Atlantic City Feis Irish Dancing Championship Results

Home of Lynn Academy's Atlantic City Feis

photo courtesy Atlantic City Tourism

The folks at the Lynn Academy of Irish Dance with locations in Connecticut, New Jersey and New York know what it takes to run a terrific feis! Each spring, Irish dancers mainly from the Mid-Atlantic and New England regions flock to Stamford, Connecticut for Lynn's Annual Spring Feis. Come summer, however, Lynn's Atlantic City Feis attracts Irish dancers from the Southern region too. This year's Atlantic City Feis was held August 20-21st at the Sheraton Atlantic City and featured a Costume Irish Dancing Exhibition Party on Saturday night, to the delight of feis-goers.

Results were tabulated by expert Alan Schrader of FeisWeb, and championship results are posted here. Congratulations to all the competitors, especially those who placed. Feis America gives out a special chair to those dancers - Bridget Albrades, Gina Carriero, Aine Claire Sheehan, Owen Luebbers, Lachlan Nidds, Nicholas Paulson, Peter Ryan and Colin Vecchiariello -whose perfect performances delighted the adjudicators and won each the Championship in his or her event! Of special note is the three-way first place tie for Open Championship Girls under 10 which was awarded to Sierra Donovan, Farran Dougherty and Kasey Methven. Outstanding!

Preliminary Boys and Girls Under 8
1 Tara Sheehan (McDade-Cara)
2 Darin Douglas Carlin (O'Rourke)
3 Daniel Callanan (Lynn)
4 Meghan Rose Farrell (Hunt)
5 Jacquelynn Hanna (McDade-Cara)
6 Sheila Hulseman (Peter Smith)

Preliminary Boys and Girls under 9

1 Ronan Burke (Shea-Jennings)
2 Mairin Mcdonnell (Cummins)
3 Anna Donovan (O'Rourke)
4 Peyton Davis (McGrath)
5 Sophia Rachel Papados (Culkin)
6 Olivia Boyce (McDade-Cara)
7 Lia Kroll (Mulvihill-Lynch)
8 Abigail Kerensky (Mulvihill-Lynch)
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Preliminary Boys and Girls Under 10
1 Emma Walsh (Marie Moore)
2 Katherine Kivimaki (Boyle)
3 Emily Steege (Ryan-Kilcoyne)
4 Aislinn O'Brien (McDade-Cara)
5 Lenna O'Handley (Ni Fhearraigh-O Ceallaigh)
6 Mary Kate Rider (Shea-Jennings)
7 Kada McGovern (Ryan-Kilcoyne)
8 Kyra Caffrey (Broesler)
9 Mary Kelly (Cummins)
10 Erin Carbaugh (McDade-Cara)
11 T Rachel Delate (McDade-Cara) and Deirdre Kelly (O'Grady-Quinlan)
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Preliminary Boys and Girls Under 11
1 Olivia Crossey (Ryan-Kilcoyne)
2 Erin Rose Miller (O'Grady-Quinlan)
3 Laura McGroary (McDade-Cara)
4 Erin Flynn (McDade-Cara)
5 Meaghan Lynn (Gilleoghan)
6 Alyssa Rothman (Peter Smith)
7 Claire Boyle (McDade-Cara)
8 Julia Eltzholtz (Ardmore)
9 Erin Fitzgerald (Broesler)
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Preliminary Boys and Girls Under 12
1 Mary-kate Bane (Mulvihill-Lynch)
2 Mackenzie Murray (Peter Smith)
3 Kayla McMennamin (Coyle)
4 Megan Dano (O'Grady-Quinlan)
5 Rachel Hughes (McDade-Cara)
6 Nina Hart (O'Grady-Quinlan)
7 Alayna Langan (Lynn)
8 Abigail Kress (Sabo School)
9 Tatijanna Klinkenbergh (Culkin)
10 Shaina Boyce (McDade-Cara)
11 Katelyn Toombs (Broesler)
12 Katie Clauson (Lynn)
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Preliminary Boys and Girls Under 13
1 Nora Burke (O'Grady-Quinlan)
2 Clare Hernon (Shea-Jennings)
3 Erin Doran (Peter Smith)
4 Melissa Sweeney (Lynn)
5 Kathryn Facelle (O'Rourke)
6 Douglas Lyon (O'Rourke)
7 Emily Parry (Peter Smith)
8 Matthew Larson (Culkin)
9 Kathryn Foster (Peter Smith)
10 John Dinelli (Inishfree)
11 Katie Feenan (O'Grady-Quinlan)
12 Haley Finley (DeNogla)
13 Nick Klinkenbergh (Culkin)
14 Sabre Pusey (Boyle)
15 Aleah Jensen (Culkin)
16 Madeline Maloney (Culkin)
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Preliminary Boys and Girls Under 14
1 Faith Ishler (Hooley)
2 Maggie Hall (Broesler)
3 Kara Grzeszczak (Shea-Jennings)
4 Sarah Durso (McAleer)
5 Emma Davis (Boyle)
6 Emma Lisa Senecal (DeNogla)
7 T Fiona Garguilo (Hagen) and Leanne McGroary (McDade-Cara)
8 Sandra Wilson (Verlin)
9 Shannon Svitek (Petri School)
10 Laoise Tyndall (Marie Moore)
11 Megan Shugrue (Donny Golden)
12 Allison Flood (Patricia Murphy)

