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Seriously Indy it's been three weeks!! It was such a nice feis too! Please get the results out! -- No name, 11:38:57 07/04/09 Sat

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- I love it. Like a piece of paper is going to improve a dancer that much. It is just amazing to see the shortsightedness of parents in regards to comments. (NT) -- Like a few words are gonna make DD better overnight, 13:33:27 07/04/09 Sat
Anyone get the videos to work from the Nationals website? My downloads to my Realplayer, but then realplayer won't play them. -- No name, 09:36:50 07/04/09 Sat

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- Do you have the newest Realplay version? (NT) -- No name, 11:43:50 07/04/09 Sat
Sorry don't know but how many in the U11 qualify for Worlds? Thxs -- No name, 08:06:40 07/04/09 Sat

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- someone on another board did up a chart - link to it on the main board may be on page one or two of the archives (NT) -- pretty neat chart, 08:20:58 07/04/09 Sat
  - http://www.voy.com/16850/66610.html#post (NT) -- No name, 08:51:44 07/04/09 Sat
- Here is the link http://www.voy.com/16850/66610.html#post (NT) -- No name, 08:54:12 07/04/09 Sat
- Quick answer - 11. But the chart is really cool, and worth looking at. (NT) -- ., 09:32:00 07/04/09 Sat
  - would that be 11 in group A and 11 in group B? (NT) -- No name, 09:56:03 07/04/09 Sat
Congrats to Julia and Jen!! -- McCarthys, 02:56:59 07/04/09 Sat
Awesome!

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Congratulations to Lauren Kepley and Megan Daly! -- 21st and 51st in U17 A! Great job girls :), Julia, 00:26:29 07/04/09 Sat

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- LOVE YOU MEGAN!!!!! GOOD JOB!!!! (NT) -- so proud!, 01:38:43 07/04/09 Sat
Congratulations to Tatum Quinlan and Claire Kessel for U8 recall at NANs!! -- Go Burke Conroy!!!, 00:20:45 07/04/09 Sat

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- GO TATUM & CLAIRE!!!!! great job! (NT) -- maddy, 12:12:14 07/04/09 Sat
All results are on Feisworx -- No name, 23:02:13 07/03/09 Fri

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- Thanks (NT) -- ., 23:25:57 07/03/09 Fri
- Would love to see your photos posted on the Feisworx feis memories page! (NT) -- Please,please!!!, 09:31:57 07/04/09 Sat
- Thank you! This is so great! Thanks to the organizing committee for providing this service!!!!! (NT) -- Happy, 09:35:29 07/04/09 Sat
NANs results and recalls -- -, 22:59:34 07/03/09 Fri
http://www.dance.net/topic/8349062/1/Irish/NAN-s-DAY-ONE-Recalls-Results.html&replies=21

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Senior Ladies results please!! -- MWMom, 22:23:11 07/03/09 Fri

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- top 20 inside. -- No name, 22:25:43 07/03/09 Fri
- and here's the rest of the O20. -- No name, 22:36:27 07/03/09 Fri
- Congrats Alyssa! (NT) -- No name, 09:30:48 07/04/09 Sat
Does anyone have the U17B Results from Nationals? -- Thanks!, 21:44:47 07/03/09 Fri

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- Top 20 in reverse order both u17 A&B -- Taken from main board, 21:55:43 07/03/09 Fri
- Yeah Colleen Ross !! (NT) -- No name, 22:17:49 07/03/09 Fri
- Way to go, Brea McGaffey!!!! Proud of all your hard work!!! Top 5! (NT) -- No name, 22:52:13 07/03/09 Fri
Congratulations Kate Gallo!!!!!!!!!!!!!! -- !!!!!!!, 21:06:01 07/03/09 Fri

