Feiseanna 2005
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Dec 3rd - 4th	Oireachtas Rince na h-Eorpa* & Feis na h-Eorpa Hoogerheide, Brabant, Netherlands Entry: closed Levels: Beginner, Primary, Intermediate, Open*
Nov 12th - 13th	McInerney Open Feis Kennet School & Leisure Centre, Thatcham, Berkshire, England Entry: closed Levels: Intermediate, Open for ME
Oct 15th - 16th	Liverpool Open Feis Broughton Hall High School, West Derby, Liverpool, England Entry: closed Levels: Intermediate, Open for ME
Oct 8th - 9th	Deegan Open Feis Broxbourne School, Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, England Entry: closed Levels: Intermediate, Open for ME
Sept 24th - 25th	Vienna Open Feis Vienna, Austria Entry: closed Levels: Beginner, Primary, Intermediate, Open
Sept 10th - 11th	Scoil Rince Ceim Oir Open Feis Gumley House School, Isleworth, Middlesex, England Entry: closed Levels: Intermediate, Open for ME
June 25th - 26th	Munich Open Feis Bürgersaal, Oberschleissheim, Munich, Germany Entry: closed Levels: Beginner, Primary, Intermediate, Open
May 28th - June 4th	European Championships Torrox, Costa Del Sol, Spain Entry: closed Levels: Trophy, Open
May 21st - 22nd	Seamus & Marie Moore Memorial Feis Mt. Grace Secondary School, Potters Bar, Herts, England Entry: closed Levels: Intermediate, Open for ME
May 7th - 8th	Murchu-Duiginn Open Feis Marlborough School, St. Albans, Herts, England Entry: closed Levels: Intermediate, Open for ME
March 20th - 27th	Oireachtas Rince na Cruinne The West County Hotel, Ennis, Ireland Entry: closed Levels: Open NOTE: only open to regional or national qualifyers
March 5th - 6th	McGahan Lees Irish Dance Academy Open Feis Hylands School, Chelmsford, Essex, England Entry: closed Levels: Beginner, Primary, Intermediate, Open
Feb. 7th - 12th	Oireachtas Rince na h-Eireann Waterfront Hall, Belfast, Ireland Entry: closed Levels: Open
Jan. 15th - 16th	Hennigan O'Loughlin Open Feis Passmores School, Harlow Essex, England Entry: closed Levels: Beginner, Primary, Intermediate, Open

Results achieved by our dancers

Feis/Oireachtas Rince na hEorpa
Hoogerheide, Holland
Dec. 2nd - 3rd 2005
12 of our dancers competed
Trophies for first place

59 medals/ trophies:	Beginner & Primary U6, U9, U11, U13: 3x 1st, 2x 2nd, 2x 3rd, 2x 4th, 4x 5th, 2x 6th, 2x 8th, 1x HR Beginner & Primary 17-20, 20-28, 28-36, O36: 6x 1st, 5x 2nd, 5x 3rd, 6x 4th, 2x 5th Intermediate 16-20, 20-28, 28-36, O36: 5x 1st, 4x 2nd, 2x 3rd, 2x 4th Trad. Set, Any level U13, 17-20, O36 1x 2nd, 1x 3rd, 1x 4th, 1x 5th Open Championship O20: 1x 4th
3 trophies:	Primary 16-20, 28-36 1x 1st, 1x 3rd, 1x 5th

Liverpool Open Feis
Liverpool, England
Oct. 15th - 16th 2005
2 of our dancers competed

11 medals:	Intermediate O15: 4x 1st, 5x 2nd, 2x 3rd
2 trophies:	1x 1st, 1x 2nd

Deegan Open Feis
Hertfordshire, England
Oct. 8th - 9th 2005
1 of our dancers competed

1 medal:

Intermediate O15: 1x 6th 2x HR

Vienna Open Feis
Vienna, Austria
Sept. 24th - 25th 2005
7 of our dancers competed

