A Letter To My Parents

 

I’m trying hard to figure out

Just who I’m s’posed to be,

I guess it’s very hard for you

To watch this change in me;

 

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Pilates! More Than Exercise

Hornpipe Volume 10 Issue 4-September/October 2008

STABLE SPINE/STRETCHING HIPS

Facing the bar, or some other stable service, put your right leg out straight.  Pull up the muscles on your standing leg to keep it stable.  You will notice in this picture that the body is upright and there isn’t any curl in the pelvis or rounding of the spine.  If you put your leg out in front and the pelvis curls under or the body leans too far back in order to counter balance, then you must lower the leg a bit.  You can do this by putting your foot on a chair or stool or a low step.  Keeping a level pelvis is the most important part of this exercise.  It may be frustrating at first, but in the long run, this will help to truly stretch the posterior structures of the right leg.

 

 

Hinge forward at the hip (not rounding the back) in or to begin stretching the posterior musculature of the right leg.  These muscles include the gastrocnemius muscle group (calf) and the hamstrings (back of the knee up to the hip).  You will notice in this picture that the spine has not changed its position.  The hips stay square.  Both legs stay engaged and the core stays lifted without moving the spine during this part of the movement.  The goal isn’t how far you bend forward, it’s how stable you keep your trunk and pelvis while you stretch your leg.  If your body tends to “collapse” during this movement, then make the movement a bit smaller, scoop up the belly and think to yourself, “long, stable spine in order to optimally stretch the legs.”

 

Using a pole to monitor the position of the spine may be helpful.  You may be surprised at how quickly the head may want to just hang forward.  You can also help other classmates discover this position, too.

 

If the spine can remain stable and the hip can stretch further, then you can choose to put the leg on the higher bar.  Remember, what matters most is the position of the pelvis.

 

This lunge movement will help to open the right hip and stretch the front of the left hip and thigh.  Notice in the picture how the spine hasn’t changed its position.  This lunge movement combines the “hip hinging” with the right knee bending.  Again, the brain must think, “long, stable spine helps to stretch the hips.”

 

 

STRETCHING HIPS/STABLE SPINE

 

Begin to scoop the belly up and in as the spine rounds forward.  Be attentive to rounding the entire spine, as opposed to just the upper back where the head might just hang forward.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Keep the scoop as the spine rounds a bit more in order to stretch the deep muscles of the spine.  Notice in the photo that neither the spine nor the pelvis shifted backwards.  This may happen if the body is trying to counterbalance the movement.  If this shift does happen, simply make the movement smaller.Repeat the entire series with the left leg on the bar.  Then, repeat the entire series two more times, alternating right and left legs.  By the third series, you should begin to feel more proficient.

When we work on flexibility we sometimes get caught up in trying to go too far too fast.  Just like any other discipline, it takes time and patience to learn new tasks.  Creating good habits will carry over.  Learning patience is part of the practice.  This entire lesson will take less then 15 minutes.

Tapes of this lesson and other Pilates!! More Than Exercise® programs will soon be available at www.pilatesunlimited.com.

By Karen Sanzo, M.S., P.T.

Reaching For A Star

The Oireachtas is coming! Yes, it is that time of year again. The time of year when you are dancing nonstop, your teachers’ comments are thrown at you as fast as you are dancing, and the word Oireachtas runs through your head and from your fellow dancer’s mouths every day. Oh, and don’t forget, soon you will be headed off to Orlando, Florida with everything a dancer could possibly need stuffed into suitcases, dance bags, and dress bags.  How exciting!  

 

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Nevermore. Nevermore.

Hornpipe Volume 10 Issue 4-September/October 2008

Edgar Allan Poe was born in Boston in 1809, the son of a Scots-Irish actor. There was trouble early on, as Poe’s father abandoned the family and his mother died from consumption. The young orphan was taken in by Scottish merchant, John Allan, from whom he would receive his middle name. Poe and his family moved around quite a bit, and at one point he attended grammar school in Irvine, Scotland.

At age 17, Poe set off to the University of Virginia, where he studied languages and gambled copiously. Soon submerged in debt and estranged from his foster father, he quit school and relocated to Boston. Alone and destitute, he joined the U.S. Army. During this time, he released his first book, Tamerlane and Other Poems. This forty-page collection saw a modest printing run of fifty copies and garnered almost no acknowledgment.