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- way to go Kate!!! -- No name, 21:09:50 07/03/09 Fri
- Way to go Kate-- Mulherns 1st 1st at Nationals--1st World medal holder--what next!?? (NT) -- No name, 23:20:32 07/03/09 Fri
  - What's the highest Kate has ever gotten at the O? I have a feeling that's (NT) -- going to change!!!, 09:00:57 07/04/09 Sat
U11B results -- No name, 20:50:32 07/03/09 Fri
1st-Melanie Valdes, Petri
2nd-Syndey Foley-Klyzack, Kristen Butke
3rd-Kylie Paliani, Corrigan
4th-Emma Schiller, Harney
5th-Kaela Gray Milewski, Gray Gilligan Owens
6th-Colleen McCarthy, Harney
7th-Brianna Genthe, Peter Smith
8th-Carlie Jane Nasseh, Ardmore
9th-Grace Monaghan, Mulvihill-Lynch
10th-(Missed the name)
11th-Hannah McNeil, Brady
12th- Ciaran O’Brien, Hagen
13th-Caitlin Pyle, Hagen
14th-Ally Meringer, O’Shea-Chaplin
15th-Abby Coyman, Lynn

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- 10th Cofoid Mulhern (NT) -- No name, 23:59:54 07/03/09 Fri
- 19- Annie Garcia (McGing) 31- Amanda Bills (McGing) 33- Emma Robitaille (McGing) (NT) -- thats all i know, 01:34:26 07/04/09 Sat
Go O'Hare! -- No name, 20:19:15 07/03/09 Fri
Margaret Muise 2nd place u9! Congrats!

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- CONGRATULATIONS MARGARET!!!!! (NT) -- No name, 21:29:40 07/03/09 Fri
U11 -- TOP 10, 20:15:33 07/03/09 Fri
1st- Kate Gallo, Mulhern,
2nd-Liesl Eibschutz, Claddagh,
3rd-Fiona Fay, Cara/McDade,
4th (Missed the name),
5th-Kelli Devlin, Broesler,
6th-Aislinn Bevill, Pender-Keady,
7th-Lauren Wartner, MHOB,
8th-Erin Leonard, Smith-Houlihan,
9th-Emme Toombs, Broesler,
10th-Mary Woods McKenna, Woods

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- 4th MOIRA KRAMP-TRINITY (NT) -- No name, 20:25:08 07/03/09 Fri
- this is u11a, if i'm not mistaken. Any news on u11B? (NT) -- thanks!, 20:25:56 07/03/09 Fri
  - See Main board. Top 15 excpet 10th is missing. (NT) -- Anyone know who was 10th?, 20:37:52 07/03/09 Fri
- anyone have 11th - 15th place for U11A ?? (NT) -- No name, 20:52:28 07/03/09 Fri
U9 -- TOP 10, 20:10:58 07/03/09 Fri
1st-Aoife Haynes, Murchu Duiggin,
2nd-Margaret Muise, O’Hare,
3rd-Orla Godley, MHOB?
4th-Megan Mooney, Nashville Step Dancers,
5th-Beth Monaghan, Carey,
6th-Emily McEwen, Rince na Tiarna
7th-Claire Froman, Anam Mor,
8th-Tara Glennon, Donny Golden,
9th-Claire Goode, Broesler,
10th-Nicoletta Bremer Summa, Bremer

Congrats Girls

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- Huge Congratulations to Margaret Muise and to her teacher Tim O'Hare! So happy for you both! (NT) -- Eastern Region fan, 20:19:20 07/03/09 Fri
- Orla - you were fabulous. Hard luck on the slip, you were amazing. Congrats to you and your teachers Gary, Brefa, Peggy, Mike and your momma (NT) -- By the way we love your dress, 22:47:34 07/03/09 Fri
Any news on u17? -- :), 19:09:58 07/03/09 Fri

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- found this.. -- No name, 19:29:30 07/03/09 Fri
Congrats to Killian McD from Burke! U9 Recaller! -- Julia, 18:58:04 07/03/09 Fri
So proud of the recall alone, can't wait to hear how you placed! Great job, and good luck to all those who have yet to compete! Keep up the amazing work Killian :)

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- i think she's U8, no? (NT) -- No name, 19:09:19 07/03/09 Fri
  - oopps sorry! U8 then (NT) -- No name, 22:01:48 07/03/09 Fri
- 27th! Congratz! (NT) -- No name, 00:15:54 07/04/09 Sat
Can anyone please post U11 Mid West recallers? -- Thanks!!!, 16:56:06 07/03/09 Fri

