"Jig" the movie now showing on ConstellationTV interactive platform

Discounted tickets - interact with the stars of 'Jig' on Constellation

Interact with stars and get to see the hottest film out there about the world of Irish dancing! 

ConstellationTV, a global online film distribution and theater platform, is the first of its kind and we wanted to be the first to share this exciting experience for Feis America on Irish Central viewers!

At ConstellationTV, audiences buy tickets to attend specific showtimes for movie screenings in online theaters. However, unlike traditional brick-and-mortar theaters, Constellation audiences can interact directly with each other and with VIP hosts (such as the filmmakers and/or cast) via a web cam and chat. It's fun and social!

Read on to the end of this post for details on how to get Feis America-discounted tickets as easy as 1-2-3!

Here is the schedule of online showtimes for JIG. Spread the word!
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Wednesday 8/17, 6pm EST: Supermodel Coco Rocha will be LIVE via webcam during and after the screening. Attendees will be able to chat live with her about her experience with Irish dancing. Coco Rocha was featured in an article in the May/June issue of Feis America!

Thursday 8/18, 6pm EST: Irish dance phenom Joe Bitter hosts live!

Friday 8/19, 6pm EST: JIG director Sue Bourne hosts live!

Saturday 8/20, 6pm EST: Joe Bitter hosts live!

Sunday 8/21, 6pm EST: Sue Bourne hosts live!

Feis America-discounted tickets are now on sale to select show times of the film and here's how to make sure you get your discount and an EXTRA $1.00 off:

Go to: http://constellation.tv/jig

Select a screening of your choice, log in, and then purchase a ticket. If you enter the code "feisjig" in the discount code field, you can redeem the 15% discount. You can also get a further $1.00 off their ticket by sharing the film on your Facebook wall by clicking that option on the bottom of the payment form.

Stay tuned for more discounts, giveaways and Irish dancing fun EVERY DAY here at Go Feis! The Irish Dance Blog by Feis America on IrishCentral!

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2011 British National Irish Dancing Championship Top Boys' Results

Joe Bitter from Carey, Birmingham, England

2011 British Nationals Irish Dancing Champion

Boys 16-17

photo courtesy www.goodmedia.co.uk

Nicholas Paulson from Broesler, MD/NJ

2011 British National Irish Dancing Champion

Boys 17-18

photo courtesy of Feis America LLC

Most of the boys' and men's results from the 2011 British National Irish Dancing Championships are in! Congratulations to 2011 British National Champions: Mark O'Malley, Boys 7-8; John Whitehurst, Boys 11-12; Daire Hanrahan, Boys 13-14; Sean Downes, Boys 14-15; Richard Murray, Boys 15-16; Joe Bitter, Boys 16-17; Nicholas Paulson, Boys 17-18; Cathal Keaney, Men 18-19; John Lawrence Morgan, Men 19-20; and, Jan Gaca, Men 20 & Over.

Special congratulations to Nick Paulson from Broesler in MD/NJ, the only North American male to clinch a British National Irish Dancing Championship in 2011, and Zac Warshaw from Short School in Canada, who placed 3rd in the Senior Men event.

