And so the Claddagh Begginer, Primary and Elementary is over for another year!

Many thanks to those who fed and watered ChaosCentral and to Karen Heggie who provided the results.

See you next week at the Canberra Feis on Saturday and the Easter Feis on Sunday :)

Results - 12 Years & Over

	Beginners  Premiership 12 & Over
1st	Isabella	Matthews	Gra Na Rince
2nd	Hannah	Michel	Carroll
3rd	Sandra	Brand	Spreagadh Na Rince
4th	Niamh	Fleming	McMahon
	Primary Premiership 12 & 13 Years
1st	Isabelle	Dankers	Walton
2nd	Meg	Attard	Higgins
3rd	Beth	Duck	Reilly
4th	Abby	Fisher	Rince Le Nor
5th	Mikayla	Klusenberg	Gra Na Rince
	Primary Premiership 14 & 15 Years
1st	Isabella	Highfield	Rince Le Nor
2nd	Adelaide	Highfield	Rince Le Nor
3rd	Emma	Jefferson	Rince Le Nor
4th	Brooke	Winfield	Higgins
	Primary Premiership 20 Years
1st	Emile	Taylor	Spreagadh Na Rince
	Elementary Premiership 12 Years
1st	Alannah	Frawley	Wollongong Acad
2nd	Liam	Thorne	Halloran
3rd	Paige	Bowmer	Bird Studio
4th	Kate	Woodbury	Carroll
5th	Matilda	Barwick	Spreagadh Na Rince
6th	Chloe	Schulze	Wollongong Acad
7th	Madeline	Bain	Gra Na Rince
8th	Sophie	Miller	Wollongong Acad
9th	Kara	Horsfield	Gra Na Rince
	Elementary Premiership 13 & 14 Years
1st	Megan	Donnelly	Wollongong Acad
2nd	Mairead	Cargill	Dwyer-Whelan
3rd	Bryanee	Jarrett	Bird Studio
4th	Chantelle	Dankers	Walton
5th	Emer	Brannelly	Rince Le Nor
6th	Ciara	Sheehan	Higgins
7th	Sarah	Neasy	Claddagh Academy
8th	Stephanie	Raynes	Halloran
	Elementary Premiership 15 & Over
1st	Caoimhe	McEnallay	Dwyer-Whelan
2nd	Nicole	Rood	Rince Le Nor
3rd	Natalie	Jones	Higgins
=4th	Stephanie	Dickson	Rince Le Nor
=4th	Caitlin	McDermott	Rince Le Nor
	Elementary Premiership Adults
1st	Louise Kathryn	Poleweski	Spreagadh Na Rince

Elementary Premiership dancers now on stage

So....we...must....be.................close.........?

Premiership dances have started

So presentations can't be far....

Nearly there!

Almost 1000 photos to upload for the Claddagh....after the last section finishes and ChaosCentral arrives back home after an hour long trek :)

Feis update

With only the older sections remaining to dance, the hall has now resumed the usual visual capacity - about 1/3 full.  Room to move, no queues for the food - oops, the canteen is closed :)

Well, we can see that we are in the home stretch and, to make matters interesting, having enjoyed using IFTTT all day, ChaosCentral seems to have exceeded an unpublished maximum number of automatic transfers - which means that this and all following comments won't automatically hit Facebook.

So I can say what I like about Kate Halloran with impunity :)

Novice Premiership 9 Years & Over

1st Sarah Tchepak Halloran
2nd Jessica Baron McMahon
3rd Kasey Salvo Halloran
4th Bailey Kramer Scoil Rince Coamhanagh



Beginners Premiership 9 Years

1st Genevieve Beck Wollongong
2nd Isabelle McPartlin Scoil Rince Coamhanagh
3rd Evie Lee Ryan Academy of Dance
4th Isabelle Rogers Carey
5th Alicia Van Den Braak Halloran



Beginners Premiership 10 & 11 Years


1st Eva Matthews Gra Na Rince
2nd Annika Humphries Scoil Rince Coamhanagh
3rd Jemma Copland Wollongong
4th Madisson Paull Kay Munro School QLD
=5th Patricia Motahari Scoil Rince Coamhanagh
=5th Taylor Mooney McMahon
7th Chantelle Walsh Spreagadh Na Rince




Primary Premiership 9 Years

1st Hannah Woodbridge Scoil Rince Coamhanagh
2nd Clare Dilley Wollongong Acad
3rd Fergus Wall Dwyer-Whelan
4th Gabby Rainey Dwyer-Whelan
5th Trinity Macann McMahon
=6th Bonnie Padron Halloran
=6th Tiarna Sherlock Wollongong Acad




