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King O’Sullivan

Winter Feis

Atlanta, Georgia

January 30 & 31, 2009


Register at www.feisworx.com


All non-dance competitions will

take place Friday, January 30, 2009.


All dance competitions will take place on Saturday, January 31st, 2009.


Syllabus approved by IDTANA, Southern Region

Sean Culkin, TCRG, Regional Director

Approval Date: November 10th 2008



Please Note:

Stone Mountain Park charges an $8 park entrance fee for admission into the park, however this fee covers parking for the duration of the weekend. The fee must be remitted at the gated park entry.


Evergreen Conference Resort at Stone Mountain Park

4021 Lakeview Drive Stone Mountain, GA 30083
Phone 770.879.9900 Fax 770.465.3264

www.evergreenresort.com


Reservations:
Special Group Rate of $129/night

through January 9, 2009.


No Family Admission Fees!


NAFC Championship Competitions

2009 Hosts

Gerry Cambell Senior Belt
Etobicoke Feis, Etobicoke, Ontario Canada, June 13, 2009
Alternate
Iowa State Feis, Dubuque, Iowa Oct 4, 2009

Robert Gabor Junior Trophy
St Catharines Feis, St Catharines, Ontario Canada, July 25,2009

Alternate
Samhain Feis, Vancouver, Washington, USA, October 24, 2009

George Sweetnam Minor Trophy
New Haven Feis, New Haven Conneticutt, USA, June 28, 2009
Alternate
Feis in the Falls, Niagara Falls, New York, USA August 8, 2009

 


REGISTRATION INFORMATION


Preferred method of registration is via online entry at www.feisworx.com before 1/9/2009 in order to avoid late fees. Mailed registrations must be postmarked on or before 1/9/2009 to avoid late fees. No entries will be accepted after 1/16/09. Syllabus and entry form also available at www.kingosullivan.com.


Checks should be made payable to King O’Sullivan Winter Feis and mailed to:


King O’Sullivan Winter Feis

c/o FeisWorx

PO Box 461324
Aurora, CO 80046-1324


General Inquiries should be addressed to the Entry Chairperson at www.koswinterfeis@bellsouth.net


HOTEL INFORMATION


Evergreen Conference Resort, Stone Mountain Park

4021 Lakeview Drive Stone Mountain, GA 30083
Phone 770.879.9900 Fax 770.465.3264

www.evergreenresort.com



General Directions to Feis:

From Hartsfield International Airport:

Take I-85 South 1 mile to I-285 East. Follow I-285 East to Hwy 78 East (Exit 39B). Travel approximately 7 miles to the exit for Stone Mountain Park's Main Entrance.


From North of Atlanta:

Take (either I-85 South, or I-75 South, or GA 400 South) to I-285 East. Follow I-285 East to Hwy. 78 East (Exit 39B). Travel approximately 7 miles to the exit for Stone Mountain Park's Main Entrance.


From South of Atlanta:

Take (either I-85 North, or I-75 North) to I-285 East. Follow I-285 East to Hwy. 78 East (Exit 39B). Travel approximately 7 miles to the exit for Stone Mountain Park's Main Entrance.


From West of Atlanta:

Take I-20 through downtown Atlanta to I-285 North. Follow I-285 North to Hwy 78 East (Exit 39B). Travel approximately 7 miles to the exit for Stone Mountain Park's Main Entrance.



From East of Atlanta:

Take I-20 West toward Atlanta to I-285 North. Follow I-285 North to Hwy 78 East (Exit 39B). Travel approximately 7 miles to the exit for Stone Mountain Park's Main Entrance.



IDTANA Southern Region - Dancing Competitions Rules


These rules were approved by the IDTANA Southern Region on December 1, 2006 and are effective January 1, 2007. These rules are required to be included in the syllabus for all feiseanna taking place in the IDTANA Southern Region.

1. In the case of all solo and team competitions in all grades, the age of a competitor on 1st January of the year in which the competition is held will determine the right of entry. For the purposes of this Rule a competitor whose birthday occurs on 1st January shall be deemed to be under the age attained on that date.

2. Competitions are open to all but those holding a TMRF, TCRG, or ADCRG designation. All dancers must be pupils of a person currently registered with An Coimisiun as a Dancing Teacher of any category.

3. A competitor may be disqualified for any of the following reasons:

a) Conduct unbecoming a lady or gentleman.

b) Failure to report on time to compete. (Penalty: disqualification from said event)

c) Falsification of age or other important facts – i.e., teaching, award winning, competing under another competitor’s name or number, etc.