13 Jessica Sheridan (O'Rourke)

14 Rachel DiMauro (Lynn)
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Preliminary Boys and Girls Under 15
1 Erin Hillegas (Ryan-Kilcoyne)
2 Sheppard Somers (Hagen)
3 Olivia DeScala (Peter Smith)
4 Claire Johnston (Ryan-Kilcoyne)
5 Jacquelynn Fritz (Broesler)
6 Isabel Wasserzug (Culkin)
7 Gaby Toombs (Broesler)
8 Molly Volk (Hunt)
9 Jaclyn Timoney (Ryan-Kilcoyne)
10 Autumn Ramirez (Sabo School)
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Preliminary Boys and Girls Under 16
1 T Millie Beichner (McAleer) and Emily Murphy (Culkin)
2 Caitlin Romanczyk (Peter Smith)
3 Emma Kennedy (Hurley)
4 Brennen Peters (Boyle)
5 Laurissa Senecal (DeNogla)
6 Kelsey Gallagher (Coyle)
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Preliminary Men and Ladies 16 & Over
1 Megan Davitt-Loysen (Teelin)
2 Caitlin Dougherty (Rhythm of Ireland)
3 Jacque Clark (Lynn)
4 Michelle Rueb (Tir Na Gael)
5 Jennifer Castellano (Petri School)
6 Victoria Franklin (Ryan-Kilcoyne)
7 Megan Boszko (Peter Smith)
8 Taylor Hollister (Ryan-Kilcoyne)
9 Victoria DeJesus (O'Grady-Quinlan)
10 Elizabeth Crouse (Marie Moore)
11 Brittany Jackson (Kerry)
12 Laura McKeon (Teelin)
13 T Morgan LaPointe (O'Grady-Quinlan) and Grace Hulseman (Peter Smith)
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Open Championship Girls Under 9
1 Bridget Abraldes (Mulvihill-Lynch)
2 Maggie Webber (Mulvihill-Lynch)
3 T Lily Anne Bruer (McElligott) and Simone Loysen (Culkin)
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Open Championship Girls Under 10
1 T Sierra Donovan (O'Rourke) and Farran Dougherty (Broesler) and Kasey Methven (Broesler)
2 Paige Diecidue (Mulvihill-Lynch)
3 Grace Mahon (Shea-Jennings)
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Open Championship Girls Under 12
1 Riley Maeve Dolan (Broesler)
2 Seana Isaac (O'Grady-Quinlan)
3 Kerri Betz (Ryan-Kilcoyne)
4 Gianna Cheeseman (Broesler)
5 Haylee Kirk (McDade-Cara)
6 Chloe Williams (Ardmore)
7 Kasey Van Doran (Flynn)
8 Emily Lizins (McDade-Cara)
9 Maeve Abraldes (Mulvihill-Lynch)
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Open Championship Girls Under 14
1 Aine Claire Sheehan (McDade-Cara)
2 Ciara Murphy (Petri School)
3 Anna May Fitch (Shea-Jennings)
4 Abby Coyman (Lynn)
5 Lily Schwoerer (Lynn)
6 Emme Toombs (Broesler)
7 Ciara Burke (Coyle)
8 Breanne Toolan (O'Grady-Quinlan)
9 Katie Hosey (McAleer)
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Open Championship Girls Under 16
1 Blair Croce (Early-McLoughlin)
2 T Hannah Coyman (Lynn) and MaryKate DiChiara (Inishfree)
3 Taylor Collins (Petri School)
4 Abbey Croce (Early-McLoughlin)
5 Mary Thayer (An Rince Mor)
6 Isabella DeJesus (O'Grady-Quinlan)
7 Audrey Hutton (Burke-Conroy)
8 Laura O'Hanlon (Lynn)
9 Michaela Hollister (Ryan-Kilcoyne)
10 Nicole DeSouza (Petri School)
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Open Championship Girls Under 18
1 Gina Carriero (Lynn)
2 Theresa Oei (Griffith)
3 Shannon O'Gorman (Ryan-Kilcoyne)
4 Brianna Sheehan (O'Shea-Chaplin)
5 Moira Ragen (Culkin)
6 Colleen Strazdas (Peter Smith)
7 Elisabeth DiMauro (Lynn)
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Open Championship Ladies 18 & Over
1 Samantha Merritt (DeNogla)
2 Meagan Moffett (O'Shea-Chaplin)
3 Emma Roithmayr (O'Rourke)
4 Keira Murphy (Mulvihill-Lynch)
5 Shannon Corrigan (Early-McLoughlin)
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Open Championship Boys Under 12
1 Colin Vecchiariello (Gilleoghan)
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Open Championship Boys Under 14
1 Owen Luebbers (Broesler)
2 Aaron Wolf (Bell)
3 Alex Lucas Papados (Culkin)
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Open Championship Boys Under 16
1 Lachlan Nidds (Broesler)
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Open Championship Boys Under 18
1 Nicholas Paulson (Broesler)
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Open Championship Men 18 & Over
1 Peter Ryan (Smith-Houlihan)

Gabriella Wood from Petri wins sixth North American title

Gabriella Wood from Petri School (NY)
2011 North American Irish Dancing Champion
Ladies under 19

Congratulations to 2011 North American Irish Dancing Champion for Ladies under 19 Gabriella Wood from the Petri School in New York. This is Wood’s SIXTH North American National Irish Dancing Championship (2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010). She is also a two-time World Irish Dancing Champion (2005 and 2009), having won 2nd place in 2011 and 3rd place in 2010. An undefeated Mid-Atlantic Region Champion since she started competing in 2003, Wood also holds the 2007 Great Britain title and the 2005 All Britain championship titles.

Congratulations to the following ladies on their Top Five placement in the Under 19 event Saturday:

2 – Maura Jennings from Broesler (MD/NJ)
3 – Kinsey Brimhall from Comerford (Western U.S.)
4 – Catie Foley from Drake (Southern U.S.)
5 – Ashley Tuccinardi from Lynn (CT)

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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'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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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!