In 1830, 21-year-old Poe matriculated as a West Point cadet. Within a year, he faced a court-martial for “gross neglect of duty” and was dismissed. Now able to focus on writing, he published several short stories and became the assistant editor of the Southern Literary Messenger, where he gained a reputation as a hard drinker and an even harder critic. Outside of work, he married his thirteen-year-old cousin, Virginia Clemm.

In 1838, Poe published The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym, a Gothic sea novel involving such harrowing subjects as mutiny and cannibalism. This book presents unforgettable images of stranded sailors drawing lots to see who gets eaten, vultures feasting on plague-stricken corpses, and strange animals encountered in the Antarctic regions.

Such strange and haunting images are found repeatedly in Poe’s tales. In The Oblong Box, a man brings his wife’s coffin on board a ship. In The Fall of the House of Usher, the angst-ridden main character buries his sister prematurely. In The Pit and the Pendulum, a shackled prisoner of the Spanish Inquisition faces a trenchant pendulum swinging closer and closer.

Poe contended that the ultimate purpose of art was to produce an effect, to stir an artistic emotion within the beholder. Such an emotion would charm the soul and would therefore be akin to a spiritual experience. Many of Poe’s characters produce a complex effect, for they tend to be eccentric, neurotic types found in a peculiar psychological state.

These singular states of mind appear throughout Poe’s shorter works. In The Cask of Amontillado, the narrator is fixated on homicidal vengeance and ends up entombing his enemy in a wine cellar. In The Tell-Tale Heart, the narrator is intractably obsessed with what he perceives as an old man’s evil eye. In The Raven, a distraught reclusive speaker continually asks questions of a raven which can say only “nevermore.”

The cause of Poe’s death has given rise to a number of conjectures, including delirium tremors and rabies. What is known is that the distressed writer was found staggering through the streets of Baltimore, and he was taken to a hospital. Though he never gained enough consciousness to account for how he fell into such a predicament, legend has it that his final words were “Lord help my poor soul.” All medical records pertaining to Poe’s death are missing, and his departure from this world packs all the ominous intrigue of one of his better short stories.

Poe’s most widely circulated obituary was written by a begrudging enemy, Rufus Griswold, who portrayed Poe as a debauched narcotic-fueled monster. This vindictive obit was much of the reason why the name Edgar Allan Poe often stirred images of a drug-crazed poet scrawling bits of verse on absinthe-stained napkins.

More accurately, Poe was an organized, calculating thinker who approached his work with a mathematical precision. He even published an essay, The Philosophy of Composition, in which he sought to demystify the creative process and refute traditional notions of divine inspiration or transcendental thinking. Some, however, suggest that the essay was nothing more than an elaborate hoax, and it is ironic that Poe’s apparent attempt to objectify his work has only added to his allure.

