“New Hampshire’s first blackout feis”

The Cooperative Middle School 100 Academic Way

Stratham, NH 03885 Approximately one hour north of Boston. Conveniently located off Rte. 101 (exit 11 or 12) off of I-95.

Sunday, January 19, 2020 Doors open at 7:30am–Expected Start Time 8:30am

Entry Deadline: January 5, 2020 Limited to the first 750 valid entries received.

Enter on-line at www.feisweb.com

FEATURING: Blackout dance attire - no Bling – please see guidelines below.

Second Chance Competitions for Prelim Champs Charity Treble Reel

Irish Soda Bread Competition

Please visit our website: https://cararince.weebly.com/winter-feis.html Stage Schedule, Adjudicators, Musicians, Vendors, Directions, Hotels,

Local Dining and other feis information will be posted on the website as they are finalized.

Feis Chairpersons: Anne Murray MacRitchie, TCRG, Sarah Proulx, Miriam Nasr & Kelly Petrarca

Feis Secretary: Kelly Petrarca, murrayirishcr@yahoo.com

Member of An Coimisiun, Dublin, Ireland and the North American Feis Commission, Jim Graven, President

2020 NAFC Championships and Music Scholarship Site Gerry Campbell Perpetual Senior Belt Robert Gabor Junior Trophy George Sweetnam Minor Trophy

will be held FEBRUARY 28 - MARCH 1, 2020 at the Lavin-Cassidy Feis, Grand Geneva Resort & Spa, Lake Geneva, WI 2019 Under 15 NAFC Edward Callaghan Music Scholarship Championships - Golden Horseshoe Feis, June 15, 2019

2019 15 and Over NAFC James Brennan Music Scholarship Championships – Putnam County Feis, May 19, 2019

Pre-Beginner – Open to girls & boys under 5 and under 6 years of age. One step, one at a time.

Girls/Boys Reel, speed: 122

Lt. Jig, speed: 115

Under 5 101 102

Under 6 103 104

Beginner – A beginner is a competitor who has not taken Irish dance lessons with a registered teacher prior to September 1st of the previous year. Two steps, two at a time.

Girls Reel speed: 122

Slip Jig speed: 122

Lt. Jig speed: 115

Under 5 105 106 107

Under 6 108 109 110

Under 7 111 112 113

Under 8 114 115 116

Under 9 117 118 119

Under 10 120 121 122

Under 11 123 124 125

Under 12 126 127 128

12 & over 129 130 131

Boys Reel, speed: 122 Lt. Jig, speed: 115

Under 7 132 133

Under 9 134 135

Under 11 136 137

11 & over 138 139

Novice – A Novice is a dancer who has previously won 1st, 2nd, or 3rd in Adv. Beginner in a particular dance. A Novice who wins a 1st place will advance to the Prizewinner /Open Category in that particular dance. Two steps, three at a time.

Girls Reel speed: 113

Slip Jig speed: 113

Lt. Jig speed: 115

Treble Jig speeds: 73/92

Hornpipe speeds: 113/138

Trad. Set

Under 6 301 302 303 304 305 306

Under 7 307 308 309 310 311 312

✹ FOR THIS FEIS, PLEASE NOTE: NO SOLO COSTUMES, NO WIGS, NO BLING & NO BUCKLES. BLACK DANCE OUTFITS. Collar bones covered please, as outlined in the NAFC rules.

Under 8 313 314 315 316 317 318

Under 9 319 320 321 322 323 324

Under 10 325 326 327 328 329 330

Under 11 331 332 333 334 335 336

Under 12 337 338 339 340 341 342

Under 13 343 344 345 346 347 348

Under 14 349 350 351 352 353 354

14 & over 355 356 357 358 359 360

Boys Reel speed: 113

Lt. Jig speed: 115

Treble Jig speeds: 73/92

Hornpipe speeds: 113/138

Trad. Sets

Under 7 361 362 363 364 365

Under 9 366 367 368 369 370

Under 11 371 372 373 374 375

11 & over 376 377 378 379 380

Advanced Beginner – A dancer remains an Adv. Beginner in each dance until s/he wins 1st, 2nd, or 3rd. The dancer moves up to Novice only for the dance(s) in which s/he has won 1st, 2nd, or 3rd. Two steps, three at a time.

