Having a break between sections, still running 30 minutes early....
Sunday, 3 October 2010
8 Hand Ceili almost finished
The 4 Hand Choreography dancers are assembling in the marshalling area, and the football ground adjacent to the stadium is putting up a big screen, so that the thousands of St George supporters outside can watch the Dance of the Champions. We may be mistaken and they may watch the football, but we don't think that is likely.......
Feis update
We are running ahead of time!!!! The Open Age Mixed 8 Hand is underway and the competition may finish early in the last day - more time to prepare for the Dance of Champions and the following Ceili.
Hard at work on the dance floor
So, there is life outside Irish Dancing......8 Hand Mixed Ceili about to hit the stage.
More feis faces
Sunday, teams, five long hard days of dancing......the thousand mile stare is starting to show on many people....it will all be over soon :)
Feis scenes
Open Age 4 Hand Mixed now on stage, 8 Hand Ceili to follow. It seems we are running eary, what a wonderful experience at a competition :)
Girls 4 Hand has finished
The musicians, all four of them today, are taking a break from playing the same piece of music over and over and over and over and over again for 79 teams, and are now dreaming of playing chopsticks, or perhaps Chopin Etudes, or perhaps just thinking about the Ceile later tonight.Tickets for the Ceili are on sale now, they will NOT be on sale at the door tonight, so buy them now rather than risk becoming the subject of derision from your peers at the door later tonight.
Feis update
The teams are dancing there way towards completion, we are not up to #164, so only another 15 teams to go - then more teams, followed by..........more teams.
Queenslanders have expressed great pleasure at being able to enjoy daylight saving for one day, returning to the past, tomorrow, when the clocks go back for them again! Next year at Nationals there will be no daylight saving - it's just a Queensland thing.
NEWS FLASH!! Discounts discovered at an Irish Dancing competition!!!!!
As shocking as this may sound to the gentle readers, there are items for sale at a discount at the venue, specifically - Nationals Programs now $15, reduced by 40%
Get in now, they may become collector's items after St George wins today!
Life Support Systems
Just a word. The cafe is not dispensing in real time and there is a 15 min lag on delivery. If you are truly desperate try McCafe on your way here.
Relax Folks
The keyboard has been wrestled away from someone who last dealt with figure B on a Physics exam.
In one of the wonders of modern life 200 teenagers and above are dressed and ready on a Sunday morning at 8am. However there have been some withdrawals.- that snooze button can be dangerous.
Ceili draw
The teams have drawn figure B - ChaosCentral had no idea that a raffle was on or that the prize was a portrait. On the other hand, if there is some other meaning related to dancing that the readers can divine, please do so :)
sunday!! Sunday!! SUNDAY!!!
And so here we are, the last day of competition at Nationals. It is, once again, perfect dancing weather in Sydney. ChaosCentral donned flippers and a wetsuit to travel the final 200m from the car park to the venue. Just as well we travel by 4WD and have a boat license - we may need the latter to get to the former once the day is over :)
"And what about the dancing?" I hear you cry in your ceaseless search for knowledge....well, the solo dresses have either been packed away until March next year, or are already for sale on www.dance-again.com, so today it is teams dresses only - the schedule is as follows:
| | Arena | Recall Hall | ||||
| Sunday | 0800 | Open Age Ceili | | Dance Extravaganza Remember daylight savings starts Today. Make sure you set your clocks one hour forward. That applies to Queenslanders too!! | ||
| 1345 | Senior Girls 4 Hand Choreography | | ||||
| | Senior Mixed 4 Hand Choreography | | ||||
| 1545 | Senior Figure Dance | | ||||
| 1715 | Results | 1900 | ||||
Open Age Girls 4 Hand Ceili are competing for the Sue Beaton Memorial Trophy donated by Elizabeth Gregory ADCRG & Fiona Dunn TCRG ACT, there are 79 teams in this section which is sponsored by Liz Gregory & Canberra Rex Hotel.
Open Age Mixed 4 Hand Ceili are competing for the Bartolo Perpetual Trophy donated by Mr J Bartolo VIC and there are 22 teams in this section.