Primary Premiership 10 & 11 Years

1st Tiarne Bear Higgins
2nd Bianca Keating Dwyer-Whelan
3rd Amber Baillie Wollongong Acad
4th Olivia Winfield Higgins
5th Madisson Paull Kay Munro School QLD
6th Teresa Minahan Claddagh
7th Georgia Wadley Carey
8th Anna Linehan Rince Le Nor
9th Erin Tabley Gra Na Rince


Elementary Premiership 9 Years

1st Liam McWeeney Walton
2nd Alannah Merchant Wollongong Acad
3rd Ellise Gray Halloran
4th Chelsea Smith Bird Studio
5th Gabriel Garcia Halloran
6th Bridie Brisco Cox
7th Lauren Frawley Wollongong Acad
8th Emma Pragnell Bird Studio

AA Alannah Hader Currie - Henderson
AA Lara Wishart Gra Na Rince
AA Ella Fitzmaurice Reilly Studio



Elementary Premiership 10 Years


1st Shannyn Merchant Wollongong Acad
2nd Camilla Kelgren Ku-Ring-Gai
=3rd Niamh Marsden Ku-Ring-Gai
=3rd Hannah Bartlett Maher
5th Leila McNamara Derwent
6th Finn McCloy Ni Piobaire
7th Jemima Barwick Spreagadh Na Rince
8th Ruth Taylor Dwyer-Whelan
9th Lauren Bowmer Bird Studio




Elementary Premiership 11 Years

1st Molly Kingham-Convey Walton
2nd Emma Farrell Reilly Studio
3rd Leanne Rood Rince Le Nor
4th Cait Roche Halloran
5th Emily Garcia Halloran
6th Chyene Rattenbury Derwent
7th Reece Smith Bird Studio
=8th Tara Slowey Maher
=8th Sarah Hannigan Reilly Studio
10th Elizabeth Tax Wollongong Acad
=11th Chloe Wiltshire Bird Studio
=11th Amie Farrell Maher

AA Lili Copland Wollongong Acad
AA Jessica Shaw Bird Studio
AA Madison Joseph Maher
AA Sharna Hall Derwent
AA Elise White Halloran
AA Ennaria Rourke Spreagadh Na Rince
AA Ebony Eathorne Derwent

9, 10 & 11 Years presentations!!!

Then only 12 Years & Over to go :)

Feis timing update...

ChaosCentral has just taken the opportunity to have a frank and detailed discussion with the Official Controller of Feis Timekeeping (Sydney Branch) who assured us that somewhere, in some universe using some yet to be discovered timekeeping system, we are actually on time.

Back in the real world, or something that passes for it where Irish Dancing is concerned, we expect to finish the competition before the school requires the hall tomorrow morning.  We think.  But don't quote us.

Feis update....

Yes, we are still dancing the Premiership rounds, but there is n end in sight as the dancers seem to be getting older are are in more sparkly dresses (technical term!)

ChaosCentral has dined superbly on good coffee (thanks Cecilia) and a chocolate crackle (thanks to - someone anonymous...) and is ready for presentations then the final section.  Any notion of finishing by the scheduled time is but a past dream...although the feeling in the hall is happy and entertained.

In fact, there are so many dancers her today in each of the sections, it is reminiscent of the early 2000s when dancing was peaking.  This must be a good sign?

Stay tuned for further updates once we have sampled the dinner menu...no MKR here though!

Premiership rounds for the 9, 10 & 11 Years are now underway

Maybe we are making up time?

Lost & found :(

Michelle Pham has lost a grey plastic bag with boys Haviana thongs with T. rex on them and a pair of check boy shorts.  They may have been taken by mistake.

Please contact her or me if you have found them.

Update to the update!

Sections 62, 63, 64 and 65 have been called to marshalling - there are 105 sections in the competition....

Feis update!

Well, it is still hot, inside and out.  The heating in the hall is very effective as a weight-loss measure but does nothing for the comfort of the dancers.  Still, they are putting on great performances.

We are working our way through the 9, 10 & 11 Years and there are fewer in these age groups than in the younger ones.  We are still around 45 minutes late, but everyone is smiling and the canteen is still doing a roaring trade :)

The place is still packed!!!

 Both levels are full, there is even a queue for the practice floor :)

And now the 9, 10 & 11 Years are on stage!

