Click here for a printable syllabus Friday Evening, 4 June, Venue to be announced 7:30–8:00 pm music/vocal check-in 8:00-10:00 pm music/vocal competitions & dance pre-registration/pre-admission 7:00 a.m. Doors Open - Registration & Admission Preliminary & Championship will begin with the youngest ages. FIRST FEIS (BEGINNERS) The First Feis level has been established for dancers who are competing in their very first Feis. Once a dancer competes in the First Feis category, the dancer must move into Beginner 1 or Beginner 2. GIRLS LIGHT SLIP ……………………. BOYS LIGHT REEL JIG JIG Birth Year: REEL JIG 105R 105J 105SJ after 2004 (Under 5) 155R 155J 106R 106J 106SJ 2004 (Under 6) 107R 107J 107SJ 2003 (Under 7) 157R 157J 108R 108J 108SJ 2002 (Under 8) 109R 109J 109SJ 2001 (Under 9) 159R 159J 110R 110J 110SJ 2000 (Under 10) 111R 111J 111SJ 1999 (Under 11) 161R 161J 112R 112J 112SJ pre-1999 (11 & Over) 162R 162J BEGINNER 1 GRADE A dancer who has been dancing for less than one year. A Beginner 1 must move into Beginner 2 no later than January 1st of the dancer's second year of instruction, or may move to Beginner 2 earlier with teacher's permission and provided that the Feis has not closed to changes. Note: a Beginner 1 dancer who starts in September, may continue as Beginner 1 until December of the following year (16 months) moving into Beginner 2. ALL HARD SHOE DANCES AT TRADITIONAL SPEEDS. GIRLS LIGHT SLIP TREB HORN- Birth Year: REEL JIG JIG JIG PIPE after 2004 (Under 5) 205R 205J 205SJ 2004 (Under 6) 206R 206J 206SJ 206TJ 206H 2003 (Under 7) 207R 207J 207SJ 207TJ 207H 2002 (Under 8) 208R 208J 208SJ 208TJ 208H 2001 (Under 9) 209R 209J 209SJ 209TJ 209H 2000 (Under 10) 210R 210J 210SJ 210TJ 210H 1998-99 (Under 12) 212R 212J 212SJ 212TJ 212H pre-1998 (12 & Over) 213R 213J 213SJ 213TJ 213H BOYS ……………………………………………………… after 2003 (Under 6) 256R 256J 256TJ 256H 2002-03 (Under 8) 258R 258J 258TJ 258H 2000-01 (Under 10) 260R 260J 260TJ 260H 1998-1999 (Under 12) 262R 262J 262TJ 262H pre-1998 (12 & Over) 263R 263J 263TJ 263H BEGINNER 2 GRADE A dancer who has been dancing for more than one year and who has not won a 1st, 2nd or 3rd in Beginner 2. A dancer who has won a 1st, 2nd or 3rd in a Beginner 2 dance must move into Novice in that dance no later than January 1st of the next calendar year or with teacher's permission as soon as the next Feis (if said Feis has not closed to changes.) ALL HARD SHOE DANCES AT TRADITIONAL SPEEDS. GIRLS LIGHT SLIP TREB HORN- ST.PATs Birth Year: REEL JIG JIG JIG PIPE DAY after 2003 (Under 6) 306R 306J 306SJ 306TJ 306H 306SP 2003 (Under 7) 307R 307J 307SJ 307TJ 307H 307SP 2002 (Under 8) 308R 308J 308SJ 308TJ 308H 308SP 2001 (Under 9) 309R 309J 309SJ 309TJ 309H 309SP 2000 (Under 10) 310R 310J 310SJ 310TJ 310H 310SP 1999 (Under 11) 311R 311J 311SJ 311TJ 311H 311SP 1998 (Under 12) 312R 312J 312SJ 312TJ 312H 312SP 1997 (Under 13) 313R 313J 313SJ 313TJ 313H 313SP 1996 (Under 14) 314R 314J 314SJ 314TJ 314H 314SP pre-1996 (14 & Over) 315R 315J 315SJ 315TJ 315H 315SP BOYS LIGHT TREB HORN- ST.PATs Birth Year: REEL JIG JIG PIPE DAY after 2003 (Under 6) 356R 356J 356TJ 356H 356SP 2002-03 (Under 8) 358R 358J 358TJ 358H 358SP 2000-01 (Under 10) 360R 360J 360TJ 360H 360SP 1998-99 (Under 12) 362R 362J 362TJ 362H 362SP pre-1998 (12 & Over) 363R 363J 363TJ 363H 363SP NOVICE GRADE A dancer who moves into Novice as a result of placing 1st, 2nd, or 3rd in that dance as indicated above in Beginner 2. A dancer who wins a 1st in Novice