Feile Nua results - courtesy of Ewan Stals

Age Group Aggregate Winners:

Beginners 4/5/6 - Ella Borgo – Simpson

Beginners 7/8 - Sophie Newton – Gregory

Beginner's 9/10+ - Amy King – Simpson

Primary 8/9 - Matilda Bell – Gregory

Primary 10+ - Kate Symonds – Simpson

Intermediate 7/8 - Sally McGavock – Gregory

Intermediate 9/10 – Michaela Mason – Wollongong

Intermediate 10+ - Zoe Swan – Gregory

Open 7/8 – Rose Hanratty – Halloran

Open 9&10 – Christina O'Connor - Dwyer Whelan

Open 11&12 - Jonty Moore – Aisling

Open 13&14 – Jordan Fisher - Gregory

Open 15 – Megan Palmer - Gregory

Open 16&17 – Ceili Moore – Aisling

Open 18+ – Jessica Manuel - Simpson

Worlds Prep 12-14 - Natalie O'Connor - Dwyer Whelan

Worlds Prep 15&16 - Ceili Moore – Aisling

Worlds Prep 18+ - Stewart McWhinnie - Dwyer Whelan

Section Winners:

SECTION 1 - 7/8 YRS INTER/OPEN JIG 1

Place

1 18 Rose Hanratty Halloran

SECTION 2 - 8 YEARS PRIMARY JIG

Place

1 27 Matilda Bell Gregory

SECTION 3 - 7/8 YRS OPEN TROPHY SET

Place

1 18 Rose Hanratty Halloran

SECTION 4 - 7/8 YEARS BEGINNERS JIG

Place

1 19 Sophie Newton Gregory

SECTION 5 - 6 YEARS BEGINNERS JIG

Place

1 8 Ella Borgo Simpson

SECTION 6 - 7/8 YRS INTERMEDIATE JIG 1

Place

1 14 Connie Sutton Aisling

SECTION 7 - 7+ YEARS OPEN JIG 2

Place

1 18 Rose Hanratty Halloran

SECTION 8 - 4/5 YEARS BEGINNERS JIG

Place

1 7 Tara King Simpson

SECTION 9 - 7/8 YEARS BEGINNERS SLIPJIG

Place

1 20 Alaska Kingston-Lee Simpson

SECTION 10 - 8 YEARS PRIMARY SLIPJIG

Place

1 29 Monique Swan Gregory

SECTION 11 - 7/8 YRS INTER TROPHY SET

Place

1 32 Shannon Gerrard Tir an Oir

SECTION 12 - 7-9 YRS BEG EXTRA JIG

Place

1 25 Jade Plaistow Dimmock

SECTION 13 - 4-6 YRS BEG EXTRA JIG

Place

1 7 Tara King Simpson

SECTION 14 - 7/8 YEARS OPEN REEL 1

Place

1 18 Rose Hanratty Halloran

SECTION 15 - 8 YEARS PRIMARY REEL

Place

1 20 Alaska Kingston-Lee Simpson

SECTION 16 - 7/8 YRS INTER REEL 1

Place

1 24 Erin Burke Simpson

SECTION 17 - 7/8 YEARS BEGINNERS REEL

Place

1 19 Sophie Newton Gregory

SECTION 18 - 6 YEARS BEGINNERS REEL

Place

1 8 Ella Borgo Simpson

SECTION 19 - 5 YEARS BEGINNERS REEL

Place

1 3 Ciara Jordan Gregory

SECTION 20 - 7/8 YRS BEG TROPHY REEL

Place

1 28 Miranda James Gregory

SECTION 21 - 5/6 YRS BEG TROPHY REEL

Place

1 6 Lily Newton Gregory

SECTION 22 - 9/10 YEARS OPEN JIG 1

Place

1 36 Christina O'Connor Dwyer Whelan

SECTION 23 - 9 YRS PRIMARY TREBLE JIG

Place

1 39 Jasmina Frawley Dimmock

SECTION 24 - 9+ YEARS BEGINNERS JIG

Place

1 42 Amy King Simpson

SECTION 25 - 9/10 YRS INTER JIG 1

Place

1 51 Sarah Cunneen Simpson

SECTION 26 - 8/9 YRS PRIMARY TRAD

Place

1 27 Matilda Bell Gregory

SECTION 27 - 9/10 YRS INTER TROPHY SET

Place

1 49 Michaela Mason Wollongong

SECTION 28 - 10+ YRS PRIM TREBLE JIG

Place

1 56 Kate Symonds Simpson

SECTION 29 - 9 YEARS PRIMARY SLIPJIG

Place

1 108 Jasmine Fisk Gregory

SECTION 30 - 9 YEARS OPEN HORNPIPE 1

Place

1 36 Christina O'Connor Dwyer Whelan

SECTION 31 - 11+ YRS PRIM TRADITIONAL

Place

1 70 Rebecca Symonds Simpson

SECTION 32 - 9/10 YRS OPEN TROPHY SET

Place

1 36 Christina O'Connor Dwyer Whelan

SECTION 33 - 9+ YEARS BEGINNERS SLIPJIG

Place

1 42 Amy King Simpson

SECTION 34 - 8/9 YRS PRIM TROPHY REEL

Place

1 27 Matilda Bell Gregory

SECTION 35 - 9/10 YRS BEG TROPHY REEL