Girls Reel speed:

122

Slip Jig speed:

122

Lt. Jig speed: 115

Tr. Jig speed:

92

Hornpipe speed:

138

Under 6 201 202 203 204 205

Under 7 206 207 208 209 210

Under 8 211 212 213 214 215

Under 9 216 217 218 219 220

Under 10 221 222 223 224 225

Under 11 226 227 228 229 230

Under 12 231 232 233 234 235

Under 13 236 237 238 239 240

13 &over 241 242 243 244 245

Boys Reel speed:

122

Lt. Jig speed:

115

Tr. Jig speed:

92

Hornpipe speed: 138

Under 7 246 247 248 249

Under 9 250 251 252 253

Under 11 254 255 256 257

11 & over 258 259 260 261

Prizewinner –A Prizewinner is a dancer who has previously won 1st in Novice in a particular dance. Two steps, three at a time.

Girls Reel speed:

113

Slip Jig

speed: 113

Treble Jig

speeds: 73/92

Hornpipe speeds: 113/138

Trad. Sets

Under 6

401 402 403 404 405

Under 7

406 407 408 409 410

Under 8

411 412 413 414 415

Under 9

416 417 418 419 420

Under 10

421 422 423 424 425

Under 11

426 427 428 429 430

Under 12

431 432 433 434 435

Under 13

436 437 438 439 440

Under 14

441 442 443 444 445

Under 15

446 447 448 449 450

15 & over

451 452 453 454 455

Boys Reel speed:

113

Treble Jig

speeds: 73/92

Hornpipe speeds: 113/138

Trad. Sets

Under 7

456 457 458 459

Under 9

460 461 462 463

Under 11

464 465 466 467

11 & over

468 469 470 471

SECOND CHANCE FOR PRELIMS! TWO Prelim Champ Competitions

Save money! Save time!

Each 2nd chance competition for the same age group will have different sets of judges.

(No Same-Day Changes)

SECOND CHANCE Preliminary Championships – Preliminary championships are open to those who, at any NAFC sanctioned Feis: a) have placed 1st in soft shoe and hard shoe as a prizewinner, and b) have never placed 1st, 2nd, or 3rd in Open Championships. Solo medals will be given for each round. All age groups up to and including Under 15 will dance 3 at a time. Choice of Reel (48 Bars) or Slip Jig (40 Bars); and Jig (48 Bars) or Hornpipe (40 Bars). Rotation numbers will be drawn by computer prior to the day of the feis.

Girls/Boys Reel/Treble Jig

Under 8 501-2

Under 9 502-2

Under 10 503-2

Under 11 504-2

Under 12 505-2

Under 13 506-2

Under 14 507-2

Under 15 508-2

Under 16 509-2

Under 17 510-2

Under 18 511-2

18 & Over 512-2

Preliminary Championships – Preliminary championships are open to those who, at any NAFC sanctioned Feis: a) have placed 1st in soft shoe and hard shoe as a prizewinner, and b) have never placed 1st, 2nd, or 3rd in Open Championships. Solo medals will be given for each round. All age groups up to and including Under 15 will dance 3 at a time. Choice of Reel (48 Bars) or Slip Jig (40 Bars); and Jig (48 Bars) or Hornpipe (40 Bars). Rotation numbers will be drawn by computer prior to the day of the feis.

Girls/Boys COMPETITION

Under 8 501

Under 9 502

Under 10 503

Under 11 504

Under 12 505

Under 13 506

Under 14 507

Under 15 508

Under 16 509

Under 17 510

Under 18 511

18 & Over 512

Open Championships – 3 Rounds. Solo medals will be given for the first two rounds. All age groups up to and including Under 15 will dance 3 at a time. Choice of Reel (48 bars) or Slip Jig (40 Bars); Jig (48 Bars) or Hornpipe (40 Bars). Set piece of own choice; under 9 must dance Traditional Set. Rotation numbers will be drawn by computer prior to the day of the feis.

Girls Competition Boys Competition Under 9 601 Under 9 612 Under 10 602 Under 10 613 Under 11 603 Under 12 614 Under 12 604 Under 14 615 Under 13 605 Under 16 616 Under 14 606 16 & Over 617

Under 15 607 Under 16 608 Under 17 609 Under 18 610

MURRAY WINTER FEIS RAFFLE

A Feis-tastic Basket!

