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Kildare Feis, 6th February 2010

Emma Freeman (U12)
4th overall in Preliminary Championship

Maria Conroy (U12)
9th
overall in Preliminary Championship


Trainor Feis, 6th & 7th February 2010

Niamh McGlynn (U7)
3rd Light Jig (Intermediate)
3rd Slip Jig (Inttermediate)


Lily Clancy (U7)
3rd Slip Jig (Beginner) Advances to the Primary grade

Rosie Keen (U8)
1st Slip Jig (Primary) Advances to the Intermediate grade
1st Hornpipe (Primary)
Advances to the Intermediate grade

Scarlett Ptaszynski (U8)
4th Slip Jig (Beginner)

Megan Kelly (U8)
4th Heavy Jig (Beginner)

Aoife Crabtree (U9)
4th Slip Jig (Beginner)
5th Heavy Jig (Primary)

Lily Adams (U9)
4th Hop Jig (Beginner)
2nd Hornpipe (Primary)
3rd Heavy Jig (Primary)

Grace Roostan (U10) 

1st Light Jig (Primary) Advances to the Intermediate grade

Poppy O'Connor (U10)
3rd Hornpipe (Intermediate)
4th Reel (intermediate)
6th Round 1 (Heavy) Preliminary Championship
9th overall in Preliminary Championship

Francesca Viney (U10)
4th Reel (Primary)
3rd Hornpipe (Beginner)
Advances to the Primary grade

Olivia Moore (U10)
4th Hornpipe (Primary)

Ellie Barnes (U10)

5th Light Jig (Beginner)

Sophie Papworth (U11)
5th Heavy Jig (Primary)

Ellena Nsajja (U11)
5th Round 3 (Set Dance) Preliminary Championship
7th overall in Preliminary Championship

Aoife Dowling (U11)
1st Heavy Jig (Beginner) Advances to the Primary grade
1st Hornpipe (Beginner)
Advances to the Primary grade

Emma Freeman (U12)
3rd Round 3 (Set Dance) Preliminary Championship
7th overall in Preliminary Championship

Maria Conroy (U12)
14th overall in Preliminary Championship

Siobhan Hansbury (U13)
2nd Reel (Primary)
3rd Light Jig (Primary)
2nd Heavy Jig (Intermediate)

Sophie Stevens (U13)
1st Round 2 (Light) Preliminary Championship
7th overall in Preliminary Championship

Alice Topping (U16)
1st Slip Jig (Intermediate) Advances to the Open grade
1st Hop Jig (Intermediate)
Advances to the Open grade
2nd Reel (Intermediate)
2nd Light Jig (Intermediate)
5th Round 2 (Light) Preliminary Championship
13th overall in Preliminary Championship

Michelle McKenzie (U16)
1st Round 2 (Light) Preliminary Championship
10th overall in Preliminary Championship

Hennigan O'Loughlin Feis, 23rd & 24th January 2010

Niamh McGlynn (U7)
2nd Light Jig (Intermediate)
3rd Reel (Intermediate)
3rd Hop Jig (Intermediate)
3rd Slip Jig (Intermediate)
5th Premier Championship

Rosie Keen (U8)
1st Hornpipe (Beginner)
Advances to the Primary grade
2nd Slip Jig (Primary)
3rd Hop Jig (Primary)

Mary Kate Nealon (U8)
2nd Heavy Jig (Beginner)
Advances to the Primary grade

Aoife Crabtree (U9)

1st Heavy Jig (Beginner)
Advances to the Primary grade
2nd Hornpipe (Beginner)
Advances to the Primary grade

Lily Adams (U9)
3rd Light Jig (Beginner)
Advances to the Primary grade

Isabel Eden (U9)
4th Heavy Jig (Primary)


Thomas Freeman (U10)
2nd Hornpipe (Beginner)
Advances to the Primary grade

Grace Roostan (U10)
3rd Light Jig (Beginner)
Advances to the Primary grade
3rd Slip Jig (Beginner)
Advances to the Primary grade
4th Hornpipe (Beginner)

Olivia Moore (U10)
5th Heavy Jig (Beginner)

Poppy O'Connor (U10)
2nd Light JIg (Intermediate)
4th Heavy Jig (Intermediate)
4th Hornpipe (Intermediate)

Beliz Aygin (U11)
1st Hop Jig (Primary)
Advances to the Intermediate grade

Joshua Spanyol (U11)
3rd Slip Jig (Primary)
4th Light Jig (Primary)