Penalty for a) or c): Competitor will be disqualified from the Feis at which the occurrence happened and from all NAFC – registered Feiseanna for a period of one year beginning at the date of the occurrence.

4. Competitions may be closed if there are no competitors at the assigned stage ready to compete when the competition is scheduled or announced. This will not pertain to a situation where competitors are involved in stage conflicts; in that case, the competition(s) will remain open for a reasonable amount of time to allow the dancer(s) in question to arrive at the stage and compete.

5. Solo competitors in Beginner, Advanced Beginner, Novice or Open (Prizewinner) competitions:

a) Must compete in their own age group.

b) Must be prepared to perform two steps in each event.

c) Cannot change competition on the day of the Feis.

6. Steel taps or “bubble” heels on dancing shoes, display of awards, wearing of shorts or other unconventional dress is prohibited. Authentic Gaelic dress is desired. Dancers competing in First Feis (if offered), Beginner and Advanced Beginner,

aka Beginner I and II, must wear a class costume, or a skirt and blouse. All other categories are excluded from this rule.

Modest attire is encouraged when a competitor is not dancing.

7. Competitor’s number must be worn and visible to adjudicators when performing in all competitions, except in Championships; use of clear reflective plastic number covers is discouraged.

8. Awards will be determined in proportion to the number of entries in each competition and to the degree of proficiency shown.

9. Complaints must be in writing stating names and other factual information and signed by the complainant. A ten-dollar fee (cash) must be enclosed and presented to the Feis Chairman within one hour of the occurrence. The fee will be returned if the complaint is upheld.

10. The Feis Committee and any organization affiliated with same, will not be held responsible for personal injury, property loss or damage. Destruction of Feis property or rental property will be punishable by law.

11. The Feis reserves the right to reject any entry for cause, to cancel all or part of the Feis and to limit competitor’s performing time. The decision of the Feis Committee is final in all matters connected with the Feis.

12. Competitors must answer all questions as required by the Feis Entry committee, including teacher’s name, and enclose the entry fee when mailing. Failure to do so will result in a rejected entry. Entries must be postmarked on or before the closing

date or they will be subject to a late fee as determined by the Feis committee and published on the syllabus and/or entry form.

There will be no refunds of entry fees for any reason.

13. Open Championships:

a) Entrants in any Open Championship event may not enter in any other regular grade solo events, but may enter in Figure Dances and/or special competitions for which they are eligible (e.g. traditional set, treble reel, non-traditional set dance).

b) Entrants in Open Championships should specify, on the entry form, their choice of set dance.

c) Open Championship competitions in the minimum required age groups must be offered separately in the syllabus, yet the feis committee may combine an age group with the next higher age group if there are fewer than 5 competitors entered in the

lower age group. A feis committee is not permitted to combine dancers from one open championship age group with any age group which is more than one age group higher than the age group in which the dancers are entered.

d) A dancer is required to perform a light shoe dance (reel or slip jig for ladies and reel only for men) and a set dance. A Feis can also opt to require a third dance (choice of jig/hornpipe).

e) Dancers must qualify for Open Championship via the method now in place for Preliminary Championship, i.e. two 1st place wins.

f) Dancers must compete in the Preliminary Championship competition in order to qualify for Open Championship.

14. Girls & Boys competitions in Open Championships may be combined in the syllabus. If three or more boys are entered in a specific age group in a combined Open Championship competition, the boys and girls must be split into separate competitions.

If separate Boys & Girls competitions in Open Championships are offered in the syllabus, they may not be combined under any circumstances on the day of the feis.

15. Preliminary Championships:

(a) are open to those who, at any NAFC recognized Feis:

1. Have placed 1st in both a Open (Prizewinner) light and heavy shoe competition, and

2. Have never won 1st, 2nd or 3rd in Open Championship.

(b) A dancer who wins two First Place Preliminary Championship awards in one calendar year will move on to Open Championship the following year (as of Jan 1); if the second first-place win does not occur within the same feis year as the first win, as soon as the second win is achieved, in any age category, the dancer must move up to Open Championship level immediately. Only in the case of back-to-back Feiseanna (successive days), the first win in the first Feis will not change the dancer’s status for the second Feis.

(c) A dancer in preliminary championship is required to perform a light shoe dance (reel or slip jig for ladies and reel only for men) and a hard shoe dance. A Feis can opt to offer either (a) a set dance or (b) a jig/hornpipe or (c) both a set dance and jig/hornpipe.

(d) Boys and girls will be combined in preliminary championships.