Open Age Girls 8 Hand Ceili are competing for the Culchulainn Perpetual Trophy donated by Tomas O Faircheallaigh (dec) Ireland and the Paddy Daly Trophy, donated by Paddy Daly NSW, there are 29 teams in this section which is sponsored by Ann Truman TMRF.
Open Age Mixed 8 Hand Ceili are competing for the Erin O'Daly Shield donated by Erin O'Daly ADCRG (dec) and there are 19 teams in this section.
Senior Girls 4 Hand Choreography are competing for the Joanne Langshaw Memorial Trophy, donated by Mr & Mrs Langshaw NSW and there are 27 teams in this section.
Senior Mixed 4 Hand Choreography are competing for the Jackie Miller Perpetual Trophy donated by Jackie Miller TCRG SA and there are 10 teams in this section.
Senior Figure are competing for the Harry McCaffrey Memorial Trophy donated by IDTA NSW and the Patricia Anne Kiernan Memorial Trophy donated by Denneny Family & Newry Studio SA, there are 11 teams in this section which is sponsored by AIDA Victoria Branch.
Saturday, 2 October 2010
ChaosCentral is done for the day!!
The Fabulous Flying Finnerans put in the quality work to provide you with the results, and gifts of to them would be greatly appreciated - without them, ChaosCentral would be a greater shambles than it is.
We look forward to providing some semblance of information tomorrow from 0800 and remember, if you are in the civilised parts of Australia, set your clocks FORWARD on hour tonight for daylight savings!!
Photos of the 18 Years will be on www.swoose.net after midnight - or later :)
18 Year Old Girls
1st Olivia Ciciulla - Rabusin Vic
2nd Siobhan Fitzpatrick - Aisling NSW
3rd Crystal Becerra - Scoil Rince Kilmurray Vic
4th Kaia Lang - Scoil Rince Kilmurray Vic
5th Kate Foley - Walker Qld
6th Caitlin Ironside - Simpson ACT
7th Celia Shawcross - Scoil Ard Rince Qld
8th Rosa Lindon - Howe SA
9th Laura Corkhill - Simpson ACT
10th Taryn Priadko - Halloran NSW
11th Catherine Musgrove - Liz Gregory ACT
12th Katie Maloney - Scoil Ard Rince Qld
13th Adele Hay - Newry Studio SA
14th Danielle Bigwood - Trinity WA
15th Aisling McGing - Cosgriff Vic
16th Judith Keys - Watkins Qld
17th Natalie Gin - Aisling NSW
Results - 18 Year old Junior Men
1st James McEvoy - Scoil Rince Ni Murchu SA
2nd Brent Pace-Rabusin - Rabusin Vic
3rd Asher Larnach - Maher NSW
4th Geordie Costello - Dwyer-Whelan NSW
The last dancer is now on stage
The last solo dancer of the Nationals for 2010 has just left the stage - so solo dancing is over for the year!!!!
We now await the calculation of the results and will bring those to you as soon as possible.....the PM photos will not be available until after midnight - ChaosCentral is ging out for dinner - again!
I understand that the dear Readers will be shocked by this extravagance, but sometimes one must just throw caution to the wind.
Recall numbers - 18 Year Ladies
101, 103, 105, 106, 110, 112, 113, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 125, 128, 129, 132, 133
Feis update
Apparently there is a local sports event in Melbourne today and some very few ID families has shown a slight passing interest in it - unlike the major football event in Sydney tomorrow, where St George will decimate the other team, whose name escapes me at the moment.
Having partaken of a medicinal drink, ChaosCentral feels revived and refreshed and ready for the 18 years recalls, the last event of the solo dancing calendar for the Nationals this year. Much celebration will be had after dancing finishes - there may be some sore heads and feet tomorrow at senior teams - but they are strong and will make the effort to perform at their peak, possibly aided by Red Bull and Berocca (not to be taken at the same time, or possibly even at all).
Hi !!!
18 Years second round noew dancing - ChaosCentral now having a drink, so it is on autopilot for 30 minutes or so...
18 Years Section in marshalling
The adjudicators and musicians are being announced, results are being entered into ChaosCentral by the Fabulous Flying Finnerans, and photos are on their way to www.swoose.net......