Sophie Papworth (U11)
3rd Slip Jig (Beginner)
Advances to the Primary grade
3rd Heavy Jig (Beginner)
Advances to the Primary grade

Emily Dellow (U11)
2nd Heavy Jig (Beginner)
Advances to the Primary grade

Hayley Prendergast (U11)
3rd Light Jig (Beginner)
Advances to the Primary grade

Benjamin Brooks (U11)
5th Hop Jig (Beginner)
5th Slip Jig (Beginner)

Ellena Nsajja (U11)
6th Round 1 (Heavy) Preliminary Championship

Emma Freeman (U12)
5th Round 1 (Heavy) Preliminary Championship
8th Round 2 (Light) Preliminary Championship
Recalled and placed 7th overall in Preliminary Championship

2nd Reel (Intermediate)

Leia Walker (U12)
2nd Hornpipe (Intermediate)

Siobhan Hansbury (U13)
2nd Hop Jig (Primary)
4th Hornpipe (Intermediate)

Michelle McKenzie (U16)
Recalled and placed 6th overall in Preliminary Championship


Surrey Feis, 28th November 2009

Lily Clancy (U6)
2nd Slip Jig (Beginner) Advances to the Primary grade

Niamh McGlynn (U6)
1st Light Jig (Intermediate) Advances to the Open grade
2nd Hop Jig (Intermediate)
2nd Reel (Intermediate)
2nd Slip Jig (Intermediate)
5th overall in Premier Championship

Rosie Keen (U7)
2nd Reel (Primary) Advances to the Intermediate grade
5th Light Jig (Primary)

Mary-Kate Nealon (U7)
5th Reel (Primary)

Megan Kelly (U7)
4th Light Jig (Intermediate)

Isabel Eden (U8)
3rd Hornpipe (Beginner)
Advances to the Primary grade
3rd Slip Jig (Primary)
4th Hop Jig
(Primary)
5th Heavy Jig
(Primary)

Thomas Freeman (U9)
4th Reel (Primary)
4th Heavy Jig (Primary)
5th Slip Jig (Beginner)
5th Hornpipe (Beginner)

Beliz Aygin (U10)
2nd Heavy Jig (Intermediate)
2nd Hornpipe
(Intermediate)

Josh Spanyol (U10)
3rd Reel (Intermediate)
4th Hop Jig (Primary)

Hayley Prendergast (U10)
5th Light Jig (Beginner)

Benjamin Brooks (U10)
5th Reel (Beginner)

Maria Conroy (U11)
1st Heavy Jig (Intermediate) Advances to the Open grade
1st Hop Jig (Intermediate)
Advances to the Open grade
4th Light Jig (Intermediate)

Emma Freeman (U11)
9th overall Open Championship



Kinsella Feis, 7th & 8th November 2009

Mary-Kate Nealon (U7)
3rd Slip Jig (Beginner) Advances to the Primary grade

Megan Kelly(U7)
3rd Light Jig (Intermediate)

Francesca Viney (U9)
2nd Heavy Jig (Beginner) Advances to the Primary grade
3rd Light Jig
(Beginner) Advances to the Primary grade

Thomas Freeman (U9)
4th Heavy Jig (Beginner)

Poppy O'Connor (U9)

1st Slip Jig (Primary) Advances to the Intermediate grade

Beliz Aygin (U10)

2nd Slip Jig (Intermediate)
2nd Heavy Jig (Intermediate)

Leia Walker (U11)
2nd Hop Jig (Intermediate)
2nd Heavy Jig
(Intermediate)
2nd Hornpipe
(Intermediate)
3rd Reel
(Intermediate)
10th Preliminary Championship

Emma Freeman (U11)
3rd Round 1 of Preliminary Championship
4th Round 2 of Preliminary Championship
5th overall, Preliminary Championship

Maria Conroy (U11)
1st Hornpipe
(Intermediate)
Advances to the Open grade
4th Heavy Jig (Intermediate)
14th Preliminary Championship

Siobhan Hansbury (U12)
3rd Hop Jig (Primary)

Sophie Stevens (U13)
4th
Preliminary Championship
1st Reel Intermediate
1st round 2 of Preliminary Championship

Michelle McKenzie (U15)
7th
Preliminary Championship

Hayley Milligan (O16)
8th Preliminary Championship
5th
Round 1 of Preliminary Championship
Mick Jagger Centre 25th October 2009

