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 10^th 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!

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 1^st 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 1^st 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

Feis Competitions

Beginner:

Advanced Beginner:

Novice:

Open/Prizewinner:

Figures:

Treble Reel:

Special Sets:

Preliminary Championships:

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

(2 dances required)

Open Championships:

Specials:

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

Adults:

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.)

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 _____

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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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DANCER