Boys 7-8

Champion Mark O'Malley from Brian Geraghty, Roscommon

2 Michael Flanagan from Flanagan, Belfast

3 Joe Pavier from Inis Cara, Lincoln

4 Josh Owens from Cosa in Airde, Belfast

5 Kieran Flanagan from Lally, Manchester

Boys 11-12

Champion John Whitehurst from Carey, Birmingham

2 Gerard Byrne from McNelis-Cunningham, Donegal

3 Matthew Gardiner from Hession, Galway

4 Jack Roberts from Inis Cara, Lincoln

5 Tom Dunleavy from Coleman, Co Mayo

Boys 13-14

Champion Daire Hanrahan from Ui Ruairc, Limerick

2 James O'Farrell from Curley, Galway

3 Rory McElvogue-Heslop from McElvogue, Newcastle upon Tyne

4 Conor Walsh from Coleman, Co Mayo

5 Joseph Keegan from Ward-Mallinson, Manchester

Boys 14-15

Champion Sean Downes from McCutcheon, Glasgow

2 Macauley Selwood from Doherty, Coventry

3 Colm Molloy from Claddagh, Essex

4 Mitchell Hodges from Carey, Birmingham

5 Paul McCabe from Montgomery Taylor, Glasgow

Boys 15-16

Champion Richard Murray from Higgins, Waterford

2 Caolan McKeating-Lynch from Mulvenna, Belfast

3 Eoghan Murphy from Scoil Rince Mona Ni Rodaigh, Co Armagh

4 Luke McCusker from Fitzgibbon, Northwest England

5 Michael Gardiner from Hession, Galway

Boys 16-17

Champion Joe Bitter from Carey, Birmingham

2 Owen Sherman from Maguire-O'Shea, Essex

3 David Geaney from Rinceoirt No Riochta, Tralee

4 Conor Ryan from Scoil Rince Ceim Oir, London

5 Michael Gleeson from Morgan, Manchester

Boys 17-18

Champion Nicholas Paulson from Broesler, MD/NY

2 Garrard McNamee from McConomy, Derry

3 Dylan Millar from Inis Cara, Lincoln

4 Jack O'Donnell from Keogh Academy, Coventry

5 Declan Lyons from Morgan, Manchester

Men 18-19

Champion Cathal Keaney from Hession, Galway

2 Conor McGuire from Kenny, Birmingham

3 Alan Walsh from Coleman, Co Mayo

4 Niall McCarron from McCarron, Birmingham

5 Joseph Watson from Ward-Mallinson, Manchester

Men 19-20

Champion John Lawrence Morgan from Morgan, Manchester

2 Eamonn Sweeney from Morgan, Manchester

3 John McCullough from Keogh Academy, Coventry

Men 20 & Over

Champion Jan Gaca from Scoil Rince Ceim Oir, London

2 Conor Kennedy from Kenny, Birmingham

3 Zachary Warshaw from Short School, Canada

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Meet the stars of new documentary "Jig" - Joe Bitter - VIDEO

Five-time World Irish Dancing Champion and a star of Jig! The Film

Coming soon to Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York and Toronto!

Joe Bitter is the real thing. Comfortable with cameras and strangers, wearing a smile that just didn't quit during hours of interviews, Joe exudes that stellar presence that helped him claim FIVE World Championship titles. Remarkably, Joe displays none of the inflated ego expected of a 17 year-old, particularly one with his amazing Irish dancing record and international fame.

Born and raised in California, Joe was smitten with American football long before he was introduced to Irish dancing. "I could throw twice as far and run faster than everybody, but I was too small," admits Joe. Watching his older sister dance and a Riverdance DVD peaked his interest, and Joe took to step dancing immediately.

In Jig!, Joe's father recalls that Joe won the first seventeen competitions he entered and often would roll up the carpet and dance for as many as seven hours at a time. Eventually, Dr. Bitter gave up his successful practice and moved the family to England so Joe could train with John Carey, TCRG, an EIGHT-time World Irish Dancing Champion. It is this kind of intimate look at the whole family's commitment that makes Jig! such a fantastic documentary about the world of competitive Irish dancing.

In New York for the opening of Jig!, Joe was excited to talk about the film and when prodded, about his own dancing and creative partnership with his mentor and teacher John Carey. Joe is preparing now for the North American National Irish Dancing Championships and finishing up at school at the same time. He does get to miss some school - and unfortunately some social events with his friends - because of dance, but he sees it more as dedication than sacrifice. He crosstrains with Pilates and at the gym. He looks up to the professionals who perform in Riverdance and Lord of the Dance, and hopes to join a tour when he's done with school.

In the film, a memorable moment is when young John Whitehurst talks about looking up to Joe in dance class; in another, Joe talks about wanting to be remembered for his set dance. Neither scene is one you will soon forget!

Jig! is scheduled to open this weekend in Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York and Toronto. See http://www.jig-the-film.com/ for a list of theaters and cities, and put your request in for a showing in your area today!

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'Jig' the Irish Dance Movie Rocking Theaters Now

In ninety-three edge-of-your-seat minutes, Jig producer Sue Bourne takes her audience from neighborhood Irish dance studios across the globe to the coveted podium of the 40th Oireachtas Rince na Cruinne, held in Glasgow in 2010. If you're at all familiar with the culture of competitive Irish dancing, you will be delighted to share the journey made by the very best of these athletes; otherwise, you're in for an education and a treat!

Meet friendly rivals Julia O'Rourke from the Petri in New York and Brogan McCay from McConomy in Derry, Northern Ireland; young John Whitehurst and his idol World Champion Joe Bitter who study with 8-time World Champion John Carey TCRG in England; Will Sandun, a Sri Lankan adopted and brought up in the Netherlands known as "The Flying Dutchman"; the three young ladies - all friends - who have battled for the top title for 15 years; the unlikely Ceilidh team of adult Russian ladies from Moscow who with Tir na nOg's Shane McAvinchey TCRG are unwavering in their pursuit of excellence.

Jig opened in theaters across the United States on Friday, June 17th. View the trailer here:



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