Results - 7 & 8 Years

	Novice Premiership 7 Years
1st	Charlotte	Broadley	Cox
2nd	Ciara	Evans	O'Cearbhaill
3rd	Alyssa	Davis	Higgins
4th	Abigail	Morgan	Cox
5th	Georgia	Briggs	Spreagadh Na Rince
6th	Sophie	Salvo	Halloran
7th	Ellen	Cooksey	Rince Le Nor
8th	Emily	Hunt	Spreagadh Na Rince
	Novice Premiership 8 Years
1st	Nicole	Pacheco	Higgins
2nd	Sally	Gordon	Spreagadh Na Rince
3rd	Meera	Ramassauam	Scoil Rince Coamhanagh
	Beginners Premiership 7 Years
1st	Matilda-Rose	Hall	Halloran
2nd	Rachel	French	Halloran
3rd	Rory	Kinsella	Dwyer-Whelan
4th	Tara	King	Halloran
5th	Jessica	Derwent	Derwent
6th	Jonah	Pham	Halloran
7th	Jennifer	Farrell	Reilly
8th	Aleisha	McGookin	Currie-Henderson
9th	Carissa	Gallagher	Halloran
10th	Corey	White	Halloran
11th	Kate	Chatteur	Dwyer-Whelan
12th	Kasey	Quigly	Higgins
AA	Mercedes	Hastings	Claddagh
AA	William	Rothfeild	Scoil Rince Coamhanagh
AA	Tylar	Rumble	Spreagadh Na Rince
AA	Aidan	MacSweeney	Dwyer-Whelan
AA	Lily	Jagers	Rince Le Nor
AA	Sophia	Nehme	Rince Le Nor
AA	Bridget	Kearney	Currie-Henderson
AA	Lachlan	Gillis	Gra Na Rince
	Beginners Premiership 8 Years
1st	Evie	Wightwick	O'Cearbhaill
2nd	Tilli	McMahon	Dwyer-Whelan
3rd	Mika	Singh	O'Cearbhaill
4th	Sofia	Robinson	Dwyer-Whelan
5th	Gemma	Boughan	Gra Na Rince
6th	Katie	McPartlin	Scoil Rince Coamhanagh
7th	Hayley	Yeoman	Scoil Rince Coamhanagh
8th	Kristy	Walsh	Spreagadh Na Rince
9th	Isaac	Fletcher	Walton
AA	Ashley	Howlett	Wollongong
AA	Samantha	Emeish	Halloran
AA	Taylah	Kellermeier	Spreagadh Na Rince
AA	Sarah	McPhan	Wollongong
	Primary Premiership 7 & 8 Years
1st	Kaitlyn	Holland	Carey
2nd	Emma	Sacco	Claddagh
3rd	Kate	Goranic	Cox
4th	Jess	Whyburn	Cox
5th	Amelia	Crilly	Wollongong Acad
6th	Bree	Hayes	Cox
7th	Scarlett	Sweeney	Scoil Rince Coamhanagh
8th	Niamh	Canning	Maher
AA	Roisin	Carey	Dwyer-Whelan
AA	Scarlett	Pearce	Dwyer-Whelan
AA	Erin	Caldwell	Higgins
AA	Katya	Doyle	Dwyer-Whelan
	Elementary Premiership 7 Years
1st	Mia	Thomas	Halloran
2nd	Ryan	Yeates	Halloran
3rd	Bella	Masters	Higgins
4th	Jaeda	Ross	Wollongong Acad
5th	Ella	Jacob	Halloran
6th	Scarlett	Appleyard	Scoil Rince Coamhanagh
7th	Chiara	Peluso	Reilly Studio
	Elementary Premiership 8 Years
1st	Maddison	Paine	Halloran
2nd	Caitlin	Finnegan	Reilly Studio
3rd	Jack	Wardini	Halloran
=4th	Leah	Kingham-Convey	Walton
=4th	Brianna	Ross	Spreagadh Na Rince
6th	Tara	O'Connell	Reilly Studio
7th	Amoretta	Rourke	Spreagadh Na Rince
8th	Danijela	Hader	Currie - Henderson
AA	Ireland	Everett	Carey
AA	Caitlin	Saville	Derwent
AA	Charlotte	Lineen	Scoil Rince Coamhanagh
AA	Sarah	Davidson	McMahon

Presentations!!!!

Premiership 2nd round now underway, so presentations can't be too far away...

We are probably running about 45 minutes late...so on time for Irish Dancing :)

Gourmet food update

 Chocolate crackles have arrived!!!!!!  The day is complete….and there is also some more dancing :)

Premierships for 7 & 8 Years now underway

First round done for some, but there are soooo many :)

Still high tide in the hall!!

 It is so full that they are sitting upstairs as well.  And, with it being a balmy 26C outside, it appears that the automatic hall heating has come on...

More feis scenes...

Marshalling scenes...

Technology update...

It appears that running two mobile broadband modems, one on Optus and one on Telstra is working.

Added to the mix this year is a Canon 6D connected wirelessly to a Mac so that each photo is automatically downloaded from the camera to the Mac - and the Mac automatically copies it to another disk.  So three copies as soon as I take a photo!

The second Mac is running LiveCam and a third Mac (on standby) is ready to replace one that breaks - or it can be used as a guest LiveCommentary machine.  Added to the mix are two WiFi routers (one active and one on standby) and spare disks in case something fails.

Next step - automatically load photos to somewhere...LiveCommentary or www.swoose.net or Facebook or....