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- Recalls -- No name, 17:34:03 07/03/09 Fri
- here is the full recalls (both U11A and U11B are posted) -- No name, 18:35:45 07/03/09 Fri
  - WTG Alanna! We're rooting for you :) (NT) -- No name, 19:36:30 07/03/09 Fri
    - WTG Little Kehoe!!!! (NT) -- Good Luck to Big Sis tomorrow! ANNIE, 02:51:07 07/04/09 Sat
- When are the results? (NT) -- No name, 19:40:20 07/03/09 Fri
O20 ladies recalls? Anyone have them yet?? -- No name, 15:45:54 07/03/09 Fri

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- Just know one dancer from a text - I think my F5 on the Nationals site is going to break - tweets are much more informative (NT) -- No name, 16:06:23 07/03/09 Fri
- Recalls are now posted on the NANs website. (NT) -- No name, 17:04:30 07/03/09 Fri
  - but you have to subscribe to see them. Can someone post midwest names? (NT) -- Thanks very much, 17:07:27 07/03/09 Fri
- As posted on main board - Congrats MW Ladies -- inside, 17:09:46 07/03/09 Fri
  - RECALLS INSIDE (NT) -- No name, 17:11:18 07/03/09 Fri
- no ashley smith? did she retire? (NT) -- curious...CONGRATS MW LADIES!, 17:26:23 07/03/09 Fri
  - didn't she win worlds and isn't she in a show? (NT) -- ???, 17:46:53 07/03/09 Fri
  - Yes she retired - no way she'd not be on that list otherwise! (NT) -- New England ID, 17:55:00 07/03/09 Fri
  - How about Clare Nix ? Has she retired too? (NT) -- -, 18:04:55 07/03/09 Fri
    - Yes (NT) -- .., 18:41:50 07/03/09 Fri
- Does anyone know if Lisa M. from Mcclanahan danced today, over 20?? (NT) -- No name, 19:19:14 07/03/09 Fri
  - she did not; she's a feis friend of mine and she didn't compete (NT) -- No name, 22:21:48 07/03/09 Fri
    - Thanks, Did she retire? (NT) -- No name, 22:27:49 07/03/09 Fri
      - She was competing at feis' this year so I don't think so and i saw her at a feis where she didn't dance, so I'm thinking maybe she's injuried. (NT) -- No name, 22:34:51 07/03/09 Fri
Are recalls up for U9? Please post! -- No name, 14:33:58 07/03/09 Fri

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- still dancing (NT) -- No name, 15:25:43 07/03/09 Fri
- how about now? (NT) -- recalls yet?, 17:44:01 07/03/09 Fri
  - Tried to get it up fast. Let me know if you need more details. -- No name, 19:07:45 07/03/09 Fri
Twitter site for NANS: http://twitter.com/idtanasr -- No name, 13:36:34 07/03/09 Fri

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For those dancing Fri or Sat are you staying til Tues. or leaving day after you dance. Wondering if most did their sught seeing last year and will be heading back to work Monday. -- No name, 10:25:24 07/03/09 Fri

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Gaylord Opryland - do not let them put you in a room above the Jack Daniels Saloon!! -- No name, 02:11:51 07/03/09 Fri
Sitting her at 1 a.m because its too noisy to get to sleep. They put us on the second floor overloking the open seating for the saloon. Filled with noisy people and a live band that can go til 1 a.m. I didn't think smoking was allowed but can sure smell it. Will try desperately in the morning to get our room moved. Rediculous to put anyone especially a family in this location.

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- Thanks for that info. Arriving Monday. (NT) -- No name, 09:25:57 07/03/09 Fri
  - No need to worry if arriving Monday; they only have music on Fri and Sat. Was there last year (NT) -- No name, 14:32:40 07/03/09 Fri
    - Ringo was there last year - anyone famous this year? (NT) -- -, 14:48:33 07/03/09 Fri
- Ask for Magnolia rooms if you want to be closest to the ballroom where the comps are. The Garden rooms view are beautiful and quiet if you need a good night sleep. (NT) -- nn, 16:56:39 07/03/09 Fri
- we were there the first year it was at Nashville and friends had the same problem (NT) -- No name, 01:23:32 07/04/09 Sat
- what I find more irritating are the multitude of -- No name, 10:41:28 07/04/09 Sat
Travel directions from Chicago -- No name, 23:51:25 07/02/09 Thu
Okay...help, anyone! Should we drive I57 to I24 to Nashville? Or should we take I65 through Indiana? The Indiana route looks shorter (by about 35 miles) and maybe a half hour less or so...but what about construction etc... anyone who has made the trip...help!!!