(e) Preliminary Championship competitions must be offered separately in the syllabus for the minimum required age groups, yet the feis committee may combine an age group with the next higher age group if there are fewer than 5 competitors entered in the lower age group. A feis committee is not permitted to combine dancers from one preliminary championship age group with any age group which is more than one age group higher than the age group in which the dancers are entered.

16. Open Championships and Preliminary Championships require at least three adjudicators.

17. First place winners in the Open Championship category cannot return to a Preliminary or Open (Prizewinner) competition.

Placing in a Regional or National Oireachtas does not change the status of a competitor. If, after competing for two full feis years at the Open Championship level, a dancer has not placed first, second or third, he/she may opt to return to Preliminary Championship status.

18. The status of the dancer does not change unless there are five or more dancers in a competition.

19. Grade Category Definitions:

Beginner Grade: A beginner is a competitor who has not taken a full year of Irish Dance lessons, thereby giving beginners a full year with such status. A Beginner must move into the Advanced Beginner category the next year.

Advanced Beginner Grade: An advanced beginner who wins 1st, 2nd or 3rd place will advance to the Novice category in that particular dance.

Novice Grade: A novice who wins a 1st place in a dance will advance to the Open (Prizewinner) category in that particular dance.

Open Grade (Prizewinner): A competitor who does not qualify as a Beginner, Advanced Beginner or Novice.

Adult Beginner: An adult beginner is a competitor who never took Irish dancing lessons as a juvenile and is over 18 years of age.

Other Adult grades follow the descriptions provided above.

Other:

(a) Competitors have the option to remain in the same category for the remainder of the Feis year (until the following January 1).

(b) The syllabus must contain all Grade Categories.

(c) Boys and girls enter the appropriate age group in the appropriate grade for each dance; after entries have been closed, in any competition where five or more boys are entered, the feis committee will run a separate competition for these boys.

(d) A feis committee may only combine two consecutive calendar year age groups (within that grade only) when fewer than five (5) competitors are entered in either age group, with the exception of the oldest age group listed.

20. Musicians and adjudicators cannot be approached during a competition by anyone except the Feis Committee. No one can approach them while a competitor is performing.

21. Musicians employed by the Feis Committee will be solely under the direction and management of the Feis Committee on Feis day.

22. Teachers or team captains are responsible that their teams are complete and in position when the competition is announced. Competitors may compete in their own age group or in the next higher age group; however, a competitor may compete in only one age group.

23. In matters pertaining to adjudication, the decision of the adjudicators is final.

24. Adjudicators are to monitor the quality of music at the stage(s) to which they are assigned.

25. First Feis (if offered), Beginner, Advanced Beginner and Adult dancers are required to dance at traditional speeds only. Novice and Open/Prizewinner dancers may choose between traditional and Oireachtas speeds.

26. Any form of unauthorized photography which has the capability to capture a dancer’s image while in motion, using electronic or manual means, i.e. mobile phone, standard camera, video camera, or commercial film, with or without enhancement is expressively forbidden in competition.

27. No block, en Pointe, toe walking movements, stationary or moving is allowed to be performed for all ages up to and including the under 12 age group. However, after September 1 of each year an exception is made for those dancers who are

11 dancing in the under 12 age group.

28. Make up is prohibited on a dancer in the first three grades (First Feis (if offered), Beginner and Advance Beginner or their equivalent) up to and including the under 12 age group.

29. Any competitor found to be using artificial carriage aids and subsequently refuses to remove same, will be subject to disqualification from that particular competition. Medically prescribed aids (proof of which may be required) will be exempt from this rule.

30. No substance that can become airborne should be used on any dance floor in an attempt to improve traction.




Non Dancing Competitions


Age

Baking

Under 13

50

13 & Over

51






Irish Baking:










Irish Instrumental, Song and Visual Arts

Age

Musical Instrument

Vocal/ Music Solo

Visual Arts

Under 13

44

45

46

13 & Over

47

48

49

Feis Competitions


Beginner:

Age

Reel

Light Jig

Slip Jig

Under 5

101

102

Under 6

103

104

105

Under 7

106

107

108

Under 8

109

110

111

Under 9

112

113

114

Under 10

115

116

117

Under 11

118

119

120

Under 12

121

122

123

Under 13

124

125

126

Under 14

127

128

129

Under 15

130

131

132

15 & Over

133

134

135


Advanced Beginner:

Age

Reel

Light

Jig

Slip

Jig

Treble Jig

Trad HP

Under 6

201

202

203

204

205

Under 7

206

207

208

209

210

Under 8

211

212

213

214

215

Under 9

216

217

218

219

220

Under 10

221

222

223

224

225

Under 11

226

227

228

229

230

Under 12

231

232

233

234

235

Under 13

236

237

238

239

240

Under 14

241

242

243

244

245

Under 15

246

247

248

249

250

15 & Over

251

252

253

254

255


Novice:

