October 7-8, 2011 Sponsored by Power Academy of Irish Dance Utah and California Lisa Power Steinmetz, T.C.R.G. Aubree Shelley, T.C.R.G. Lehi Junior High School 700 Cedar Hollow Road Lehi, UT 84043-9508 Member of the North American Feis Commission President: Joan Preece – Ontario, Canada Member of An Coimisiún le Rincí Gaelacha, Dublin, Ireland Adjudicators: Myra Brennan Kerry Broderick Pat Hall Julie Showalter TBA Sharon Whelan MacSweeney Musicians: Niall O'Leary TBA NAFC Championship Events • The North American Minor Irish Dance Championship Gerry Campbell Perpetual Belt,. o Celtic Fling Feis, Harrisburg, PA Saturday, June 25, 2011 • The North American Junior Irish Dance Championship for the NAFC Robert Gabor Perpetual Trophy, o Montreal Feis, Quebec, Canada. Saturday, May 21, 2011 • The North American Minor Irish Dance Championship for the NAFC George Sweetnam Trophy. o Feis at the Falls, Niagara, NY. Saturday, August 13, 2011 Preliminary Schedule Friday Evening: All Figures All Adult Competitions Saturday Morning: 13 and over Championships and specials U13 Grade Solos and Specials Saturday Afternoon: Theme Special 13 and Over Grade Solos and Specials U13 Championships All Competitors must be in the hall 60 minutes before their competition is scheduled. All dancers must be in complete dance costume, including shoes, to receive announced awards. Entries Due by September 24th, 2011 Must Enter online at Feisworx.com First Feis- Dancers eligible only if they have never competed in a feis previously. First Feis Reel Light Jig Slip Jig Single Jig U11 9 10 11 12 11 & over 13 14 15 16 Beginner 1 - Must not have placed 1st, 2nd, or 3rd in Beginner 1 dance Reel Light Jig Slip Jig Single Jig Treble Jig Hornpipe St. Patrick's Day U5 100A 100B U7 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 U9 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 U11 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 11 & over 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 Beginner 2- Must not have placed 1st or 2nd in Beginner 2 dance Reel Light Jig Slip Jig Single Jig Treble Jig Hornpipe St. Patrick's Day U7 201 202 203 204 205 206 207 U9 211 212 213 214 215 216 217 U11 221 222 223 224 225 226 227 11 & over 231 231 233 234 235 236 237 Novice- Must not have placed 1st in Novice dance(w/5 competitors) or 2nd (w/10 competitors) Reel Light Jig Slip Jig Single Jig Treble Jig Hornpipe Traditional Set U9 301 302 303 304 305 306 307 U11 311 312 313 314 315 316 317 U13 321 322 323 324 325 326 327 U15 331 332 333 334 335 336 337 15 & Over 341 342 343 344 345 346 347 Prizewinner Reel Light Jig Slip Jig Single Jig Treble Jig Hornpipe Traditional Set U9 411 412 413 414 415 416 417 U11 421 422 423 424 425 426 427 U13 431 432 433 434 435 436 437 U15 441 442 443 444 445 446 447 15 & over 451 452 453 454 455 456 457 CHAMPIONSHIPS All Championships: Reel or Slip Jig, and Treble Jig or Hornpipe, and 1 Set Dance. U 9* U 11 U 13 U 15 15& over Preliminary 701 702 703 704 705 Championship Open to a dancer who has not won a Preliminary Championship two times previously U 9* U11 U 13 U 15 U 17 17& over Open 711 712 713 714 715 716 Championshi p *Under 9 Preliminary and Open Championship dancers must compete a traditional set dance Figure Dancing Beginner Figure- Dancer must be entered in at least one solo dance in Beg. 1 or Beg. 2 at this feis 2 hand reel 3 hand reel 6 hand reel U8 901 902 903 U10 904 905 906 U12 907 908 909 12 & over 910 911 912 Open Figure 2 hand reel 3 hand reel 4 hand* 6 hand* 8 hand* U10 915 916 917 918 919 U12 920 921 922 923 924 U15 925 926 927 928 929 15 & over 930 931 932 933 934 * Dances must be by the book. Family Figure- Competition # 935 Dancers must include at least 1 adult and 1 child dancer. 