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- See message re construction/closures on voy 81314 (NT) -- ecr board, 23:54:39 07/02/09 Thu
- Take the I57-I24-- We travel this route a couple times a year. It is a smooth road with no big cities along the way so usually no traffic to slow you down. Be careful toward southern Illinois on I57 right before you get to I24 the police seem to be very active around there. (NT) -- Have a safe trip!, 00:17:20 07/03/09 Fri
  - there will be construction on 57 starting on monday (NT) -- just a heads up, 09:35:12 07/03/09 Fri
- we came down 57 on Thursday construction but went OK, boring boring, boring, don't fall asleep. Rather do 65 (NT) -- have done both, 12:33:42 07/03/09 Fri
I saw that my DD is dancing the room "Delta B". I don't remember them using this room last year, but if they did do you remember if its a large room/stage or a smaller one... -- thanks in advance, 22:44:39 07/02/09 Thu

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- We just left the area and Delta A is the big room with the theater like stage. Delta B is like an Oireachtas stage. (NT) -- Hope this helps, 23:30:50 07/02/09 Thu
- thanks- just what i needed to know : ) (NT) -- op, 22:29:57 07/03/09 Fri
CREAM CITY Competitor's list -- Jiggy Mom, 21:28:46 07/02/09 Thu
Does anyone know when Cream City will post a competitor's list/and stages?

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- List should be posted shortly. Thanks for your patience. (NT) -- Gwen Nelson, Cream City Feis Entry Secretary, 09:38:07 07/03/09 Fri
Columbus Feis PC schedule-- -- Thank you, 21:20:16 07/02/09 Thu
Does anyone know if the comps will be youngest to oldest or oldest to youngest this year? If you don't know about this year, how has the schedule run in the past?

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- it used to be youngest to oldest for a long time, but recently (the past 2 or 3 years or so) it has been oldest to youngest. so my guess would be it would be oldest to youngest again this year. (NT) -- OH Feis Grl, 23:14:22 07/02/09 Thu
- Committe member told me Oldest to Youngest when asked just last week. (NT) -- -long time attendee, 23:18:02 07/03/09 Fri
Good Luck to all those competing at Nationals! -- Historic Savannah Feis Committee, 17:20:50 07/02/09 Thu
Just a reminder- the Historic Savannah Feis will be Saturday, August 1, 2009 at the Savannah Civic Center in Historic Savannah, Georgia. Be sure to mark your calanders! Come a few days early and make a mini-vacation of it. See all the historic sites Savannah has to offer. Make a day trip down to Tybee Island, have fun at the beach, and possibly catch a glimpse of Miley Cyrus filming her new movie there. The Marriot Courtyard has opened a few more rooms under the $99 feis rate, so be sure to book you hotel room. Rooms are also available at the Hampton Inn and Suites for $119 feis rate. For more information, go to www.historicsavannahfeis.com or www.efeis.com. Thank you so much, and we look forward to seeing you in August!

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Dayton Feis results have been mailed. Teachers should have them sometime next week. If comments were written, they were included. -- No name, 17:20:48 07/02/09 Thu
Some judges were very plentiful in their comments. Others made comments early in the day and none in the afternoon. Yet others made no comments at all.

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- Schools I mailed results to today (see inside) -- No name, 17:23:53 07/02/09 Thu
  - You can contact me for an address for the Kentucky McTeggart Irish dancers if you can send them directly to the school. (NT) -- Thanks., 21:44:08 07/02/09 Thu
Website for NANS please can't seem to find it -- No name, 15:46:29 07/02/09 Thu

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- http://www.nanationals.net/nnew/login.php (NT) -- No name, 16:18:51 07/02/09 Thu
- Also http://www.idtana-southernregion.com/NAIDC09/ (NT) -- No name, 16:20:12 07/02/09 Thu
Good Luck to all the O'Hare Dancers at NANS!!! Drive/Fly Safe!! -- kmaid, 10:56:42 07/02/09 Thu

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- Thank you - we are hoping all the hard work pays off!!!!!! (NT) -- No name, 23:01:14 07/02/09 Thu
MHOB Results/Comments -- No name, 12:38:17 07/01/09 Wed
I think it's great that we received results from MHOB so fast, however no comments at all? I am wondering if they just got them out too fast and didn't include them.I have not heard of one single person who has gotten judges comments with their results. Indy Feis may be taking longer than usual, but hopefully it will pay off with some constructive comments from the judges. Not asking for a paragraph, one or two word comments are helpful.