23 medals:

Beginner 10-12: 1x 8th Beginner & Primary 25-35, O35: 1x 1st, 1x 2nd, 1x 3rd, 3x 4th, 1x 5th, 1x 6th, 1x 7th Intermediate 19-25, O25: 1x 1st, 2x 2nd, 2x 3rd, 2x 4th, 2x 5th Open Championship 19-25: 1x 6th Open Championship O25: 1x 4th, 1x 5th, 1x 6th

2 trophies:

1x 1st in Primary O35 1x 6th in Open 19-25

Munich Open Feis
Munich, Germany
June 25th - 26th 2005
10 of our dancers competed

24 medals:

Beginner & Primary 9-11, 11-13: 1x 2nd, 3x 4th, 2x 5th, 1x 7th, 1x 8th Beginner & Primary 20-28, 28-36, O36: 1x 1st, 1x 2nd, 3x 3rd, 3x 4th, 2x 5th, 1x 6th Intermediate 20-28, 28-36, O36: 1x 2nd, 2x 3rd, 1x 4th, 1x 5th

5 trophies:

2x 1st, 1x 2nd in Primary 20-28, O36 1x 3rd, 1x 4th in Open 28-36

European Irish Dancing Championship
Torrox, Costa Del Sol, Spain
May 29th - June 5th 2005
2 of our dancers competed

4 medals:

1x 5th 2x 6th 1x 10th in Int. Trophy Championship (O14)

Murchu-Duiginn Open Feis
Herts, England
May 7th - 8th 2005
5 of our dancers competed
Danced for the Rojahn Academy of Irish Dance
Trophies for top 4 dancers

4 trophies:	1x 2nd 2x 3rd 1x 4th in Intermediate (O16)
6 medals:	4x 5th 1x 6th 1x 7th 1x 10th 1x 11th 1x 13th in Intermediate (O16)

McGahan Lees Open Feis
Essex, England
March 5th - 6th 2005
3 of our dancers competed
Danced for the Maguire O’Shea Academy of Irish Dance

6 medals:	3x 4th 2x 5th 1x 8th in Primary and Intermediate (O16/O15)
9 trophies:	5x 1st 2x 2nd 2x 3rd in Primary and Intermediate (O16/O15)

Hennigan O'Loughlin Open Feis
Essex, England
Jan. 15th - 16th 2005
3 of our dancers competed
Danced for the Maguire O’Shea Academy of Irish Dance

9 medals:	2x 1st 2x 2nd 2x 3rd 3x 4th in Primary and Intermediate (O16)
3 trophies:	1x 1st 1x 2nd 1x 4th in Primary and Intermediate (O16) 1 Sash

