Results - 11 years and 8 years & under

	SECTION 1
	ELEMENTARY PREMIERSHIP 11 YEARS
	NO.	FIRST	LAST	STUDIO
I	199	Evangeline	Price	Currie-Hend
2	69	Corrina	Dwyer	Simpson ACT
3	174	Emma	O'Brien	Maher
4	63	Megan	Donnelly	Wollongong

	SECTION 2
	INTERMEDIATE -OPEN PREMIERSHIP 11 YEARS
	The Broderick Family Trophy
	Donated by Barbara Grupetta
	NO.	FIRST	LAST	STUDIO
1	61	Maggie	Devine	Maher
2	156	Taillah	McLoughlin	Liz Gregory ACT
3	255	Jordan	Walter	Halloran
4	143	Alex	Makin	Aisling
4	28	Kieran	Bryant	Halloran
6	192	Caitlin	Pellizzon	Maher
7	6	Catherine	Back	Simpson ACT
8	196	Sinead	Podesta	Maher
9	155	Emmah	McKeown	Creer-Harvey

	SECTION 3
	INTERMEDIATE -OPEN SETDANCE 11 YEARS
	NO.	FIRST	LAST	STUDIO
1	143	Alex	Makin	Aisling
2	61	Maggie	Devine	Maher
3	28	Kieran	Bryant	Halloran
4	156	Taillah	McLoughlin	Liz Gregory ACT
5	155	Emmah	McKeown	Creer-Harvey

	SECTION 4
	ELEMENTARY PREMIERSHIP 5 & 6 YEARS
	NO.	FIRST	LAST	STUDIO
1	118	Ashleigh	Kelly	Walton
2	216	Imogen	Ryan	Fenagh
3	95	Rose	Hanratty	Halloran
4	230	Erin	Stinten	Maher
5	274	Alana	Loveridge	Halloran
6	121	Olivia	Kennedy	Halloran
7	215	Ailie	Russell	Fenagh
	SECTION 5
	ELEMENTARY PREMIERSHIP 7 & 8 YEARS
	NO.	FIRST	LAST	STUDIO
1	241	Charlie	Town	Simpson ACT
2	131	Sophie	Liang	Simpson ACT
2	246	Rachel	Vella	Maher
4	138	Teresa	Lynch	Carey
5	200	Genevieve	Price	Currie-Hend
6	272	Noirin	Finnegan	Reilly
6	104	Alexandra	Hennings	Carey
8	203	Grace	Reid	Halloran
9	10	Ryan	Barlow	Maher

	SECTION 6
	INTER-OPEN PREMIERSHIP 7 YEARS & UNDER
	The Aine Hamilton Perpetual Trophy
	Donated by Aine Hamilton
	NO.	FIRST	LAST	STUDIO
1	86	Kahli	Gilchrist	Fenagh
2	137	Veronica	Lynch	Carey
	SECTION 7
	INTERMEDIATE-OPEN PREMIERSHIP 8 YEARS
	The Shane Podesta Memorial Trophy
	Donated by Matthew Podesta
	NO.	FIRST	LAST	STUDIO
1	168	Ashling	Munro	Halloran
2	23	Daniel	Brennan	Walton
3	132	Will	Limbrey	Carroll
4	182	Madeline	Osbon	Fenagh
5	5	Kyra	Atherton	Fenagh

	SECTION 8
	INTERMEDIATE-OPEN SETDANCE 7 YRS & UNDER
	NO.	FIRST	LAST	STUDIO
1	230	Erin	Stinten	Maher
2	241	Charlie	Town	Simpson ACT
3	95	Rose	Hanratty	Halloran
4	118	Ashleigh	Kelly	Walton
5	215	Ailie	Russell	Fenagh
6	121	Olivia	Kennedy	Halloran

	SECTION 9
	INTERMEDIATE-OPEN SETDANCE 8 YEARS
	NO.	FIRST	LAST	STUDIO
1	132	Will	Limbrey	Carroll
2	168	Ashling	Munro	Halloran
3	246	Rachel	Vella	Maher
4	23	Daniel	Brennan	Walton

Last dancers now on stage, presentations for 11 years and 8 years & under will follow

8 years & under are now doing their set dances

Presentations are due about 1030, so we are around 15 minutes late, but should get back on time quickly.

More people are entering the auditorium for some of the larger age groups and the buzz is starting to increase.

Feis update

At last!!!  The cafe has opened and the first caffeine fix of the day has arrived.  Along with a toasted ham and cheese croissant, breakfast is now done!