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- We received comments. U13 OPW (NT) -- No name, 12:45:14 07/01/09 Wed
- OK at least you have gotten results...still waiting for Indy's ..... (NT) -- waiting....., 12:52:20 07/01/09 Wed
  - oops sorry...didn't see that you mentioned the INdy's results....apologies... (NT) -- the "waiting" poster...:-), 12:56:43 07/01/09 Wed
- my dd also received comments (NT) -- No name, 12:59:22 07/01/09 Wed
- MHOB Results/Comments -- No name, 13:11:32 07/01/09 Wed
  - Remember that most judges at MHOB were overseas from Ireland and England where comments are completely unheard of - No parent in the UK and Ireland receives anything but scores. I think it is shortsighted to think that one or two words are going to improve a dancer. That is what teachers are for (NT) -- Comments are so over rated, 14:09:32 07/01/09 Wed
    - Totally disagree -- --, 17:49:46 07/01/09 Wed
    - Really? so those one or two words like ,"turn out", "on toes" timing don't help a dancer? -- No name, 18:43:00 07/01/09 Wed
    - Comments DO help.......My DD has taken her results w/comments to her TC and they have gone through them together - BIG Help (NT) -- Milw Mom, 15:24:45 07/02/09 Thu
      - comments when they are there help,makes my 8 yr old DD believe that she is not perfect and needs to make corrections (NT) -- **, 22:47:26 07/02/09 Thu
- No comments Novice U8 -- No name, 13:14:21 07/01/09 Wed
- Results for Indy taking longer for jusges comments s/b the first week in July (NT) -- No name, 13:18:56 07/01/09 Wed
- Sorry spelled judges wrong! (NT) -- No name, 13:20:07 07/01/09 Wed
- We received comments for 3 out of 5 dances. We are U7 Beg2 and Novice. (NT) -- I think it depends on group size and judge., 13:20:52 07/01/09 Wed
- I did not do results this time at MHOB, but in past policy was if they wrote them, we included them. (NT) -- No name, 14:46:44 07/01/09 Wed
- All comments were entered at the MHOB feis, some judges just didn't make any (NT) -- tabulator, 15:44:14 07/01/09 Wed
- mhob results -- Chicago mom, 19:12:04 07/01/09 Wed
- too fast ?????? our school and many others have them up after dinner day of feis ,with comments (NT) -- feisworx is fab, 19:32:36 07/01/09 Wed
  - Feisworx for registration/results is fab allright, but expensive for a feis to use. (NT) -- No name, 20:04:10 07/01/09 Wed
    - I get it, you got comments, We did NOT! Just an observation!! -- No name, 20:25:22 07/01/09 Wed
      - Interesting! My dd is in Prizewinner. She had 2 judges from Europe and Ireland...no comments. Judge from Petri (NY) yes comment! (NT) -- No name, 20:35:03 07/01/09 Wed
        
        1 judge from U.S. 1 from England no comment from either. -- No name, 21:29:51 07/01/09 Wed
    - No not really (NT) -- they are very reasonable, 21:31:49 07/01/09 Wed
Uniform Standards -- SportsMom, 11:11:32 07/01/09 Wed
My dd and I are new to the IDworld. I have older sons who played hockey and footbal, so my points of reference come from that arena. I have questions about 2 things. First, the 6 month suspension if you change schools seems very severe. When my ds was playing hockey, he changed teams because we (him and mom/dad) did not like the direction the team was going. It was no big thing to change and he ended up on a team more compatiable to his goals. If he had been benched for 6 months I am not sure what he would have done. Usually, the issues that make you want to change don't come up until you have been involved in a program for a while, so it is not like you can ask all these things at the beginning, becuase you don't even know about them yet.