By Ray Cavanaugh

North American National Championships results

2008 North American Nationals, Nashville, TN

Hornpipe Volume 10 Issue 3-July/August 2008

Competition #1 Ladies 20 and Over

1 Ashley Smith Smith-Houlihan Academy

2 Lexa Hickey Broesler School

3 Emily Babyn Ni Fhearraigh O’Ceallaigh

4 Emma Cronin Penk-O’Donnell School

5 Catherine Omeara Broesler School

6 Fiona Barry Murchu-Duiginn School

7 Ann-Marie Caden Elaine Kavanagh

8 Heather Hanson Inishfree School

9 Alicia Sbertoli Trinity Academy

10 Brittany Popkin Mulvihill-Lynch

Competition #2A Ladies 18 and Under 20A

1 Deirdre Robinett McGing Irish Dancers

2 Meghan Lucey Pender-Keady School

3 Emily Penner Butler Fearon O’Connor

4 Caitlin Golding Broesler School

5 Angie Oswald Butler Fearon O’Connor

6 Jenna Piecuch Woodgate School

7 Christina Scibelli Schade Academy

8 Carissa Lucatuorto Mulvihill-Lynch School

9 Emily Sanderson Claddagh School

10 Jackie Piecuch Woodgate School

Competition #2B Ladies 18 and Under 20B

1 Caoimhe Ni Bhaolain Ni Chearra O’Baolain

2 Maggie Darlington Claddagh School

3 Devon Nishida Claddagh School

4 Kerri Smith Denogla School

5 Jillian Mcdermott Butler Fearon O’Cconnor

6 Jennie Richert Lavin Cassidy School

7 Stephanie Dwyer Tim O’Hare School

8 Sinead Guerin O’Sullivan School

9 Chelsea Clark Butler Fearon O’Connor

10 Kim Babyn Ni Fhearraigh O’Ceallaigh

Competition #3A Ladies Under 18A

1 Simona Mauiello Maguire O’Shea Academy

2 Amanda McHugh Petri School

3 Clare McdDermott Scoil Rince Ard Rialla

4 Alanna Morsby McGing Irish Dancers

5 Laura Bradley McGing Irish Dancers

6 Samantha Merritt Denogla School

7 Lara Brewster Penk-O’Donnell School

8 Erin Twitchell Butler Fearon O’Connor

9 Bernadette Devereaux Broesler School

10 Alicia Aileen Andersen Clarkson School

Competition #3B Ladies Under 18B

1 Charlotte Wilkes Murchu-Duiginn School

2 Kaitlin Krumholz Petri School

3 Melanie Sanderson Claddagh School

4 Christina Perry Penk-O’Donnell School

5 Brittany O’Reilly Drumcliffe School

6 Natasha Woytiuk Short School

7 Judy Rummell Petri School

8 Emily Lupiano Sue Fay Healy School

9 Megan Kenny Kelley O’Boyle

10 Ashleigh Hopkins Inishfree School

Competition #4A Girls Under 17A

1 Regan Matsukane Butler Fearon O’Connor

2 Jennifer Heitkemper McGing Irish Dancers

3 Olivia Griffin Butler Fearon O’Connor

4 Magan Baffa Broesler School

5 Candice Corrigan Penk-O’Donnell School

6 Ashley Davidson Butler Fearon O’connor

7 Bridget Smith Dennehy School

8 Morgan Marrinan Broesler School,

9 Mary Page Dalrymple McGing Irish Dancers

10 Clare O’Brien O’Shea Chaplin Academy

Competition #4B Girls Under 17B

1 Megan Ichimoto Butler Fearon O’Connor

2 Jodie Osborne Carey Academy

3 Emma Sidoli Murchu-Duiginn School

4 Brianne Guardiola Mayer School

5 Katie Hands Scoil Rince Tuamhumhan

6 Mary Kate Sheehan Malone Academy

7 Alexandra Hastings Harney Academy

8 Moira Reilly Ryan School

9 Paris Riseborough Hennigan-O’Loughlin

10 Oriana Salvalaggio Mattierin School

Competition #5A Girls Under 16A

1 Marnie Smith Butler Fearon O’Connor

2 Catriona Quinlan Scoil Rince Ceim Oir

3 Cassidy Duggan Schade Academy

4 Niamh Callan Ni Chearra O’Baolain

5 Maura Jennings Broesler School

6 Miranda Culley McGing Irish Dancers

