Behind the scenes

And now we have sound on LiveCam

ChaosCentral has expanded the technology ecosystem to now include three cameras, a dedicated wireless network to run it, and additional scope for technical failures :)

In the real world, the 9 Years are dancing their hard shoe first round, three at a time on stage.  There is a long queue of dancers along the side of the hall, waiting their turn to dance, and keeping warm by doing the steps while they wait.

Minor Girls have been called to marshalling

In the 9 Years section, there are 35 dancers competing for the Paddy Whelan Memorial Trophy and the Halloran Family Tiara.

In the 10 Years section, there are 21 dancers competing for the Irish National Association (INA) Perpetual Trophy and the MF Bird Tiara.

Saturday timetable

0830 Minor Girls 9 Years
         Minor Girls 10 Years
1130 Sub-Minor Girls 7 Years
         Sub-Minor Girls 8 Years
1300 Presentations & lunch
1400 Intermediate Boys 13 Years
         Intermediate Girls 13 Years
1630 Senior Boys 16 Years
         Senior Girls 16 Years
         Junior Men 17 Years
         Junior Ladies 17 Years
         Junior Men 18 Years
         Junior Ladies 18 Years
         Presentation 13 Years section
         16, 17 & 18 Years Set Dances
2030 (approximately) Presentation & Finish

Welcome to the NSW State Championships

What a fabulous weekend of dancing we have ahead of us!!

The hall is very cold and slowly filling, the adjudicators have just arrived, the dancers are practising and their is an air of anticipation.

The adjudicators for the Championships are:

Linda Reynolds ADCRG (Ireland)
Mary Kay Heneghan ADCGR (USA)
Monica Poulton ADCRG (Victoria)

The musician is Paul O'Donnell (Belfast)

And so the Feile Tir an Oir comes to an end

Next week is the NSW State Championships, is should be a full weekend with lots on LiveCam and LiveCommentary and we look forward to providing this service to you then.

Photos from today will be on www.swoose.net when I drive back to Sydney, perhaps around 2130.

Results - 12 Years Open

1 Ashleigh Blake, Simpson
2 Mollie Brennan, Walton
3 Connor Costello, Simpson
4 Madeleine Byrne, Creer-Harvey
5 Huw Radcliffe, Gregory
6 Evangeline Cleary, Gregory
7 Madelaine Yeaman, Creer-Harvey

Results - 11 Years Open

1 Catherine Black, Simpson
2 Taillah McLoughlin, Gregory
3 Loren Blundell, Creer-Harvey
4 Taylor Carty, Tir an Oir
5 Callum Jordan, Gregory
6 Sinead Podesta, Maher
7 Emma McKeown, Creer-Harvey
8 Abbie Ireland Tierney, Creer-Harvey

Results - 10 Years Open

1 Leah Town, Simpson
2 Allison Manuel, Simpson
3 Kelanney Davey, Simpson
4 Oisin Braddock-Hanratty, Reilly
5 Alanah Cunningham, Tir an Oir

Results - 9 Years Open

1 Lara Haynes, Simpson
2 Zoe Hoare, Simpson
3 Caitlin Johnstone, Gregory
4 Grace Connell, Gregory

Results - 9 Years Open

1 Lara Haynes, Simpson
2 Zoe Hoare, Simpson
3 Caitlin Johnstone, Gregory
4 Grace Connell, Gregory

The last dancer has just left the stage...

What a wonderful weekend of dancing, and, as I have been informed by a native speaker, feile means festival - and that is what we had this weekend, a festival of fine dance :)

Results will be next - stay tuned!

12 Years in marshalling - the final section for the day!!

They are dancing now, there are only five left, then presentations.

11 Years in marshalling for their sets

Gourmet Food update

ChaosCentral just received a wonderful gift of two cupcakes and, purely in the interests of research, devoured on immediately - it was wonderful.  The second will be kept for a reserve tasting ion the drive back to Sydney.  Thanks Charlotte :)

Revenge of the technology!!!

A dancer has supplied their set on a iPod - for some reason, as well as playing the music, it insists on announcing the genre/category in a beautiful synthesised voice :)  One of the options, apart from "Dance Music", was "Hamish & Andy" - would love to see someone dance to that :)

10 Years have been called to marshalling for their sets.

9 Years in marshalling for their set dance

Last of the 12 Years in marshalling for the soft shoe

The second round is nearly finished - then on to 25 sets!!!

Open dancers in marshalling

12 Years waiting for their first round

9 Years waiting for their second round

The hall is the most full it has been all weekend!

The 9, 10, 11 & 12 Years Open sections are dancing and the place is completely full - with lots of people standing.  This is a great atmosphere for dancers as it shows that there is support for their efforts.

The Open dancers are now doing their hard shoe round!!