I also don't understand the solo dress system. Yes, I know that you can't wear them in beginner competition. Otherwise though, the TC can do what they want, correct? To my mind this seems to give the schools an 'unlevel' playing field. I have seen novice and pw classes where everyone but one school's dancers are in solo dresses - this does not seem fair to the dancers who don't have one. And yes, I know that it is supposed to be about the footwork, but all our dancers going to nationals spent $2000+ for new dresses, and I don't believe it is because they had nothing else to spend $$ on. I would think there would be a standard rule for the region, and everyone would follow it. I have seen the arguments for 'they have to earn it' which is fine but shouldn't everyone be on the same page?

Please don't flame me, I am just trying to get information and understand this new world so I can help my dd.

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- know what I told my daughter way back when -- No name, 11:20:20 07/01/09 Wed
- please (NT) -- if you dont like the rules, dont start, 11:21:03 07/01/09 Wed
  - WOW-was that called for? OP is coming from a world that operates differently than ID; she said so in her post. The rules in ID are complicated, and not always clearly presented - very different from league sports. Let's help her instead of shooting her down! (NT) -- No name, 11:28:56 07/01/09 Wed
- Re: transfer policy- this is the type of regulation a sport gets when the team "owners" make the rules.It is intended to discourage predatory practices between schools to a minimum (which it does) & safeguard incomes.(more inside) Lesson to be learned-- -- transfer early in dd's career if you even suspect a problem, 11:34:36 07/01/09 Wed
- Try not to compare ID with hockey. One sport is subjective, the other is objective. (NT) -- You'll drive yourself crazy, 11:52:39 07/01/09 Wed
  - Hockey objective? You, my dear, are not a hockey fan! (NT) -- No name, 10:32:43 07/02/09 Thu
    - The team at the end of the game with the most goals wins.They don't have to be the best skaters or have the prettiest uniforms.They can have unpolished skates, helmet hair, leg braces.Goals can't be taken away because posture is bad or there's no turnout (NT) -- Heck, the goalie can touch the puck!!!, 10:51:40 07/02/09 Thu
- Re dresses-At novice level, relax.Believe it or not, the ADs are looking at the dancing.When you see dancers in solos doing well, it usually means they're competing at PW levels in some of their comps; they're more advanced than your dancer.I know of 1 dancer who qualified for PC in a school dress! -- At OC and even PC, dresses are a different story, 11:54:08 07/01/09 Wed
  - Remember the U16 school dress & wigless dancers placing at Gaelic Park. Stick to your morals & budget. It is about (NT) -- the dancing, 14:49:57 07/01/09 Wed
    - Interesting comment re: solo dress at novice level giving a psychological edge. At my DD's new school she could have a solo dress at novice (couldn't at old school). I was amazed at how her dancing had extra sparkle and she moved to PW and then Prelim very quickly. (NT) -- MRMom, 23:09:36 07/01/09 Wed
- dancers also need time to learn the new school's material before competing (NT) -- cannot compete with the old school's material, 12:17:08 07/01/09 Wed
- Depends on your level of competitive teams - AAU - Jr Olympic levels require the bench time of up to a year (season) HS and college require the same...... if they didn't some would be jumping between schools/teams every month....... This is what was happening in ID so the rule was established (NT) -- Just dance, 12:59:00 07/01/09 Wed
- welcome to the crazy world of irish dance!! alot of things dont seem to make sense. But as said in the above posts, you cannot compare ID to any other sport; it is very different. (NT) -- No name, 13:30:15 07/01/09 Wed
- Yes, ID is crazy but OP is not alone. Several weeks ago wasn't there a thread on this board about a new rule on no solo dresses in novice? Obviously OP is not the only one who has noticed the disparity. All of us, I would imagine, has wondered these thoughts or others. Great dicussion points. (NT) -- No name, 14:08:14 07/01/09 Wed
- Great questions! There are many inconsistancies btwn schools and even within a school. Some young dancers get solo dresses before earned since they are allowed to go to the O. Interesting though at the Halloween feis that results were very consistant when everyone was in a Halloween costume. -- Old timer, 16:43:04 07/01/09 Wed
- ID is more like figure skating, both an art form and a sport. Art requires elements of personal style and choice. You can try to regulate but then an element of personal expression would be missing. (NT) -- rmom, 20:03:31 07/01/09 Wed
  - and here I thought it was about the dancing, not the dress! (NT) -- didn't really believe it though., 14:43:45 07/02/09 Thu
    - It's about the dance performance, not just the dance, dress, wig, makeup, shoes, tans, etc. (NT) -- the complete package, 23:11:35 07/02/09 Thu
How do dancers qualify for Worlds at Nats??? -- No name, 20:43:08 06/30/09 Tue