MJC 2009


Deegan Feis, 10th & 11th October 2009

U15 Preliminary Championship
Michelle McKenzie
placed 4th overall
3rd Round 1 (Reel)
3rd Round 3 (Hornpipe)

4th Round 2 (Heavy Jig)

1st Slip Jig (Intermediate) Advances to the Open grade!
1st Heavy Jig (Intermediate) Advances to the Open grade!
2nd Light Jig (Intermediate) 
2nd Hop Jig (Intermediate)

U15 Preliminary Championship
Alice Topping placed 9th overall
6th Round 1 (Reel)
7th Round 2 (Heavy Jig)

U11 Preliminary Championship
Emma Freeman placed 11th overall

4th Heavy Jig (Open)
5th Hornpipe (Open)

U13 Preliminary Championship
Sophie Stevens placed 11th overall

U10 Preliminary Championship
Ellena Nsajja
placed 9th overall
8th Round 1 (Heavy Jig)
8th Round 2 (Hornpipe)

4th Slip Jig (Open)
2nd Hop Jig (Intermediate)
2nd Heavy Jig (Intermediate)


Niamh McGlynn (U6)
2nd Slip Jig (Intermediate)
3rd Light Jig (Intermediate)
3rd Hop Jig (Intermediate)
4th Reel (Intermediate)

Megan Kelly (U7)
2nd Light Jig (Primary) Advances to the Intermediate grade
5th Hop Jig (Intermediate)

Rosie Keen (U7)
4th Slip Jig (Primary)
4th Reel (Beginner)
4th Heavy Jig (Beginner)

Thomas Freeman (U9)
4th Slip Jig (Beginner)
4th Hornpipe (Beginner)
5th Heavy Jig (Beginner)

Samantha King (U9)
5th Light Jig (Beginner)
5th Heavy Jig (Beginner)

Hannah Cragg (U9)
3rd Heavy Jig (Intermediate)
4th Hornpipe (Intermediate)

Beliz Aygin (U10)
5th Heavy Jig (Intermediate)

Maria Conroy (U11)
2nd Hop Jig (Intermediate)
2nd Heavy Jig (Intermediate)
3rd Hornpipe (Intermediate)
5th Slip Jig (Intermediate)

Siobhan Hansbury (U12)
2nd Slip Jig (Primary) Advances to the Intermediate grade
4th Heavy Jig (Intermediate)
4th Hornpipe (Intermediate)

East of England, 3rd/4th October 2009

U11 Preliminary Championship
Emma Freeman
Recalled and placed 3rd

Thomas Freeman (U9)
5th Light Jig(Primary)

Hannah Cragg (U9)
4th Hop Jig (Intermediate)
4th Heavy Jig (Intermediate)
4th Hornpipe (Intermediate)

Maria Conroy (U11)
4th Heavy Jig (Intermediate)
4th Hornpipe (Intermediate)
5th Hop Jig (Intermediate)


Emma Freeman (U11)
3rd Reel (Intermediate)
2nd Light Jig (Intermediate)
2nd Hop Jig (Intermediate)

Joseph Loughlin Memorial Feis, 26th/27th September 2009
61 Top-five places

U6 Premier
Niamh McGlynn
5th Overall

U10 Preliminary Championship
Ellena Nsajja 
Recalled and placed 7th
5th Round 1 (Heavy)
9th Round 2 (Light)

U11 Preliminary Championship

Emma Freeman 
Recalled and placed 3rd
2nd Round 1 (Heavy)
5th Round 3 (Light)

U13 Preliminary Championship
Sophie Stevens 

Recalled and placed 3rd
1st Round 1 (Heavy)

U15 Preliminary Championship
Selina Patel Winner!
Recalled and placed 1st
2nd Round 2 (Light)
4th Round 1 (Heavy)
1st Round 3 (Set)

U15 Preliminary Championship
Michelle McKenzie placed 6th overall
2nd Round 1 (Heavy)

U15 Preliminary Championship
Alice Topping placed 7th overall

3rd Round 2 (Light)

Niamh McGlynn (U6)
1st Light Jig (Primary) Advances to the Intermediate grade
2nd Reel (Primary) Advances to the Intermediate grade
3rd Hop Jig (Intermediate)
3rd Slip Jig (Intermediate)

Lily Clancy (U6)
4th Slip Jig (Beginnner)

Megan Kelly (U7)
5th Reel (Beginner)