7 Alanna Callaghan Trinity Academy

8 Kathleen Walsh Butler Fearon O’Connor

9 Emily MacConnell Butler Fearon O’Connor

10 Maggie Gowrky Whelan Academy

Competition #5B Girls Under 16B

1 Ashley Tuccinardi Lynn Academy

2 Catie Foley Drake School

3 Brittany Lucatuorto Mulvihill-Lynch School

4 Fallon McMenamin Carey Academy

5 Sarah Kowalski Schade Academy

6 Rachel Murphy Pender-Keady School

6 Brea McGaffey Flanagan O’Hare

8 Michela Bremer-Summa Bremer School

9 Erin Dooley Petri School

10 Sarah Nutley Scoil Rince Ceim Oir

Competition #6A Girls Under 15A

1 Bobbie Trotter Carey Academy

2 Erica Brady Brady Academy

3 Erinn Brown McGinley Academy

4 Janie Turek Inishfree School

5 Mary Katerine Kulp Clann Na Cara

6 Lindsay McBride Ni Fhearraigh O’Ceallaigh

7 Meaghan Browne Harney Academy

8 Megan Borowy Gray-Gillan-Owens

9 Avery Crow Drake School

10 Leyla Marasli Schade Academy

Competition #6B Girls Under 15B

1 Taylor Kerrane Petri School

2 Corinne Gallibois Butler Fearon O’Connor

3 Laura Giddins Kelly Hendry

4 Kaitlin McAlexander Clarkson School

5 Erica Guerin O’Sullivan School

6 Kelly McCourt Gray-Gillan-Owens

7 Kathleen Hayes Wick School

8 Abigail Pluth Dennehy School

9 Melissa Gabel McGinley Academy

10 Maggie Mahon McGinley Academy

Competition #7A Girls Under 14A

1 Megan Ryan McConomy School

2 Kevinah Dargan Rince Na Tiarna

3 Savannah McHale Drake School

4 Blanáid Carney Scoil Rince Ard Rialla

5 Venessa Flanagan Dennehy School

6 Hali Thorne Gray-Gillan-Owens

7 Katie Sullivan Butler Fearon O’Connor

8 Lyndsey Faherty Richens-Timm Academy

9 Janie Marrinan Broesler School

10 Eilidh Morrice-Ashdown Penk-O’Donnell School

Competition #7B Girls Under 14B

1 Gabrielle Corrigan Penk-O’Donnell School

2 Maura McCloskey Broesler School

3 Andrea Forkan Mcdonagh-Byrne School

4 Kate Kaneko Broesler School

5 Melanie Kane Comerford School

6 Julianna Harkins Shea-Jennings School

7 Ami Hewitt Elaine Kavanagh

8 Alexa Peter Trinity Academy

9 Shannon Mcnamara Dennehy School

10 Bridget Mackenzie Cashel-Dennehy

Competition #8A Girls Under 13A

1 Michaela Hinds Butler Fearon O’Connor

2 Niamh O’brien Scoil Rince Tuamhumhan

3 Shannon Csapilla Pender-Keady School

4 Colleen Egan McLoughlin School

5 Blair Croce McLoughlin School

6 Colleen Mcglynn Clarkson School

7 Brenna Pfriem Burke School

8 Meggie Layer Mayer School

9 Tara Adam Petri School

10 Abby Croce McLoughlin School

Competition #8B Girls Under 13B

1 Maeghan Murphy Petri School

2 Rebecca Reed Murchu-Duiginn School

3 Rose White Rince Na Tiarna

4 Sarah Oldam Peter Smith School

5 Emma Stewart Scoil Rince Tuamhumhan

6 Merry Jo Devine Johnston School

7 Chelsea Hoy Wick School

8 Maureen Fitzpatrick Schade Academy

9 Erin Lynch Rince Na Tiarna

9 Bridget Downes Dennehy School

Competition #9A Girls Under 12A

1 Laura Pastor Butler Fearon O’Connor

2 Heather Monaghan Mulvihill-Lynch School

3 Emily Bamberry Smith-Houlihan Academy

4 Emily Conway Broesler School

5 Kennedy Hannon Brady Academy

6 Colette Harling Cashel-Dennehy

7 Justine Bongers Butler Fearon O’Connor

8 Madison Norris Drake School

9 Kelsey Niehoff Mayer School

10 Fiona Hehir Lavin Cassidy School

Competition #9B Girls Under 12B

1 Codie Shiels McConomy School