Results - 6 Years & Under

	Novice Premiership 4 & Under
1st	Ellie	Carey	Carey
2nd	Raphael	Murphy	O'Cearbhaill
3rd	April Rose	Hockley	Spreagadh Na Rince
4th	Charlotte	Whyburn	Cox
AA	Olivia	Higgins	Higgins
	Novice Premiership 5 Years
1st	Leila	Broadley	Cox
2nd	Holly	Simpson	Cox
3rd	Erin	Doyle	Reilly
4th	Sienna	Petersen	Halloran
5th	Chloe	Rogers	Carey
=6th	Erin	Thistlethwaite	Halloran
=6th	Sienna	Diamond	Rince Le Nor
	Novice Premiership 6 Years
1st	Alannah	Lock	Higgins
2nd	Keela	Simpson	Scoil Rince Coamhanagh
3rd	Sue	Kim	Scoil Rince Coamhanagh
4th	Riadh	Bowler	O'Cearbhaill
=5th	Abigail	Smith	Scoil Rince Coamhanagh
=5th	Estella	Beltran	Carey
7th	Amelie	McKay	Halloran
8th	Ruby	Tyler	Rince Le Nor
9th	Angela	Nicholson	Halloran
10th	Jessica	Crawley	Ryan Academy of Dance
AA	Jemima	Atkins	Halloran
AA	Charlotte	Le	Halloran
AA	Eliza	Watt	O'Cearbhaill
AA	Niamh	Browne	Halloran
AA	Lachlan	Hockley	Spreagadh Na Rince
	Beginner Premiership 4 & Under
1st	Niamh	McDonagh	Halloran
2nd	Tabitha	Barwick	Spreagadh Na Rince
3rd	Vincent	Pham	Halloran
4th	Cassidy	Grima	Scoil Rince Ni Piobaire
5th	Sophie	O'Brien	Halloran
6th	Tiahna	Ross	Wollongong
	Beginner Premiership 5 years
1st	Ciara	Kingham-Convey	Walton
2nd	Ella	Liang	Halloran
3rd	Mia	Tesoriero	Higgins
4th	Heidi	Chapple	Halloran
5th	Isla	Lucchitti	Wollongong
6th	Charlotte	McDonagh	Scoil Rince Ni Piobaire
7th	Elise	Appleyard	Scoil Rince Coamhanagh
	Beginner Premiership 6 years
1st	Isobel	Munns	Halloran
2nd	Renae	Swinkels	Higgins
3rd	Layna	Phillips	Spreagadh Na Rince
4th	Sienna	Devine	Halloran
5th	Olivia	Wishart	Gra Na Rince
6th	Mia	Robinson	Wollongong
7th	Shae	Munro	Halloran
8th	Chantel	Galea	Scoil Rince Ni Piobaire
9th	Keeley	Rogers	Carey
10th	Aoife	Powell	Dwyer-Whelan
AA	Kaleah	Gribble	Spreagadh Na Rince
AA	Julia	Matthews	Gra Na Rince
AA	Olivia	Pragnell	Bird Studio
AA	Yichen	Zheng	Dwyer-Whelan
AA	Jemma	Riordan	Halloran
AA	Alyssa	Willard	Rince Le Nor
	Primary Premiership 6 Years
1st	Amy	Mason	Wollongong Acad
2nd	Caitlin	Hanratty	Derwent
3rd	Gabreille	Rothfeild	Scoil Rince Coamhanagh
	Elementary Premiership 6 & Under
1st	Madison	O'Brien	Halloran
2nd	Ciara-Leigh	Carey	Carey
3rd	Brianna	Woelms	Walton
4th	Aislinn	Carey	Carey
5th	Malea	Ross	Wollongong Acad
6th	April	Cividin	Reilly Studio
7th	Rose	Lynch	Maher
8th	Harriet	Hogben	Scoil Rince Coamhanagh

7 & 8 Years are now on stage

Results from this morning's dancing will be available very soon, Karen Heggie is on to it!!!

Presentations about to start!

Feis update

There are so many dancers here!!  It is like high-tide at the beach, the hall is packed, the entry area is packed and the feis is running until after 8 tonight....

Apparently there are twice the competitors as last year, over 250 - this bodes well for the future as new schools bring new dancers which breathes more life into the Irish Dancing scene,

Coming up next - dance to the music!

Dancers have been called to marshalling for their second round

Only four viewers on LiveCam.....must be a slow day :)

The small Premiership dancers are on stage now!

The 4 Years are now doing their dances....so small that they are almost swallowed by the space on stage!

Later, there will be a dance to the music section where the smaller dancers will have an opportunity to have fun on stage.

6 Years & Under Premiership first round underway

 Meanwhile, the canteen is stocked with its regular array of wonderful food…but no chocolate crackles :(








Marshalling the younger dancers








And the hall is very full...

We have vendors - and happy faces :)