Place

1 42 Amy King Simpson

SECTION 36 - 9/10 YEARS OPEN SLIPJIG 1

Place

1 50 Niamh Mack Carey

SECTION 37 - 9/10 YEARS PRIMARY REEL

Place

1 42 Amy King Simpson

SECTION 38 - 9/10 YEARS OPEN REEL 1

Place

1 36 Christina O'Connor Dwyer Whelan

SECTION 39 - 9+ YEARS BEGINNERS REEL

Place

1 42 Amy King Simpson

SECTION 40 - 10 YEARS OPEN SLIPJIG 2

Place

1 44 Caitlin Johnstone Gregory

SECTION 41 - 9/10 YRS INTER REEL 1

Place

1 51 Sarah Cunneen Simpson

SECTION 42 - 11-13 YEARS PRIMARY REEL

Place

1 70 Rebecca Symonds Simpson

SECTION 43 - 10+ YRS INTER SLIPJIG 2

Place

1 65 Naomi Mason Wollongong

SECTION 44 - 11+ YEARS PRIMARY SLIPJIG

Place

1 56 Kate Symonds Simpson

SECTION 45 - 11-14 YRS INTER SLIPJIG 1

Place

1 68 Zoe Swan Gregory

SECTION 46 - 11+ YRS PRIM TROPHY REEL

Place

1 56 Kate Symonds Simpson

SECTION 47 - 11 YRS INTER HORNPIPE 1

Place

1 54 Fiona Ballard Tir an Oir

SECTION 48 - 11/12 YRS INTER/OPEN JIG 1

Place

1 60 Catherine Back Simpson

SECTION 49 - 12 YEARS OPEN HORNPIPE 1

Place

1 63 Jonty Moore Aisling

SECTION 50 - 11/12 YRS OPEN TROPHY SET

Place

1 52 Allison Manuel Simpson

SECTION 51 - 11/12 YRS INTER JIG 1

Place

1 68 Zoe Swan Gregory

SECTION 52 - 14-16 YRS WORLDS PREP HORNPIPE 1

Place

1 75 Natalie O'Connor Dwyer Whelan

SECTION 53 - 12+ YRS INTER TROPHY SET

Place

1 65 Naomi Mason Wollongong

SECTION 54 - 11/12 YEARS OPEN REEL 1

Place

1 63 Jonty Moore Aisling

SECTION 55 - 12-16 YEARS WORLDS JIG 1

Place

1 94 William Bryant Halloran

SECTION 56 - 11/12 YRS INTER REEL 1

Place

1 54 Fiona Ballard Tir an Oir

SECTION 57 - 18+ YEARS WORLDS JIG 1

Place

1 98 Stewart McWhinnie Dwyer Whelan

SECTION 58 - 11/12 YEARS OPEN SLIPJIG 1

Place

1 66 Taillah McLoughlin Simpson

SECTION 59 - 14+ YRS INTER JIG 1

Place

1 71 Ashlyn Moloney Tir an Oir

SECTION 60 - 12 YEARS OPEN SOFT SHOE 2

Place

1 59 Calum Jordan Gregory

SECTION 61 - 13+ YRS INTER REEL 1

Place

1 70 Rebecca Symonds Simpson

SECTION 62 - 12-14 YRS WORLDS SET

Place

1 75 Natalie O'Connor Dwyer Whelan

SECTION 63 - 15/16 YRS WORLDS SET

Place

1 94 William Bryant Halloran

SECTION 64 - 14/15 YEARS OPEN HORNPIPE 1

Place

1 84 Megan Palmer Gregory

SECTION 65 - 13-15 YEARS OPEN JIG 1

Place

1 80 Chelsea Rafter Aisling

SECTION 66 - 18+ YRS WORLDS SET DANCE

Place

1 98 Stewart McWhinnie Dwyer Whelan

SECTION 67 - 15+ YRS OPEN HORNPIPE 2

Place

1 79 Ceridwen Radcliffe Gregory

SECTION 68 - 16+ YEARS OPEN JIG 1

Place

1 97 Jessica Manuel Simpson

SECTION 69 - 16+ YRS OPEN HORNPIPE 1

Place

1 88 Ceili Moore Aisling

SECTION 70 - 15 YRS WORLD PREP SLIPJIG

Place

1 81 Eileen Wallace Wollongong

SECTION 71 - 12-14 YRS WORLDS REEL 1

Place

1 75 Natalie O'Connor Dwyer Whelan

SECTION 72 - 15+ YRS WORLDS TROPHY SOFT SHOE

Place

1 98 Stewart McWhinnie Dwyer Whelan

SECTION 73 - 16-18 YRS WORLDS REEL 1

Place

1 98 Stewart McWhinnie Dwyer Whelan

SECTION 74 - 21+YRS WORLDS SLIPJIG

Place

1 102 Jacqueline Gregory Gregory

SECTION 75 - 12-14 YRS WORLDS TROPHY SOFT SHOE

Place

1 77 Lauren Stals Gregory

SECTION 76 - 19+ YRS OPEN TROPHY SET

Place

1 99 Caitlin Ironside Simpson

SECTION 77 - 16-18 YRS OPEN TROPHY SET DANCE

Place

1 88 Ceili Moore Aisling

SECTION 78 - 14/15 YRS OPEN TROPHY SET DANCE

Place

1 81 Eileen Wallace Wollongong