Isabel Eden (U8)
1st Slip Jig (Beginner) Advances to the Primary grade
3rd Heavy Jig (Beginner)
Advances to the Primary grade
3rd Hop Jig (Beginner) Advances to the Primary grade

Aoife Crabtree (U8)
2nd Light Jig (Beginner)
Advances to the Primary grade
4th Heavy Jig (Beginner)

Poppy O'Connor (U9)
1st Hornpipe (Primary)
Advances to the Intermediate grade
3rd Heavy Jig (Intermediate)

Hannah Cragg (U9)
2nd Hornpipe (Intermediate)
3rd Slip Jig (Intermediate)
4th Heavy Jig (Intermediate)

Olivia Moore (U9)  

2nd Hornpipe (Beginner) Advances to the Primary grade
4th Slip Jig (Beginner)
5th Light Jig (Primary)

Emily Dellow (U10)
3rd Reel (Beginner) Advances to the Primary grade
3rd Slip Jig (Beginner)
Advances to the Primary grade

Jamie Louise Roostan (U10)
3rd Light Jig (Primary)
5th Reel (Primary)
4th Heavy Jig (Primary)
5th Hornpipe (Primary)

Ellena Nsajja (U10)
1st Hornpipe (Intermediate) Advances to the Open grade
5th Reel (Intermediate)

Beliz Aygin (U10)
4th Slip Jig (Intermediate)

Leia Walker (U11)

1st Reel (Primary) Advances to the Intermediate grade
2nd Slip Jig (Primary) Advances to the Intermediate grade
3rd Hornpipe (Primary)
5th Heavy Jig (Intermediate)

Maria Conroy (U11)
1st Reel (Intermediate) Advances to the Open grade!
1st Hop Jig (Primary) Advances to the Intermediate grade
5th Heavy Jig (Intermediate)

Emma Freeman (U11)
3rd Reel (Intermediate)
2nd Light Jig (Intermediate)
2nd Hop Jig (Intermediate)

Siobhan Hansbury (U12)
4th Light Jig (Primary)
4th Hop Jig (Primary)
4th Heavy Jig (Intermediate)

Sophie Stevens (U13)
1st Slip Jig (Intermediate) Advances to the Open grade
3rd Reel (Intermediate)

Michelle McKenzie (U15)
1st Hornpipe (Intermediate) Advances to the Open grade
2nd Heavy Jig (Intermediate)

Alice Topping (U15)
5th Light Jig (Intermediate)
5th Hop Jig (Intermediate)
5th Hornpipe (Intermediate)

Ceim Oir Feis 2009

U11 Preliminary Championship
Emma Freeman placed 13th overall

U15 Preliminary Championship
Selina Patel placed 5th overall

Niamh McGlynn (U6)
2nd Heavy Jig (Beginner) Advances to Primary grade
3rd Slip Jig (Intermediate)
4th Light Jig (Intermediate)
5th Hop Jig (Intermediate)

Rosie Keen (U7)
5th Slip Jig (Beginner)

Megan Kelly (U7)
4th Light Jig (Primary)
5th Slip Jig (Primary)
4th Heavy Jig (Beginner)

Isabel Eden (U8)
1st Reel (Beginner)
Advances to the Primary grade

Hannah Cragg (U9)
3rd Light Jig (Intermediate)
4th Hop Jig (Intermediate)
4th Hornpipe (Intermediate)
5th Reel (Intermediate)

Beliz Aygin (U10)
5th Reel (Primary)

Maria Conroy (U11)
4th Slip Jig (Intermediate)

Irish Post

Irish Post

Tunbridge Wells Mela, 19th July 2009

MelaCourtney McMahon dancers were part of an international billing that celebrated diverse styles of music and dance. A blue sky, sunshine and a friendly atmosphere added to the enjoyment of performing for an audience of several thousand.



Alice

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Winners: Best Choreography
Final of Red Cross Dance for Life Competition

The girls put on a great performance in a superb venue, the E.M. Forster theatre in Tonbridge, Kent.  As well as taking first place for choreography, we were also runners-up for diversity of dance.  Well done girls!