The 8 years and under are on stage now and, if you are watching LiveCam, you cans see them in marshalling.  However, die to the poor light, you might need the eyesight of an owl to pick up details....perhaps I need a better low-light camera?

This section is dancing three at a time on the stage and there is a small but attentive crowd watching them.  There are also quite a few new dancing parent here, getting into the swing of the feis scene and enjoying the atmosphere.  A quick scan of the auditorium finds five fathers...the numbers are slowly increasing :)

The dancers are now returning to marshalling ready for their soft shoe dances.

8 years & under Premiership now starting

The 7 years & under are competing for the Aine Hamilton Perpetual Trophy, donated by Aine Hamilton and there are two dancers in this section.

The 8 years are competing for the Shane Podesta Memorial Trophy, donated by Matthew Podesta and there are five dancers in this section.

11 years have now started their set dances

Feis update

Unusually for an early morning start, the auditorium is not very full and also not very noisy.  Perhaps the younger age groups that follow this section are yet to arrive?

Feis update

The 11 years have almost completed their hard shoe round and are changing shoes for their soft shoe round.

The adjudicator for this feis is Kathleen McAleer ADCRG.

Almost ready....

The marshalling area is quite dark, so the LiveCam pictures will be of variable quality.  Also, until the feis starts, LiveCam will broadcast without sound as they are still organising things.

It is a very cool Sydney morning, although for our Canberra competitors it is positively balmy at about 7C. The feis is held at the St Mary's Band Club, a wonderful establishment with excellent facilities, including good coffee and food.  Today, the coffee service will start at about 0930, so there many be some (more) erratic comments until the caffeine fix arrives!

The 11 years Premiership is about to start

There are 11 dancers competing for the Broderick Family Trophy, donated by Barbara Grupetta.

Also competing will be the 11 years Elementary, with 4 dancers.

Welcome to the Penrith Valley Feis

Today's timetable is as follows:
0830 11 years Elementary, Intermediate & Open
0930 8 years & under Elementary, Intermediate & Open
Results 11 & 8 years
1100 11 years & under Beginner & Primary
1215 Results & lunch
1315 Adults, 17 years & over Elementary, Intermediate & Open
1600 9 & 10 years Elementary, Intermediate & Open
1830 Results

Penrith Valley Feis is starting soon!!

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The Easter Feis is over for another year

It was a wonderful feis and we enjoyed bringing you the LiveCommentary and LiveCam, even though there were a couple of technical difficulties.

Neither LiveCommentary nor LiveCam will be at the Canberra feis, but we look forward to providing this service to you in two weeks time at the Penrith Valley Feis.

Results - 17 & Over Premierships

17 Years Girls Premiership
1 Elena Barrett-Hough, Creer-Harvey
2 Alyssa Flynn, Maher
3 Selina Rahill,

17 Years Boys Premiership
1 Adrian Sutton, Scoil Rince Aisling

18 Years Premiership
1 Asher Larnach, Maher
2 Moira Neasy, Claddagh
3 Jacqueline Broome, Maher

19 & Over Girls Premiership
1 Emma Connell, Scoil Rince Aisling
2 Jessica Denford,
3 Kathryn Young, Halloran
4 Emma Fitzpatrick, Reily
5= Erin Wanger, Carroll
5= Alex Carroll, Maher

Dancers now doing their soft shoe round - last set of dances for the feis!

They are dancing two at a time.

The last two sections are now dancing - these are the Premiership sections for the 17 & over

They are doing their hard shoe round now, so an estimated finishing time for this feis is around 19:30 or so...

17 & over are now dancing....we are running about 20 minutes late, which is still on-time in ID!

The hall is quite empty, it is disappointing that the younger dancers can't/don't stay to watch the older dancers at their peak.  But the audience who is here is very appreciative of the dancers.

Results - 13 & 14 Years Premiership

13 Years Girls Premiership
1 Harriet Ogilvie, Fenagh
2 Nessa Salvador, Halloran
3 Courtney Robinson, Currie-Henderson
4= Emma Grant, Currie-Henderson
4= Sinead Hickey, Fenagh
6 Isobel Fetherston, Creer-Harvey
7 Corrine Tucker, Carey

13 Years Boys Premiership
1 Jack Kearney, Currie-Henderson

14 Years Girls Premiership
1 Lauren Meredith, Simpson
2 Holly Makin, Scoil Rince Aisling
3 Caitlin Devine, Maher
4 Aislinn Podesta, Maher
5 Tamara Flynn, Maher
6 Kate Lynch, Halloran
7 Vanessa Hild, Creer-Harvey

14 Years Boys Premiership
1 Shaun Cameron, Maher
2 Alistair Bennett, Scoil Rince Aisling
3 Thomas Hughes, Currie-Henderson
4 Brandon Sutton, Scoil Rince Aisling

13 & 14 Years Premiership has finished

While the marks are being collated, the 17 years & over will start dancing.