SECTION 79 - 16+ YEARS OPEN SLIPJIG 1

Place

1 97 Jessica Manuel Simpson

SECTION 80 - 13-15 YEARS OPEN REEL 2

Place

1 74 Jordan Fisher Gregory

SECTION 81 - 15/16 YEARS OPEN REEL 1

Place

1 88 Ceili Moore Aisling

SECTION 82 - 13/14 YEARS OPEN REEL 1

Place

1 74 Jordan Fisher Gregory

SECTION 83 - 17+ YEARS OPEN REEL 1

Place

1 99 Caitlin Ironside Simpson

SECTION 84 - 14/15 YEARS OPEN SLIPJIG 1

Place

1 84 Megan Palmer Gregory

SECTION 85 - 17+ YEARS OPEN REEL 2

Place

1 100 Gabrielle Dinn Gregory

We are early!!

The final section of the feis is about to hit the stage, then it is all over! We are running early, a credit to the organisers and a nice change for all.

Feis results update

Later tonight, once ChaosCentral wends its way back to Sydney, it hopes to receive an email that will list the winners of each of the 85 sections, and the aggregate winners in the age groups.

Once received, this will be posted to LiveCommentary.

Nearly there!!!

Only five more sections to go, we are almost there, and on time too!!!

A collection of reels and slip jigs, then it is all over....until next year.

Gourmet food update

50% off everything at the canteen - rush down to Canberra - NOW - to get a bargain!!!!

The feis is having a five minute break

The 16-18 years are all puffed out, so they are getting some time to recover. Old age is such a terrible thing when you are a dancer :)

11 & 12 years presentations just finished

Back to the dancing!

Gourmet food update

There is an old-fashioned sweet shop in Berrima, which has always been a favourite rest stop for ChaosCentral as it motors towards Canberra in its vintage Mercedes saloon. A younger member of ChaosCentral staff had the driving duties this trip, in an effort to meet the NSW government's requirement that all L drivers accumulate a minimum of 25% of their lifetime in driving hours before sitting their P test.

Said younger staff member has just returned from the aforementioned saloon with a carry-bag full of sweet delights, which are now being rummaged for the best bits, the remainder will be offered to other staff members upon our return to Sydney.

Harsh, but fair - we had to travel here and back!

Feis reorganisation

The backstage has just been reorganised - speakers have been repositioned to point towards the dancers so that they can better hear the music, resulting in a move to the front of stage for the announcer and support staff :)

Feis update

The sections are progressing nicely, and generally in the order of the program. We appear to be on time and so there should be another set of presentations, which ChaosCentral can't put up - yet.

The reason for this is as follows:

• adjudicator gives marks to tabulators
• they enter it into a spreadsheet
• spreadsheet is printed and given to announcer
• announcer is the only person who knows how many get a "place" in the section, and how many are "highly commended"
• ChaosCentral is busy photographing and can't also write the details at the same time (note to self, must do better)
• if ChaosCentral was given the spreadsheet, there is no way to determine if a section had 1st, 2nd, 3rd, HC, HC, HC, or just 1st and five HC; getting this wrong would result in an international incident

So, until someone gives ChaosCentral a marked-up set of results, they can't be posted here.