Dance for life

Maguire O'Shea Feis, Saturday 11th July 2009

Niamh McGlynn (U6)
1st Hop Jig (Intermediate) Advances to the Open grade
2nd Slip Jig (Intermediate)
4th Light Jig (Intermediate)
5th Reel ((Primary)

Rosie Keen (U7)
1st Slip Jig (Beginner) Advances to the Primary grade
2nd Light Jig (Beginner) Advances to the Primary grade

Aoife Crabtree (U8)
3rd Reel (Beginner) Advances to the Primary grade

Poppy O'Connor (U9)
2nd Heavy Jig (Primary) Advances to the Intermediate grade
4th Slip Jig (Primary)
5th Hop Jig (Primary)

Olivia Moore (U9)
4th Light Jig (Primary)

Ben Brooks (U10)
5th Slip Jig (Beginner)

Hayley Prendergast (U10)
2nd Reel (Beginner) Advances to the Primary grade

Ellena Nsajja (U10)
3rd Heavy Jig (Intermediate)
4th Hornpipe
(Intermediate)

Emma Freeman (U11)
1st Slip Jig (Intermediate) Advances to the Open grade
2nd Reel (Intermediate)
4th Light Jig (Intermediate)
5th Hop Jig (Intermediate)

Maria Conroy (U11)
5th Heavy Jig (Intermediate)

Siobhan Hansbury (U12)
2nd Hornpipe (Intermediate)
1st Slip Jig (Beginner) Advances to the Primary grade
4th Light Jig (Primary)
5th Reel (Primary)

Alice Topping (U15)
3rd Reel (Intermediate)
4th Light Jig (Intermeiate)
2nd Hop Jig (Intermediate)

Dancers reach Kent & Sussex regional final, June 2009

Dance for Life, run by the Red Cross, the world's leading humanitarian organisation, proved to be a fantastic arena for Courtney McMahon dancers to demonstrate their skill.

Masks
Go girls!

Left to right: Emma, Siobhan, Jemma, Selina, Sophie, Alice, Michelle, Chloe, Eleanor

Overall: Winner
Entertainment: Winner
Concept: Winner
Choreography: Runner-up
Diversity of Dance: Runner-up
Music: Runner-up


Solent Feile, 21st June, 2009

Elena Nsajja (U10)
1st Slip Jig (Intermediate) Advances to the Open grade

2nd Heavy Jig (Intermediate)
2nd Hornpipe (Intermediate)
8th Championship

Megan Kelly (U7)
2nd Light Jig (Beginner) - Advances to the Primary grade
2nd Trophy Light Jig (Primary)
1st Hop Jig (Primary) - Advances to the Intermediate grade
4th Slip Jig (Beginner)
2nd Heavy Jig (Beginner)

Hannah Cragg (U9)
3rd Heavy Jig (Intermediate)
2nd Hornpipe (Intermediate)

Kathryn Chambers (U9)
2nd Heavy Jig (Intermediate)
5th Hornpipe (Intermediate)
4th Hop Jig (Primary)

Beliz Aygin (U10)
5th Light Jig (Intermediate)

Coventry Celtic Championship, June 13th, 2009

Emma Freeman (U11)
Recalled and placed 4th in the Preliminary Championship
2nd Round 1 (Heavy)

2nd Slip Jig (Intermediate)
3rd Light Jig (Intermediate)
4th Hop Jig (Intermediate)

Emma

A delighted Emma Freeman. An impressive result after just 15 months experience of Irish dancing.


Brooks Feis, June 6th & 7th, 2009

Sophie Stevens (U13)
Recalled and placed 4th in the Preliminary Championship
3rd Round 1 (Heavy)

Selina Patel (U15)
Recalled and place
d 7th in the Preliminary Championship
4th Round 1
(Heavy)

Niamh McGlynn (U6)
2nd Hop Jig (Primary) Advances to the Intermediate grade
3rd Trophy Reel (Primary)
3rd Light Jig (Primary)
3rd Slip Jig (Intermediate)

Rosie Keen (U7)
1st Hop Jig (Beginner) Advances to the Primary grade

Megan Kelly (U7)
4th LIght Jig (Beginner)

Isabel Eden (U8)
4th Heavy Jig (Beginner)
5th Hop Jig (Beginner)

Hannah Cragg (U9)
3rd Hornpipe (Intermediate)

Thomas Freeman (U9)
4th Heavy Jig (Beginner)

Kathryn Chambers (U9)
1st Hornpipe (Primary)
Advances to the Intermediate grade
2nd Heavy Jig (Primary
) Advances to the Intermediate grade
2nd Light Jig (Primary)
Advances to the Intermediate grade
3rd Trophy Heavy Jig (Primary)

Francesca Viney (U9)
2nd Slip Jig (Beginner) Advances to the Primary grade


Hayley Prendergast (U10)
1st Slip Jig (Primary) Advances to the Intermediate grade
That's two consecutive first places for Hayley in the Slip JIg
4th Trophy Reel (Beginner)