Now, all we need are chocolate crackles and some champagne to celebrate!!
Results - 16 Years Girls
1st Erin McArthur - Scoil Rince Kilmurray - Vic
2nd Zoe Thomson - Simpson ACT
3rd Fiona McGing - Cosgriff Vic
4th Amy Longstone - Carey NSW
5th Sally-Anne Ryan - Rabusin Vic
6th Chelsey Priadko - Halloran NSW
7th Teagan McGregor - Cosgriff Vic
8th Theresa Shaw - Crocker Qld
9th Stephanie Harders - Rabusin Vic
9th Stephanie Harders - Rabusin Vic
10th Samantha Murphy - Rabusin Vic
11th Hannah O'Connor - Mulcahy-Hayes Vic
12th Fiona Thomas - Kavanagh WA
= 13th Sinead McGuire - Scoil Ni Ceide/Upton WA
= 13th Molly Rafferty - Scoil Ard Rince Qld
= 15th Madeleine Walsh - Crocker Qld
= 15th Anne-Louise Bennett - Aisling NSW
17th Caitlin O'Connor - Dwyer-Whelan NSW
18th Dianna Resiak - Simpson ACT
19th Shea Bilton-Gough - Bilton Vic
20th Ashlene O'Gorman - Walton NSW
21st Olivia Romeo - Scoil Ni Ceide/Upton WA
22nd Megan Purdy - Watkins Qld
23rd Natasha Rangachari - Liz Gregory ACT
24th Rachael Lanarch - Maher NSW
25th Shona Peddell - Lahl Tas
26th Erin Lenders - McAleer Vic
27th Olivia McKenzie - Carey NSW
28th Dylan-Lee Chidgey - Breen-Kerr Vic
29th Amy Minnikin - Kick Studio Qld
30th Lauren Dowsett - O'Connor Vic
31st Caitlin Roberts - Cosgriff Vic
Results - 16 Years Boys
1st Jeremy Heggie - Walton NSW
2nd Andrew Van Nieukerk - Rabusin Vic
3rd Kain Howden - Adelaide Acad. SA
Results 17 Years Boys
1st Stewart McWhinnie - Dwyer-Whelan NSW
2nd Kieran Harvey - McAleer Vic
3rd Kieran Peirce - Scoil Ard Rince Qld
4th Xander Cross - Ku-Ring-Gai NSW
5th Adrian Sutton - Aisling NSW
ARM Gannon Cuneo - Aisling NSW
ARM Ian Petelczyc - Liz Gregory ACT
Results - 17 Years Girls
1st Jessica Manuel - Simpson ACT
2nd Natasia Petracic - Halloran NSW
= 3rd Madelyne Glover - Scoil Ni Ceide/Upton WA
= 3rd Julia Baar - Aisling NSW
5th Gabrielle Harrington - Halloran NSW
6th Natasha Forrester - Rabusin Vic
7th Sophie Parfitt - Simpson ACT
8th Hayley Delaney - McAleer Vic
9th Johanna Daly - McAleer Vic
10th Hannah Jackel - Christine Ayres Vic
11th Jacqueline Blake - Christine Ayres Vic
12th Christine Fuller - McAleer Vic
13th Laura Bittner - Watkins Qld
14th Alicia Dunne - Walton NSW
15th Molly Clarris - Walker Qld
16th Jacinta McKenzie - Howe SA
17th Georgia Alfonso - Christine Ayres Vic
18th Rebecca McGrath - Walton NSW
19th Rhiannon Black - Walton NSW
20th Carina Baker - Scoil Rince Cashel SA
21st Laura McBride - McAleer Vic
22nd Georgina Watson - Adelaide Acad. SA
23rd Elena Barrett-Hough - Creer-Harvey NSW
24th Emilie Helbig - Newry SA
16 Years sets have finished
The stage is now being prepared for presentations.
