Welcome to Fabulous Friday at the Nationals!!

A cool and overcast day in Wollongong, but one that dawns bright with promise of exciting dancing from the senior and most experienced members of the dancing community - the senior age groups.

Today's dancing schedule is as follows:

	Arena		Recall Hall
Friday	0800	Ladies 19 Years
		Men 19 & 20 Years
		Ladies 20 Years
	1015	Senior Men	1030	Recall Ladies 19 Years, Men 19 & 20 Years, Ladies 20 Years
		Senior Ladies
	1315	Under 16 Years 4 Hand Girls Ceili	1300	Recall Senior Men & Senior Ladies
		Under 16 Years 4 Hand Mixed Ceili
	1515	Results Ladies & Men, Senior Ladies & Men
	1615	Under 16 Years 8 Hand Girls Ceili
		Under 16 Years 8 Hand Mixed Ceili
	1830	13-15 Girls Reel in Couples
		13-15 Mixed Reel in Couples
		Intermediate Figure Dance
	2100	Results

Ladies 19 Years are competing for the Knowles Perpetual Trophy (1st Place) donated by Janelle Knowles TCRG NSW and Suzie Knowles, the Olive Friedewald Memorial Tiara donated by Katie McGrath TCRG NSW and family and the Julie Dudley Memorial Trophy (2nd Place) donated by Alison Picket TCRG and Bianca Nicholls TCRG SA and there are 37 dancers in this section, which is sponsored by the Embassy of Ireland.

1^st round starts with competitor 101

2^nd round starts with competitor 114

3^rd round starts with competitor 126

Sashes are donated by Trophy Traders International.

Mens 19 & 20 Years are competing for the Conway O'Connor Memorial Trophy and the Celtic Belt Shield (1st Place) and the Irish Chamber of Commerce & Industry Trophy (2nd Place) and there are six dancers in this section.

1^st round starts with competitor 101

2^nd round starts with competitor 104

3^rd round starts with competitor 106

Sashes are donated by Trophy Traders International.

Ladies 20 Years are competing for the Martin Fogarty Trophy and the Caroline O'Connor Trophy (1st Place), the Howden Family Trophy (2nd Place) and the Bridie O'Brien Memorial Trophy (3rd Place) and there are 18 dancers in this section, which is sponsored by AIDA NSW Branch.

1^st round starts with competitor 101

2^nd round starts with competitor 106

3^rd round starts with competitor 113

Sashes are donated by Trophy Traders International.

Senior Men are competing for the McCann Family Trophy and the John & Kathleen Gilroy Memorial Belt (1st Place) and the AIDA Victoria Perpetual Trophy (2nd Place) and there are four dancers in this section, which is sponsored by CNW Pty Ltd.

1^st round starts with competitor 101

2^nd round starts with competitor 102

3^rd round starts with competitor 104

Sashes are donated by Trophy Traders International.

Senior Ladies are competing for the J.W. & M.K. Currie Memorial Trophy, the Liam Rox Memorial Trophy and the Harry McCaffrey Memorial Tiara (1st Place), the Irish Drovers Trophy (2nd Place) and the Dorothy Beryl Derwent Memorial Trophy (3rd Place) and there are 65 dancers in this section, which is sponsored by AIDA Victoria Branch.

1^st round starts with competitor 101

2^nd round starts with competitor 124

3^rd round starts with competitor 147

Sashes are donated by Trophy Traders International.

Under 16 Girls 4 Hand Ceili are competing for the Sean Gilroy Perpetual Trophy donated by Sean Gilroy ADCRG (dec) and there are sixty teams in this section, which is sponsored by AIDA ACT Branch.

Under 16 Mixed 4 Hand Ceili are competing for the Mary Lydia Atkinson Perpetual Trophy donated by Margaret Atkinson ADCRG SA and there are 19 teams in this section.

Under 16 Girls 8 Hand Ceili are competing for the Challen Family Perpetual Trophy donated by Monica Challen SA and there are 20 teams in this section, which is sponsored by Renaissance Homes.

Under 16 Mixed 8 Hand Ceili are competing for the AIDA Marie Walsh Memorial Trophy donated by AIDA NSW and there are 14 teams in this section.

Under 16 Girls Reel in Couples are competing for the Comhaltas Ceoltori Eirann Perpetual Trophy donated by Celtic Club Melbourne Vic and there are 37 teams in this section.

Under 16 Mixed Reel in Couples are competing for the Celtic Club Melbourne Perpetual Trophy donated by Celtic Club Melbourne Vic and there are 14 teams in this section.

Intermediate Figure Dance are competing for the GAA Celtic Park Trophy donated by G.A.A. Vic and there are five teams in this section.