48 bars. May only dance once in the Family Figure. Sibling Figure- Competition # 936 Dancers must be siblings. 48 bars. Adult- Traditional Speed for Treble Jig and Hornpipe Reel Light Jig Slip Jig Single Jig Treble Jig Hornpipe St. Patrick's Day Traditional Set Beginner 601 602 603 604 605 606 607 -- Novice 611 612 613 614 615 616 -- 617 Prizewinner 621 622 623 624 625 626 -- 627 2 Hand Reel 3 Hand Reel 4 Hand* 6 Hand* 8 Hand* Beginner 640 641 642 644 645 Open 650 651 652 654 655 *Dance must book dance Specials Reel Special- One step down the line Beg. 1/ Beg. 2 Nov/Prz U11 801 804 U13 802 805 13 & over 803 806 Treble Reel Special- One step down the line Non- championship Preliminary Open Championships Championships U11 811 814 817 U13 812 815 818 13 & over 813 816 819 Adult 670 Tir Na Nog- Competition #4 Tir Na nOg is a dance celebrating the joy of youth. It is only open to dancers who are under the age of 5 and who have never competed and will not be competing in any other levels. No fee. Participation medals awarded. Register at side stage as announced at feis. Themed Special 2011- "Once Upon A Time"- Comp. # 840 Solo competitors- 16 bars of reel music Group Entries- 32 bars of reel music This is an "anything goes" special. Costumes and props are definitely allowed. Please feel free to be as creative as you'd like! John Patrick Power Memorial Special- Comp. #850 Open to all championship dancers. Requirements- One contemporary set dance at a different time signature from the one competed in championships. The winner of this special will receive the John Patrick Power perpetual trophy. Art- Competition #1010 Must have an Irish Theme. All medium/ forms of art accepted. All art must be turned in by Saturday at noon. U13 13&O Art 1010 1011 Music- Competition # U 13 13 & over All Ages Beginner Song 1001 1002 Intermediate Song 1003 1004 Beginner Vocal 1005 1006 Intermediate Vocal 1007 1008 Ensemble 1009 Beginner Song- Sing a traditional Irish song not to exceed 3 minutes. Open to music competitors who have not placed 1st, 2nd, or 3rd in a song competition Intermediate Song- Sing a traditional Irish song not to exceed 4 minutes Beginner Instrumental- Two contrasting (jig and reel, air and hornpipe, reel and hornpipe, etc...). Traditional Irish tunes not to exceed 3 minutes. Open to musicians who have been playing less than a year and have not placed 1st, 2nd or 3rd in a music competition. Intermediate Instrumental- Three contrasting tunes not to exceed 5 minutes Ensemble- 2 or more musicians and Vocalists playing together one song or two contrasting tunes not to exceed 4-5 min. All ages welcome. No age groups for the ensemble competition. The Feis committee reserves the right to combine or split competitions as necessary. Entry Fees and Information Register online at www.feisworx.com. All fees must be paid online at www.feisworx.com. Championships $35.00 Solos, flat fee light shoe $20.00 Solos, flat fee hard shoe $15.00 Figure Dances (flat fee) $10.00 Family Figure $5.00 Specials, each $10.00 Art/Music Competition $5.00 Family Maximum (excluding specials) $125.00 Feis Admission Fee (per family) $ 20.00 Includes program and online results Late Entry Fee after September 24th $ 10.00 Day of Feis Late Entry Fee $ 20.00 ENTRY DEADLINE: September 24th, 2011 The facility has asked that no outside food be brought onto the premises. There will be concessions sold at the Feis with a variety of options, including healthier choices. .