We are still working out the details but we will be offering a fantastic raffle prize!

Only 300 tickets will be sold! Those are great odds!

Tickets will be sold at the Feis.

★ A light breakfast, lunch, drinks and snacks will be served, along with

our annual bake sale items.

★ No coolers please.

Charity Treble Reel benefitting the Animal Rescue League of NH

Competition Number

Under 12 701 Under 16 702 16 & Over 703

WHAT DOES “BLACKOUT FEIS” MEAN?? We’ve laid it out for you!

Irish Soda Bread Competition Bake your own traditional Irish Soda Bread! Judging will take place at 12pm on Feis day.

Competition Number All Entries 801

Murray Academy Winter Feis Costume Guidelines Please adhere to CLRG rules on presentation: click here

THE MURRAY

ACADEMY FEIS IS REGISTERED, SANCTIONED AND WILL BE GOVERNED BY THE RULES OF:

An Coimisiun (www.clrg.ie) The New England Region (www.idtane.com)

and the North American Feis Commission (NAFC) (www.northamericanfeiscommission.org)

For a complete list of competition rules, please visit the NAFC website.

FEIS ENTRIES must be completed online through Feisweb (www.feisweb.com). No telephone or email entries will be accepted. ENTRY QUESTIONS should be directed to the Feis Secretary via email at: murrayirishcr@yahoo.com. NO CHANGES will be accepted on the day of the feis. ENTRY FEES (all fees include the cost of marks):

Maximum competition fees charged per family is $110 (not including 2nd Chance competitions, family fee, late fee or FeisWeb fees.)

Solo Competitions Per Dance $9

Preliminary Champs Per Competitor $35

Open Champions Per Competitor $38

Charity Treble Reel Per Competitor $10

Family Entry Fee Per Family $15

FeisWeb Fee Per Family $2

Late Fee Per Family $20

Change Fee Per Entry $20

Soda Bread Per Entry Free

Girls • Black leotard (lace or plain) or

black T-shirt, short or long sleeved, No visible collar bones (per CLRG)

• Black skirt or skort • Black tights; NO POODLE SOCKS • No wigs, crowns, tiaras or hairpieces • Hair should be pulled back neatly

from the face • Light or no makeup • No solo costumes, school costumes

or school attire onstage • No obvious graphics or lettering • No “bling” on clothing, hair or shoes • No earrings

Boys • Black button down shirt or black T-

shirt, short or long sleeved • Long black pants • No obvious graphics or lettering • No vests, jackets, waistcoats or ties • No “bling” on clothing or shoes

Wig Free &

Feis!

PAYMENT: After registering on www.feisweb.com all fees must be paid online via the PayPal link on FeisWeb.com. Please be sure to include Family, FeisWeb, and any Late or Change fees. If all fees are not included, the entry will not be accepted. FEES ARE NON-REFUNDABLE AND NON-TRANSFERABLE.

CLOSING DATE for entries is Sunday, January 5, 2020. Late entries will be accepted with a $20 late fee per family from January 6 through January 10, 2020. No entries will be accepted after Friday, January 10, 2020.

COMPETITOR NUMBERS: Printable number card images will be available at www.feisweb.com. We encourage you to print your competitor number prior to the feis. In case you have not pre-printed your number, cards will be available at the feis.

COMPETITION CHANGES: In order to run an efficient feis, the Feis Committee reserves the right to cap, combine, split or cancel competitions if registration numbers are too low to run as a separate competition in all levels. When possible, these decisions will be posted on www.murrayacademyfeis.com prior to the feis.

PHOTOGRAPHY/VIDEO: Video or digital photography of any kind that has the capability of capturing a dancer’s image while in motion is strictly forbidden, except in Pre-Beginner, Beginner and Advanced Beginner categories.

TABULATIONS by FeisWeb www.feisweb.com. Marks will be provided for all competitors except Pre-Beginners. Preliminary and Open Champions will receive their marks at the feis. Grade results will be available on the FeisWeb website under “My Grade Results”.

~Please Note~ The Murray Academy of Irish Dance, the Murray Academy Feis Committee and The Cooperative Middle School are not responsible for personal injury or harm

to any competitor or spectator. By submitting an entry online at www.feisweb.com, parent or legal guardian agrees to abide by rules governing