Jamie Louise Roostan (U10)
2nd Slip Jig (Primary) Advances to the Intermediate grade
4th Hop Jig (Primary)
5th Hornpipe (Primary)

Leia Walker (U11)
1st Heavy Jig (Primary) Advances to the Intermediate grade
4th Reel (Primary)
A remarkable result - this is the third feis Leia has attended!
Pictured below
Leia

Maria Conroy (U11)
2nd Light Jig (Primary) Advances to the Intermediate grade
2nd Hornpipe (Primary) Advances to the Intermediate grade
3rd Hop Jig (Beginner) Advances to the Primary grade

Emma Freeman (U11)
2nd Hop Jig (Intermediate)
2nd Slip Jig (Intermediate)
3rd Light Jig (Intermediate)
4th Reel (Intermediate)


Alice Topping (U15)
2nd Hop Jig (Intermediate)
4th Reel (Intermediate)
4th Light Jig (Intermediate)
4th Slip Jig (Intermediate)


Glendarragh Feis, May 30th, 2009

Eleanor Hobbs (U12)
Recalled and placed 5th in the Preliminary championship.
3rd Light round
3rd Heavy Round

Corby Feis, May 16th 2009

The five grade dancers that made the trip to Corby all advanced a grade - very well done.

Thomas Freeman (U9)
3rd Light Jig (Beginner) Advances to the Primary grade
4th Slip Jig (Beginner)
5th Hop Jig (Beginner)


Hannah Cragg (U9)

3rd Sip Jig (Beginner) Advances to the Primary grade

3rd Heavy Jig (Intermediate)

Beliz Aygin (U10)
1st Slip Jig (Primary) Advances to the Intermediate grade

Maria Conroy (U11)
2nd Slip Jig (Primary) Advances to the Intermediate grade
5th Hop jig (Beginner)

Emma Freeman (U11)
1st Hornpipe (Intermediate) Advances to the Open grade

11th Preliminary Championship

Sophie Stevens (U13)
Recalled in Preliminary Championship
Placed 7th overall

Jemma Selves (U14)
2nd Round 2 (Light) of Preliminary Championship
Placed 6th overall

Emma and Beliz

Emma Freeman pictured left and Beliz Aygin pictured right.

Conway Lally Feis, 2009

Niamh McGlynn (U6)
2nd Slip Jig (Intermediate)
4th Hop Jig (Primary)
4th Light Jig (Primary)

Megan Kelly (U7)
2nd Slip Jig (Beginner)
3rd Hop Jig (Primary)

Hannah Cragg (U9)
3rd Heavy Jig (Intermediate)
5th Hornpipe (Intermediate)
5th Reel (Intermediate)

Kathryn Chambers (U9)
2nd Hornpipe (Beginner)
Advances to primary grade
4th Reel (Beginner)

Francesca Viney (U9)
5th Light Jig (Beginner)

Olivia Moore (U9)
5th Heavy Jig (Beginner)

Hayley Prendergast (U10)
1st Hop Jig (Beginnner) Advances to primary grade
1st Slip Jig (Beginner) Advancers to primary grade

Maria Conroy (U11)
3rd Hornpipe (Beginner)
Advancers to primary grade
4th Slip Jig (Primary)

Class Feis, 29th March 2009

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Many thanks to our adjudicators, Maria Sweeney, Catriona Hale and Julie Loughlin;
our musician, Dean Crouch; the Mayor of Dartford, Cllr. Ian Armitt and the Mayoress, Lynne Armitt, who kindly attended this event and presented championship awards; Rona Hansbury for her superb organisation of helpers as well as catering; Rona's mum Dot who was a star in the kitchen; Lorraine Hamilton for managing backstage; Lianne Eden who took phographs throughout the day and everyone else that lent a hand to make this day a success.

Congratulations to all our dancers on their performances.

Championship winners:
U8 Champion - Lily Adams
U10 Champion - Poppy O'Connor
U12 Champion - Eleanor Hobbs
U13 & Over Champion - Chloe Flynn

Treble Reel Champions:
    U10 - Ellena Nsajja
U11 & Over - Chloe Flynn

Poppy

Poppy O'Connor with her trophy haul (picture courtesy of Claire O'Connor)

Class Feis

From left, Sheridan Casey (6th), Jemma Selves (2nd), Chloe Flynn (1st)


Scanlon Feis, Saturday 21st March 2009

Congratulations to Emma and Sophie on their fine performances in Birmingham today.

