2011 British National Irish Dancing Championship Top Girls' Results

Mackenzie Mahler from Blakey, Canada

2011 British Nationals Irish Dancing Championship

4th place Girls 14-15

photo courtesy of Blakey School website

Jade Bridgewater from Doherty, Coventry, U.K.

2011 British Nationals Irish Dancing Champion

Girls 14-15

photo courtesy of www.worldirishdancing.com

Claire Greaney from Hession, Galway, Ireland

2011 British Nationals Irish Dancing Champion Ladies 20 & Over

photo courtesy Claire Greaney

Shannon Bradley from Doherty, Belfast, Northern Ireland

2011 British Nationals Irish Dancing Champion

Girls 13-14

photo courtesy Diarmuid Mclaughlin

The British National Irish Dancing Championships were held this past week, and the results are in! Feis America on Irish Central brings you the top results for the Irish dancing competitions here! Congratulations to British National Irish Dancing Champions Trinity Halliwell for Girls 7-8, Brogan McCay for Girls 11-12, Shannon Bradley for Girls 13-14, Jade Bridgewater for Girls 14-15, Etain Mulvenna for Girls 15-16, Alana Pearson for Girls 16-17, Jasmine Withers for Girls 17-18, Caitriona Quinlan for Girls 18-19, and Claire Greaney for Ladies 20 & Over.

Special congratulations to the North Americans who placed in the Top Ten: Mackenzie Mahler from Blakey, Canada; Kimmy Cooper from Blakey, Canada; Leyla Marasli from Broesler, MD/NJ and Olivia Griffin from Butler-Fearon-O'Connor, California.

Girls 7-8:

Champion Trinity Gleeson Halliwell from Morgan, Manchester

2 Eleanor Murray from Scoil Rince Mona Ni Rodaigh, Co Armagh, Ireland

3 Alliyah O'Hare from Scanlon, Birmingham

4 Grace McGrory from Turley, Coventry

5 Elli Coyle-McGovern from O'Connor, Sligo

6 Jaisie Withers from Kenny, Birmingham

7 Aileen Murphy from Murchu-Duignan, London

8 Ella Curry from Ard Rialla O'Donoghue, Leinster/Ulster

9 Corragh McCloskey from McConomy, Derry

10 Ailis Shannon from Ward-Mallinson, Manchester

Girls 11-12:

Champion Brogan McCay from McConomy, Derry

2 Roisin Naughton from Coleman, Co Mayo, Ireland

3 Olivia Drury from Claddagh, Essex

4 Alannah Lynch from O'Shea, Dublin, Ireland

5 Sophia Fizmaurice from Murchu-Duiginn, London

6 Andrea Martin from Scoil Rince NiChearra-O'Baolain-McMahon

7 Ava McLoughlin from O'Neill, Ireland

8 Grace Callaghan from McConomy, Derry, Ireland

9 Laura Cotton from McNelis-Cunningham, Donegal, Ireland

10 Cyra Carey from Ard Rialla O'Donoghue, Leinster/Ulster

Girls 13-14:

Champion Shannon Bradley from Doherty, Belfast, Northern Ireland

2 Leelle Eakins from Scoil Rince NiChearra-O'Baolain-McMahon

3 Shannon Morrissey from Scoil Rince Ceim Oir, London

4 Amy Prior-O'Loughlin from Hennigan-O'Loughlin, Essex

5 Hannah Drury from Claddagh, Essex

6 Amy Harley from Doherty, Belfast, Northern Ireland

7 Olivia Murray from Scoil Rince Mona Ni Rodaigh, Co Armagh, Ireland

8 Anna Fitzpatrick from O'Shea, Dublin, Ireland

9 Olivia N'Baolain from Ward-Mallinson, Manchester

10 Luca Moran from Ard Rialla O'Donoghue, Leinster/Ulster

Girls 14-15:

Champion Jade Bridgewater from Doherty, Coventry

2 Ellen Kennedy from O'Connor, Sligo, Ireland

3 Shauna Ryan from Ui Nuallain, Limerick

4 Mackenzie Mahler from Blakey, Canada

5 Lily Taylor from McGahan Lees, Essex

6 Leah Skerrett from Carey, Birmingham

7 Ciara Simpson from Maguire-O'Shea, Essex

8 Ciara Jennings from Coleman, Co Mayo, Ireland

9 Sophie Comer from Burke, Cheshire

10 Tie Sinead Kelly from Coleman, Co Mayo with Jude Murphy from Doherty, Belfast

Girls 15-16:

Champion Etain Mulvenna from Mulvenna, Belfast

2 Laura Casey from Ard Rialla O'Donoghue, Leinster/Ulster

3 Layla Healy from Fegan, Co Wicklow, Ireland

4 Emma Donnelly from Montgomery Taylor, Glasgow

5 Sophie Garside from Ward-Mallinson, Manchester

6 Rebecca Reed from Murchu-Duiginn, London

7 Fionnuala McNulty from Doherty, Belfast

8 Rachel Ferguson from McGahan Lees, Essex

9 Shannon Keenan from Kenny, Birmingham

10 Isabella Fisher from Inis Cara, Lincoln

Girls 16-17:

Champion Alana Pearson from Scoil Rince Ceim Oir, London

2 Anne Marie Keaney from Hession, Galway, Ireland

3 Emily Holt from Ard Ri, Kent

4 Samantha Morton from Kelly Hendry, Newcastle

5 Muriel Burke from Scoil Rince Mona Ni Rodaigh, Co Armagh

6 Zoe Griffin from Ui Ruairc, Limerick, Ireland

7 Sian Skerrett from Carey, Birmingham

8 Sarah Farrell from Brooks Academy, Herts

9 Lisa Martyn from Hession, Galway, Ireland

10 Gabrielle Nurse from McGahan Lees, Essex

Girls 17-18:

