of a novice dancer. $10/Dance

GIRLS & BOYS Reel Slip Jig Hard Jig Hornpipe 2 Step, 2 at a Time Under 10 270S 271S 272S 273S Under 12 274S 275S 276S 277S Under 15 278S 279S 280S 281S 15&Over 282S 283S 284S 285S

Prizewinner Specials Competitions: Dancers will dance 2 steps. The 1st Place winner will be announced and awarded on the stage immediately following the competition. Placements will count towards dancers advancing to the next level. See rules above for criteria of a novice dancer. $10/Dance

GIRLS & BOYS Reel Slip Jig Hard Jig Hornpipe 2 Step, 2 at a Time Under 10 370S 371S 372S 373S Under 12 374S 375S 376S 377S Under 15 378S 379S 380S 381S 15&Over 382S 383S 384S 385S

Award Times will be listed on our Lynn Academy Feis Facebook & Twitter Pages throughout the day.

Final Stage Schedule & Start Times will be posted on lynnacademy.com 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 day of Feis—NO EXCEPTIONS

The LYNN Academy, The LYNN Academy Parents’ Association and the Sheraton Atlantic City Convention Center Hotel 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 $100.00 (does not include facility fee, late fee, second chance, special dances 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.

TREBLE REEL BEACH PARTY

Saturday August 17 – Crown Ball Room – 7:30PM Themed Costume Irish Dance Exhibition Teams - 2 or more dancers

D U12 Dancer Choreographed under 12 years or D U20 Dancer Choreographed 13 and over T U12 Teacher Choreographed under 12 years or T U20 Teacher Choreographed 13 and over

Treble Reel Beach Party Exhibition Registration Form

Mail with check payable to Lynn Academy PTA (a 501C3 organization) c/o Andrea Thorne, 45 Grant Ave, Somerville, NJ 08876 $10 per dancer

Group Name:______

School:______

Song:______

Age Group/Comp # (circle one): DU12 DU20 TU12 TU20

Group Contact information:

Name:______

Cell Number on August 17th:______

General Information & Rules:

 Only complete registrations will be accepted  Dances are limited to 3 minutes  Team minimum is 2 dancers  Teams will complete in tasteful costumes of their choice  A dancer may not participate in multiple teams  Props are allowed.  One representative from each group must check in at the Main Registration table to receive the group's exhibition wristbands. This wristband must be worn in order to dance in the exhibition. Lost or misplaces wristbands will not be replaced.  Due to time limitations, a maximum of 20 acts may compete. If the maximum number of acts has not been reached, same day entries will be accepted at the registration desk up to 2 pm the day of the event.  Music must be brought to competition. I-phones are allowed but must be off lock mode and left with DJ by 7:00.  Teams will not be issued competitor numbers.  All acts must check in with the stage coordinator by 7:15; all dancers must be present!  Dancers will be seated by group, in reserved rows, so they can view the exhibition. Awards will be given for 1st and 2nd places in each competition category.  Feel free to be creative, using all types of themes, fabrics, props & colors.  Please send any questions regarding the Beach Party to [email protected]  The exhibition fee is $10 per dancer.  Free admission to all non-dancers and families- Come enjoy the dancing & music!  The LYNN Academy, The LYNN Academy Parents' Association, the event DJ and the Sheraton Hotel will not be held responsible for any personal injury, property loss or damage.