Results - 12 Years Intermediate

1 Declan Walker-Kent, Simpson
2 Evangeline Cleary, Gregory
3 Imogene Hendy, Tir an Oir

Results - 11 Years Intermediate

1 Kiana Main, Simpson
2 Zoe Swan, Gregory
3 Corinna Dwyer, Simpson
4 Hannah Bailey, Simpson

Results - 10 Years Intermediate

1 Oisin Braddock-Hanratty, Reilly
2 Fiona Ballard, Tir an Oir
3 Allanah Cunningham, Tir an Oir
4 Enya Maxwell-Murphy, Gregory
5 Jacob Stals, Gregory
6 Daniel Moloney, Tir an Oir

Results - 9 Years Intermediate

1 Sian Hamilton, Creer-Harvey
2 Sarah Cuneen, Simpson
3 Erin Burt, Creer-Harvey

11 Years & 12 Years Intermediate are now doing their sets

Three more sets left in this section

Then we leap into the Intermediate 11 Years and Intermediate 12 Years, followed by the Open sections.

9 & 10 Years Intermediate are now dancing their sets

Here are some in marshalling

And our guest commentator has left the building, a job well-done but too short - come back!!

Guest commentator!

LiveCommentary is experiencing a technical difficulty

I can't post photos to the LiveCommentary site - so I am working on it....

9 & 10 Year Intermediate & Open Premiership dancers now on stage

Photographer

Milton is looking more radiant than ever in his orange vest as he snaps some photos of the awards.

Results

The results for the beginner, primary and elementary sections are currently being announced by Kathryn.

Beginners 9 And Over.

We are about to commence Section 39, the Beginners Treble Jig 9 and Over. We have three more sections before presentations for these sections will commence.

Some of the 9 & 10 Years in marshalling

Lunch break is over!!!

Now dancing Beginners reel, 9 & Over followed by Primary, Elementary and then moving on to jigs, slipjigs and Traditional Sets.  I guess that there will be presentations following these dancers, then around 1330 the Intermediate 9, 10 & 11 Years will dance, followed by the Open.

Results - 8 Years Open

1 McCawley Jordan, Gregory
2 Daniel Brennan, Walton
3 Liam Costello, Creer-Harvey
4 Charlie Town, Simpson
5 Sophie Leung,
6 Serena Kim, Gregory
7 Sally McGavock, Gregory

Results - 8 Years Intermediate

1 McCawley Jordan, Gregory
2 Darryl Bailey, Simpson
3 Hannah Walker-Kent, Simpson
4 Sophie Leung,
5 Caitlin-Ann Barrow, Tir an Oir

Results - 7 Years Intermediate

1 Serena Kim, Gregory
2 Noirin Finnegan, Reilly
3 Sally McGavock, Gregory
4 Shannon Gerrard, Tir an Oir
5 Isabella McGann, Tir an Oir

Dancers now in marshalling for their Traditional Set dance

Presentations for the Premiership will follow.

Canberra weather update

It is now officially YUK!!  Rain, wind and cold, so typical winter I guess.  Nice and warm in the hall, with good canteen food and dancing :)

Now marshalling for hard shoe round

Intermediate premiership dancers in marshalling

Beginner, Novice & Primary presentations have just finished

Now the Intermediate and Open sections for 7 Years and 7 Years are in marshalling, getting ready for their three rounds.

The jigs are almost finished

Next will be the 8 & Under Intermediate and Open sections....

The Beginners & Primary Reels are progressing nicely

Novice jigs now on stage, this is the first time they have danced in a feis

8 & Under Beginners & Elementary now on stage

In marshalling, they were very excited, with many of them doing a Premiership for the first time. There is a mix of beautiful older solo dresses, team dresses and simple dance outfits and they all look very happy.

Some earlier dancers....

Primary Traditional Set 8 & Under in marshalling

Now marshalling for their soft shoe dances

More in marshalling

Welcome to Feile Tir an Oir Sunday

A beautiful Canberra morning, clear sky and no frost! Outside, the world be will doing their usual Sunday things, but here we will be doing:

0945 8 & under Beginners, Primary, Elementary
1120 8 & under Intermediate and Open
1230  9 & over Beginners, Primary & Elementary
1330  9, 10, 11 &12 years Intermediate
1445  9, 10, 11 & 12 years Open

In the 8 Years Intermediate Premiership, four dancers are competing for the Saunders Family Trophy

In the 7 Years & Under Intermediate Premiership, five dancers are competing for the Roden Family Cup

In the 8 Years & Under Open Premiership, six dancers are competing for the Bremer Family Trophy

In the 8 Years Intermediate Premiership, four dancers are competing for the Saunders Family Trophy

In the 9 Years Intermediate Premiership, three dancers are competing for the Kathryn Trenholme Trophy

In the 10 Years Intermediate Premiership, six dancers are competing for the Leolyn Trophy donated by the Little Family

In the 11 Years Intermediate Premiership, five dancers are competing for the Sarah Sullivan Trophy

In the 12 Years Intermediate Premiership, three dancers are competing for the Greg Grocott Memorial Trophy

In the 9 Years Open Premiership, four dancers are competing for the Moriarty Trophy, donated by Kathryn Trenholme

In the 10 Years Open Premiership, five dancers are competing for the Shandon Trophy donated by the Petelczyc Family

In the 11 Years Open Premiership, eight dancers are competing for the Solomon Family Trophy

In the 12 Years Open Premiership, eight dancers are competing for the Byrne Family Trophy