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- To qualify for Nationals dancer needs to place something like top 1/3 at Oireachtas. For Worlds it's about top 12-15 in your age. (NT) -- give or take, 00:35:22 07/01/09 Wed
- To qualify for worlds at nationals, there is a formula and some kinds soul has calculated it out. See attached -- Math mom, 07:10:18 07/01/09 Wed
- CHECK HERE - Inside you will find a link to a spread sheet to make it easy to figure -- -, 10:56:53 07/01/09 Wed
- This only covers the girls comps.......... (NT) -- what about the boys/men?????, 20:34:00 07/02/09 Thu
I know this was visited this week, but in my dd's PC comp at Cincinnati there was a dancer who has indeed won twice in PC this year in large comps. So, what gives? -- Thought my dd was wrong, but no..., 16:47:56 06/29/09 Mon

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- The key words are "this year". The dancer can win as many as he or she wants as long as they are all won this year. (NT) -- Different rules for wins in different years., 17:00:56 06/29/09 Mon
  - Got it, thanks. I thought after two you moved. See the rules allow until the end of the year. (NT) -- none, 17:13:43 06/29/09 Mon
- Arbitrary that after second PC first in separate years, rule requires move up immediately, but dancer is allowed indefinite PC firsts if in the same year. Obviously that dancer is better prepared for OC. Would love rule to be a minimum of 2 PC firsts may move, maximum of 4 firsts, must move to OC (NT) -- regardless of year. Certainly fairer., 19:20:55 06/29/09 Mon
  - Agree (NT) -- totally!, 20:46:53 06/29/09 Mon
    - Totally DISAGREE - every other level allows the dancers a year in which to stay in that level, (hopefully) enjoy their wins, and develop before they have to move to the next level - The -- journey is just as, or more, important than the destination, 22:09:25 06/29/09 Mon
      - There are relatively few OC dancers in this age group in our area, or at least we see the same names every feis, while there will be a bottleneck forming in PC if all the PC winners remain in PC. (NT) -- The numbers really jump at the next age level., 22:13:06 06/29/09 Mon
        
        What age group are you talking about? This post didn't mention a specific age group (NT) -- no name, 23:39:16 06/29/09 Mon
        U12. (NT) -- No name, 14:34:16 07/01/09 Wed
      - You're right; OC is HUGELY more difficult than PC, especially in the teen groups. So I agree with you that a dancer should enjoy PC as long as possible. My disagreement with the current rule is that it forces the dancer who gets a second PC win in a separate year to move up right away, -- no name., 00:05:36 06/30/09 Tue
  - the only thing that prepares them for OC is (NT) -- OC, 22:08:20 06/29/09 Mon
    - As a TC, I cannot disagree with you more. That is ONE aspect - the preparation you need is develop as a dancer and refinement of technique, and learning to be able to hold your own alone through an entire set piece - that takes TIME, and is best done in large part before you go to OC so -- you can succeed when you get there, 08:12:52 06/30/09 Tue
      - Wow, I wish you were our TC! Thanks for your perspective. (NT) -- Not yet in PC, 13:03:53 06/30/09 Tue
      - I am glad you mentioned the prep time needed before advancing to OC...(more) -- No name, 20:26:18 07/02/09 Thu
- The rule is you may stay (NT) -- in PC if 2 firsts in same yr., 22:31:15 06/29/09 Mon
- Is Pat Roche one of the last feisianna of the "old" year or first of the "new year? (NT) -- Still clueless after 5+ years...., 12:34:46 06/30/09 Tue
  - The rule discussed here is based on calendar, not O qualifying. The last feis of a calendar year would be Dec. 31. If a dancer received her first PC 1st at a feis on Dec. 31 and second PC 1st on Jan. 1, she would have to move up to OC at her next feis (NT) -- no name., 12:56:38 06/30/09 Tue

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