Here we are at half-way Thursday at the Nationals

After a brief cool, windy shower yesterday afternoon, Thursday has dawned bright and full of promise - and sunshine!

Today is the first appearance of the teams, and the hall is buzzing with the sounds of arms moving!

Our schedule for today is as follows:

	Arena		Recall Hall
Thursday	0800	Under 11 Years Ceili
	1100	Under 13 Years Ceili
	1345	Results Ceili
	1445	Senior Boys 15 Years
		Senior Girls 15 Years
	1715	Under 13 Girls 3 Hand Choreography	1730	Recall Senior Boys & Girls 15 Years
		Under 13 Mixed 3 Hand Choreography
		Junior Figure Dance
	2100	Results

Under 11 Girls 4 Hand Ceili are competing for the Gaelic Football & Hurling Association Trophy, donated by G.A.A SA and there are 40 teams in this section, which is sponsored by AIDA Western Australia Branch.

Under 11 Mixed 4 Hand Ceili are competing for the Colleen Kirby Perpetual Trophy and there are 26 teams in this section, which is sponsored by O'Neill Civil Pty Ltd.

Under 11 Girls 8 Hand Ceili are competing for the Doyle Family Trophy, donated by Carmel Doyle ADCRG SA.

Under 11 Mixed 8 Hand Ceile are competing for the Peter David Dowd Memorial Trophy, donated by Carmel Griffiths ADCRG and Peter Dowd and there are nine teams in this section, which is sponsored by Kathleen McAleer ADCRG.

Under 13 Girls 4 Hand Ceili are competing for the Harold, Eileen & Kate Jones Perpetual Trophy donated by Mr & Mrs Jones NSW and there are 36 teams in this section, which is sponsored by AIDA Victoria Branch.

Under 13 Mixed 4 Hand Ceili are competing for the AIDA Queensland Perpetual Trophy donated by AIDA QLD and there are 18 teams in this section, which is sponsored by Scoil Rince Tir an Oir.

Under 13 Mixed 8 Hand Ceili are competing for the William, Sarah & Liam Monks Memorial Trophy donated by Frances Stokes TCRG & Margaret Monks SA.

Senior Boys 15 Years are competing for the Sean Gilroy Memorial Trophy and there are nine dancers in this section.

1^st round starts with competitor 101

2^nd round starts with competitor 104

3^rd round starts with competitor 107

Sashes are donated by Trophy Traders International.

Winner’s Gift donated by NorthWest Designs.

Senior Girls 15 Years are competing for the Cec Cocking Perpetual Trophy and the Hilda Therese Walton Tiara (1st Place) and the Felix "Rocky" Burns Memorial Trophy (2nd Place) and there are 86 dancers in this section.

1^st round starts with competitor 101

2^nd round starts with competitor 129

3^rd round starts with competitor 157

Sashes are donated by Trophy Traders International.

Winner’s Gift donated by NorthWest Designs.

Under 13 Girls 3 Hand Choreography are competing for the Celtic Musicians Club Perpetual Trophy donated by the Celtic Musicians Club SA and there are 26 teams in this section.

Under 13 Mixed 3 Hand Choreography are competing for the Melino Family Perpetual Trophy donated by Dierdre Murphy ADCRG SA and there are 19 teams in this section.

Junior Figure Dance are competing for the Tom & Maura Finn Perpetual Trophy donated by Elizabeth Howe ADCRG SA and there are five teams in this section.

Not long to go now!! ChaosCentral is heading off in search of coffee and chocolate crackles :)