McInerney Open Feis Swindon, England Nov. 13th - 14th 2004 1 of our dancers competed Danced for the Maguire O’Shea Academy of Irish Dance 2 medals: 2x 4th in Intermediate (O16) 3 trophies: 1x 1st 1x 2nd 1x 3rd in Primary and Intermediate (O16) Vienna Feis Vienna, Austria Sept. 25th - 26th 2004 1 of our dancers competed Danced for the Maguire O’Shea Academy of Irish Dance 1 medal: 3rd in Intermediate (O16) Maguire O'Shea Feis Emerson Park School, Hornchurch, London, England July 10th - 11th 2004 9 of our dancers competed Danced for the Maguire O’Shea Academy of Irish Dance 25 medals: 10x 1st 5x 2nd 10x 3rd in Primary (15U18, O18) and Intermediate (O18) 4 medals: 2x 2nd 2x 3rd in Beginner (U12, O18) 5 trophies: 2x 1st 2x 2nd 2x 3rd in Primary (O18) and Intermediate (15U18, O18) Championship: 1x 1st in Open Set Dance (O19) 1x 3rd 2 Sashes 1x 3rd Trophy European Irish Dancing Championship Hotel Riu Ferrara, Torrox, Costa Del Sol, Spain May 29th - June 5th 2004 1 of our dancers competed Danced for the Maguire O’Shea Academy of Irish Dance 3 medals & 10th in Senior Ladies (O19) Championship   Munich Feis Buergersaal, Munich, Germany May 15th – 16th 2004 5 of our dancers competed Danced for the Maguire O’Shea Academy of Irish Dance 9 medals: 1st – 7th in Beginner and Primary (20-35, 20-30 & 30-40) 1 trophy: 1st in Beginner (30-40) Maguire O'Shea Feis Emerson Park School, Hornchurch, London, England July 12th - 13th 2003 14 of our dancers competed Danced for the Nora Pickett Irish Dance Academy - Swiss Division 26 medals: 12x 1st 4x 2nd Beginner (U13) and Prize-winner (O15/O17) 7x 2nd 7x 3rd Primary (U14, O16) and Intermediate (O16) 8 trophies: 3x 1st 2x 2nd 3x 3rd in Primary (U14, O16) and Intermediate (O16) First dancer reached Open Championship! Comerford Féile Na Nollaig (Tony Comerford Christmas Feis), Hyatt Regency, Vancouver, BC, Canada December 7th - 8th 2002 2 of our dancers competed Danced for the Nora Pickett Irish Dance Academy - Canadian Division 14 medals: 10x 1st 4x 2nd Reel Trophy: 1st Beginner/Advanced Beginner (U13) Heavy Trophy (Jig): 3rd Prize-winner (O15) Western Canadian Oireachtas & Moore School Feis Burnaby Hilton Metrotown, Vancouver, BC, Canada November 9th - 11th 2001 2 of our dancers competed Danced for the Violet Moore - Pickett School 12 medals: 6x 1st 3x 2nd 3x 3rd in Rang Adult Beginner and Novice (O15)

Syllabus*

* Note:

Not every commpetition/championship has the same syllabus for the below listed levels. The following should thus be regarded as a general reference

Ireland/UK
beginner	reel, light-, single-, slip-, heavy jig, hornpipe
primary	reel, light-, single-, slip-, heavy jig, hornpipe
intermediate	reel, light-, single-, slip-, heavy jig, hornpipe
open championship	reel/slip jig (girls), heavy jig/hornpipe + recall set

Optional:
Trophy dances: Trad. sets:	Treble Reel (open), Light & Heavy Trophy St. Patrick's Day (6/8), Job of Journeywork (4/4), The Blackbird (2/4), Garden of Daisies (4/4)

North America (Canada/USA)
pre-beginner (first Feis only)	reel, light jig + single jig
beginner	reel, light-, single-, slip-, treble jig, hornpipe + trad. set
advanced beginner	reel, light-, single-, slip-, treble jig, hornpipe + trad. set
novice	reel, light-, single-, slip-, treble jig, hornpipe + trad. set
prize-winner	reel, light-, single-, slip-, treble jig, hornpipe + trad. set
preliminary -championship -solo	reel or slip jig (girls) + set reel or slip jig (girls), treble jig or hornpipe + set (recall)
open -championship -solo	reel or slip jig (girls) + set reel or slip jig (girls), treble jig or hornpipe + set (recall)

Optional:
Trophy dances: Trad. sets:	Treble Reel, Light & Heavy Trophy St. Patrick's Day (6/8), Job of Journeywork (4/4), The Blackbird (2/4), Garden of Daisies (4/4)

General Info

Our competitive dancers are expected to practise regularly and strive to achieve a high level of dance. To enable good results dancers should approach their goals with joy and diligence. The dancers of the Rojahn Academy are dancing at An Coimisiún registrered feiseanna worldwide. Feis entries should be emailed well ahead of time to our feis secretary: feis@rosaid.com We enchourage our dancers to compete at feiseanna, though they are not compulsory.