2 Ann Paige Turilli Inishfree School

3 Hannah Labrie-Smith Butler Fearon O’Connor

4 Gemma Goulding Murchu-Duiginn School

5 Melissa Mccarthy Harney Academy

6 Ann Marie Kenny Claddagh School

7 Amanda Probert Claddagh School

8 Nikki Daly Shamrock Academy

9 Cara Horan Trinity Academy

9 Siobhan O’Neill Bremer School

Competition #10A Girls Under 11A

1 Fiona Dargan Rince Na Tiarna

2 Shannon Morrissey Scoil Rince Ceim Oir

3 Ciara O’Sullivan Sheehan-Murphy School

4 Nicole Whalen Peter Smith School

5 Elizabeth Bish Trinity Academy

6 Mary Kate McCarthy Mulhern School

7 Brynn Contois Smith-Houlihan Academy

8 Mandi Nishimori Claddagh School

9 Mairead Dougherty Smith-Houlihan Academy

10 Caitlin O’Rourke Tim O’Hare School

Competition #10B Girls Under 11B

1 Amy Mae Dolan McConomy School

2 Anna Sulger Pender-Keady School

3 Shannon Umhafer Hagen School

4 Caitlin Teeking Gray-Gillan-Owens

5 Keara Durand Petri School

6 Aine McDermott Scoil Rince Ard Rialla

7 Meaghan Kilmartin Short School

8 Pax Manning Ardmore Academy

9 Kayleigh Mulvey Petri School

10 Emelia Misischia Eilish Sullivan School

Competition #11 Girls Under 10

1 Deirdre Lewin Petri School

2 Sydney Foley-Klyczek Kristin Butke

3 Kaela Gray Milewski Gray-Gillan-Owens

4 Melanie Valdes Petri School

5 Kelli Devlin Broesler School

6 Anna Marie Coll Scoil Rince Ceim Oir

7 Caroline Cofoid Mulhern School

8 Aine Sheehan Cara School

9 Ciara Murphy Petri School

10 Erin Leonard Smith-Houlihan Academy

Competition #12 Girls Under 9

1 Julia O’Rourke Petri School

2 Amy Cavanagh Scoil Rince Ceim Oir

3 Róisín Naughton Coleman School

4 Katrina Hurley Kelley O’Boyle

5 Erin McAvoy Petri School

6 Anna-Rose King Claddagh School

7 Emma Tomlinson Butler Fearon O’Connor

8 Anya Maighread King Smith-Houlihan Academy

9 Gianna Cheeseman Broesler School

10 Renae Marshall Wick School

Competition #13 Girls Under 8

1 Aoife Haynes Murchu-Duiginn School

2 Mairead Trainor Trainor School

3 Aoibheann Doyle Ni Chearra O’Baolain

4 Margaret Muise Tim O’Hare School

5 Julia Marino Rince Na Tiarna

6 Claire Froman Anam Mor

7 Farran Dougherty McDade School

8 Emily Wilke Trinity Academy

9 Nicoletta Bremer-Summa Bremer School

10 Chloe Williams Ardmore Academy

Competition #14 Senior Men 20 and Over

1 Scott Doherty O’Shea Chaplin Academy

2 Jonathon Srour Broesler School

3 Owen Barrington Comerford School

4 Allen Mills Aaron Crosbie Academy

5 Anthony Casserley Davis Dance Academy

6 Kincaid Stringer Eimir Ni Mhaoiledigh

7 Michael Keane Short School

8 John Grimes Short School

9 Kevin Murray King Academy

10 David Jenista Celtic Steps

Competition #15 Men 18 and Under 20

1 Aidan Garvey Mona Ni Rodaigh

2 James Breen Murchu-Duiginn School

3 Colin Fleck Richens-Timm Academy

4 Sean O’Brien O’Shea School

5 Kevin Sylvester McLoughlin School

6 Chris Murphy Simpson Academy

7 Levi Hatgi Martin Percival

8 Cody Klepperknoop Broesler School

9 Dan Medora Cashel-Dennehy

10 Aaron Fullon O’Shea Chaplin Academy

Competition #16 Men Under 18

1 Jan Gaca Scoil Rince Ceim Oir

2 Cian Houlihan Smith Smith-Houlihan Academy

3 Michael Holland Richens-Timm Academy

4 Matthew Ferry McConomy School

5 Craig Mason Kelly Hendry

6 Tim Hobson Broesler School

7 Rory Ward Mulhern School