ChaosCentral will call in all its resources to ensure that the results are entered ASAP, whilst other parts are attempting to photograph dancers whilst being nervous and shaking.... :)
Only 8 more sets in the 16 Years, then presentations
The hall is about half full (which is a lot of people) and quite warm....the stage is checked for debris after every couple of dancers and the bird from yesterday hasn't put in an appearance today :)
Recall numbers - 16 Year Girls
101, 102, 103, 104, 106, 107, 108, 113, 115, 116, 118, 122, 124, 126, 127, 134, 135, 139, 140, 143, 147, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 155, 156, 158, 161, 162
16 Years Boys Have Started
And nearly finished as there are only three of them. Recalls are in the main hall and only one set of musicians to dance to.
Last 16 years dancers have just finished
We are awaiting the recall numbers, then the sets will be danced, followed by results and presentations. Sets are being danced in the main arena - so, no musical chairs which is a pity, because there are plenty of people and chairs, and the music just stopped.....perhaps Irish Dancing musical chairs is just different? When the music is playing, people sit down, when it stops, they get up and move around :)
Gourmet Food report
For those of you who look for something more than hot dogs and sausage rolls, Wollongong is proving a nice little find in the culinary world. For quick Italian try the Taste of Italy on Corimal Street but at the risk of not finding a table tonight the pick is Halong Bay. BYO but Liquorland within cooee. A lovely modern turn on traditional Vietnamese food. If you have any other good experiences please share with ChaosCentral.
Junior Ladies 17 Years and 16 Years
The last set dance has been danced by our 17 year olds. Now back to their HSC books. The 16 years are half way through their sets in the main hall.
16 Years have started their second round
Whist in the recall arena, I hear that #101 has just started, so there are 15 more recall sets to dance.
17 Years recalls have started in the recall arena
The 16 Years are powering through their first round in the main arena.
Recall numbers - 17 Years Junior Ladies
101, 103, 104, 105, 111, 112, 113, 115, 116, 121, 122, 123, 126, 127, 129, 132, 133, 135, 136, 137, 138, 143, 145, 146
Feis update
Slight pause in the proceedings as the adjudicators and musicians are changed (from one hall to the next, not from adjudicators to musicians etc.)
The arena is now much more full, with the 17 Years & 16 Years filling it out. Once recall numbers are announced, the 17 Years people will flood into the recall arena....
Gourmet food update
Not much to report - the cafe has a range of comestibles, but several search parties have reported no sightings of the elusive chocolate crackles....
16 Years have been called to marshalling
Almost finished dancing the second round for the 17 Years, recall numbers as soon as they are announced.
ChaosCentral just suffered a VirginBlue moment - our outsourced power provider for our wireless network (the WIN Stadium power points) suddenly shut down. A root cause analysis identified that the problem was caused by too many GHDs plugged in to the same power point we are using.
Dancers have been told to dance with curly hair instead of straightening it - those with straight hair are advised to wear a curly wig rather than using the GHD :)
17 Years junior Ladies now dancing their soft shoe round
They are dancing a reel (see, I know these things....), two at a time
Junior Men 17 Years second round now dancing
They are dancing a reel (I wouldn't know, but they announced it....!), two at a time
Last two 17 Years Junior Ladies now dancing
Junior Men are ready for their second round, the Junior Ladies have also been called to marshalling for their second round.
The hall is now more full, withe the arrival of the 16 Years and support crew. Also nice to see the earlier place-getters walking around with their place sashes on.
Junior Men 17 Years have been called to marshalling
The Junior Ladies are now up to #137 and the film crew is hovering and filming.....
Half way through the 17 Years first round
The dancing is progressing well, the musicians are fresh and lively, and the stage sounds good!
17 Years just called to marshalling
The hall is not very full yet, but that may change as the 16 Years amble in for their sections, which follow the 17 Years.
The stage has been swept, several times, and has bee given a major revamp by the third-party responsible for its build and maintenance - it looks better and, I suppose, we will get feedback about how it feels.
So, the buzz is slowly building for the final day of solo competition.
Gourmet food update:
The cafe is producing consistently good coffee from 0700 - note to other venues in NSW - how about you also try to serve coffee from when there are patrons (usually 0730) rather than 1000 when it suits you?
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