A dancing observation

As a completely unqualified entity to make this comment, it is interesting to note that, as the age groups progress past about the 11 years, more of the dancers leave the stage and pass by ChaosCentral audibly puffing, rather like a 38 Class steam locomotive. This could be because of the increased effort they put into the dancing, the fitness equation changing as they get older, or some completely unrelated set of circumstances. Still, it is an audible difference, and each of the dancers is more fit than ChaosCentral ever was, even in the peak of rowing fitness several geological ages ago :)

Aggregate winners in this morning's age groups were announced

There was a very brief stage presentation, some may have left and some were not in costume so couldn't be photographed.

Gourmet food update

Not a chocolate crackle to bee seen. However, the rolls and toasted sandwiches, ham and cheese croissants and other food is wonderful!

As the older age groups progress, the food will diminish - so get in early.

Presentations have just finished

We are now moving into the 12 years and above sections for the afternoon.

Lunch break!

Short break between sections

Results are being tabulated, presentations will follow then a 15 minute break....

Feis scenes

Feis update

There is a mini-rush in marshalling, with the 8/9 years trophy reel all lined up and ready to go! See more on http://www.livestream.com/australianirishdancing

Presentations are over for the youngest competitors.

Individual results won't be posted here as there are 85 sections, the results aren't computer-recorded in the same manner as they are announced on stage. So, as ChaosCentral can't photograph and record placings at the same time........sorry.

8 years and under sections have now finished

Whilst there results are being tabulated, the 9 & 10 years will continue.

5 & 6 years now dancing

This is the youngest age group and for most of these dancers, it is the first time they have competed or even been on a stage in front of a crowd. The hall was very silent whilst they danced and at the end, they all received a round of applause, running and skipping from the stage back to their parents.

Feis update

Some of the older age groups (11+) are starting to filter in to the hall - there is a gentle buzz in the room, not enough to bother the adjudicator, but noticeable.

Outside is still overcast and drizzly but the hall is warm and very comfortable, plenty of seating, good sound, large stage, a canteen and a vendor - all that one needs, except for the fathers' creche.

Feis scenes

Nice ears!!

Feis update

LiveCam has been broadcasting for 1 hour, total number of people watching: 1 :(

There will be a short break after the jig sections as the flooring is re-laid at the back of the stage.

Feis update

We are working our way through the younger age groups, the hall is buzzing with the sounds of little dancers, excited to be in their first feis for the year, and for some, their first ever feis.

There is also the sound of prospective irish dancers, usually the much younger siblings of the youngest dancers....they are amusing themselves by crying from time to time and letting us all know that there is yet a younger generation on its way.

We are now up to section 10, presentations are due sometime after 10:00 but there is no way to tell how well we are running to time, but everyone is having fun!

Gourmet food update

The canteen is up and operating, fabulous food, but no chocolate crackles spotted yet!

Online section updates

If you watch http://www.livestream.com/australianirishdancing, the bottom of the screen will show which section is dancing!

Today's schedule

8.30am 7/8 years
8.45am 5/6 years
Prizes
10.30am 9/10 yrs Open
10.45am 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 yrs Beginners, Primary and Intermediate (some intermediate dancers will also compete early in the next time slot – Teachers will be advised)
Prizes & Lunch
1.00pm 11/12 yrs Intermediate & Open
1.45pm Worlds Prep Hard Shoe All Ages (results 11/12yrs)
and 14 yrs & older Intermediate Hard Shoe
2.30pm 13, 14, 15 yrs Open Hard Shoe
and 13 years & older Intermediate Soft Shoe
Prizes when results available
3.15pm 16 yrs & older Open Hard Shoe
and Worlds Soft Shoe
4.15pm 14 yrs & older Open Set Dance
4.45pm Open Soft Shoe
5.45pm Finish

Welcome to Feile Nua

We are at Daramalan College in Dickson, ACT, for the first feis of the year for ChaosCentral.

Whilst most normal people were resting, ChaosCentral was as busy as a politician realising that the election is next week, and suddenly doing things to look busy. So, we have made some changes around here.

Firstly, LiveCommentary is now available at the address livecommentary.swoose.net, it will also work at the old address.

Secondly, LiveCam is now at http://www.livestream.com/australianirishdancing and will hopefully be rid of the inappropriate ads that came with the other service provider.

And finally, there will be guest commentators at ChoasCentral this year, possibly in other states as well!

So, on to the feis.

The adjudicator for today is Brendan Tiernan ADCRG, resplendent in stripes on the marking podium :)

There are 85 sections today, with variable numbers and as they are too numerous, and as ChaosCentral can't touch type (!), we will bring you highlights as we can.