13 Years Girls Premiership are now dancing their soft shoe round

They are dancing two at a time on the stage.

13 Years Premiership has been called to marshalling

Feis update

We are part way through the second last section of the day and we are still on-time!  The hall has fewer people in it now, the younger age groups have departed and the 15/16 years have some people rushing off to the Debutante practice.

Still a good atmosphere and, gee, can't the 13 & 14 years dancers make a noise on stage!

Gourmet food update:

Well, nothing really.  The real coffee service started about 10:00 as expected, no bacon & egg rolls available for breakfast, but plenty of the usual food available during the day, including a beef, bacon & mushroom pie that looked very appetising, and lambs fry & bacon for the more traditional amongst you.

Not a chocolate crackle to be seen - or heard :(

results - 16 Years Girls Premiership

1st Amy Longstone,
2 Anne-Louise Bennett, Scoil Rince Aisling
3 Rachael Larnach, Maher
4 Monique Hearn, Creer-Harvey
5 Clodagh O'Doherty, Currie-Henderson
6= Bernadette Neasy, Claddagh
6= Emma Woodbury, Carroll

13 and hard shoe warm up dances

hard shoe dances underway

15yrs girls Prem results

15yrs Premiership results
1st Marigold Coousens
2nd Ceili Moore
3rd Emily Stinton
=4TH Erin Moore and Brittany Fowler
6th Caitlin Apcar

girls 15 and 16 results are in

girls 15 and 16 results on stage now,

boys 14yrs now doing the light shoe round ,four competitors

boys make small talk as they await their turn for the light shoe round

14 yrs open  girls reel and slip jig have begun the soft shoe round of Prem dance,a small collision on stage and the two girls have re danced the last step,

14yr boys doing there hard shoe premiership dance,
we have had a fall on stage,both boys have left the stage,looks like no bones broken,
they are re dancing now

Results - 11 & 12 Years Premiership

11 Years Boys
1 Jonty Moore, Scoil Rince Aisling

11 Years Girls
1 Jordon Walter, Halloran
2 Maggie Devine, Maher
3 Alex Makin, Scoil Rince Aisling
4 Catherine Lynch, Carey
5 Caitlin Pellizon, Maher
6 Sinead Podesta, Maher
7 Emmah McKeown, Creer-Harvey
8 Evangeline Price, Currie Henderson
9 Shannon Claridge, Knox
10 Megan Donnelly, Wollongong Academy

12 Years Girls
1 Sarah Robinson, Scoil Rince Aisling
2 Mikaela Gardoni, Halloran
3 Jade Mason,
4 Madeline Byrne, Creer-Harvey
5 Thea Ross, Scoil Rince Aisling
6 Maria Lynch, Carey
7 Siobhan Hamilton, Maher
8 Amy Garrill, Knox
9 Sarah Leach, Creer-Harvey
10 Aurelia Jackson, Currie-Henderson
11 Bethany Hammond, Carroll
12 Madeline Yeaman, Creer-Harvey
13 Brooke Winfield, McMahon

15y & 16y reels and slip jigs now dancing

Results from the earlier section will be available soon.

12 Years Premiership now doing their soft shoe round

11 & 12 years presentations will be in the lounge immediately following this section, and the 15 & 16 years will be dancing at the same time.

11 Years Premiership soft shoe now dancing

Three at a time on the stage, and gee, they get a bit close to each other!

12 Years now dancing hard shoe Premiership

11 Years have just completed their hard shoe Premiership

Small technical glitch with internet connection, LiveCam back online

Hard shoe rounds are now dancing

Results - 5 & 6 Years

5 & 6 Years Premiership
1 Imogen Ryan, Fenagh
2 Liam Fitzgerald, Halloran
3 Rose Hanratty, Halloran
4 Erin Stinton, Maher
5 Olivia Kennedy, Halloran

11 & 12 years are doing soft shoe dances.

4, 5 & 6y sections have finished

Presentations will be in the lounge in about five minutes, 11 & 12years have been called to marshalling.

Feis update

4, 5 & 6 years are dancing three at a time, sometimes in pairs.  For many, this is their first competition and certainly their first year dancing.  Those watching and listening to LiveCam will hear that the hall is very quiet when they are on stage.  They are all dancing beautifully and, even at this age, are better than your correspondent will ever be - in any form of dance!