Champion Jasmine Withers from Kenny, Birmingham

2 Tara Walsh from Higgins, Waterford, Ireland

3 Christine Bresnan from Brooks Academy, Herts

4 Kimmy Cooper from Blakey, Canada

5 Laura Millar from Trainor, London

6 Niamh McMahon from Jackie O'Leary, Co Meath, Ireland

7 Leyla Marasli from Broesler, MD/NJ

Girls 18-19:

CHAMPION Caitriona Quinlan from Scoil Rince Ceim Oir, London

2 Sarah C Nutley from Scoil Rince Ceim Oir, London

3 Katie McAleer from McAleer-Field, Doncaster

4 Shanice Medoings from Kenny, Birmingham

5 Aimee Pulford from McGahan Lees, Essex

6 Tie Amy Cagney from Ward-Mallinson, Manchester with Kelly Bridgewater

from Doherty, Coventry

8 Jenna Hamill from Doherty, Belfast

Ladies 19-20:

Champion Nadine Martin from Doherty, Coventry

2 Jodie Osborne from Montgomery Taylor, Glasgow

3 Olivia Griffin from Butler-Fearon-O'Connor California, U.S.A.

4 Lucy English from Scoil Rince Ceim Oir, London

5 Victoria Thornley from Kelly Hendry, Newcastle

Ladies 20 & Over:

Champion Claire Greaney from Hession, Galway, Ireland

2 Suzanne Coyle from McLaughlin, Glasgow

3 Frances Dunne from Doherty, Coventry

4 Siobhan Casey from Doherty, Coventry

5 Simona Mauriello from Maguire-O'Shea, Essex

6 Emma Andrews from Kenny, Birmingham

7 Izzy Yorke from McGahan Lees, Essex

8 Rachael-Beth Powders from Ard Ri, Kent

9 Charaina Kelly from Maguire-O'Shea, Essex

10 Jessica Devlin from Maguire-O'Shea, Essex

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Record number of senior ladies compete for North American Irish dance title

Megan Palmer and Jacqueline Gregory from Liz Gregory in Australia

Erika Cocco, Stefanie Warren and Candice Corrigan from Penk O'Donnell (W. Canada)

Caitlin Gash and Katie Lawler from Sheila Tully (IL)

The Senior Ladies (over 20) competition at the 2011 North American Irish Dancing Championships had more entries than ever before, requiring a split competition.

This is testimony to the feature article written by Patricia McNamara in the July/August issue of Feis America magazine, Sorority of Seniority. Read about some of the influential teachers/adjudicators – Kevin Broesler, Sally Houston, Patsy McLoughlin, Deirdre Penk-O’Donnell – and their success at keeping young ladies interested and motivated to keep dancing through the teen years when so many other challenges and opportunities present themselves. As evidenced by the top five in each group, this is not just a North American trend: three of the ten are from outside North America.

Top Five Senior Ladies A
Champion Meghan Lucey from Pender Keady (CT)
2-Lisa Murphy from O’Malley (Mid-America)
3-Caitlin Ehrich from Lynagh (Australia)
4-Stefanie Warren from Penk O’Donnell (Western Canada)
5 – Erin Green from O’Grady-Quinlan (Mid-Atlantic USA)

Top Five Senior Ladies B
Champion Frances Dunne from Doherty (England/Wales)
2-Kerri Smith from Denogla (Mid-Atlantic USA)
3-Alanna Morsby from McGing (Mid-America)
4-Simona Mauriello from Maguire-O’Shea (England)
5-Erin Skaalerud from Mulvihill-Lynch (New York)

Congratulations to all who qualified for Nationals and cheers to those who placed!

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Nadine Martin from Doherty wins North American Irish Dance Title Ladies under 20

Nadine Martin from Doherty (England/Wales)

2011 North American Irish Dancing Champion

Ladies under 20

Greetings from Nashville and the Irish Dance Teacher's Association of North America's flagship event, the North American Irish Dancing Championships! Saturday’s competitions for titles in six age groups culminated in an exciting celebration last evening in the Delta Ballroom.

Congratulations to 2011 North American Irish Dancing Champion for Ladies under 20 Nadine Martin from Doherty Academy (England/Wales). Martin’s coup follows a 4th placement at the World Irish Dancing Championships and 2nd placement at the All-Ireland Championships this year.

2 - Cassidy Luebbers from Broesler (MD/NJ)
3 - Caitlin Richardson from Mayer (Mid America)
4 - Candice Corrigan from Penk O'Donnell (Western Canada)
5 - Chelsea Holloway from Rince Nia (WI)

For Ladies under 20, Feis America is thrilled to have featured TWO of the TOP FIVE in the July/August issue's feature article by Patricia McNamara, "Sorority of Seniority". Cassidy Luebbers from Broesler (MD/NJ) took 2nd place, following a 7th placement at Worlds and 16th at All –Irelands. Candice Corrigan from Penk O’Donnell (Western Canada) took 4th place following an 11th placement at Worlds.

Fifth place winner Chelsea Holloway from Rince Nia Academy (Sean Beglan TCRG, Wisconsin) also placed 19th at Worlds.

Feis America has been expressly prohibited from publishing real-time results or live commentary, but will post information once results are publicly available. For full results and updates in real-time, visit www.nanationals.net/2011.

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