North American Irish Dancing Championships - the dancers in all their glory - PHOTOS

Nine of the World Qualifiers in the Girls under 14a Event

World Qualifier Erin Karlok from Peter Smith (NJ)poses with Roseanne Waughman from Camelia Rose

Top Five World Qualifiers Girls under 11Afrom Mattierin (WC), Bremer (MA), Rince na Tiarna (NY)
and Ryan Kilcoyne (PA)

Margaret Muise from Tim O'Hare (MI) leaps out of camera view

with the news she has clinched the under 11B title!

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Orlando Feis 2011 Champion Results

Drake School dancers show off their trophies from the Orlando Feis.
Photo: Tessa McKenna


Orlando Feis
May 22, 2011
Orlando, Florida
Host: The Watters School

Results tabulated by FeisWorx.com





PRELIMINARY CHAMPION RESULTS:

Preliminary Champion under 10
1 Harris, Lily (Breffni Academy)
2 Murray, Nora (Stephen Scariff School of Irish Dance)
3 Spellman, Sara (Tir na Greine)

Preliminary Champion under 12
1 Flynn, Sophia (Corrigan School of Irish Dance - EC)
2 Brown, Kaylee (Breffni Academy)
3 Cottle, Daphne (Drake)
4 Daley, Brooke (Stephen Scariff School of Irish Dance)
5 Buttery, Riley (Tir na Greine)
5 Wozniak, Sarah (Petri - NY)

Preliminary Champion under 14
1 Davis, Emily (Hogan School of Irish Dance)
2 Keller, Brian (Stephen Scariff School of Irish Dance)
3 Hiles, Zach (Drake)
4 Bennetti, Rowan (Tir na Greine)
5 Homan, Ainsley (Corrigan School of Irish Dance - EC)
6 Waterman, Ciara (Walsh Kelley School)

Preliminary Champion under 15
1 Calnan, Kylie (Breffni Academy)
2 Lombardy, Georgia (Watters)
3 Boogaerts, Sarah (Watters)
4 Zawacki, Emma (An Rince Mor)
5 Finnegan, Hunter (Tir na Greine)

Preliminary Champion under 16
1 Cherniak, Conner (McGinley Academy, Eastern Canada/FL)
2 Edmiston, Emily (McGinley Academy, Eastern Canada/FL)
3 Desmond, Karaleigh (Cunniffe Academy - MA)
4 Agrios, Ariana (Hogan School of Irish Dance)
5 Mitsopoulos, Christina (Bremer School - MA)
6 Hiles, Katie (Drake)

Preliminary Champion 16 & Over
1 Nemeth, Juliana (Rondeau School of Irish Dancing)
2 Farrell, Toni (Breffni Academy)
3 Cier, Catherine (Drake)
4 Farrell, Katherine (Tir na Greine)
5 Hopman, Emily (Watters)
6 Persons, Courtney (Tir na Greine)
7 Cullen, Shea (Watters)

OPEN CHAMPION RESULTS:

Open Champion u10
1 Swikehardt, Aubrey (Breffni Academy)

Open Champion u12
1 Schwyn, Keady (Stephen Scariff School of Irish Dance)

Open Champion u14
1 Magliaro, Macy (Watters)
2 Sardin, Kaitlyn (Watters)
3 Lazzaro, Anna (Watters)
4 Monahan, Bridget (Stephen Scariff School of Irish Dance)

Open Champion u16
1 Murray, Roisin (Stephen Scariff School of Irish Dance)
2 Velez, Ashley Ann (Petri)
3 Persons, Christopher (Tir na Greine)
4 McLaughlin, Emily (Doyle Academy)
5 Buchelli, Julia (Watters)
6 DeSaussure, Bailey (Comerford Alaska)
7T Baron, Allie (Watters) and Sliwinski, Erin (Glor na Daire)

Open Champion u18
1 Barton, Molly (McGinley Academy, Eastern Canada/FL)
2 Marcinowski, Courtney (Watters)
3 Lotspeich, Sarah (Watters)
4 King, Cara (Stephen Scariff School of Irish Dance)
5 Harper, Danielle (Watters)
6 Roca, Joey (Glor na Daire-GA)
7 Domingo, Maggie (Drake)
8 Chimitris, Lauren (Dillon-Gavin)
9 Szente, Kaytee (Leneghan Academy of Irish Dance)

Open Champion 18 & Over
1 Wheaton, Samantha (Watters)
2 O'Neill, Caitlin (Breffni Academy)
2 Palermo, Patricia (Tir na Greine)
4 Cumbie, Anna (Rince Na h'Eireann - NC/SC)


Congratulations to all the dancers and the Watters School families for putting on a terrific event in the capital of FUN, Orlando!