Age

Reel

Light Jig

Slip Jig

Treble Jig

HP

Under 7

301

302

303

304

305

Under 8

306

307

308

309

310

Under 9

311

312

313

314

315

Under 10

316

317

318

319

320

Under 11

321

322

323

324

325

Under 12

326

327

328

329

330

Under 13

331

332

333

334

335

Under 14

336

337

338

339

340

Under 16

341

342

343

344

345

16 & Over

346

347

348

349

350

Open/Prizewinner:

Age

Reel

Slip Jig

Treble Jig

HP

Under 7

401

402

403

404

Under 8

405

406

407

408

Under 9

409

410

411

412

Under 10

413

414

415

416

Under 11

417

418

419

420

Under 12

421

422

423

424

Under 13

425

426

427

428

Under 14

429

430

431

432

Under 16

433

434

435

436

16 & Over

437

438

439

440


Figures:

Age

2 – Hand

3 – Hand

4 – Hand

8 – Hand

Under 8

01

—–

—–

—–

Under 10

02

03

—–

04

Under 12

05

06

07

—–

Under 13

____

____

____

08

Under 14

09

10

11

12

Under 16

13

14

15

16

16 & Over

17

18

19

20


Treble Reel:

Age

Novice &

PW Only

(1 step)

Prelim &

Open Champ Only

(2 steps)

Under 10

701

706

Under 12

702

707

Under 14

703

708

Under 16

704

709

16 & Over

705

710


Special Sets:

Traditional Set:

(Combined Novice

& Prizewinner)

Non-Traditional Set:

(Combined Prizewinner &

Preliminary Championship)




Preliminary Championships:

Choice of Reel or Slip Jig AND Choice of Treble Jig or Hornpipe

(2 dances required)

Age


Under 8

501

Under 10

502

Under 12

503

Under 14

504

Under 16

505

Under 18

506

18 & Over

507


Open Championships:

Girls: Choice of Reel or Slip Jig AND Choice of Treble Jig or Hornpipe AND

Non-Traditional Set Dance

Boys: Reel AND Choice of Treble Jig or Hornpipe AND

Non-Traditional Set Dance


Specials:

There will be additional Light Shoe Winner and Heavy Shoe Winner awards in the Preliminary and Open Champion competitions.


Adults:


Reel

Light Jig

Slip Jig

Treble Jig

HP

Beginner

21

22

23

24

25

Adv. Beginner

26

27

28

29

30

Novice

31

32

33

34

35

Prizewinner

36

37

38

39

40

Adult Figures

2-Hand

41

4-Hand

42





Parent & Child: (Any combination of 2, 3, 4 or more dancers within a given family. Book dance is required where there are 4 or more dancers.)

Parent & child

43


Irish Instrumental, Song: & Visual Arts


Irish Baking:


Entry Form

NAME: ___________________________________________

ADDRESS: ________________________________________

PHONE: __________________________________________

EMAIL: __________________________________________

Age as of 1/01/09 _____ Birthday ____/____/____

Male ( ) Female ( )

School: ___________________________________________

Teacher: __________________________________________

Event Competition #s QTY Price Total

Solo _____________________ _____ $7 _____

_____________________ _____ _____

_____________________ _____ _____

Figures ___________________ _____ $7 _____

___________________ _____ _____

Sets ________________ _____ $10 _____

Preliminary

Champ. ________________ _____ $25 _____

________________ _____ _____

Open

Champ. ________________ _____ $30 _____

________________ _____ _____


Treble Reel ______________ _____ $10 _____

Non-Dance-Music/Baking/

Art __________________ _____ $7 _____


Total Feis Competitions………... ($80 Family Max) _____


ADDITIONAL FEES:

Feis Program………………. _____ $8 _____

Late Fee after 1/9/09…….. _____ $15 _____

Mailed Entry Processing Fee / Competitor $3 _____

(Not payable if registered via www.feisworx.com)


TOTAL PAYABLE – Check payable to:

King O’Sullivan Winter Feis $ _____

NO ENTRIES AFTER 1/16/08. Mail Entries to:

King O’Sullivan Winter Feis

c/o FeisWorx

PO Box 461324
Aurora, CO 80046-1324



WAIVER: I hereby, for myself and/or my children, waiver and forego any and all rights and claims I and/or my children may have against King O’Sullivan Winter Feis and its representatives with regard to any injuries I, and/or my children might sustain while participating at the feis.


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