The hall is still very full, with only a few spare seats.  The lunch menu contains the usual ID health food specialties, and LiveCommentary enjoyed a high-fibre vegetarian lunch common to many dancers - chips & gravy.

Remember to tell your dancers to stop by the LiveCam and wave hello!

Breaking news!!

The two hall system is working so well, we are running about 15-20 minutes early - so if you are reading this and you are yet to compete - hurry up!!

Results - 7y & 8y

7 Years Premiership
1 Grace Rein, Halloran
2 Veronica Lynch, Carey
3= Genevieve Price, Currie-Henderson
3= Bethany Evans, Maher
4 Natasha Ross, Scoil Rince Aisling
5 Andy Carter,

8 Years Premiership
1 Aishling Munro,
2 Danae Moore, Scoil Rince Aisling
3 Will Limbrey, Carroll
4 Kyra Atherton, Fenagh
5 Madeline Osbon, Fenagh
6 Alexandra Hennings, Carey
7 Rachel Vella,

7 & 8 years Premiership has finished

Presentation will be in 10 minutes, 5, 6 & 7 y will start before then...

8y Premiership in marshalling for their soft shoe round

Presentations will follow this in the lounge area - this will not be broadcast on LiveCam.

8y Premiership are about to dance their hard shoe round

Feis update

Now dancing the hard shoe round of the 7y Premiership, the 8y have just been called to marshalling.

Now dancing section 29, this age group finishes at section 31

Presentations are being held at the same time as dancing, but in a different location.  LiveCam can only stream a single location so it will continue to stream the main hall.  Why?  Because to dismantle the system and move it to presentations, then do the reverse and bring it back, is just too difficult as I am also taking presentation photos at the same time.

I will work on the physics of being in two places at one time - perhaps ZandB can give me a hand with this :)

Results

9 & 10y Boys
1 Nicholas Barkopoulas-Cooke, Currie-Henderson
2 Oisin Braddock-Hanratty, Riley
3 Nathan Ball, Carey
4 Thomas Kearney, Currie-Henderson

9y Girls
1 Siobhan Lo,
2 Kate Wakeling, Maher
3 Chelsea Moutia,
4 Ashleigh Rollason,
5 Madeline Carroll, Halloran
6 Libby Wakeling, Maher
7= Gabrielle Irving, Creer-Harvey
7= Renee Doughty, Creer-Harvey
9 Sian Hamilton, Creer-Harvey

10y Girls
1 Isabella Fitzpatrick, Halloran
2 Bridie O'Neill, Carey
3 Anastasia Stinton, Maher
4 Abby Spajic, Halloran
5 Isabelle Shelley, Halloran
6 Annie Devine, Maher
7 Caitlin Kersivien, Maher
8 Clare Sultana, Maher
9 Tanya Ojala, Knox
10 Krystan Liddiard, Currie-Henderson

7 & 8 years are dancing now

Actually, they started 30 minutes ago, but to keep the feis running on time, the presentations for the 9 & 10 years was held in the lounge outside the dance area.

1st round of Girls 10 years Premiership has finished

Now dancing Girls 9 years Premiership 2nd round

10 years Girls Premiership now dancing...

Three at a time on the stage, sounds very loud at close range!

Now dancing the soft shoe rounds

They are dancing three at a time on the stage.

Gourmet food update:

Penrith Gaels is a traditional Irish Club and usually has fantastic food as well as cappuccinos from early in the morning.  This year, however, the good coffee is not yet available, it looks as if they have reverted to the 10:00 AM opening times of old, so the sixty or so parents here won't get a good coffee.  But perhaps more interestingly, the income from those people has been foregone.....maybe next year?

And no chocolate crackles....

We are at section 7

This age group dances until section 19, after which there will be presentations.  Dancers are doing two steps for this age group.

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Feis update

The hall is very full!!  There are no spare seats and there are some people sitting out in the lounge area, coming in from time to time to check on the dancing.  The younger age groups are very popular and well supported and today's adjudicator is Jan Berne ADCRG.

The 9 & 10 years are doing their hard shoe round, dancing either two or three at a time on stage.

Dancing timetable

08:30 9 & 10 years
11:00 7 & 8 years
13:15 4, 5 & 6 years
14:15 11 & 12 years
15:30 15 & 16 years
16:30 13 & 14 years
18:00 17 & over

Easter Feis has started!

We are at the Penrith Gaels this morning, having driven through 45 minutes of fog to arrive at this welcoming club.  The auditorium is very full, with all the younger age groups starting this morning.