8 Aidan Fitzgerald Ni Fhearraigh O’Ceallaigh

9 Nick Andison Butler Fearon O’Connor

10 Shane Cummins Scoil Rince Tuamhumhan

Competition #17 Boys Under 17

1 Tyler Schwartz Anam Mor

2 Christopher Johnson Comerford School

3 Declan Crowley Broesler School

4 Jason Hays McTeggart Irish Dancers

5 Colin Casey Scoil Ard Na Greine

6 Owen Smith Donny Golden

7 Brendan Chisholm Martin Percival

8 Billy Kanaly Reed School

9 Alex Bara Dennehy School

10 Nick Sullivan Martin Percival

Competition #18 Boys Under 16

1 Ryan Stevenson McCutcheon School

2 Michael Putman Dennehy School

3 Peter Ryan Kathleen O’Keefe

4 Nigel Lew Scoil Ard Na Greine

5 Eoin McMenamy Mcdonagh-Byrne School

6 Ian McLeod Butler Fearon O’Connor

7 Ryan Bleach Deegan Academy

8 Zach Klingenberg Richens-Timm Academy

9 Nicholas Shore Tir Conaill Academy

10 Connor Reider Richens-Timm Academy

Competition #19 Boys Under 15

1 Nick Paulson Broesler School

2 Andrew Babyn Ni Fhearraigh O’Ceallaigh

3 Kelcey Steele Mcging Irish Dancers

4 Conor O’Brien O’Shea Chaplin Academy

5 Ryan Murphy Gray-Gillan-Owens

6 Bobby Clark Butler Fearon O’Connor

7 Patrick Gerrity Scoil Rince Na Chiara

8 John Mulgrew Armstrong School

9 Liam Connolly Drumcliffe School

10 Luc Benoit Comerford School

Competition #20 Boys Under 14

1 Fred Nguyen De Danaan

2 Conor Simpson Simpson Academy

3 Ryan Thornton Broesler School

4 Conor Coleman Burke-Conroy School

5 Joseph Lanzillotta Mulvihill-Lynch School

6 Brian Perry-Carrera Kennelly School

7 Jack Fleck Richens-Timm Academy

8 Kellan Carney Corda Mor

9 Patrick Holland Richens-Timm Academy

10 Billy Gracik Mayer School

Competition #21 Boys Under 13

1 Richard Murray Higgins Academy

2 Caolan McKeating-Lynch Mulvenna Academy

3 Ian Luebbers Broesler School

4 Connor McCarthy Harney Academy

5 Aidan Hartnett Trinity Academy

6 Tayler Nunes Harney Academy

7 Devon Cummings Heritage Irish Stepdancers

8 Daniel Fain Trinity Academy

8 Kieran Dillane Leneghan Academy

10 Jefferey Carandang Stewart School

10 Sean Weller Celtic Steps

Competition #22 Boys Under 12

1 Colm Molloy Claddagh School

2 Michael Fleck Richens-Timm Academy

3 Kevin Duncan Burke School

4 Daniel McCormick Burke School

5 Colin Dyson Griffith Academy

6 Daire O’Baolain Ni Chearra O’Baolain

7 Séamus Mcmahon Scoil Rince Tuamhumhan

8 James O’Shea Smith-Houlihan Academy

9 Brandon Asazawa Leneghan Academy

10 Thomas Lavin Schade Academy

Competition #23 Boys Under 11

1 Parker Charles Graham Academy

2 Sean James Packer Trinity Academy

3 Liam McMahon Inishfree School

4 Samuel Miller Goulding School

5 Eoin Funnell Masterson School

6 Brendan Oatman Tim O’Hare School

7 Patrick Hegarty Cara School

8 Nathanial Esten Trinity Academy

9 Tristan Nicholas Drake School

10 Ciaran Traynor Rince na h’Eireann

Competition #24 Boys Under 10

1 Owen Luebbers Broesler School

2 Conor Rodgers McConomy School

3 Conor Reagan Inishfree School

4 Connor Sullivan Inishfree School

5 Max Kearns Marie Moore School

6 Parker Armstrong Bremer School

7 Aaron Wolf Bell School

8 Sean Markovitz Graham Academy

8 Liam Anjos Comerford School

10 Jackson Willis Kristin Butke

Competition #25 Boys Under 9

1 Liam Grant Butler Fearon O’Connor

2 Sean Crosby Hagen School

3 Jedi Willis Kristin Butke