Emma Freeman (U11)
5th Round 2 (Heavy Round) of Preliminary Open Championship
2nd Round 1 (Light Round) with one adjudicator
5th Slip Jig (intermediate)
5th Hornpipe (Intermediate)

Sophie Stevens (U13)
Recalled and placed 8th overall in Preliminary Open Championship
5th Round 2 (Heavy Round)
Placed 2nd and 4th in Round 3 (Set Dance)

St Patrick's Day Celebrations 2009

St Pat's

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Thank you to everyone that attended. £500 was raised for each charity.


McGahan Lees Feis, 7th & 8th March 2009
We don't know many grade results from this feis.  If you achieved any top-five places, please let us know.

Niamh McGlynn (U6)
1st Reel (Beginner) Advances to the Primary grade
5th Light Jig (Primary)
3rd Hop Jig (Primary)
2nd Slip Jig (Primary)
Advances to the Intermediate grade

Megan Kelly (U7)
4th Reel (Beginner)
2nd Hop Jig (Beginner)
Advances to the Primary grade

Rosie Keen (U7)
4th Light Jig (Beginner)
4th Hop Jig (Beginner)
5th Slip Jig (Beginner)

Caitlin MacLean (U7)
4th Slip Jig (Beginner)

Samantha King (U9)
3rd Reel (Beginner)
Advances to the Primary grade

Poppy O'Connor (U9)
5th Light Jig (Intermediate)

Siobhan Hansbury (U12)
3rd Reel (Primary)


Trainor Feis,  21st & 22nd February 2009

The girls

Pictured top: Niamh McGlynn
Pictured bottom, left to right: Olivia Moore, Poppy O'Connor, Lily Adams, Samantha King, Grace Roostan


Niamh McGlynn (U6)
1st Light Jig (Beginner) Advances to the Primary grade
1st Slip Jig (Beginner)  
Advances to the Primary grade

3rd Hop Jig (Beginner)  Advances to the Primary grade
5th Reel (Beginner)

Rosie Keen (U7)
4th Reel (Beginner)
4th Slip Jig (Beginner)

Levi Redworth (U7)
8th Premier Championship

Poppy O'Connor (U9)
2nd Light Jig (Primary)  Advances to the Intermediate grade
3rd Heavy Jig (Primary)

Samantha King (U9)
3rd Slip Jig (Beginner)  
Advances to the Primary grade
5th Light Jig (Beginner)

Olivia Moore (U9)
3rd Light Jig (Beginner)  
Advances to the Primary grade

Hannah Cragg (U9)
2nd Heavy Jig (Intermediate)
2nd Hornpipe (Intermediate)

Jamie and Grace

Jamie Louise Roostan (U10) (Pictured above)
2nd Light Jig (Beginner)  
Advances to the Primary grade
3rd Hop Jig (Beginner)  Advances to the Primary grade
3rd Slip Jig (Beginner)  Advances to the Primary grade
3rd Heavy Jig (Primary)

Beliz Aygin (U10)
1st Slip Jig (Beginner)  
Advances to the Primary grade

Hayley Prendergast (U10)
5th Slip Jig (Beginner)

Molly Cunningham (U11)
2nd Hornpipe (Primary)  
Advances to the Intermediate grade

Bridget Redworth (U11)
1st Heavy Jig, Round 2 of Preliminary Championship
11th overall, Preliminary Championship

Harley Wooler (U11)
14th Preliminary Championship

Emma Freeman (U11)
14th Preliminary Championship

Amy Underwood (U11)
16th Preliminary Championship

Eleanor

Eleanor Hobbs (U12) (Pictured above)
2nd Heavy Jig, Round 2 of Preliminary Championship
5th Reel, Round 1 of Preliminary Championship
4th overall, Preliminary Championship
2nd Reel (Intermediate)

Siobhan  Hansbury (U12)
2nd Hornpipe (Primary)  
Advances to the Intermediate grade
5th Reel (Primary)

Erin Cunningham (U13)
1st Slip Jig (Primary)  
Advances to the Intermediate grade
4th Heavy Jig (Primary)

Sophie Stevens (U13)
9th Preliminary Championship

Jemma Selves (U14)
9th Preliminary Championship
(1st in the Hornpipe with Dara Delap O'Shea)