must move into Prizewinner in that dance no later than January 1st of the next calendar year or with teacher's permission as soon as the next Feis (if said Feis has not closed to changes.) ALL HARD SHOE DANCES CAN BE DONE AT EITHER TRADITIONAL SPEED OR SLOW SPEED. GIRLS LIGHT SLIP TREB HORN- TRAD. Birth Year: REEL JIG JIG JIG PIPE SET after 2002 (Under 7) 407R 407J 407SJ 407TJ 407H 407TS 2002 (Under 8) 408R 408J 408SJ 408TJ 408H 408TS 2001 (Under 9) 409R 409J 409SJ 409TJ 409H 409TS 2000 (Under 10) 410R 410J 410SJ 410TJ 410H 410TS 1999 (Under 11) 411R 411J 411SJ 411TJ 411H 411TS 1998 (Under 12) 412R 412J 412SJ 412TJ 412H 412TS 1997 (Under 13) 413R 413J 413SJ 413TJ 413H 413TS 1996 (Under 14) 414R 414J 414SJ 414TJ 414H 414TS 1995 (Under 15) 415R 415J 415SJ 415TJ 415H 415TS pre-1995 (15 & Over) 416R 416J 416SJ 416TJ 416H 416TS BOYS LIGHT TREB HORN- TRAD. Birth Year: REEL JIG JIG PIPE SET after 2002 (Under 7) 457R 457J 457TJ 457H 457TS 2001-02 (Under 9) 459R 459J 459TJ 459H 459TS 1999-2000 (Under 11) 461R 461J 461TJ 461H 461TS 1997-98 (Under 13) 463R 463J 463TJ 463H 463TS 1995-96 (Under 15) 465R 465J 465TJ 465H 465TS pre-1995 (15 & Over) 466R 466J 466TJ 466H 466TS Traditional sets are: St. Patrick’s Day, The Garden of Daisies, The Job of Journeywork, The Jockey to the Fair, The King of the Fairies, & The Blackbird. PRIZEWINNER (Open) GRADE A dancer moves into Prizewinner as a result of placing 1st place as indicated in Novice. ALL HARD SHOE DANCES CAN BE DONE AT EITHER TRADITIONAL SPEED OR SLOW SPEED. GIRLS LIGHT SLIP TREB HORN- TRAD. Birth Year: REEL JIG JIG JIG PIPE SET after 2002 (Under 7) 507R 507J 507SJ 507TJ 507H 507TS 2002 (Under 8) 508R 508J 508SJ 508TJ 508H 508TS 2001 (Under 9) 509R 509J 509SJ 509TJ 509H 509TS 2000 (Under 10) 510R 510J 510SJ 510TJ 510H 510TS 1999 (Under 11) 511R 511J 511SJ 511TJ 511H 511TS 1998 (Under 12) 512R 512J 512SJ 512TJ 512H 512TS 1997 (Under 13) 513R 513J 513SJ 513TJ 513H 513TS 1996 (Under 14) 514R 514J 514SJ 514TJ 514H 514TS 1995 (Under 15) 515R 515J 515SJ 515TJ 515H 515TS pre-1995 (15 & Over) 516R 516J 516SJ 516TJ 516H 516TS BOYS LIGHT TREB HORN- TRAD. Birth Year: REEL JIG JIG PIPE SET after 2002 (Under 7) 557R 557J 557TJ 557H 557TS 2001-02 (Under 9) 559R 559J 559TJ 559H 559TS 1999-2000 (Under 11) 561R 561J 561TJ 561H 561TS 1997-98 (Under 13) 563R 563J 563TJ 563H 563TS 1995-96 (Under 15) 565R 565J 565TJ 565H 565TS pre-1995 (15 & Over) 566R 566J 566TJ 566H 566TS SPECIAL PRIZEWINNER (Open) & below COMPETITION BOYS & GIRLS Birth Year: TREBLE REEL after 1999 (Under 10) 590TR 1998-99 (Under 12) 591TR 1996-97 (Under 14) 592TR pre-1996 (14 & Over) 593TR AOH Traditional Set Dance-off – This is for a perpetual trophy sponsored by the Ancient Order of Hibernians. The competition will be open to the first place winners of the Novice and Open (Prizewinner) Traditional Set competitions 411-415TS, 461-465TS, 511-515TS & 561-565TS. There is no additional fee for competitors and they may dance the same or a different set from the one they did in their qualifying competition. The competition will be held at the end of the day after the hornpipe. Qualifiers are automatically entered. Before 1992 Beginner 1 825R 825J 825SJ 825TJ 825H 825TS Beginner 2 835R 835J 835SJ 835TJ 835H 835TS Novice 845R 845J 845SJ 845TJ 845H 845TS Prize(Open) 855R 855J 855SJ 855TJ 855H 855TS ADULT CEILI (4, 6 or 8 hand dance) 986 [lead, body and one figure only] PRELIMINARY CHAMPIONSHIPS A dancer who wins 1st place in each of the