The
Mullane Healy Godley Academy of Irish Dance will be hosting the
annual Halloween Feis, 2012 on Saturday, October 27, 2012 at the
McCook Athletic and Exposition Center, located in McCook, IL.
The Feis is open for
registration and entries will be accepted through October 15, 2012
via http://www.feisworx.com.
There is a cap of 800 entries for all First Feis through Open
Prizewinner dancers. For Preliminary and Open Championship
competitions there is a cap of 300 dancers. In preparation of the
Oireachtas 2012 all Preliminary and Open Championship dancers will
dance all three rounds and be adjudicated by a total of nine
adjudicators, the same adjudicating format employed by the
Oireachtas.
In memory of the late Ann
Richens, who is sadly missed by so many in our region, we will be
hosting the second annual Ann Richen's Memorial Treble Reel
Competition at the Halloween Feis. The competition will combine all
Feis treble reel competitions into ONE, which will be held during
the lunch break, and adjudicated by nine adjudicators. All dancers
must wear a Halloween costume in order to partake, and the first
place winner will be awarded $500. Please note all treble reel
proceeds will be donated in Ann Richens name to the American Cancer
Society.
The host hotel is the Holiday
Inn, Countryside. For the Feis rate of $119.00 please call
708-354-4200 and quote Irish Dance. Reservations open 9/1/2012.
Once
again we have employed a very distinguished and varied panel of
adjudicators and musicians:
Adjudicators:
Barbara Blakey - Calgary, Canada
Ann Byrne Gibbons - Galway, Ireland
Bernadette Chaney Farrell - Dublin, Ireland
Bernadette Downey Lanigan - Meath, Ireland
Marie Connell - Coventry, England
Allison Weber Erickson Ohio, USA
Russell Beaton - Maryland, USA
Myra Watters - Florida, USA
Kristin Butke Virginia, USA
Catherine Leneghan Ohio, USA
Edward Murphy - New York, USA
Philip Owens - Connecticut, USA
Julie Showalter Illinois, USA
Marie Clerkin California, USA
Mary Bryan Ontario, Canada
Musicians:
Brian Joyce - Pennsylvania
Chris McLoughlin - New York
Sandy Jones - Ohio
Nick Shizas - Illinois
Pat Finnegan - Illinois
Teresa Shine - Illinois
Sean Cleland - Illinois
Rebecca Moore Illinois
We
would like to thank our Gold Corporate Sponsors- Clune Construction Company and Heneghan Wrecking.
The MHG Academy and the dancers attending the Feis appreciate
the generosity of our sponsors.
MHG Teaching Staff and Booster Club
QUESTIONS: email
Gary Healy or Mike
Mullane