Selina Patel (U15)
4th Hornpipe, Round 3 of Preliminary Championship
5th Reel, Round 1
of Preliminary Championship
5th Heavy Jig, Round 2
of Preliminary Championship
6th overall, 
Preliminary Championship

Michelle McKenzie (U15)
13th overall, Preliminary Championship

Chloe Flynn (U16)
18th Open Championship

Hennigan O'Loughlin Feis, 24th & 25th Jan. '09

The girls

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Megan Kelly (U7)
4th Hop Jig (Beginner)
5th Light Jig (Beginner)

Rosie Keen (U7)
5th Hop Jiig (Beginner)
5th Slip Jig (Beginner)

Isabel Eden (U8)
2nd Light Jig (Primary)

Hannah Cragg (U9)
5th Reel (Intermediate)

Thomas Freeman (U9)
2nd Reel (Beginner)

Francesca Viney (U9)
3rd Reel (Beginner)

Poppy O'Connor (U9)
3rd Slip Jig (Beginner)

Samantha King (U9)
5th Hop Jig (Primary)

Joshua Spanyol (U10)
1st Slip Jig (Beginner)
1st Heavy Jig (Primary)
2nd Reel (Primary)
2nd Hop Jig (Beginner)

Josh

Jamie Louise Roostan (U10)
3rd Reel (Primary)

Beliz Aygin (U10)
5th Reel (Primary)

Hayley Prendergast (U10)
5th Light Jig (Beginner)

Leia Walker (U11)
1st Light Jig (Beginner)
1st Hop Jig (Beginner)

Emma Freeman (U11)
1st Heavy Jig (Intermediate) - Advances to the Open grade
2nd Reel (Intermediate)
4th Hornpipe (Intermediate)

Siobhan Hansbury (U12)
4th Hop Jig (Primary)

Selina Patel (U16)
1st Reel (Intermediate) - Advances to the Open grade
2nd Slip Jig (Intermediate)
2nd Light Jig (Intermediate)

Emma O'Reilly (U16)
1st Hop Jig (Intermediate) - Advances to the Open grade
3rd Reel (Intermediate)
2nd Heavy Jig (Intermediate)
3rd Hornpipe (Intermediate)

Josh had a great day at the Hennigan O'Loughlin feis, winning four trophies and advancing a grade in each dance.  Leia achieved two firsts at her second ever feis. And Emma has reached the Open grade in less than 10 months of Irish dance tuition.  Congratulations to Selina and Emma O for achieving the Open grade in the soft shoe.  Well done all!


















Class Feis
Sunday 28th March 2010

This is the confirmed date for our ne
xt class feis which will take place at Townley Grammar School.

Awards

Grades
1st = Bo
xed silver plated salver & winner's sash
2nd = Trophy
3rd = Trophy

Championships
1st = Perpetual cup, sash, salver & surprise gift
2nd = Trophy & sash
3rd = Trophy & sash
Bo
xed medals for all other competitors

The highest placed boy in each championship will be awarded a perpetual shield and sash.

Treble Reel
1st = Perpetual cup, trophy, sash and surprise gift.
2nd = Trophy
3rd = Trophy


Lily Adams

Lily Adams at the Trainor feis.

Rosie Keen

A clean sweep at Hennigan O'Loughlin for Rosie Keen


Irish Post

MJC

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Michelle

She does good, our Michelle!

U15 Girls

U15 Girls, Alice Topping, Selina Patel (Championship winner), Michelle McKenzie


U11 Girls
Champions in the making: U11, Maria Conroy, Leia Walker, Emma Freeman

Niamh

Niamh McGlynn U6 pictured above

Show at the Mick Jagger Centre, October 25th '09

Mick Jagger Centre

The mayor of Dartford will be attending this event. Wednesdays will be the key rehearsal class for all dancers.


Dancing in Kent

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Irish Post

Irish Post

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Irish World

Irish World

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Press coverage of Class Feis
Irish Post

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Dartford Messenger

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Dancing in Kent/images/P

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Thank you

Press coverage of our successful charity fundraiser

Irish Post

Irish Post

Front page, Young Gaels Section,
The Irish Post, April 4th 2009

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St Pat's

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Niamh

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St. Patrick's Day, 2009
Celebrating St. Patrick's Day with the Mayor of Bexley, Cllr. Nick O'Hare


St Pat


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Lord of the Dance winners

Liz Hobbs, winner of Lord of the Dance tickets, pictured with daughter Eleanor

Irish Post

Coverage of our U.DANCE awards at the MIck Jagger Centre in Dartford.

Irish Post

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