Open dances (reel, slip-jig, treble jig, and hornpipe) can move into Preliminary Championships with teacher's permission. Boys and Girls will compete against each other, however if there are at least 5 boys entered, the boy's will be moved into a separate completion. IN cases where a Feis elects to split a competition due to large entry, the split must be done by birth date age in the same manner as the North American Championships. Dancers will perform 48 bars of the reel or 40 bars of the slip-jig and 40 bars of the hornpipe or 48 bars of the treble jig. Preliminary Championship will be judged and scored by all 3 judges. In addition, awards will also be posted for each solo round (light and heavy round) based on the scores of one judge (different judges scores for light and heavy.) Birth Year: BOYS & GIRLS after 2000 (Under 9) 609PC 2000 (Under 10) 610PC 1999 (Under 11) 611PC 1998 (Under 12) 612PC 1997 (Under 13) 613PC 1996 (Under 14) 614PC 1995 (Under 15) 615PC 1994 (Under 16) 616PC 1993 (Under 17) 617PC pre-1993 (17 & over) 618PC Birth Year: TREBLE REEL After 1996 (Under 13) 790TR 1995-96 (Under 15) 791TR 1993-94 (Under 17) 792TR pre-1993 (17 & Over) 793TR These are limited to Preliminary & Championship entrants. OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS (soft & hard shoe, then recall for set dance) A dancer who wins two First Place awards in one calendar year will move on to Open Championship the following year, or as soon as the second win is achieved, in any age category, in the following years. Only in the case of back-to-back Feiseanna (successive days), in which case the first win in the first Feis will not change the dancer's status for the second Feis. Placing in a Regional or National Oireachtas does not change the status of a competitor. Dancers will perform: 48 bars of reel or 40 bars of slip-jig, 40 bars of the hornpipe or 48 bars of the treble jig, and a Set Dance. A Feis may elect to have a recall of 50% of the competitors for the set-dance round if there are over 20 dancers in the competition. Open Championship will be judged and scored by all 3 judges. In addition, awards will also be posted for each solo round (light, heavy, and set) based on the scores of one judge (different for each round). GIRLS/LADIES OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP Birth Year: Category after 1999 (Under 10) 710OC Juvenile 1998-99 (Under 12) 712OC Minor 1996-97 (Under 14) 714OC Junior 1994-95 (Under 16) 716OC Intermediate 1992-93 (Under 18) 718OC Senior pre-1992 (18 & Over) 719OC Senior BOYS/MEN OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP after 1998 (Under 11) 761OC Juvenile 1997-98 (Under 13) 763OC Minor 1995-96 (Under 15) 765OC Junior 1993-94 (Under 17) 767OC Intermediate pre-1993 (17 & Over) 768OC Senior Dance-Off for 1st & 2nd place winners of Open Championship, Intermediate & Senior competitions (716/767/718/768/719): Competitors must perform a set dance of 799OC contrasting tempo to their Championship set. Qualifiers automatically registered. SPECIAL EXHIBITION FIGURE DANCE: (not adjudicated) PARENT-CHILD (free) (2, 3 or 4-hand reel) (open to all parents/children) 901 Register & pay on-line! Go to: www.FeisDetroit.com FIGURE DANCES – OPEN 2-hand 3-hand 4-hand Birth Year: reel/jig reel/jig reel/jig after 2002 (Under 7) 921F 931F 941F 2001-02 (Under 9) 922F 932F 942F 1999-2000 (Under 11) 923F 933F 943F 1997-98 (Under 13) 924F 934F 944F 1995-96 (Under 15) 925F 935F 945F