4 Billy Petrocelli Bremer School

5 Jacob Sieve Clarkson School

6 Michael Fehrenbach Trinity Academy

7 Ian Rust Graham Academy

8 Paul Sloan Damsha Onorach

9 Patrick Breen Broesler School

10 Declan Fay Inishfree School

Competition #26 Boys Under 8

1 Brendan Broesler Broesler School

2 Eamon Reagan Inishfree School

3 Dylan Arthur Packer Trinity Academy

4 Ronan Donahue Dillon Gavin School

5 Patrick Mello Harney Academy

6 Declan Meagher Marie Moore School

7 Conal Henry O’Kane Mulhern School

8 Drew Connolly Drumcliffe School

9 Sean Reagan Inishfree School

Competition #27 Girls 8 Hand Under 9

1 Harney Academy A

2 Harney Academy B

3 Rince Na Tiarna A

4 Cashel Dennehy A

5 O’Rourke School A

6 Cara School A

7 Peter Smith School A

Competition #28 Girls 8 Hand Under 11

1 Lavin Cassidy A

2 Cara School A

3 Rince Na Tiarna A

4 McGing Irish Dancers A

5 Harney Academy A

6 Tim O’Hare School A

7 Clarkson School A

7 Gray-Gillan- Owens A

9 O’Sullivan School A

10 Pender-Keady School A

Competition #29 Girls 8 Hand Under 13

1 Claddagh School A

2 Harney Academy A

3 Cashel Dennehy A

4 Harney Academy B

5 Smith-Houlihan Academy A

6 Mulvenna Academy A

7 Cashel Dennehy B

8 Pender-Keady School A

8 Rince Na Tiarna A

10 Gray-Gillan-Owens B

10 Lavin Cassidy A

Competition #30 Girls 8 Hand Under 16

1 Claddagh School A

2 Rince Na Tiarna A

3 Clann Na Cara A

4 Comerford Alaska A

5 Johnston School A

6 Cashel Dennehy A

7 Marie Moore School A

8 McGing Irish Dancers A

9 Gray-Gillan-Owens A

10 Penk O’Donnell School A

Competition #31 Girls 8 Hand Over 16

1 Claddagh School A

2 Marie Moore School A

3 McGing Irish Dancers B

4 Smith-Houlihan Academy A

5 World Academy A

6 Penk O’Donnell School A

7 Rince Na Tiarna A

8 Scoil Ard Na Greine A

9 Knock School A

10 Pender-Keady School A

Competition #32 Mixed 8 Hand Under 9

1 Cara School A

Competition #33 Mixed 8 Hand Under 11

1 Cashel Dennehy A

2 Cara School A

3 Broesler School A

4 Rince Na Tiarna A

Competition #34 Mixed 8 Hand Under 13

1 Claddagh School A

2 Cara School A

3 Celtic Steps A

4 Cashel Dennehy A

Competition #35 Mixed 8 Hand Under 16

1 Claddagh School A

2 Harney Academy A

3 Cashel Dennehy A

4 Broesler School A

5 O’Shea Chaplin Academy A

6 Knock School A

Competition #36 Mixed 8 Hand Over 16

1 Claddagh School A

2 Scoil Ard Na Greine A

3 Comerford Washington A

4 Broesler School A

5 Murphy Irish Dancers A

6 Gray-Gillan-Owens A

7 Peter Smith School A

8 Broesler School B

9 Knock School A

10 Cleary Irish Dance A

Competition #37 Choreography Under 11

1 Hagen School A

Competition #38 Choreography Under 13

1 PENDER-KEADY SCHOOL A

2 CASHEL-DENNEHY A

3 CLADDAGH SCHOOL A

Competition #39 Choreography Under 16

1 Rince Na Tiarna A

2 Comerford Alaska A

3 Claddagh School A

Competition #40 Choreography Over 16

1 Claddagh School A

2 Rince Na Tiarna A

3 Greene Academy A

4 McGing Irish Dancers A

5 Scoil Rince Ard Na Greine A

Competition #41 Dance Drama Any Age

1 Watters School A

2 Simpson Academy A

3 Hagen School A

4 Clann Na Cara A

5 Damhsa Onorach A

Competition #42 8 Hand Adult

1 Bremer School A

2 O’Rourke School A

3 Celtic Academy A

Competition #43 8 Hand Adult

1 Kennedy Academy A

2 Glencastle Irish Dancers A

3 Bennett School A