pre-1995 (15 & Over) 926F 936F 946F CEILI DANCE – 8 HAND CEILI (lead, body & one figure) after 2001 (Under 8) 981 2000-2001 (Under 10) 982 1998-1999 (Under 12) 983 1995-1997 (Under 15) 984 pre-1995 (15 & Over) 985 Adult 986 Figure Dancing: Teachers or team captains are responsible that their teams are complete and in position when the competition is announced. Competitors may compete in the next higher age group; however, a competitor may compete in only one age group with the exception of 8-hands (see Rule 23). SOLO TRADITIONAL VOCAL COMPETITIONS (Open to All) - see schedule for Friday Evening, Birth Year: GAEILGE (in Irish) ENGLISH after 1999 930V 931V 1997-99 932V 933V 1994-96 934V 935V 1989-1993 936V 937V pre-1989 938V 939V Traditional story-telling (open to all ages) 940 SOLO INSTRUMENTAL COMPETITIONS for TRADITIONAL MUSIC - see schedule Fri. Evening (Open to All) after Birth Year: pre- Instrument 1999 95-99 92-94 1992 Fiddle 950M 951M 952M 953M Accordion 954M 955M 956M 957M Flute 958M 959M 960M 961M Tin Whistle 962M 963M 964M 965M Uillean Pipes 966M 967M 968M 969M Concertina 970M 971M 972M 973M Harp 974M 975M 976M 977M Miscellaneous 978M 979M 980M 981M AL PURCELL "BEST OVERALL" Memorial Award All Instrumental Competitors eligible 990 Qualifiers automatically registered. (Open to all & free) Birth Year: 1991 1992 Traditional Irish Needlework 940D 941D Irish Theme Visual Arts 942D 943D Traditional Soda Bread – White 944D 945D Traditional Soda Bread – Brown 946D 947D Fancy Irish Bread 948D 949D Needlework and visual arts items may be picked up after judging. All bread entries become the property of the Feis. Judging is expected to occur after 10:00 am on Feis day. RESULTS: Results may be purchased at $3.00 per competitor for email delivery or $5.00 for surface mail. ENTRY FEES: (US funds only – payment on-line, by mail or at Feis.) All fees including late or changes must be paid before a competitor can perform: 1st Feis or Beginner 1 $20.00 all solos & any figures/ceili Beginner 2, Novice, all competitions at these or Open $35.00 grades & any figures/ceili Championship all competitions at these & Preliminary $40.00 levels & any figures/ceili Figures/Ceili Only $10.00 for all figures/ceili Music $10.00 all instrumental & vocal Family Rate $80.00 if paid at one time Soda Bread, Irish Art & Parent/Child free ADMISSION TO THE FACILITY: There is a $16 per family fee for admission to the venue automatically assessed at registration. Family includes all relatives residing at the same address. PARKING: Free of charge. Note: The Feis will not provide fee refunds.
2010 FEIS SCHEDULE:
Saturday, 5 June, Ultimate Soccer, Pontiac, MI
8:30 a.m. Anthems, 1st Feis & Beginner 1 events & Figures/Ceili
9:00 a.m. All other solo dance competitions (Beginner 2, Novice & Open)
COMPETITIONS
ADULT (Men & Women)
A dancer over age of 18 who has not danced in the above described (juvenile) competitions for a period of five years. Dancers who are in the adult categories cannot enter any competition other than Adult specified competitions. A dancer who wishes to return to any category other than Adult must remain out of Adult competitions until they retire from dancing for five consecutive years. ALL HARD SHOE DANCES AT TRADITIONAL SPEEDS.
SOLO LIGHT SLIP TREB HORN- TRAD.
Birth Year: REEL JIG JIG JIG PIPE SET
SPECIAL CHAMPIONSHIP LEVEL COMPETITION
SHEILA O’KENNEDY MEMORIAL TROPHY
Open to all solo/figure dancers
DOMESTIC ARTS (day of Feis) after pre-